Neil Galanter is an American

pianist A pianist ( , ) is a musician who plays the piano. A pianist's repertoire may include music from a diverse variety of styles, such as traditional classical music, jazz piano, jazz, blues piano, blues, and popular music, including rock music, ...

and composer in

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, who is a leading specialist in researching, recording and performing the works of Iberian/Spanish, Catalan, Belgian, and other European composers including Mompou, Montsalvatge, Granados, Albéniz, Blancafort, Esplá, and Poot. He has also given the Australian, New Zealand, and European premieres of several works of such composers, including a work written for him by the British composer

William Blezard William Blezard (10 March 1921 in Padiham, Lancashire – 2 March 2003 in Barnes, London) was a pianist and composer who was musical director to Noël Coward, Marlene Dietrich and Joyce Grenfell. Personal life Blezard's parents worked in one ...

in 2001. According to a reviewer of one of his performances on an Australian tour, He debuted as a pianist at age 12 with the

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. His early studies were with Julius Chajes in Detroit. He has a bachelor's degree in music from

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, where he was a student of Theodore Lettvin, a Masters in performance from

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, and a Doctorate from

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. He also studied at the

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and the

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. with Robert Goldsand. On an Australasian tour in 2000, he performed in several cities including recitals in

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, Australia, in

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, New Zealand, and at the

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, New Zealand. He also has toured throughout Europe extensively including appearances in Belfast, Cork, Coventry, Dublin, Birmingham, London as well as in Kasse

Berlin, Amsterdam, Paris and numerous other European cities. His performance as a soloist with the Valley Symphony Orchestra (LAVC), Valley Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Robert Chauls, and partially sponsored by th
Consulate General of Belgium
in October 2007 was the first US performance of the ''Concerto for Piano'' by Belgian composer

Marcel Poot Marcel Michel, Baron Poot (7 May 1901 – 12 June 1988) was a Belgian composer, professor, and musician who was born in Vilvoorde and died in Brussels. Biography Youth and education Poot was born in Vilvoorde, Belgium, on 7 May 1901. His father, , ...

. He has collaborated in chamber music, solo and duo concerts with members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic including performances with cellist Stephen Custer, and violinist Lawrence Sonderling amongst others. He served as music director at the "first anniversary gala" of the "88’s Cabaret" in West Hollywood, California in May, 2008. He has worked with the Spanish and Flamenco dancer Inesita in cross genre, collaborative fusion performances of Spanish music and dance from varying centuries and styles including performances throughout California.

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Youtube video: "Poot: Concerto for Piano 1st Movement-NEIL GALANTER, pianist"Interview Research Iberian/Spanish music & West Coast Premiere of unknown GoyescaNeil Harris Galanter - pianist: Various Recordings/Discography
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