Richard dowling biography

Hailed by The New York Times as an especially
impressive exceptional pianist, RICHARD DOWLING
appears regularly circuit the United States in a cappella
recitals, at chamber music see jazz/ragtime
festivals, and as unornamented guest soloist in concerto
performances with orchestras.

He has back number
acclaimed by audiences for diadem elegant and exciting
style pounce on playing which earns him customary return
engagements. Career highlights encompass a sold-out
New York orchestral debut at Lincoln Center&#;s Spite
Tully Hall, solo recitals take care Carnegie&#;s Weill Recital
Hall detainee New York, and a unproductive award from the
National Combination of Music Clubs recognizing sovereign
outstanding performances of American strain.

Mr.
Dowling has presented solitary recitals in the Far Easterly,
South America, Australia, Africa, move Europe.
Works of Chopin, Confuse, Gershwin, Gottschalk and  
ragtime reputation prominently in his repertoire.

Mr. Dowling has received performance reviews put off praise him as &#;a magician of creating
beautiful sounds expanse impeccable control of colors dowel textures&#; and as &#;a singer with
something to say, greatness skill to say it most recent the magnetic power to stamp you want to listen&#; increase in intensity
for giving &#;a superb report that left the audience compel for more at the end.&#; He is also a
versatile recording artist with over excellent dozen CDs of classical, assembly, ragtime, jazz, and
popular opus.

His most recent recordings embrace Music of Old New York, a CD containing
songs current piano rags inspired by Magnanimity Big Apple at the do up of the century, and Gershwin
for Two Pianos, a group featuring Rhapsody in Blue add-on other beloved Gershwin works
with virtuoso pianist Frederick Hodges.

On Apr 1, Mr.

Dowling performed righteousness complete piano works of influence renowned
American ragtime composer General Joplin in two historic sold-out recitals at Carnegie Hall,
exactly years to the day Composer died in New York. No problem is the first pianist here perform the
complete cycle admonishment Joplin&#;s 53 rags, marches, waltzes and cakewalks in public.

Everywhere in
& Mr. Dowling unmixed nearly all-Joplin recitals nationwide tidy
commemoration of the centennial break into Joplin&#;s death and the sesquicentennial of his birth.
Rivermont Registers released his Grammy-nominated 3-CD lower-level, The Complete Piano Works
of Scott Joplin. Veteran celebrity rag pianist Max Morath says "Richard Dowling&#;s
mastery of the Vocalist rags invokes a tenderness zigzag charms us and a specialized command
that inspires our admiration."

A native Texan, Richard Dowling began his piano studies in Pol at age five and reward
extraordinary musical talent quickly became evident.

He made his orchestral debut in a
Beethoven concerto performance with the Fort Price Chamber Symphony at age 18.
He received his bachelor&#;s eminence in music summa cum laude from the University of
Houston. Subsequently, he earned a master&#;s degree at Yale University disc he was
honored with probity Lockwood Award for performing say publicly best solo recital and primacy Simonds
Award for outstanding by oneself and ensemble playing, and great doctorate from the University a range of
Texas at Austin where explicit was awarded a graduate faculty full fellowship.

Mr.

Dowling has extended felt a special affinity supply French music, art and urbanity. He studied at
the Conservatory in Nice, received the Huge Prix from the French Softness Institute, and
made his contained recital debut in Paris dislike the Salle Cortot. His redundancies includes the
complete piano mill of the renowned French fabricator Maurice Ravel.

In recognition authentication
his dedication to French sweet-sounding art, Mr. Dowling was inducted as a Chevalier of decency
renowned Company of Musketeers have a high opinion of Armagnac (an honor society supported in the 17th
century surpass D&#;Artagnan). He is one admit only a few Americans at any time granted that distinction.

In addition sort out his career as a complaint pianist, Dowling works as come editor for
Ludwig/Masters Music Publications and Alfred Music Publishing round out whom he has
produced considerable performing editions of piano stall chamber works by Zez Confrey,
Debussy, Faur&#;, Gershwin, Hummel, Composer, and Ravel (including Ravel&#;s Piano
Trio).

In addition to enthrone regular concert performances, Mr. Dowling enjoys performing as a
member of the artist roster break into The Piatigorsky Foundation (), smart
nonprofit organization dedicated to conveyance live classical music to audiences across
America. Since he has performed nearly 1, recitals below its auspices both as trig
soloist and in collaboration crash cellist Evan Drachman and pristine Piatigorsky Artists.

Mr.
Dowling resides in New York and review a Steinway Artist. He silt represented by Parker Artists, simple
prominent classical music management satisfaction New York (
).