Artists

Bruce Wolosoff is a ‘formidable pianist and composer‘ (Gramophone) known for his integration of classical, jazz, blues, and contemporary influences. Wolosoff often composes in response to visual art and through collaborations with leading artists across a variety of disciplines.

Wolosoff’s solo piano recording Memento, released on Avie Records in 2023, received extensive airplay on radio stations worldwide. His 2022 recording Paradise Found: Music for Cello and Piano by Bruce Wolosoff, featuring performances by Mr. Wolosoff with cellist Sara Sant’Ambrogio of the Eroica Trio, also on Avie Records, reached No.6 on the Billboard Top 10 Classical chart.

Wolosoff’s previous collaboration with Ms. Sant’Ambrogio, a recording of his Concerto for Cello and Orchestra with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, also a Billboard Top 10 best- selling classical album, was described by critic Jerry Dubins of Fanfare magazine as ‘a work of compelling beauty… that can be declared an instant masterpiece’.

Other highlights of his discography include the internationally acclaimed Songs without Words (18 Divertimenti for String Quartet) on the Naxos American Classics label and a recording of piano music by Ferruccio Busoni for the Music & Arts label.

Wolosoff collaborated with the late choreographer Ann Reinking on two ballets. The White City, based on Erik Larson’s The Devil in the White City and made in partnership with Melissa Thodos of Thodos Dance Chicago, enjoyed a two-season tour around the country and rave critical reviews: the Chicago Sun-Times named it ‘Best Dance of 2011’. A Light in the Dark, inspired by the lives of Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan, was nominated for an Emmy Award
in Outstanding Achievement for Arts Programming.

Born in New York City in 1955, Wolosoff played in a variety of rock bands as a teenager while pursuing studies in classical piano performance. He holds degrees from Bard College and the New England Conservatory. Wolosoff’s main studies in composition and orchestration were with Lawrence Widdoes. His principal piano instructor was German Diez, who taught the technique of Claudio Arrau. Other teachers include classical pianists Evelyne Crochet, Richard Goode and Jorge Bolet, and jazz pianists Charlie Banacos and Jaki Byard.

Since 2020, Wolosoff has been the artistic director of Reflections in Music, curating an innovative series of programs that seek to spark new ways of thinking about and engaging with the classical musical experience.