Biography
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Oliver Moore (b. 2001) is currently completing his undergraduate degree under the tutelage of internationally-acclaimed concert pianist Garrick Ohlsson at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. He has been featured as soloist with orchestras including the North State Symphony and Hollywood Chamber Orchestra, and has won first prize in numerous piano competitions. On short notice, Oliver substituted for celebrated Gershwin specialist Richard Glazier at the 2022 Bear Valley Music Festival as soloist in Rhapsody in Blue. His performance under the baton of Alexander Mickelthwate led him to be named the inaugural participant in the Michael Morgan Young Artist Program, in memory of the late BVMF Music Director.
Equally at home as both a soloist and collaborator, Oliver has worked extensively in chamber ensembles, and with singers, instrumentalists, and living composers. Oliver seeks to explore the many corners of the keyboard literature, with his repertoire spanning from J.S. Bach to Johannes Brahms, W.A. Mozart to Fryderyk Chopin, Scott Joplin to Morton Feldman, and William Byrd to Meredith Monk. He is deeply interested in contemporary repertoire, jazz, and improvisation, and was pianist in the Downbeat Award winning KU Jazz Ensemble 1.
Oliver has previously studied with John McCarthy and Robert Bowman, and has played in masterclasses for artists such as Stanislav Ioudenitch, Yoheved Kaplinsky, James Giles, and Shai Wosner. He has participated in the PianoTexas International Festival and the International Institute for Young Musicians summer programs, and has been on faculty at the Butte MTAC Summer Music Academy.
Aside from playing the piano, Oliver enjoys reading, cooking, and nature. He has a love for historical recordings, with his pianistic idols including Sergei Rachmaninoff, Alfred Cortot, Dinu Lipatti, and Mieczyslaw Horzowski. Oliver is a native of Chico, CA, and is currently based in San Francisco.