Education
In 1992, only sixteen of age, she became a student at the University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna, from where she graduated as a concert guitarist as well as a Doctor of philosophy with a Doctor of Philosophy Thesis on Art music in figure skating, synchronized swimming and rhythmic gymnastics.
Career
Johanna Beisteiner received her first guitar lessons at the age of nine at the Josef Matthias Hauer music school in her hometown Wiener Neustadt. Johanna Beisteiner is an internationally active guitar soloist, her repertoire contains music from the 15th to the 20th century as well as contemporary classical music Inter alia she played several world premieres of works by the composers Robert Gulya and Eduard Shafransky.
Moreover, she worked with known orchestras such as the Budapest Symphony Orchestra, Sochi Symphony Orchestra, Graz Chamber Philharmonic and the Budapest Strings Chamber Orchestra, renowned conductors such as Béla Drahos, Achim Holub and Oleg Soldatov and the Argentine Tango dancer as well as choreographer Rafael Ramirez.
In addition to her numerous recordings for Gramy Records, she also appeared in television and radio productions for Radiotelevisione Italiana 3 (Italy), Channel 4 (Russia) and Bartok Radio (Hungary) and recorded soundtracks for movies. In 2012 she composed her first own piece Zemlinsky"s Night on themes by Alexander von Zemlinsky.
With the Austrian actress Heidrun Samstag she presents since 2013 the literary-music evening Farkas discovers America dedicated to Karl Farkas. Johanna Beisteiner plays on classical Spanish guitars made by Paulino Bernabe Senior and Junior.
2008: Crystal trophy 200 Years Teatro della Concordia (Monte Castello di Vibio, Italy) Works by Robert Gulya 2000: Fairy Dance for guitar solo 2006: Capriccio for guitar and piano 2007: Night Sky Preludes for guitar solo 2009: Concert for guitar and orchestra.
Sample of first movement performed live in 2009 by Johanna Beisteiner and the Budapest Symphony Orchestra conducted by Béla Drahos (Video published in 2010 by Gramy Records). 2009: The Milonguero and the Muse (Tango), second version for flute, guitar and string orchestra. Sample of this tango performed live in 2009 by Béla Drahos, Johanna Beisteiner and the Budapest Symphony Orchestra (Video published in 2010 by Gramy Records) 2010: Waltz for guitar solo 2013: Nutcracker Variations for guitar and string orchestra Works by Eduard Shafransky 2004: Requiem for guitar 2007: Caravaggio oggi or Reflections on a painting by Caravaggio.
Sample (Video published in 2010 by Gramy Records) 2007: Night in Granada 2009: Old quarters of Alanya 2009: Songs of breakers.