Johannes Cernota
Johannes Cernota (born 16 March 1955) is a German pianist, composer and artist.
Born in Visbek, Lower Saxony, Cernota received his first piano lessons at the age of five and studied at the Musikhochschule Köln and at the Hochschule für Künste Bremen from 1974 to 1982 with Luciano Ortis,[1] Kurt Seibert and Günter Ludwig, among others.
From 1980 to 1995, he held several teaching posts for piano at the universities of Bremen and Oldenburg.
He is also active as a visual artist with performances, sound art, painting and sculptures.
That Cello was awarded the "German Record Critics' Prize".
Bust of the publisher
Peter Suhrkamp
, designed by Johannes Cernota 2012