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Thomas Pandolfi is steadily building a reputation as one of America's finest pianists. With a vast and diverse repertoire at his fingertips, he has been consistently praised not only for his compelling Mozart, passionate Liszt, and dazzling Gershwin interpretations, but also for his innovative programming ideas.

The young pianist's career has already included performances with such European orchestras as The George Enescu Philharmonic, The Moravian Philharmonic, and The National Philharmonic of the Republic of Moldova, as well as the American symphony orchestras of Mississippi, Cedar Rapids, Asheville, Princeton, and San Angelo, to name but a few. He has collaborated with such conductors as Dimitru Goia, Peter Schmelzer, Mihail Agafita, Andreas Delfs, Christian Tiemeyer, Ron Spigelman, William Kushner, Nicholas Palmer and Robert Hart Baker. Following a performance of Liszt's Piano Concerto No. 2 with the Asheville Symphony, The Asheville Citizen-Times remarked, "Pandolfi is a standout among today's young pianists, demonstrating a great technician's grace, finesse and polish...his virtuosity and strength might have had some believing that Liszt himself had taken over the keyboard." Equally popular as a recitalist, Pandolfi has appeared in concert halls nationwide. After a recent recital, The Washington Post described him as "an artist who is master of both the grand gesture and the sensual line. Pandolfi possesses first-rate technical skills, an unerring command of phrasing, a quicksilver touch and cunning legerdemain when it comes to pedaling...etched with calm and crystal clarity...outstanding." New York Concert Review has characterized Pandolfi's interpretations as containing "high level pianism and tasteful, diversified musical ideas...crystalline texture and deft coloration... charm and bracing elan."

During the 2006-07 season, Mr. Pandolfi appeared with The York Symphony on Gala Opening Night in Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 4., and at a special New Year's Eve concert with The New Philharmonic under Maestro Kirk Muspratt featuring Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue. In March, Pandolfi closed the Altoona Symphony's season with the Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1. This season also marked his debut with The National Philharmonic of the Republic of Moldova under Maestro Mihail Agafita. In May, Mr. Pandolfi will return to Europe, (this time the Czech Republic) to record Paderewski's Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 17 and Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue with The Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra. As recitalist this season, he appeared in Florida, Connecticut, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and California. Highlights of the 2007-08 Season will include MacDowell's D Minor Concerto with The George Enescu Philharmonic in Bucharest and Gershwin's Concerto in F with the National Philharmonic of the Republic of Moldova in immediate return engagements. In October of '08, Pandolfi will perform Rachmaninov's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini with Symphonicity, "The Symphony Orchestra of Virginia Beach" in the brand new Sandler Center for the Performing Arts at Town Center in downtown Virginia Beach on Gala Opening Night.

A graduate of The Juilliard School, Mr. Pandolfi earned both his Bachelor's and Master's degrees as a scholarship student.

Mr. Pandolfi is the accompanist for both The New Dominion Chorale and The National Men's Chorus.

Website: http://www.thomaspandolfi.com