Randall Hodgkinson is an American classical pianist.

Education

Hodgkinson obtained his Bachelor of Music degree with honors, Master of Music degree with distinction and artist diploma from the New England Conservatory of Music. He studied with Veronica Jochum and

Russell Sherman Russell Sherman (born March 25, 1930, New York, New York) is an American classical pianist, educator and author. Russell Sherman made his debut at The Town Hall in New York at age 15, later studying piano with Eduard Steuermann and composition wit ...

Career

He won the International American Music Competition in 1981 which was sponsored by

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and the

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. He was also a winner in the J.S.Bach International Competition and received the Tanglewood Music Center's Cabot Award in 1971. Hodgkinson made his European orchestral debut in 1985 with the Santa Cecilia Orchestra of Rome. Later in 1986, he made his formal New York recital debut at Alice Tully Hall. He has performed as a soloist with numerous orchestras including the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, the

Boston Symphony Orchestra The Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) is an American orchestra based in Boston, Massachusetts. It is the second-oldest of the five major American symphony orchestras commonly referred to as the " Big Five". Founded by Henry Lee Higginson in 1881, ...

, the

Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra is an American symphony orchestra located in Buffalo, New York led by Music Director JoAnn Faletta. Its primary performing venue is Kleinhans Music Hall, which is a National Historic Landmark. Each season it p ...

, the Cleveland Orchestra, the

Philadelphia Orchestra The Philadelphia Orchestra is an American symphony orchestra, based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. One of the " Big Five" American orchestras, the orchestra is based at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, where it performs its subscription ...

, the Concord Orchestra (Concord, Massachusetts), the Iceland Philharmonic, the

Orchestra of Santa Cecilia The Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (Orchestra of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia) is an Italian symphony orchestra based in Rome. Resident at the Parco della Musica, the orchestra primarily performs its Rome concerts in ...

in Rome, and had successful collaborations with

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and Gunther Schuller. He was a featured artist on the Bosendorfer Concert Series, which aired on WNYC-FM in New York City. He has recorded for the Albany,

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, CRI, and New World labels. Hodgkinson is an active performer of chamber music and is currently a member of the

Boston Chamber Music Society The Boston Chamber Music Society (BCMS) is an American organization of musicians located in Boston, Massachusetts and dedicated to the performance and promotion of chamber music. The organization performs works from the Baroque era to the present da ...

, Boston Artists Ensemble, Worcester Chamber Music Society and the Gramercy Trio. He has performed chamber music at numerous festivals, including Blue Hill Festival (Maine), Bargemusic,

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(Madison, Connecticut),

Seattle Chamber Music Festival The Seattle Chamber Music Society (SCMS) is an American organization of musicians located in Seattle, Washington that is dedicated to the performance and promotion of chamber music. Established in 1982, the presenting organization is currently in ...

, and Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival. In addition to his solo work, he also regularly performs the four-hand and two-piano repertoire with his wife, Leslie Amper. Hodgkinson is on the faculty of the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, the Longy School of Music of Bard College in Cambridge, and

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in Wellesley, Massachusetts.

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