Charles Abramovic

Piano

Charles Abramovic has won critical acclaim for his international performances as a soloist, chamber musician, and collaborator with leading instrumentalists and singers. Mr.Abramovic made his solo orchestral debut at the age of fourteen with the Pittsburgh Symphony. Since then he has appeared as soloist with numerous orchestras, including the Baltimore Symphony, the Colorado Philharmonic, the Florida Philharmonic, and the Nebraska Chamber Orchestra. He has given solo recitals throughout the United States, France and Yugoslavia. He has also appeared at major international festivals in Berlin, Bermuda, Dubrovnik and Vancouver.

Mr. Abramovic performs regularly with such artists as Midori, Sarah Chang, Robert McDuffie, Viktoria Mullova, Kim Kashkashian and Jeffrey Khaner. His recording of the solo piano works of Delius for DTR recordings has been widely praised.

He has recorded for EMI Classics with violinist Sarah Chang, and Avie Recordings with Philadelphia Orchestra principal flutist Jeffrey Khaner. Actively involved with contemporary music, he has also recorded works of Milton Babbitt, Joseph Schwantner, Gunther Schuller and others for CRI, Bridge, and Koch International Classics.

Mr. Abramovic currently resides in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, and is a Professor of Keyboard Studies at Temple University’s Boyer College of Music in Philadelphia. He is an active part of the musical life of Philadelphia, performing with numerous organizations in the city. In 1997 he received the Career Development Grant from the Philadelphia Musical Fund Society, and in 2003 received the Creative Achievement Award from Temple University. He is a graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music, the Peabody Conservatory, and received his doctorate from Temple University. His teachers have included Natalie Phillips, Eleanor Sokoloff, Leon Fleisher, and Harvey Wedeen.

Mr. Abramovic is also a composer. Philadelphia’s Orchestra 2001 premiered his Concerto for Piano, Strings and Timpani in November of 2004.