Biography
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Oliver Moore (b. 2001) is currently completing his Masters of Music degree under the tutelage of pianist Garrick Ohlsson at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. He has performed Liszt’s Piano Concerto No. 1 and Totentanz with the North State Symphony and Hollywood Chamber Orchestra, and in 2022, substituted at late notice for the Bear Valley Music Festival performing Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue under the baton of Alexander Mickelthwate. In Fall 2024, he will perform the Tchaikovsky Concerto No. 1 with the North State Symphony.
In July 2023, Oliver presented a recital of works and transcriptions by Liszt, Busoni, Saint-Saëns, and Brahms inspired by composers Bach and Handel for the American Bach Soloists’ San Francisco Bach Festival, and was nominated for Favorite New Discovery by the San Francisco Classical Voice Audience Choice Awards. In 2024 he was a semifinalist in the Kosciuszko Foundation Chopin Competition, and featured as an Emerging Young Artist on the Noontime Concert Series in San Francisco. Oliver has attended the Piano Texas International Festival, and has served on faculty at the Butte MTAC Summer Chamber Music Festival.
Oliver completed his undergraduate studies under Garrick Ohlsson at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, and has previously studied with John McCarthy and Dr. Robert Bowman. He has played in master classes and lessons for musicians such as Fabio Bidini, Jonathan Biss, James Giles, Stanislav Ioudenitch,Yoheved Kaplinsky, Boris Slutsky, Arie Vardi, and Shai Wosner.
Oliver enjoys reading, cooking, and exploring nature, and is passionate about historical recordings. He also has interests in new music, improvisation, and jazz, and was pianist in the Downbeat-award winning KU Jazz Ensemble. He seeks to explore the many corners of the keyboard repertoire, spanning from William Byrd to William Bolcom. Oliver’s repertoire includes works by composers such as Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Liszt, Brahms, and Scriabin, as well as Morton Feldman, Meredith Monk, Scott Joplin, and Thomas Àdes.