Daniel Johannsen (born 1978 in Vienna) is an Austrian lyric tenor widely regarded as one of the most sought-after Bach Evangelists of his generation. Since his 1998 debut he has performed at major festivals and concert halls across Europe, North America and Japan, working with conductors such as Philippe Herreweghe and Trevor Pinnock and ensembles including the Freiburger Barockorchester and Vienna Philharmonic. Alongside his Bach work, he is a distinguished Lieder singer with a substantial discography in German Romantic song.
The music magazine concerti.de described Johannsen as 'probably the world's best evangelist tenor' in a review from April 2025.
Deutschlandfunk Kultur recorded Johannsen live at Berliner Philharmonie on 1 June 2025 with Philharmonischer Chor Berlin and Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester Frankfurt under Jörg-Peter Weigle.
Johannsen participates in 2026 at Festival Bach de Lausanne with Concerto Copenhagen under Lars Ulrik Mortensen in Bach's Easter, Ascension and Christmas oratorios.
Johannsen sings the title role of John in Franz Schmidt's 'Das Buch mit Sieben Siegeln' at Merseburger Orgeltage 2026.
The CD '360° Hugo Wolf' with pianist Andreas Fröschl was nominated in 2023 for OPUS KLASSIK in two categories: 'Singer of the Year' and 'Chamber Music Recording of the Year'.
