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Johannes began playing piano at age 4 and composing music at age 16, taking a passionate interest in contemporary music, writing for small ensembles and jazz big bands, he moved to New York at the age of 19 to study at the New School where he soon developed a taste for writing film music.
Johannes has had the privilege of performing with legends such as Stevie Wonder, Michael Bolton, Charlie Haden, Ray Brown, Roy Hargrove in venues such as Madison square Garden, Apollo Theatre and in Washington DC for an audience of 250,000 people.
He has written music for TV and Film in Europe US, Australia and Asia. Including Nickelodeon, New York Theatre Ballet, Zentropa, HBO, Coca Cola, Lego and Nike and a numerous of artists, independent production and theatre companies.
As arranger he has worked on Disney, Warner Bros as well as both arranging and producing jazz and pop artists albums and featuring as piano player on many albums. Composer & pianist Johannes Steinray create
music for Film, TV, Musical, Dance-Shows, Bands and Orchestra
6. My Country - Country music ballads with Orchestra
MUSIC FROM THE FORTHCOMING INTERNATIONAL MUSICAL
ANDERSEN
Music by Johannes Steinray Produced by Mikkel Rønnow
When H.C. Andersen Festivals 2026 opens in August at ODEON, audiences will hear music by Danish composer Johannes Steinray, written over more than three decades, from the new international musical ANDERSEN, inspired by the life and works of Hans Christian Andersen and now being developed and produced by acclaimed theatre producer Mikkel Rønnow.
The songs move between intimate ballads, high-energy contemporary musical theatre, and moments of sweeping cinematic grandeur.
On stage, audiences can experience Odense Symphony Orchestra together with four of Denmark’s leading musical theatre performers: Caspar Phillipson, Isabel Schwartzbach, Lea Thiim Harder, and Anders Gjesing.
The musical concert takes place on
Thursday 13 and Friday 14 August at 8:00 PM at ODEON.
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Isabel Schwartzbach
Soloist
Caspar Phillipson
Soloist
Lea Thiim Harder
Soloist
Anders Gjesing
Soloist
Mikkel Rønnow
Conductor
Johannes Steinray
Music & Lyrics
Music by
Johannes Steinray
Orchestrations
Alessandro Speciale
Drama consulent
Mads M. Nielsen
Sound Design
Jesper Findshøj
Lighting Design
Thomas Petersen
Produced by
Mikkel Rønnow Musicals
in collaboration with
H.C. Andersen Festivals
Bilstone Entertainment
The songs from UGLY, now evolving into ANDERSEN, were originally written in English.
For this concert performance, selected songs will be presented in Danish