George Lepauw began his studies at the Rachmaninov Conservatory in Paris, France at
the age of three, and soon after, was accepted by Madam Aida Barenboim as her
youngest student with the exception of her son, pianist and conductor, Daniel
Barenboim. George went on to study with Russian virtuoso, Elena Varvarova who
prepared him for his first public concert at the age of ten in Paris.
Then on the recommendation of the conductor Carlo-Maria Giulini, George began
working under the tutelage of Maria Curcio, a disciple of the great Artur Schnabel. He
continued his studies in Paris and in Alsace with Rena Cherechevskaia, the renowned
professor responsible for the "Gifted Young Artists" at the Moscow Conservatory, and
in 1995 went to Hannover, Germany to work with Russian concert pianist, Vladimir
Krainev.
For some time, George expanded his musical repertoire to include jazz, studying under
American composer, Christopher Culpo as well as Bernard Maury (a disciple of Bill
Evans) in Paris. In the summer of 1996, he attended the Berklee School of Music in
Boston, experimenting on different instruments in fusion, blues and jazz.
In 2002, George obtained his B.A. degree from Georgetown University with a double
major in English Literature and History and recently completed his Masters of Music in
Piano Performance at Northwestern University where he studied piano with Ursula
Oppens and James Giles, harpsichord with Stephen Alltop, organ with Margaret Kemper,
and conducting with Victor Yampolsky. He was the recipient of the first Earl Wild
Foundation Prize to study with the legendary ninety-one year old pianist at his home in
Columbus, Ohio.
In the Summer of 2006, George was invited to perform recital programs of Ravel and
Debussy in Finland for the Archipelago Music Festivals and at the Sibelius Museum, as
well as duets by Erik Satie and Samuel Barber with pianist Katie Hamada. An avid
chamber musician, George performed the Mozart Piano Quartets that year in celebration
of Mozart's 250th birthday, and also partnered with Charles Pikler, principal violist of the
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, for several sonata performances of Brahms and Franck
in several venues in the Chicago area.
On January 6th, 2007, he participated in the International Gala Concert for World Peace
at the 4,000 seat Auditorium Theater of Chicago, built in 1889 by Louis Sullivan.
Last February, George was in Paris giving recitals of works by Schumann, Debussy,
Ravel and Messiaen.
March 26th, 2007, George gave two special back-to-back concerts honoring the 180th
anniversary of Beethoven's death in 1827, at the Chicago Music Institute, with Chicago
Symphony Orchestra Assistant Concertmaster David Taylor, and mezzo-soprano Aruna
Serbanescu.
In June 2007, George was invited to perform live on Chicago's WFMT 98.7 classical
radio station at the Fazioli Salon Series on Michigan Avenue's Fine Arts Building.
In July, George recorded the complete Preludes for Piano by Claude Debussy for a DVD
release of December 2007.
The 2007-08 season will see him performing solo recitals, chamber music and concertos
in the United States, France and China. For up to date performance schedules, please
check the performances page of this site.
the age of three, and soon after, was accepted by Madam Aida Barenboim as her
youngest student with the exception of her son, pianist and conductor, Daniel
Barenboim. George went on to study with Russian virtuoso, Elena Varvarova who
prepared him for his first public concert at the age of ten in Paris.
Then on the recommendation of the conductor Carlo-Maria Giulini, George began
working under the tutelage of Maria Curcio, a disciple of the great Artur Schnabel. He
continued his studies in Paris and in Alsace with Rena Cherechevskaia, the renowned
professor responsible for the "Gifted Young Artists" at the Moscow Conservatory, and
in 1995 went to Hannover, Germany to work with Russian concert pianist, Vladimir
Krainev.
For some time, George expanded his musical repertoire to include jazz, studying under
American composer, Christopher Culpo as well as Bernard Maury (a disciple of Bill
Evans) in Paris. In the summer of 1996, he attended the Berklee School of Music in
Boston, experimenting on different instruments in fusion, blues and jazz.
In 2002, George obtained his B.A. degree from Georgetown University with a double
major in English Literature and History and recently completed his Masters of Music in
Piano Performance at Northwestern University where he studied piano with Ursula
Oppens and James Giles, harpsichord with Stephen Alltop, organ with Margaret Kemper,
and conducting with Victor Yampolsky. He was the recipient of the first Earl Wild
Foundation Prize to study with the legendary ninety-one year old pianist at his home in
Columbus, Ohio.
In the Summer of 2006, George was invited to perform recital programs of Ravel and
Debussy in Finland for the Archipelago Music Festivals and at the Sibelius Museum, as
well as duets by Erik Satie and Samuel Barber with pianist Katie Hamada. An avid
chamber musician, George performed the Mozart Piano Quartets that year in celebration
of Mozart's 250th birthday, and also partnered with Charles Pikler, principal violist of the
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, for several sonata performances of Brahms and Franck
in several venues in the Chicago area.
On January 6th, 2007, he participated in the International Gala Concert for World Peace
at the 4,000 seat Auditorium Theater of Chicago, built in 1889 by Louis Sullivan.
Last February, George was in Paris giving recitals of works by Schumann, Debussy,
Ravel and Messiaen.
March 26th, 2007, George gave two special back-to-back concerts honoring the 180th
anniversary of Beethoven's death in 1827, at the Chicago Music Institute, with Chicago
Symphony Orchestra Assistant Concertmaster David Taylor, and mezzo-soprano Aruna
Serbanescu.
In June 2007, George was invited to perform live on Chicago's WFMT 98.7 classical
radio station at the Fazioli Salon Series on Michigan Avenue's Fine Arts Building.
In July, George recorded the complete Preludes for Piano by Claude Debussy for a DVD
release of December 2007.
The 2007-08 season will see him performing solo recitals, chamber music and concertos
in the United States, France and China. For up to date performance schedules, please
check the performances page of this site.
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George Lepauw, piano: from Rameau's a minor suite, Prelude
