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pianist William Wolfram, Silver Medallist at both the William Kapell and Naumburg competitions, as well as Bronze Medallist at the Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow, performs regularly throughout North America as recitalist, concerto soloist, and chamber musician. After making his debut with the Pittsburgh Symphony under the direction of Leonard Slatkin, Mr. Wolfram has gone on to perform with the symphony orchestras of San Francisco, San Diego, Indianapolis, North Carolina, New Jersey, Syracuse, Florida, Fort Worth, and the National Symphony of Washington, D.C. For the past three years, his seasons have been highlighted by appearances with the Minnesota Orchestra under such conductors as Jeffrey Tate, William Eddins, and Hans Vonk, with whom Mr. Wolfram scored a triumph as a last minute as a replacement for pianist Leif Ove Andsnes in a rehearsal-less reading of Prokofiev's Third Piano Concerto. More recently, he was heard with the Minnesota Orchestra under Jeffrey Tate in Richard Strauss's "Burleske" for piano and orchestra.
Abroad, Mr. Wolfram has performed with the Moscow Philharmonic, Budapest Philharmonic, the Krakow Symphony and Wroclaw Philharmonic of Poland, the Capetown and Johannesburg symphonies of South Africa, the National Symphony of Peru, and the Bangkok Philharmonic of Thailand. An active recitalist and chamber player, Mr. Wolfram has appeared in festivals and recitals throughout France, Spain, Holland, the Philippines, Canada, Italy, and Switzerland.
For the 2001-2002 season, Mr. Wolfram has programmed both Brahms concertos, Beethoven's Second and Third concerto, Tchaikovsky's First Concerto, and Rachmaninoff's Third Concerto. A highlight of the season will be his appearance with the Dallas Symphony conducted by Andrew Litton as featured soloist in Leonard Bernstein's "Age of Anxiety." Elsewhere, Mr. Wolfram will be heard with the Green Bay Symphony (two series of concerts), the Boise Symphony, the Richmond (VA) Symphony (two series of concerts), the Canton (OH) Symphony, and the Minnesota Orchestra. He also participates in the Sanibel Island Festival and the Seattle Chamber Music Festival.
During the 2000-2001 season Mr. Wolfram was featured as guest soloist with the Milwaukee Symphony, performing Chopin's First Piano Concerto. He also performed this concerto with the Santa Rosa (CA) Symphony and Green Bay Symphony. In New York City, Mr. Wolfram made several appearances with the Jupiter Symphony. He also performed as a chamber musician in Milwaukee and Appleton, Wisconsin; and in New Hope, Pennsylvania.
Millions have seen William Wolfram on public television, where he was prominently featured throughout the 90-minute documentary on the 1986 Tchaikovsky Piano Competition. The noted writer and piano authority Joseph Horowitz, in his book The Ivory Trade, devotes a full chapter to Mr. Wolfram, who is characterized as a polished Romantic virtuoso, worthy of comparison to the young Van Cliburn and Vladimir Horowitz.
A graduate of The Juilliard School, Mr. Wolfram makes his home in New York City with his wife and two daughters.
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