Program included: Snider, Glass, Greenstein, Schubert
Praised as “intrepid” (Philadelphia Inquirer), “engaging” (Houston Chronicle), and “endlessly fascinating” (WQXR New York), pianist Michael Mizrahi has won acclaim for his compelling performances of a wide-ranging repertoire and his ability to connect with audiences of all ages. He is the Frank C. Shattuck Professor of Music at the Lawrence University Conservatory of Music in Appleton.
Mr. Mizrahi has performed in the world’s leading concert halls including Carnegie Hall, Toyko’s Suntory Hall, Jordan Hall and the Gardner Museum in Boston, the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, and the Chicago Cultural Center. His celebrated albums The Bright Motion and Currents, both albums of new solo piano works he commissioned, were released on the New Amsterdam Records label. His popular music videos have been lauded by NPR and New Yorker music critic Alex Ross. Mr. Mizrahi co-directs the New Music @ Lawrence concert series.
His third solo album, Dreamspace, was released in 2024.
Mr. Mizrahi is also an alumni of Carnegie Hall’s Ensemble Connect, and as such regularly performs with other alumni in chamber ensembles comprised of virtuoso musicians, entrepreneurs, and passionate advocates of the arts. Mizrahi has helped create innovative performances and engaging projects with partners around the world. Drawing from his work with Ensemble Connect, Mizrahi has worked to foster partnerships between Lawrence University’s Conservatory of Music and the surrounding community, and helped found Lawrence’s Music For All project that brings classical chamber music to children and populations who ordinarily do not participate. Mr. Mizrahi was a co-director for many years of the Decoda Chamber Music Festival, which in 2023 took place at Lawrence University, as well as the Lawrence Summer Music Institute, a program for advanced high school musicians launched in 2023. Mizrahi now serves as Director of Lawrence Summer Music Programs, including the prestigious Lawrence Chamber Music Festival.
Mr. Mizrahi will present a masterclass on Saturday, April 26th at 1:00pm.
