布莱恩Zeger

布莱恩Zeger (MM ’81, 钢琴声), born in Port Jervis, 纽约, has been artistic director of 声乐艺术 since 2004 and a Juilliard faculty member since 1993.

Recognized as one of today’s leading collaborative pianists, he has performed with many of the world’s greatest singers including Marilyn 角e, 黛博拉·沃伊特, 安娜科, 苏珊·格雷厄姆, 雷内·佩普, Kiri - Te Kanawa女士, 弗雷德里卡·冯·斯塔德, 彼得亚雷Beczala, 布瑞恩Terfel, 乔伊斯DiDonato, Denyce坟墓, and Adrianne Pieczonka in an extensive concert career that has taken him to premiere concert halls throughout the U.S. 和国外.

He has numerous recordings available on the EMI, 科赫, Naxos and New World labels, his most recent including, 在提洛岛, 所有流浪的人, a recital disc with Jamie Barton; Preludios—Spanish songs with Isabel Leonard; Strauss and Wagner lieder with Adrianne Pieczonka; Dear Theo: 3 Song Cycles by Ben Moore with Paul Appleby, Susanna Phillips and Brett Polegato; and A Lost World—Schubert Songs and Duets with Susanna Phillips and Shenyang.

Also active as a chamber musician, Zeger has been a regular guest at many summer festivals including Aspen, 拉维尼亚, Caramoor, 奥尔德堡, 和圣达菲, and has made appearances at the Bard 音乐 Festival, the Cape Cod 室内乐 Festival, and the Frankly 音乐 series in Milwaukee. He has enjoyed collaborations with the Borromeo and Brentano quartets, 死亡音乐, the 纽约 Philharmonic Chamber Ensembles, and with Bernard Greenhouse, 格伦Dicterow, 尤金·德鲁克, 和宝拉·罗宾逊.

He has taught and given master classes for numerous institutions and served for 10 years as the artistic director of the song program at the Steans Institute at the 拉维尼亚 Festival and for eight years as the executive director of the Metropolitan Opera Lindemann Young Artists Development Program.

His critical essays and other writings have appeared in publications including Opera 新闻, 耶鲁评论, and 室内乐 magazine. He has made frequent appearances on the Metropolitan Opera radio broadcasts and has adjudicated many prominent competitions including the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, the Concert Artists Guild auditions, 沃尔特·W. Naumberg Vocal Competition, and Richard Tucker 音乐 Foundation Auditions.

Zeger holds a bachelor’s degree from Harvard, a master’s degree from Juilliard, and a doctorate from the Manhattan School of 音乐. His teachers have included Morris Borenstein, Sascha Gorodnitzki, and Nina Svetlanova.