Wisconsin Conservatory of Music’s new fellowship aims to increase diversity in the classical music industry

Mikhail Johnson is the recipient of the new fellowship. He is an accomplished pianist and composer. He has performed with the Jamaica Symphony Orchestra and holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Piano Performance.

The fellowship has two main goals: supporting early career Black and Latine classical musicians and making classical music more accessible to under-served Milwaukee Public School students. The goal is to address the overall lack of diversity in the classical music industry. Johnson also offers private lessons at the conservatory...