The Lamont School of Music is pleased to welcome pianist Geoffrey Burleson\, who will perform works by Liszt\, Saint-Saens\, Melinda Wagner\, Robert Peterson\, David Chaillou\, Herbie Nichols and McCoy Tyner.

Equally active as a recitalist\, concerto soloist\, chamber musician\, and jazz performer\, Geoffrey Burleson\, pianist\, has performed to wide acclaim throughout Europe and North America. The New York Times has hailed Burleson&rsquo\;s solo performances as &ldquo\;vibrant and compelling\,&rdquo\; praising his &ldquo\;rhythmic brio\, projection of rhapsodic qualities\, appropriate sense of spontaneity\, and rich colorings.&rdquo\; \; Current recording projects include Camille Saint-Saë\;ns: Complete Piano Works\, on 7 CDs\, for the new Naxos Grand Piano label. The first 5 volumes have been released to high acclaim from Gramophone\, International Record Review\, Diapason (France) and elsewhere\, and have garnered International Piano Choice Awards from International Piano Magazine. \; Other noteworthy recordings by Burleson include Vincent Persichetti: Complete Piano Sonatas (New World Records)\, which received a BBC Music Choice award from the BBC Music Magazine\, and AKOKA (Pentatone)\, featuring Messiaen&rsquo\;s Quartet for the End of Time\, as well as companion works\, for which Burleson was nominated for a 2015 JUNO Award for Classical Album of the Year. .

For ticket questions\, please contact the Newman Center Box Office at 303-871-7720.