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2</div></div><p class="paragraph-module--paragraph--9dd15 paragraph-module--left-col--3f79a" style="opacity:0;transform:translateY(24px) translateZ(0)"><h2>Henry Kramer</h2></p><p class="paragraph-module--paragraph--9dd15 paragraph-module--right-col--d273e" style="opacity:0;transform:translateY(24px) translateZ(0)">Praised by The Cleveland Classical Review for his "astonishingly confident technique" and The New York Times for "thrilling [and] triumphant" performances, pianist Henry Kramer is developing a reputation as a musician of rare sensitivity who combines stylish programming with insightful and exuberant interpretations. Kramer garnered international recognition with a Second Prize win in the Queen Elisabeth Competition in Brussels and the Honens International Piano Competition, followed by a 2019 Avery Fisher Career Grant by Lincoln Center.</p><p class="paragraph-module--paragraph--9dd15 paragraph-module--left-col--3f79a" style="opacity:0;transform:translateY(24px) translateZ(0)">Kramer began playing piano at the relatively late age of 11 in his hometown of Cape Elizabeth, Maine. One day, he found himself entranced by the sound of film melodies as a friend played them on the piano, inspiring him to teach himself on his family's old upright. His parents enrolled him in lessons shortly thereafter, and within weeks, he was playing Chopin and Mozart.</p><div data-gatsby-image-wrapper="" style="max-height:85vh;max-width:85vh;height:auto;width:auto" class="gatsby-image-wrapper gatsby-image-wrapper-constrained"><div style="max-width:4000px;display:block"><img alt="" role="presentation" aria-hidden="true" src="data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20height='6000'%20width='4000'%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20version='1.1'%3E%3C/svg%3E" style="max-width:100%;display:block;position:static"/></div><div aria-hidden="true" data-placeholder-image="" style="opacity:1;transition:opacity 500ms linear;background-color:#080808;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0"></div><picture><source type="image/webp" data-srcset="/static/b603090c96397a35b361bf76bde56f33/b3e07/blue-portrait-tall.webp 1000w,/static/b603090c96397a35b361bf76bde56f33/9ed46/blue-portrait-tall.webp 2000w,/static/b603090c96397a35b361bf76bde56f33/76f00/blue-portrait-tall.webp 4000w" sizes="(min-width: 4000px) 4000px, 100vw"/><img data-gatsby-image-ssr="" data-main-image="" style="opacity:0" sizes="(min-width: 4000px) 4000px, 100vw" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-src="/static/b603090c96397a35b361bf76bde56f33/d8697/blue-portrait-tall.jpg" data-srcset="/static/b603090c96397a35b361bf76bde56f33/0cb03/blue-portrait-tall.jpg 1000w,/static/b603090c96397a35b361bf76bde56f33/fda3c/blue-portrait-tall.jpg 2000w,/static/b603090c96397a35b361bf76bde56f33/d8697/blue-portrait-tall.jpg 4000w" alt="Portrait of Henry Kramer in front of a piano"/></picture><noscript><picture><source type="image/webp" srcSet="/static/b603090c96397a35b361bf76bde56f33/b3e07/blue-portrait-tall.webp 1000w,/static/b603090c96397a35b361bf76bde56f33/9ed46/blue-portrait-tall.webp 2000w,/static/b603090c96397a35b361bf76bde56f33/76f00/blue-portrait-tall.webp 4000w" sizes="(min-width: 4000px) 4000px, 100vw"/><img data-gatsby-image-ssr="" data-main-image="" style="opacity:0" sizes="(min-width: 4000px) 4000px, 100vw" decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="/static/b603090c96397a35b361bf76bde56f33/d8697/blue-portrait-tall.jpg" srcSet="/static/b603090c96397a35b361bf76bde56f33/0cb03/blue-portrait-tall.jpg 1000w,/static/b603090c96397a35b361bf76bde56f33/fda3c/blue-portrait-tall.jpg 2000w,/static/b603090c96397a35b361bf76bde56f33/d8697/blue-portrait-tall.jpg 4000w" alt="Portrait of Henry Kramer in front of a piano"/></picture></noscript>
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2</div><p class="paragraph-module--paragraph--9dd15 paragraph-module--left-col--3f79a" style="opacity:0;transform:translateY(24px) translateZ(0)">A versatile performer, Kramer has been featured as soloist with orchestras around the world, including the Bilkent Symphony Orchestra, Belgian National Orchestra, Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra, Hartford Symphony, Indianapolis Symphony and the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestras, among many others, collaborating with conductors such as Marin Alsop, Gerard Schwarz, Stéphane Denève, Jan Pascal Tortelier and Hans Graf. Recent orchestral engagements include performances with the Baton Rouge Symphony, Hartford Symphony, Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, Sequoia Symphony, Columbus (GA) Symphony, and Windham Festival Chamber Orchestra.</p><p class="paragraph-module--paragraph--9dd15 paragraph-module--right-col--d273e" style="opacity:0;transform:translateY(24px) translateZ(0)">Recent recital appearances include performances at Carnegie Hall, Bargemusic, Newport Classical, the Phillips Collection, Ravinia, Northwestern University's Winter Chamber Music Festival, Hilton Head's Bravo!Piano Festival, The Seattle Series, Western Washington University, Vancouver Chamber Music Society, Toronto's Koerner Hall, and Cecilia Concerts in Halifax. Following debuts last season at Parlance Chamber Concerts, Portland Ovations, Montreal's Salle Bourgie, and a solo recital presented by the American Piano Association in New York City, Kramer's 2026-27 recital highlights include performances at Cal Performances, 92NY, UNCSA, the London School of Economics, Cobbe Collection at Hatchlands Park in England, as well as renewed collaborations with the Borromeo String Quartet at Maverick Concerts and Gretna Music. Kramer has performed "stunning" solo recital debuts, including at Alice Tully Hall as the recipient of the Juilliard School's William Petschek Award, as well as at Amsterdam's Concertgebouw. At his Philadelphia debut, Peter Dobrin of The Philadelphia Inquirer remarked, "the 31-year-old pianist personalized interpretations to such a degree that works emerged anew. He is a big personality."</p><p class="paragraph-module--paragraph--9dd15 paragraph-module--left-col--3f79a" style="opacity:0;transform:translateY(24px) translateZ(0)">His love for the chamber music repertoire began early in his studies while a young teenager. A sought-after collaborator, Kramer's 2026 summer festival appearances included La Jolla Music Society's Summerfest, and the Adamant, Kingston, Norfolk, and Portland Chamber Music Festivals. Other recent summer festivals include the Anchorage, Bay Chamber, Lakes Area, Rockport, and Vivo music festivals. Kramer has also appeared with the Mainly Mozart Festival, the Mostly Mozart Festival, and Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. His recording with violinist Jiyoon Lee on the Champs Hill label received four stars from BBC Music Magazine. Kramer also has noteworthy collaborations with violist Matthew Lipman on Cedille Records and with violinist Stella Chen on Apple Music. Kramer has also performed alongside Emmanuel Pahud, the Calidore and Pacifica Quartets, Miriam Fried, as well as members of the Berlin Philharmonic and Orchestra of St. Luke's.</p><p class="paragraph-module--paragraph--9dd15 paragraph-module--right-col--d273e" style="opacity:0;transform:translateY(24px) translateZ(0)">Teaching ranks among his greatest joys. In the fall of 2022, Kramer joined the music faculty of Université de Montréal. Previously, he served as the L. Rexford Whiddon Distinguished Chair in Piano at the Schwob School of Music at Columbus State University in Columbus, Georgia. Throughout his multifaceted career, he also held positions at Smith College and the University of Missouri Kansas City Conservatory of Dance and Music. He is also on the Artist Faculty at Le Domaine Forget de Charlevoix.</p><p class="paragraph-module--paragraph--9dd15 paragraph-module--left-col--3f79a" style="opacity:0;transform:translateY(24px) translateZ(0)">Kramer graduated from the Juilliard School, where he worked with Julian Martin and Robert McDonald. He received his Doctorate of Musical Arts from the Yale School of Music under the guidance of Boris Berman. His teachers trace a pedagogical lineage extending back to Beethoven, Chopin and Busoni. Kramer is a Steinway Artist.</p></main></div></div></div><div id="gatsby-announcer" style="position:absolute;top:0;width:1px;height:1px;padding:0;overflow:hidden;clip:rect(0, 0, 0, 0);white-space:nowrap;
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