Shai Wosner piano

Award Winner 2005

Pianist Shai Wosner has been dubbed by the Financial Times as "an artist to follow keenly". With a diverse repertoire ranging from Bach to Ligeti, he enjoys a growing reputation with audiences and critics alike. Recently named a BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist, upcoming engagements include performances with several BBC orchestras, the Houston Symphony, and at the Kennedy Center and the Konzerthaus in Berlin. Recent highlights include appearances with the symphony orchestras of Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, San Francisco, as well as the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Vienna Philharmonic, Barcelona Symphony, Berlin Staatskapelle and London's Proms. He made his Carnegie Hall debut with the Chicago Civic Orchestra under Daniel Barenboim as well as his acclaimed New York recital debut at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. An active chamber musician, Shai Wosner was a member of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Two and has performed at festivals including the Ravinia Festival, Hollywood Bowl, Jerusalem International Chamber Music Festival and Casals Festival among others. For many years he was an annual participant of the West-Eastern Divan workshop organized by Daniel Barenboim. Shai Wosner is the recipient of a 2005 Avery Fisher Career Grant. As an inherent part of his repertoire, he has performed works by renowned contemporary composers such as György Ligeti, John Adams and Bright Sheng. Shai Wosner studied with Emanuel Krasovsky before moving to New York to complete his studies with Emanuel Ax. He resides in New York City.

Photograph taken by Marco Borggreve