Thomas Rosenkranz
Piano Area Chair
Assistant Professor of Piano
Director, Hawai‘i Institute for Contemporary Music
Education
- B.M.,Oberlin Conservatory of Music (1999)
- M.M.,Eastman School of Music (2001)
- Performer's Certificate, Eastman School of Music (2001)
- D.M.A., Eastman School of Music (2006)
- Studies with Yvonne Loriod-Messiaen, Nelita True, and Robert Shannon
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Awards and Honors
- Two-time Artistic Ambassador sponsored by the United States State Department (2003 and 2004)
- Classical Fellowship Award from the American Pianists Association (2003)
- National Winner of MTNA Collegiate Competition (1999)
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Concerto Soloist (partial listing)
- Indianapolis Symphony
- Northwest Chamber Orchestra
- Sicilian National Orchestra
- Beirut National Orchestra
- Vienna Opera Orchestra
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Recitals (partial listing)
Solo and chamber recitals throughout North America, Asia, and Europe including
- Lincoln Center (New York)
- 92nd Street Y (New York)
- the Kennedy Center (D.C.)
- Hilbert Circle Theatre (Indianapolis)
- Poly Theatre (Beijing)
- National Concert Hall (Shanghai)
- L'Acropolium (Carthage)
- Theatre de la Ville (Tunis)
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Masterclasses (partial listing)
- Bowling Green University
- Butler University
- California Institute of the Arts
- University of Kansas
- Northwestern University
- Oberlin Conservatory
- Higher Institute of Music of Beirut (Lebanon)
- Higher Institute of Music of Tunis (Tunisia)
- Tunghai University (Taiwan)
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Adjudication
- Judge, Oberlin International Competition and Festival (2007)
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Professional Affiliations
- Prior to the appointment to the University of Hawaii at Manoa faculty, Dr. Rosenkranz was an Affiliate Artist at Syracuse University. He was the chair of piano studies at the Cortona Contemporary Festival in Italy for 2007 and is chair of piano studies at the Soundscape Festival in Pavia, Italy for Summer 2008. He is the founder and director of the Hawaii Institute for Contemporary Music and is a past President of the Honolulu Piano Teachers Association.
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Recordings
- Nonesuch
- Cantaloupe
- Tzadik