Historical
Piano Concerts Series
About
the Musicians
Cullan Bryant
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Cullan Bryant
is among the most active chamber and collaborative pianists in New York
City, maintaining a schedule of over 50 recitals a year.
He has
performed such artists as Emanuel Borok, Oleh Krysa, Midori,
Sviatoslav Moroz, Peter Rejto, and members of the Almati, American,
Arcata and Borromeo Quartets. He has also appeared in recitals
with members of the New York Philharmonic, Metropolitan Opera
Orchestra, the Orchestra of St. Luke's, New York City Ballet Orchestra,
New Jersey Symphony, Boston Symphony and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra
in such venues as Weill Recital Hall, Merkin Hall, Alice Tully Hall,
the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Detroit's Orchestra Hall. Mr. Bryant
made his Carnegie Hall debut in 1992 in recital with violinist Patmore
Lewis.
Mr. Bryant's festival appearances have included the Long
Island Beethoven Festival where he performed 16 Beethoven piano sonatas
in a 2-day marathon, the Serenates de Platja d'Aro and the Porta
Ferrada festivals in Spain, the Chateau de la Napoule in France, the
Lake Winnepesaukee Music Festival in New Hampshire, the Palm Beach
Invitational Series in Florida and the Shandelee Piano Festival in New
York, among many others.
Cullan Bryant began playing the piano
at age two, giving his first public recital at age six. At eleven he
toured campuses in his native Arkansas and in Texas including several
televised recitals. His prizes and awards include the Leschetizky
International Competition, the National Arts Club of New York, the
Memphis Beethoven Competition, Miami Arts Competition and a certificate
of outstanding citizenship from Arkansas Governor Frank White. His
college studies were with Robert Goldsand and Artur Balsam at the
Manhattan School of Music. In July of 2002 he toured Japan in recitals
with violinist Midori.
This is Cullan Bryant's fifth appearance in the Historical Piano Concerts series and we're pleased to have him back.