Johnny was born in Brooklyn, New York in September 2009. He is 17 years old and a senior at Frank Sinatra School of the Arts. Johnny has been playing at the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music since he was Four years old. Johnny also plays the Double Bass at FSSA and is participating with the NYSSMA All-State orchestra this coming December. Thanks to Johnny’s teacher Junko Nagai, he has been able to perform in different venues all over the city outside of the BKCM such as the opera center and Merkin hall with the piano and has also played in many venues and performed entire operas with Double bass as well. Overall, music has been a big part of Johnny’s life and he plans on continuing to play through college. Johnny also likes to play Baseball and has been playing since he was 9 years old.
Watch John Chester perform Une Barque sur L’Ocean by Maurice Ravel on the piano for the 2026 Autumn Music Competition as part of the Charleston International Music Competition.