| Enrique Graf | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 18, 1953 Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Genres | Classical |
| Occupations | Pianist and Professor |
| Instruments | Piano |
| Labels | Centaur, Cougar Classics, Intersound, Carlton Classics |
| Website | www.enriquegraf.com |
Enrique Graf was born (1953) in Montevideo, Uruguay, and is now an American citizen.
After winning all of the national competitions in Uruguay, he went to the Peabody Conservatory of Johns Hopkins University to study with Leon Fleisher on a full scholarship from Peabody and the Organization of American States.
Graf was the First Prize winner at the 1978 William Kapell International Piano Competition. Other awards include first prizes at the 1977 National Ensemble Piano Competition and the 1981 East and West International Competition in New York City. In 2000 he received the Immigrant Achievement Award from the American Immigration Law Foundation in Washington, D.C.[1] Graf, tenor Placido Domingo and violinist Midori are the only three classical musicians to have received this honor.
Graf has given recitals all over the world and has been featured as soloist with such orchestras as the Baltimore, Indianapolis, New Jersey, Nashville, Pittsburgh, Richmond, Florida, West Virginia, Illinois, Flagstaff, Augusta, Greenville, Charleston, New York City and Jupiter Symphonies, the Symphony of the Americas, the National Chamber Orchestra, the Illinois Chamber Orchestra, the American Chamber Orchestra, the Hudson Valley Philharmonic, Sinfonia da Camara, Florida Virtuosi Orchestra, the Puerto Rico Symphony, the Montevideo Philharmonic, the Lviv Philharmonic, the Moscow Philharmonic, the Janáček Philharmonic in the Czech Republic, and the National Orchestras of Ukraine, Chile, Uruguay, Peru and Colombia.
He has appeared at Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center, Krannert Center, Carnegie Recital Hall, the Cultural Center of Manila, Teatro Opera in Buenos Aires, the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Florida, South Bay Center for the Arts in Los Angeles, the Chautauqua Festival, Young Keyboard Artists International Festival in Ann Arbor, the San Miguel de Allende Chamber Music Festival in Mexico, the University of Maryland International Piano Festival, Spoleto International Piano Festival in Italy, “Contrasts” Festival in Lviv and Kiev Music Fest in the Ukraine.
Graf is the University Artist-in-Residence at the College of Charleston in Charleston, South Carolina. He is also the founder and Artistic Director of the International Piano Series at the College of Charleston, as well as the founder of the newly developed record label, Cougar Classics. Graf also teaches at Carnegie Mellon University, where he serves as an Artist Lecturer in Piano.