Conrad Tao

Conrad Tao appears worldwide as a pianist and composer, performing as soloist with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony, Cleveland Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, and Boston Symphony. His compositions have been performed by orchestras throughout the world; his first large-scale orchestral work, Everything Must Go, received its world premiere with the New York Philharmonic, and its European premiere with the Antwerp Symphony. He is the recipient of the prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grant and was named a Gilmore Young Artist. Recently Tao returned to perform Mozart with the New York Philharmonic, for whom he curated a program for their Artist Spotlight series. Upcoming collaborations include ongoing performances of Counterpoint with dancer Caleb Teicher and Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue with Orchestra of St. Luke’s as part of Paul Taylor Dance Company’s season at Lincoln Center. Tao’s violin concerto, written for Stefan Jackiw, was premiered by the Atlanta Symphony under Robert Spano, and the Baltimore Symphony under Kirill Karabits.