Enrique Graf

First-prize winner in the William Kapell International Piano Competition, National Ensemble Piano Competition and East and West International Competition, Mr. Graf has been featured as soloist with such orchestras as the Baltimore, Indianapolis, New Jersey, Nashville, Pittsburgh, National Chamber Orchestra, American Chamber Orchestra, Puerto Rico Symphony, Moscow Philharmonic, Janacek Philharmonic in the Czech Republic and the National Orchestras of Ukraine, Chile, Uruguay, Peru and Colombia, among others. He has also performed at, among others, the Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center, Krannert Center, Carnegie Recital Hall, Cultural Center of Manila, Chautauqua Festival, San Miguel de Allende Chamber Music Festival in Mexico, University of Maryland International Piano Festival, Spoleto International Piano Festival in Italy, "Contrasts" Festival in Lviv and Kiev Music Fest in the Ukraine.

An all-Poulenc CD with the Charleston Symphony was a pick of the month by the Sunday London Times and was awarded five stars in Classic CD. Other recordings of Bach Suites, Mozart Sonatas, the Liszt Sonata, the Grieg Concerto, Edward Hart's Tidal Concerto, Gershwin's Concert in F and two Beethoven Concertos have received significant praise.

Mr. Graf studied with Leon Fleisher on a full scholarship from the Organization of American States and the Peabody Conservatory, and he is currently Artist in Residence at the College of Charleston and Artist Lecturer in Piano at Carnegie Mellon University. He has been on the jury and his students have been winners in many national and international competitions.

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