Thomas Pandolfi

"An exciting virtuoso who, with each passing season, is becoming more and more sought after by audiences worldwide." Thomas enjoys working with new composers, and he has in particular championed the "Pops" Concerti of British composer, Simon Proctor, including The James Bond Concerto, in which Thomas gave the world premier performance in London during the 2010-11 season. He is scheduled to perform the world premiere of Bohemian Concerto by British-Argentine composer, Polo Piatti, during the 2019-20 Season. Thomas co-commissioned film and concert composers Kim Allen Kluge and Kathryn Vassar Kluge to compose The American Piano Concerto, which was an absolutely smashing success at its world premiere in May, 2016.

Jean Schreiber Management provides exclusive worldwide representation for Thomas Pandolfi for guest soloist with orchestras and summer festival engagements

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Programs

Into the Night with Gershwin ™

Rhapsody in Blue (1927 solo version)

GEORGE GERSHWIN (1898-1937)

Prelude No. 2 ("Blue Lullaby")

G. GERSHWIN

New York Rhapsody (1931, from "Delicious")

G. GERSHWIN

INTERMISSION

Sleepless Night

G. GERSHWIN

Novelette in Fourths

G. GERSHWIN

Fragment

G. GERSHWIN

Rubato

G. GERSHWIN

Song Medley

G. GERSHWIN / T. PANDOLFI

*Mr. Pandolfi is available to perform this program at Festivals.

Red Hot Jazz in Blue ™

Rhapsody in Blue (1927 solo version)

GEORGE GERSHWIN (1898-1937)

Prelude No. 2 ("Blue Lullaby")

G. GERSHWIN

Song Medley

G. GERSHWIN / T. PANDOLFI

INTERMISSION

Sleepless Night

G. GERSHWIN

Novelette in Fourths

G. GERSHWIN

Fragment

G. GERSHWIN

Rubato

G. GERSHWIN

Sinatra Medley

SIMON PROCTOR / T. PANDOLFI

*Mr. Pandolfi is available to perform this program at Festivals.

One Singular Night ™

Music of George Gershwin and Marvin Hamlisch

Rhapsody in Blue (1927 solo version)

George Gershwin (1898-1937)

Prelude No. 2 ("Blue Lullaby")

G. GERSHWIN

Song Medley

G. GERSHWIN / T. PANDOLFI

INTERMISSION

Hamlisch Fantasy

(Virtuoso Fantasy on Marvin Hamlisch's most beloved melodies)

Marvin Hamlisch (1944-2012) / T. Pandolfi

*Mr. Pandolfi is available to perform this program at Festivals.

The Classics with a Touch of Poetry ™

Sonata in F Major, K. 332 - Mozart
a) Allegro
b) Adagio
c) Allegro Assai

Impromptu in A-Flat Major, Op. 90, No. 4 - Schubert

Grande Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 ("Pathetique")

Beethoven
a) Grave / Allegro di molto e con brio
b) Adagio Cantabile
c) Rondo: Allegro

~ INTERMISSION ~

Widmung ("Dedication")

Schumann/Liszt

Liebestraum No. 3 in A-Flat Major ("Dream of Love")

Liszt

Apres Une Lecture du Dante (Fantasia quasi Sonata)

Liszt

More programs available:

Schumann / Brahms

Language of Infinity: Chopin

Gypsy Passages: Liszt

American Piano Patriotism

Holiday Spirit - The Season of Christmas

Russian Romance and the Movies

Polish Masters

The Italian Connection

Piano Musique/Musica: French and Spanish Pianism

Gershwin and the French Muse

Favorite Beethoven

Mozart, Spanish Romance, and the Movies

Chopin, Piano, and the Movies

The Music of Burt Bacharach and Barry Manilow

A Sinatra Celebration

Favorite Sonatas by Mozart and Beethoven

Lyric Beauty: Schubert

A 20th Century Celebration

Concerti

Standard Concerto Repertoire

Addensell, Richard Warsaw Concerto

Anderson, Leroy Piano Concerto in C

Beethoven, Ludwig van Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73 ("Emperor")
Choral Fantasy in C Minor, Op. 80

Brahms, Johannes Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 15

Chopin, Frederic Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 11
Andante Spianato and Grande Polonaise, Op. 22

D'Indy, Vincent Symphony on a French Mountain Air for Piano & Orch, Op. 25

Franck, Cesar Symphonic Variations

Gershwin, George Rhapsody in Blue for Piano & Orchestra
Second Rhapsody for Piano & Orchestra
Concerto in F

Grieg, Edward Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16

Liszt, Franz Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major
Piano Concerto No. 2 in A Major

MacDowell, Edward Piano Concerto No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 23

Mendelssohn, Felix Piano Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 25

Mozart, Wolfgang Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-Flat Major, K. 271 ("Jeunnehomme")
Piano Concerto No. 12 in A Major, K. 414
Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor, K. 466
Piano Concerto No. 25 in C Major, K. 503

Paderewski, Ignace Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 17

Piatti, Polo Bohemian Concerto (2017)

Rachmaninov, Sergei Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18

Ravel, Maurice Piano Concerto in D for the Left Hand
Piano Concerto in G

Saint-Saens, Camille Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 22

Tchaikovsky, Piotr Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23

"POPS" Concerto Repertoire

Addinsell, Richard Warsaw Concerto

Anderson, Leroy Piano Concerto in C

Gershwin, George Rhapsody in Blue for Piano & Orchestra
Second Rhapsody for Piano & Orchestra
Concerto in F

Gottschalk, Louis Moreau Grande Tarantelle for Piano & Orchestra
The Union for Piano & Orchestra

Proctor, Simon Frank Sinatra Piano Concerto
James Bond Piano Concerto

Andrew Lloyd Webber Piano Concerto

Hollywood Piano Concerto

Disney Piano Concerto

Christmas Piano Concerto

Special Piano Concerto Packages

An Evening of Jazz and Romance: The Piano Concertos of Gershwin and Ravel

a) Concerto in F (Gershwin)

b) Concerto for the Left Hand (Ravel)

c) Concerto in G (Ravel)

d) Rhapsody in Blue (Gershwin)

Forgotten Piano Concertos

a) Piano Concerto No. 4 in D Minor, Op. 70 (Anton Rubinstein)

b) Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 17 (Ignace Jan Paderewski)

c) Piano Concerto in E Major, Op. 59 (Moritz Moszkowski)

* can be offered in one evening, or over a weekend.

Six Great Mozart Concertos

a) Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-Flat Major, K. 271 ("Jeunehomme")

b) Piano Concerto No. 12 in A Major, K. 414

c) Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor, K. 466

d) Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467 ("Elvira Madigan")

e) Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, K. 488

f) Piano Concerto No. 25 in C Major, K. 503

* can be offered over a weekend, 3 Concertos per evening, or 2 Concertos per evening in addition to other orchestral works.

Weekend of Popular Piano and Orchestra

a) Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16 (Grieg)

b) Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 19 (Beethoven)

c) Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18 (Rachmaninov)

d) Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, K. 488 (Mozart)

e) Piano Concerto in G (Ravel)

f) Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, op. 23 (Tchaikovsky)

*can be offered over a weekend, 3 concertos per evening; Concertos can be mixed and matched differently at the discretion of the conductor and orchestra as well.

Bio

Thomas Pandolfi

Piano

American pianist THOMAS PANDOLFI is an exciting virtuoso who, with each passing season, is becoming more and more sought after by audiences worldwide, and showered with superlatives by critics for his passionate artistry and amazing technique. His remarkably warm and communicative tone uniquely "sings", projecting the poetry and emotion of whatever he plays---Thomas truly touches the hearts of all who hear him. His virtuosity is breathtaking, and his sense of phrasing and command of style are marvelously convincing.

Highlights during the 2018-19 concert season included engagements with the North Charleston Pops (SC), Symphony of the Americas (FL), Tysons McLean Orchestra (VA), Frederick Symphony (MD), Washington Metropolitan Philharmonic (DC), Tiraspol Philharmonic (Moldova), Daqing Opera House Orchestra (China), and the Reston Chamber Orchestra (VA), as well as a coast to coast recital tour including the Community Concert Associations of Craven (NC), Miami Valley (OH), Topeka (KS), Seaford (DE), Brasstown (NC), Laguna Woods (CA), Turlock (CA), and Brookings Friends of Music (OR). Following the spectacular success of Thomas' Mozart / Beethoven and Chopin concerts for The Chamber Music Series at The Cosmos Club (DC), he again appeared twice on that series this season, as well as returned to the Palace Theatre (TN) and The Hylton Performing Arts Center (VA). Thomas made his debut at the Maryland Concert Series this season, and toured China with a full schedule of concerts during the month of November. During the 2019-20 Season, Thomas will make debut appearances with both The Florence Symphony (SC) and The Kennett Symphony (PA), and enjoy return engagements with The Gettysburg Chamber Orchestra (PA), Symphonicity (VA), The Barton College Wilson Symphony (NC), Washington Metropolitan Philharmonic (DC), the Piedmont Symphony (VA), and the Prince George's Philharmonic (MD). He will also perform a twenty state recital tour throughout the United States.

Back by popular demand, he returned this summer for his 10th consecutive appearance at the Washington County Museum of Fine Arts (MD), as well as to the Garrett Lakes Arts Festival (MD) for an all Chopin concert; additionally, he will return to China for a fourth time performing concerts and presenting masterclasses for gifted students.

Thomas has collaborated with numerous noted conductors, including Piotr Gajewski, Dimitru Goia, Sabin Pautza, Emil Seigbert Maxim, Peter Schmelzer, Mihail Agafita, Grigori Moseico, David Russell Hulme, Andreas Delfs, Elizabeth Schulze, Miriam Burns, Sebrina Alfonso, Nicholas Palmer, William Intrilligator, Kim Allen Kluge, Raffaele Ponti, Lawrence Eckerling, Ray Fowler, Glenn Quader, Scott Wood, Daniel Boothe, Robert Hart Baker, Crafton Beck, Lawrence Rapchak, Norman Nunamker, Ulysses James and Gordon Johnson. His international concerts have carried him across the globe to China and Europe, as well as a Canadian debuts in British Columbia and Toronto.

An outstanding cross-over artist, Thomas Pandolfi's virtuoso transcriptions of the music of Andrew Lloyd Webber, Leonard Bernstein, Marvin Hamlisch, Burt Bacharach and Barry Manilow are in much demand. In 2006, he released his first CD, and since then has recorded ten additional ones, including "Language of Infinity" (Chopin), "Gypsy Passages" (Liszt), "Into the Night with Gershwin", and the Paderewski Piano Concerto recorded in the Czech Republic with The Moravian Philharmonic.

Thomas enjoys working with new composers, and he has in particular championed the "Pops" Concerti of British composer, Simon Proctor, including The James Bond Concerto, in which Thomas gave the world premier performance in London during the 2010-11 season. He is scheduled to perform the world premier of Bohemian Concerto by British-Argentine composer, Polo Piatti, during the 2019-20 Season. Thomas co-commissioned film and concert composers Kim Allen Kluge and Kathryn Vassar Kluge to compose The American Piano Concerto, which was an absolutely smashing success at its world premiere in May, 2016; a recording of this work is scheduled to be released soon.

A graduate of The Juilliard School, Thomas earned both his Bachelor's and Master's degrees as a scholarship student. He's the proud father of a wonderful son and daughter.