About the Artist

American pianist Thomas Pandolfi is emerging as a prodigious virtuoso who excels in reviving the core repertoire from the golden age of pianism. Praised for his interesting and innovative programming, his recitals regularly include works by Busoni, Godowsky, Dohnanyi and Chasins, and his orchestral appearances often feature concerti by Paderewski, MacDowell, Moszkowski and Anton Rubinstein.

The young pianist's career has already included performances with such European orchestras as The George Enescu Philharmonic, The Moravian Philharmonic, The National Philharmonic of the Republic of Moldova, The Tiraspol Philharmonic, and The Galati Philharmonic,  as well as the American symphony orchestras of Mississippi, Cedar Rapids, Asheville, Princeton, San Angelo, York, Fairfax, and Owensboro to name but a few. He has collaborated with such conductors as Dimitru Goia, Peter Schmelzer, Mihail Agafita, Grigori Moseico, Murry Sidlin, Andreas Delfs, Christian Tiemeyer, Ron Spigelman, William Kushner, Nicholas Palmer, William Hudson, Kirk Muspratt, Kim Allen Kluge, and Robert Hart Baker. Following a performance of MacDowell's D Minor Piano Concerto with The George Enescu Philharmonic, The Bucharest Cultural Observer lauded Pandolfi's "virtuosity, beautiful touch, sensitivity and broad scope...logical phrasing and expressive percussiveness...a soloist whom we would like to hear again." Of Liszt's Piano Concerto No. 2 with the Asheville Symphony, The Asheville Citizen-Times remarked, "Pandolfi is a standout among today's young pianists, demonstrating a great technician's grace, finesse and polish...his virtuosity and strength might have had some believing that Liszt himself had taken over the keyboard." Equally popular as a recitalist, Pandolfi has appeared in concert halls nationwide. The Washington Post has described him as "an artist who is master of both the grand gesture and the sensual line. Pandolfi possesses first-rate technical skills, an unerring command of phrasing, a quicksilver touch and cunning legerdemain when it comes to pedaling...etched with calm and crystal clarity...outstanding."  New York Concert Review has characterized Pandolfi's interpretations as containing "high level pianism and tasteful, diversified musical ideas...crystalline texture and deft coloration... charm and bracing elan."

During the 2007-08 season, Pandolfi enjoyed growing popularity and acclaim in Eastern Europe, appearing both as recitalist and as concerto soloist with The George Enescu Philharmonic, The National Philharmonic of the Republic of Moldova, The Tiraspol Philharmonic, and The Galati Philharmonic at the "Leonard" International Music Festival in Romania. In the United States, his concerts took him to New York, Washington, DC, Virginia, Florida, and California. This past season also marked the release of two new CDs: "Into the Night with Gershwin", and "Polish Masters", featuring Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue and Paderewski's brilliant, but rarely performed Piano Concerto in performances recorded in The Czech Republic with The Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra. Highlights of the 2008-09 season will commence with a tour of China, and include Pandolfi's debut in France. Throughout the United States, audiences this season will enjoy his artistry in California, Oregon, Texas, Illinois, Missouri, South Carolina, New York, New Hampshire, Vermont, Connecticut, Florida, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, DC. His orchestral appearances will include performances with Symphonicity (The Symphony Orchestra of Virginia Beach) in Rachmaninov's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, The McLean Symphony (VA) in Paderewski's Piano Concerto, The Shenandoah Symphony (VA) in Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 4. The Prince George's Philharmonic (MD) in the Paderewski Piano Concerto, The Balcones Orchestra (TX) in the Beethoven 4th Piano Concerto, and The Northbrook Symphony (IL) in Richard Strauss' Pan-Athenean Procession for Piano Left Hand Alone and Orchestra, Op. 74.  In September of 2009, Pandolfi will make his first concert tour of South Africa. 

A graduate of The Juilliard School, Pandolfi earned both his Bachelor's and Master's degrees as a scholarship student. To keep informed of the latest updates, please visit www.ThomasPandolfi.com