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Albert
Lotto,
as a young man was cited by music critic, Robert Sherman of the New York
Times, as a pianist of "spectacular virtuosity" and by Irving
Heller of the Montreal Gazette as one who has the gift to communicate
the romance and poetry of the music of Brahms, Schumann and Chopin with
an "ability which is rare, even phenomenal for one of his years".
Since the inception of a career which now spans 42 years, and which begins
in 1965 when he won First Prize at the Montreal International Piano Competition
at 19 years old, he has focused on making the piano "sing";
he uses the piano as an orchestra or as an ensemble under his hands, and
creates music with a beauty of sound and colorful excitement. In Denmark
recitals by Albert Lotto are hailed be the press as "memorable events,
which should be looked forward to with every return to Europe" and
in Japan, The Japan Times comments, "he holds together large scale
symphonic works with the hands of a master". He earned his Doctor
of Musical Arts Degree at the Julliard School while a student of Sashay
Gorodnitzki, and at the same time and with the support of the school enjoyed
lessons with Vladimir Horowitz. While at the Juilliard he completed his
Doctorate which is published as a study edition of the Experimental Music
for Piano of Charles Ives.
As a child he studied with pianist, Artur Balsam who was hailed by music
critic Harold Schoenberg of the New York Times as "The King of American
Accompanists". The relationship with Artur Balsam continued throughout
his life. He carries forward the tradition of great chamber music playing
passed on down to him by Balsam. He has performed with violinist and violist
Joseph and Lillian Fuchs, cellist, Barbara Stein Mallow and Carol Stein
Amado in the Chamber Arts Trio, with Thomas Prevost, principle Flute of
the Philharmonic Orchestra of Radio France, Sumiko Hama of the National
Orchestra of France, Kazuki Sawa, head of the violin Department at the
Tokyo College of Fine Arts, Maurice Eisenberg, assistant to Pablo Casals
at the Eisenberg Festival in Cascais, Portugal, Markus Weidmann of the
Berlin Philharmonic, as a member of the Tenri Chamber Ensemble. Albert
Lotto's musical relationship with the Fuchs family has continued consistently
since 1960 when he first performed at Kneisel Hall in Maine.
The 2007-2008 seasons will see Dr. Lotto will travel to Japan, Taiwan,
Israel, and China and to Europe where he plays solo recitals, concertos
and chamber music, and appearing regularly at the Tenri Cultural Institute
in New York City as a founding member of the Tenri Chamber Ensemble. For
more information, visit his
website. |