Brian Zeger
Brian Zeger (born May 6, 1957) is an American pianist and educator, primarily known for his work as an accompanist.[1].
Early life and education
Zeger was born in Port Jervis, NY, and attendedHarvard College, graduating with an AB in English, before obtaining a master's degree from The Juilliard School and a DMA from the Manhattan School of Music[2]. His major teachers have included Morris Borsenstein, Sascha Gorodnitzki and Nina Svetlanova[3].
Career
He has collaborated with many of the world's top opera singers, including Marilyn Horne[4], Deborah Voigt[5], Susan Graham[6][7], Anna Netrebko,[8] Joyce DiDonato, Jamie Barton, Kiri Te Kanawa, Isabel Leonard, René Pape[9], Frederica von Stade, Bryn Terfel, Piotr Beczała[10], Denyce Graves,[11] Hei-kyung Hong[12] and Adrianne Pieczonka[13]
As a chamber musician he has collaborated ensembles such as An die Musik, the Brentano String Quartet and the Borromeo String Quartet and appears at many classical music festivals including the Bard Summer Festival, the Frankly Music series in Milwaukee, and the Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival, where he also served as Artistic Director from 1993 to 1999.[14]
Other solo concert appearances include a concerto with Boston Pops Orchestra, multiple appearances in concert at the White House and US Supreme Court, and performances on the televised Joseph Volpe gala from Metropolitan Opera with Deborah Voigt and Frederica von Stade[15].He has also curated and performed in multiple concerts at the Metropolitan Museum of Art thematically tied to current exhibits.[16][17]
He has been a regular panelist and quiz host for the Opera Quiz during Saturday matinee Metropolitan Opera radio broadcasts, as well as creating and performing in several intermission features devoted to performances of art song.
His writings about classical music have appeared in publications including Opera News, Chamber Music Magazine and The Yale Review.[18]
From 2005 to 2011 he served as the Artistic Director of the song program at the Steans Institute at the Ravinia Festival[19] and from 2008 to 2016 he served as the Executive Director of the Metropolitan Opera Lindemann Young Artist Development Program [20] He is currently the Artistic Director of The Ellen and James S. Marcus Institute for Vocal Arts at The Juilliard School[21]
Discography
He has recorded for the EMI, Koch, Naxos, New World labels and frequently for Delos Records[22]
His discography includes:
- Gathering: Songs by Ben Moore
- A Lost World: Schubert Songs and Duets with Susanna Phillips and Shenyang
- All Who Wander with Jamie Barton
- Wagner and Strauss Lieder with Adrianne Pieczonka
- Preludios with Isabel Leonard
- Dear Theo with Paul Appleby, Susanna Phillips and Brett Polegato
- Portraits and Elegies with violnist Frank Almond
- All My Heart with Deborah Voigt
- Tsontakis - Piano Quartet Trilogy with the Broyhill Chamber Ensemble
Personal Life
Zeger lives in New York City with his partner, American composer and artist Ben Moore (composer).[23][24] Zeger and Moore have collaborated, including the recording Dear Theo, pieces for the Metropolitan Opera Joseph Volpe Gala, featured on PBS, and Moore wrote a comedy song about the plight of the accompanist for Zeger and Deborah Voigt, "Content to Be Behind Me".
References
- ↑ "Revenge of the Collaborative Pianists - Steinway & Sons". www.steinway.com. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
- ↑ "Notable Alumni". Manhattan School of Music. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
- ↑ "Brian Zeger". Living the Classical Life. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
- ↑ Stamler, Bernard (1998-05-03). "NEIGHBORHOOD REPORT: RELATIONS -- UPPER WEST SIDE; Horne's Accompanist, on Piano and at Movies". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
- ↑ "Soprano Deborah Voigt and Pianist Brian Zeger Discuss the Recital". www.wqxr.org.
- ↑ CRITIC, John von Rhein, TRIBUNE. "Susan Graham offers enough French song to stir appetite". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
- ↑ Woolfe, Zachary (2014-04-29). "A Circle of Composers, Intimate and Epic". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
- ↑ Anna Netrebko: "Tu che di gel sei cinta" from Turandot, retrieved 2020-02-09
- ↑ Kozinn, Allan (2009-04-26). "In Brooding Lieder, Gentleness and Drama". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
- ↑ "Review: Piotr Beczala in U.S. recital debut". Los Angeles Times. 2012-04-30. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
- ↑ "CVNC - Denyce Graves Recital in Asheville Shows Thoughtful Design". cvnc.org. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
- ↑ Catton, Pia (2011-03-19). "A Diva Seeks the Spotlight Close to Home". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
- ↑ "Winterreise. Adrianne Pieczonka sings Schubert's dark cycle, with Brian Zeger accompanying". Leonore Overture. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
- ↑ "Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival Presents Brian Zeger Returns with Imani". Barnstable-Hyannis, MA Patch. 2016-06-15. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
- ↑ Von Stade Gala Volpe, retrieved 2020-01-29
- ↑ "Pergamon the Romantic Obsession". www.metmuseum.org. Retrieved 2020-01-29. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Woolfe, Zachary (2014-04-29). "A Circle of Composers, Intimate and Epic". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
- ↑ "Volume 86". The Yale Review. 2015-07-06. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
- ↑ "Ravinia Backstage Blog". Ravinia Backstage Blog. Retrieved 2020-02-07.
- ↑ Kozinn, Allan (2008-02-28). "Juilliard and Met Meld Opera Training". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-02-07.
- ↑ "Zeger, Brian at The Juilliard School". www.juilliard.edu. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
- ↑ "Delos Presents: Brian Zeger, a playlist by Delos Music on Spotify". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
- ↑ "The Ol' Date-and-Switch: Brian Zeger and Ben Moore | WQXR Blog". WQXR. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
- ↑ "Ben Moore". Final Note Magazine. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
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