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Nicholas
Zumbro
.jpg) This
distinguished American pianist has appeared in concerts and recitals throughout
Europe
and the
United States
to critical acclaim and great public success. In recent years he travelled
extensively appearing in
Vienna, St. Petersburg, Paris, Mexico, Beijing, Shanghai, South Korea and
Hawaii. In
London
he recorded the Liszt Piano Concerto in E flat with the Royal Philharmonic
Orchestra, and this proved to be one of the top purchasing choices for this work
in the
United States
. In
London
again, this time for the Concert Artist label, Nicholas Zumbro recorded the
Samuel Barber and Charles Ives Sonatas and the complete Goyescas of Granados.
Earlier
in his career Nicholas Zumbro triumphed in giving historic premieres of Ives'
"Concord Sonata" in many European cities, including
Amsterdam
,
Berlin
,
Munich
,
Salzburg
,
Milan
and
Athens
. The critics were quick to follow
the
Amsterdam
press comments and see in him as the "the
ideal Interpreter" of this outstanding work of the twentieth century.
The London Times summed up the critics generally by writing of the artist’s
"Heroic force...Superb assurance and
Boundless energy". The year 2004 brings with it the 50th
Anniversary of the death of Charles Ives. To mark this anniversary Nicholas
Zumbro will be again programming the “Concord Sonata” in a number of
commemorative recitals. His opening concert in this special series will be in
the Athens Great Concert Hall in October.
This “boundless energy” has served him well as he devotes much time to
teaching as well as public appearances. A noted performer and teacher.
Professor Zumbro is a senior professor at the
University
of
Arizona
having taught previously on the faculties of the
Juilliard
School
, the
Indiana
University,
University
of
Hawaii
, and both in
Greece
and
England
. He has also directed the Pacific Piano Symposium and the Festival of the
Arts of this Century in
Honolulu
. As a composer, his catalogue is expanding, and his works include Music for
Hippolytus and the Greek opera “Kassandra”, which received its premiere in
Athens
in 1990.
Zumbro
has an enviable pedigree having been trained in
Paris
and later at the
Juilliard
School
. Among his many distinguished teachers were Rosina Lhevinne, Nicolas
Slonimsky, Nadia Boulanger, Max Deutsch, Yvonne LeFebure, Johana Harris, Wolfgang
Rose and Josef Gingold. He was awarded French Government Grants and a
Debussy Prize.
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