Photo by Dennis Griggs.
The Robert Beckwith Artist-in-Residence at Bowdoin College, GEORGE LOPEZ, has been a dynamic performer, sought-after pedagogue, and engaging lecturer for over 30 years. Known for his "...kaleidoscopic colors and clarity of conception..." (LA Times) in the standard repertoire as well as being a champion of newly written works, Mr. Lopez gave a highly acclaimed solo recital debut at the renowned Concertgebouw in Amsterdam and was lauded as “... authentic and memorable...” by the Nederlands Dagblad for his interpretation of Bach’s Goldberg Variations along with all Twenty-Four Preludes of Chopin. He has performed the complete Piano Concertos of Beethoven, the complete Etude-Tableaux of Rachmaninoff, and recently did the entire four-volume set of J. S. Bach’s Klavierubungen, which he performed on organ, harpsichord, and piano.
Mr. Lopez concertizes worldwide as a soloist throughout Europe, Australia, Japan, Mexico, Central and South America. His extensive performances cover most major U.S. cities, including New York’s Lincoln Center, Merkin Hall, and Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie, Paul Hall at the Juilliard School, Benaroya Hall in Seattle, Ambassador Hall in Los Angeles, the Shao Lin Arts Center in Rockport (Massachusetts), The Cleveland Art Museum, Harvard University, and Tanglewood. After his performance at Lincoln Center, the composer Lowell Liebermann described the performance of his work as “...
exciting and decisive!”
A featured soloist at many international music festivals throughout Europe and abroad, Mr. Lopez performed at the renowned Salle Gaveau in Paris, the Girona Internacional Festival de Musica in Spain, the Kowmung Festival just outside Sydney, Festivale d’Internazionale Solisti e Musica da Camera in Umbria (Italy), and the renowned Latin-American music festival CubaDisco in Havana. He also performed as guest soloist with the National Symphony in São Paolo (Brazil), Rose Hall in Osaka, and Asahi Hall in Tokyo.
Mr. Lopez has been a regular guest artist with renowned chamber ensembles, including the Emerson, Carpe Diem, Rainier, Skyros, and Ying Quartets. He collaborates in recording and outreach projects with members of major symphony orchestras, including the New York Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony, Boston Symphony, The Met Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, Seattle Symphony, and The New World Symphony. He recorded Italian composer Romeo Melloni’s Piano Concerto No. 1 dedicated to him with the acclaimed Prague Chamber Orchestra in the former Czech Republic and recently premiered a new Piano Concerto by the Indo-American composer Dr. Vineet Shende.
Mr. Lopez's interdisciplinary and multi-cultural “Music at the Museum” series at Bowdoin College consistently sells out to audiences who enjoy his creative and engaging lecture-recitals on the relationship of music, art, and its cultural history. As director and conductor of the Bowdoin Symphony Orchestra, he developed an all-student ensemble of 60-65 members that perform full symphonic programs.
Mr. Lopez has taught and given masterclasses at many prestigious institutions throughout North America, Latin America, and Europe, including the Manhattan School in New York, Berkeley University, Boston University, the Faber Institute, the International Keyboard Odyssiad Festival, The Music Institute of Chicago, and the Steinway Hall. His students have gone on to make careers as performers and pedagogues. He is an acclaimed public speaker at regional and national conferences throughout the United States. He gave radio performances and interviews on Cuban Salon music, the Music of Sherlock Holmes, and all Twenty-Seven Etudes of Chopin.
Mr. Lopez is a member of the dynamic DUO MUNDI GEORGE & GULI with pianist, Dr. GULIMINA MAHAMUTI. Their recent performances include concerts in Europe, Mexico, and throughout the U.S. They gave their New York City recital
debut at the Steinway & Sons flagship gallery recital hall in Times Square and gave premiere performances of newly commissioned works by living composers. For more information, visit their webpage at https://www.gulimina.com/
duomundibio.html and their YouTube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/
@duomundigeorgeguli9739
Mr. Lopez concertizes worldwide as a soloist throughout Europe, Australia, Japan, Mexico, Central and South America. His extensive performances cover most major U.S. cities, including New York’s Lincoln Center, Merkin Hall, and Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie, Paul Hall at the Juilliard School, Benaroya Hall in Seattle, Ambassador Hall in Los Angeles, the Shao Lin Arts Center in Rockport (Massachusetts), The Cleveland Art Museum, Harvard University, and Tanglewood. After his performance at Lincoln Center, the composer Lowell Liebermann described the performance of his work as “...
exciting and decisive!”
A featured soloist at many international music festivals throughout Europe and abroad, Mr. Lopez performed at the renowned Salle Gaveau in Paris, the Girona Internacional Festival de Musica in Spain, the Kowmung Festival just outside Sydney, Festivale d’Internazionale Solisti e Musica da Camera in Umbria (Italy), and the renowned Latin-American music festival CubaDisco in Havana. He also performed as guest soloist with the National Symphony in São Paolo (Brazil), Rose Hall in Osaka, and Asahi Hall in Tokyo.
Mr. Lopez has been a regular guest artist with renowned chamber ensembles, including the Emerson, Carpe Diem, Rainier, Skyros, and Ying Quartets. He collaborates in recording and outreach projects with members of major symphony orchestras, including the New York Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony, Boston Symphony, The Met Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, Seattle Symphony, and The New World Symphony. He recorded Italian composer Romeo Melloni’s Piano Concerto No. 1 dedicated to him with the acclaimed Prague Chamber Orchestra in the former Czech Republic and recently premiered a new Piano Concerto by the Indo-American composer Dr. Vineet Shende.
Mr. Lopez's interdisciplinary and multi-cultural “Music at the Museum” series at Bowdoin College consistently sells out to audiences who enjoy his creative and engaging lecture-recitals on the relationship of music, art, and its cultural history. As director and conductor of the Bowdoin Symphony Orchestra, he developed an all-student ensemble of 60-65 members that perform full symphonic programs.
Mr. Lopez has taught and given masterclasses at many prestigious institutions throughout North America, Latin America, and Europe, including the Manhattan School in New York, Berkeley University, Boston University, the Faber Institute, the International Keyboard Odyssiad Festival, The Music Institute of Chicago, and the Steinway Hall. His students have gone on to make careers as performers and pedagogues. He is an acclaimed public speaker at regional and national conferences throughout the United States. He gave radio performances and interviews on Cuban Salon music, the Music of Sherlock Holmes, and all Twenty-Seven Etudes of Chopin.
Mr. Lopez is a member of the dynamic DUO MUNDI GEORGE & GULI with pianist, Dr. GULIMINA MAHAMUTI. Their recent performances include concerts in Europe, Mexico, and throughout the U.S. They gave their New York City recital
debut at the Steinway & Sons flagship gallery recital hall in Times Square and gave premiere performances of newly commissioned works by living composers. For more information, visit their webpage at https://www.gulimina.com/
duomundibio.html and their YouTube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/
@duomundigeorgeguli9739
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