Musicians
Geoffrey Burleson
Geoffrey Burleson, pianist, has performed to wide acclaim throughout Europe and North America, and is equally active as a recitalist, concerto soloist, chamber musician and jazz performer. The New York Times has hailed Mr. Burleson's solo performances as "vibrant and compelling", furthermore praising his "rhythmic brio, projection of rhapsodic qualities, appropriate sense of spontaneity, and rich colorings." Mr. Burleson made his New York City solo recital debut at Merkin Hall in 2000, sponsored by the League of Composers/ISCM. He has appeared as concerto soloist with the Boston Musica Viva, Arlington Philharmonic, New England Philharmonic, and the Holland Symfonia in the Netherlands, performing repertoire ranging from Mozart, Weber and Saint-Saëns to Gershwin and Klaas de Vries. In February of 2008, New World Records released Mr. Burleson's second solo recording: Vincent Persichetti: Complete Piano Sonatas, a 2-CD set on which all twelve of Persichetti's piano sonatas are united on one release for the first time. Mr. Burleson's first solo CD, Arthur Berger: Complete Works For Solo Piano (Centaur), received high praise from The New York Times, Gramophone, The Boston Globe, and The American Record Guide. Upcoming releases include Messiaen: Quartet for the End of Time with the Holy Cross Chamber Players (Centaur Records, May 2008.) Upcoming projects include Roy Harris: Complete Piano Works for Naxos, and Odd Couple, a program of American cello and piano works with cellist Matt Haimovitz, featuring the Barber and Carter sonatas as well as pieces by David Sanford and Augusta Read Thomas. Mr. Burleson is a core member of Impetus, The New York Art Ensemble, the Boston Musica Viva, and the Pittsburgh Collective. He holds the DMA degree from SUNY-Stony Brook, where he studied with Gilbert Kalish. Mr. Burleson teaches piano at Princeton University, and is Assistant Professor of Music and Director of Piano Studies at Hunter College-City University of New York.
