A Local Son, An International Star:
Meet Norman Krieger

Norman Krieger, one of the most acclaimed pianists of his generation, performs regularly with major orchestras throughout North America. Included in this long and very impressive list are the New York Philharmonic, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Boston Pops Orchestra, the Chicago Symphony, the St. Louis Symphony, the San Diego Symphony, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, the Minnesota Orchestra, the San Antonio Symphony, and the Syracuse Symphony among many others. In the summer of 1994, he made his debut at New York City's prestigious Mostly Mozart Festival, earning an immediate invitation to Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts'  "Great Performers Series."

Abroad Norman has appeared as a guest soloist with the Hong Kong Philharmonic, the Czech National Symphony Orchestra, Turkey's Presidential Symphony Orchestra, New Zealand's Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra and the National Symphony Orchestra in Taiwan. He frequently performs in recital around the world as well – championing the works of such contemporary composers as John Adams, Leonard Bernstein, John Corigliano, Daniel Brewbaker, Judith St. Croix, Lukas Foss and Lowell Liebermann – and collaborates with artists ranging from soprano Sheri Greenawald, violinist Livia Sohn and cellist Jian Wang to the Tokyo String Quartet and Manhattan String Quartet. The renowned pianist is also the founding Artistic Director of The Prince Albert Music Festival in Hawaii.

An active recording artist, Norman has released four albums on the Artisie 4 label: "Norman Krieger Piano Recital," with music by Bach, Mozart, Beethoven and Chopin; "American Piano Concertos," featuring works by MacDowell and David Wiley with the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra; "Raising the Roof," an album of chamber music by Haydn, Bloch, Bruch and Martinu; "The Prince Albert Chamber Music Festival," including works by Barber, Beethoven, Bizet, Chopin, Schubert and Tchaikovsky. Additional recording include Brahms’ Piano Concertos No 1 and No. 2 with the Orchestre Symphonique Francais on the Beaufour label, an all-Gershwin album on Stradivari Classics, and "Summerdays," featuring the music of Barber, Berg, Bernstein, Gershwin, Glazunov, Lehar and Mozart.

In 1987, Norman made headlines as the Gold Medal Winner of the first Palm Beach Invitational Piano Competition. He is also the recipient of the Paderewski Foundation Award, the Bruce Hungerford Memorial Prize, the Victor Herbert Memorial Prize, the Buffalo Philharmonic Young Artists Competition Prize and the Saint Louis Symphony Prize. He was selected to join the distinguished roster of Affiliate Artists, where he participated in the Xerox Pianists Program from 1984 to 1986, as well.

A Los Angeles native, Norman’s training began in Los Angeles under the tutelage of Esther Lipton. When he was only 15 years old, he became a full scholarship student of Adele Marcus at the Juilliard School and eventually earned both Bachelors and Masters degrees from the renowned institution. Norman continued his studies with Alfred Brendel and Maria Curcio in London and was awarded an Artists Diploma from the New England Conservatory, where he worked with Russell Sherman. In 1997, he was appointed Associate Professor of the distinguished faculty of the University of Southern California.