Henry Kramer

Henry Kramer
Born
Cape Elizabeth, Maine
OccupationPianist
Websitewww.henrykramerpiano.com

Henry Kramer is an American pianist.

Background

Henry Kramer graduated from the Juilliard School where he worked with Julian Martin and Robert McDonald. He received his Doctorate of Musical Arts from the Yale School of Music under the guidance of Boris Berman. Kramer is a Steinway Artist.[1][2]

Awards

Henry won top prizes at the National Chopin Competition in 2010,[3] the Montreal International Competition in 2011[4] and the China Shanghai International Piano Competition in 2012.[5] In 2014 he was added to the roster of Astral Artists, an organization that annually selects a handful of rising stars among strings, piano, woodwinds, and voice candidates.[6][7] The following year, he earned a top prize in the 2015 Honens International Piano Competition.[8]

In 2016, he garnered international recognition with a second prize win in the Queen Elisabeth Competition in Brussels.[9][10] Most recently, he was awarded the 2019 Avery Fisher Career Grant by Lincoln Center, an honor bestowed to young American soloists.[11][12]

Performances and solo recitals

Henry has performed several solo recital debuts, most notably at Alice Tully Hall as the recipient of the Juilliard School’s William Petschek Award in 2015.[13] In 2012 he had his European debut at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam.

Henry has soloed in concertos with the Bilkent Symphony Orchestra, Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra, Indianapolis Symphony[14] and the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, among many others, collaborating with conductors such as Marin Alsop, Gerard Schwarz, Stéphane Denève, Yan Pascal Tortelier and Hans Graf. Upcoming performances in the 2019-20 season include a return engagement with the National Orchestra of Belgium performing Beethoven’s Concerto No. 4, as well as debuts with the Columbus and Hartford Symphony Orchestras playing Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3.[15]

As a concert collaborator he has appeared in recitals at the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, the Mainly Mozart Festival,[16] the Mostly Mozart Festival,[17] and La Jolla Music Society’s Summerfest.[18] Henry has also performed alongside Emmanuel Pahud, the Calidore String Quartet, the Pacifica Quartet, Miriam Fried, as well as members of the Berlin Philharmonic and Orchestra of St. Luke’s.[19]

Teaching

Henry has held the L. Rexford Distinguished Chair in Piano at the Schwob School of Music at Columbus State University in Columbus, Georgia since 2018.[20] He has also held positions at Smith College and the University of Missouri Kansas City Conservatory of Dance and Music.[21]

Recordings

Henry’s discography includes recordings on Naxos, Queen Elisabeth Competition, Champs Hill Records, and Cedille.

Discography
  • Liszt Complete Piano Music 47 (2017 Naxos)
  • Queen Elisabeth Competition: Piano 2016 (Live) (2016 Queen Elisabeth Competition)
  • Mythes (2018 Champs Hill Records)
  • Ascent (2019 Cedille)
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References
  1. "Henry Kramer - Steinway & Sons". steinway.com.
  2. "MusicalAmerica - Steinway & Sons welcomes Henry Kramer to its esteemed artist roster at his first faculty recital". musicalamerica.com.
  3. "Mission & History". Chopin Foundation of the United States.
  4. "2011 - Past Laureates - About CMIM". Concours musical international de Montréal.
  5. "YSM pianists share top prize in Shanghai International Piano Competition". music.yale.edu.
  6. "ASTRAL Announces 2017/2018 Season – Astral Advancing Classical Music".
  7. Critic, Peter Dobrin, Classical Music. "Pianist Henry Kramer makes a stunning Astral Artists debut". https://www.inquirer.com. External link in |website= (help)
  8. Collins, Kayla J. (September 24, 2015). "Cape alum excels at international piano competition".
  9. "Henry Kramer wins Second Prize at Queen Elisabeth Competition". music.yale.edu.
  10. "Henry Wins Second Prize at the Queen Elisabeth Competition!". Henry Kramer.
  11. "Tonight: 2019 Avery Fisher Career Grants Awards Concert | WQXR Features". WQXR.
  12. "Pianist Henry Kramer '13AD '19DMA receives Avery Fisher Career Grant". music.yale.edu.
  13. "PIANIST HENRY KRAMER IS WINNER OF JUILLIARD'S 2015 WILLIAM PETSCHEK PIANO RECITAL AWARD; Kramer Makes His Alice Tully Hall Recital Debut on Wednesday, May 6, 2015 at 8 p.m. - Created by Don - In category: Opera, Orchestra / Festivals / Schools - Tagged with: - Don411.com Media :: Performing Arts News Unabridged -". Don411.com Media :: Performing Arts News Unabridged. April 20, 2015.
  14. "Watch Henry's Ravel Concerto with Gerard Schwarz and the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra!". Henry Kramer.
  15. http://www.henrykramerpiano.com/2019
  16. "Mainly Mozart Spotlight Chamber Music Series 2019 Subscriptions". mainlymozart.org.
  17. Desk, BWW News. "Lincoln Center Reveals July Events, Including Mostly Mozart Festival and More". BroadwayWorld.com.
  18. "La Jolla Music Society SummerFest 2012 Brochure". Issuu.
  19. "Henry Joins Chamber Orchestra of St. Luke's Chamber Ensemble for Resonance Festival!". Henry Kramer.
  20. "Henry Appointed L. Rexford Whiddon Distinguished Chair in Piano at the Schwob School of Music!". Henry Kramer.
  21. "Henry Kramer to join Smith College faculty". music.yale.edu.
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