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plays Gershwin w/Prague National Symphony

Norman Krieger joins forces with the Prague National Symphony, under the direction of Neal Gittleman for a wonderful album of Gershwin.

A native of Los Angeles, Norman Krieger is one of the most acclaimed pianists of his generation and is highly regarded as an artist of depth, sensitivity and virtuosic flair. As the Los Angeles Times put it, “Krieger owns a world of technique-take that for granted. He always knows exactly where he is going and what he is doing. He never for instant miscalculates. He communicates urgently but with strict control. He is alert to every manner of nuance and at every dynamic level his tone flatters the ear.”

Myung -Whun Chung, Donald Runnicles, Leonard Slatkin, Michael Tilson Thomas, Jaap van Zweden and Zubin Mehta are just a few of the conductors with whom Krieger has collaborated. Krieger regularly appears with the major orchestras of North America, among them the New York Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Chicago Symphony, Minnesota Orchestra and the National Symphony. He has performed throughout Europe, Asia and South America including tours of Germany, France, Poland, Holland Scandinavia, Korea, China, New Zealand and Israel. He recently performed at the PyeongChang Music festival in Korea. In September 2014, he recorded the Brahms Sonata Op. 1 and the Piano Concerto No. 2 with the London Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Philip Ryan Mann, which will be released on Decca. 

Norman Krieger:

Brahms - Piano Concerto No. 2 / Piano Sonata No. 1

A new recording of Brahms' Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat Major, Op. 83 and Piano Sonata No. 1 in C Major, Op. 1 featuring pianist Norman Krieger and the London Symphony led by Philip Ryan Mann is now available on Decca Records (Decca 4815020). Krieger is one of the most acclaimed pianists of his generation, highly regarded as an artist of depth, sensitivity and virtuosic flair.  An early 5-star review of this disc on Amazon affirms that this is a "marvelous new recording of the Brahms 2nd Concerto," praising Mr. Krieger as "masterful" saying his "playing and interpretation has tremendous authority."

Norman Krieger:

Beethoven - Piano Concertos Nos. 3 & 5

 A new recording of Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor and Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat Major, Op. 73, "Emperor" is now available on Decca Records (8808678135671) featuring acclaimed conductor JoAnn Falletta leading the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra with soloist Norman Krieger. 

Krieger recorded the concertos live with Falletta and the Buffalo Philharmonic in Buffalo's Kleinhans Music Hall. The Emperor Concerto, which was Beethoven's last work for piano and orchestra, was performed by Krieger with Falletta and the BPO as a centerpiece of the Orchestra's 2015 Beethoven Festival. The performance earned high praise from Buffalo News reviewer Mary Kunz Goldman, who called the performance "exquisite," noting that the BPO "played with extraordinary finesse" and that "Krieger, at the piano, showed a special gift for the rapturous melody lines of the Emperor." 

Buffalo News reviewer Herman Trotter hailed Krieger's 2004 performance of the 3rd Piano Concerto saying, "I can't remember ever hearing this concerto performed more convincingly," adding "Krieger played with authoritative command of the keyboard, a fluid assurance of melodic line coupled with crisp, clean definition of the thematic material." 

Norman Krieger, an audience favorite in Buffalo, is one of the most acclaimed pianists of his generation and is highly regarded as an artist of depth, sensitivity and virtuosic flair. He regularly appears with the major orchestras of North America, among them the New York Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Chicago Symphony, Minnesota Orchestra and the National Symphony. Among Krieger's early accolades was the Buffalo Philharmonic Young Artists Competition Prize. He went on to win the gold medal at the first Palm Beach Invitational Piano Competition and perform on Lincoln Center's Great Performers Series.