Garrick Ohlsson
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Garrick Ohlsson (born April 3, 1948 in New York) is an American classical pianist. He won first prize in the International Frederick Chopin Piano Competition in 1970, becoming the first American to win this prestigious award. He began his studies at the Westchester Conservatory of Music in White Plains and later studied at the Juilliard school.
He toured with the Takács Quartet in 2005-2006.
He is a founding member of San Francisco's FOG Trio.
In 2006-2007, he will open the Mostly Mozart Festival in New York. He will also perform at the BBC Proms with the Budapest Festival Orchestra.
[edit] Prizes
- Gold Medal, 1970 International Frederick Chopin Piano Competition, Warsaw
- Avery Fisher Prize, 1994
[edit] Discography
Mr. Ohlsson has recorded with the following labels:
- Arabesque Recordings
- RCA Red Seal Records
- Angel Records
- Bridge Records
- BMG
- Delos International
- Hänssler Classic
- Nonesuch Records
- Telarc
- EMI Classics
[edit] External links
Ohlsson possesses an unusually vast repertoire that ranges over some eighty concertos.
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