Robert Thies

Name:	Robert Thies
Location:	Santa Clarita United States 91350
Contact:	rthies@musician.org Send Robert Thies a message

Additional Info:	A pianist of“unerring, warm-toned refinement, revealing judicious glimmers of power,” [Los Angeles Times] Robert Edward Thies is an artist renowned for his consummate musicianship and poetic temperament. He first captured worldwide attention in 1995 when he won the Gold Medal at the Second International Prokofiev Competition in St. Petersburg, Russia. With this victory, Thies became the only American pianist to win first prize in a Russian piano competition since Van Cliburn’s famed triumph in Moscow in 1958. Thies enjoys a diverse career as an orchestral soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician. His concerto repertoire includes over thirty-five works. He has appeared with such orchestras as the Saint Petersburg Philharmonic, Liepaja Symphony (Latvia), Mexico City Philharmonic, the National Symphony of Mexico, Auckland Philharmonia (New Zealand), Fort Worth Symphony, Pasadena Symphony, and the Naples Philharmonic. Mr. Thies is a frequent recitalist in the United States and abroad. In May 1999, he was honored with a special invitation to perform in the Hermitage Theater in St. Petersburg, Russia, built for Empress Catherine the Great. A dedicated chamber musician, Thies continues to expand his already impressive repertoire and collaborates with many esteemed musicians. He has appeared with established ensembles such as the Angeles, Calder, and New Hollywood String Quartets, and has also performed on the chamber series of Camerata Pacifica, Mladi, Dilijan and Jacaranda. Thies’s recordings can be found on the Centaur, Albany, and Golden Tone labels. Recently, a chamber music recording Common Ground, was released, which features works by LA composer, Gernot Wolfgang. In February 2006 Robert released his debut solo recording Live in Recital.In June 2006, he recorded a collaborative CD Difference with the Croatian flutist, Damjan Krajacic. This CD is a compilation of original compositions that Robert had a strong hand in arranging, and the music integrates classical and jazz styles with improvisation and world music influences. Mr. Thies is also sought after as a master class teacher, chamber music coach, lecturer, and adjudicator across the globe. In 2003, he joined the faculty of the American Institute of Musical Studies in Graz, Austria, to work beside his former teacher, Harold Heiberg, an authority on German art song. There Thies has been coaching singers and pianists, preparing them for a Liederabend—the culminating event of the six-week festival. Mr. Thies is a Steinway artist. For more information, visit Robert Edward Thies at: www.robertthies.org
Instruments:	Piano
Additional Specialisms:	Jazz, Improvisation, Instrumental Accompaniment, Vocal Accompaniment