Robert Edward Thies - Concert Pianist

Highlights of previous seasons of Robert Edward Thies

* Not included in this list:

over 200 chamber music performances.
40-city concert tour in USA between 1998-2001, under the auspices of Community Concerts

2008

Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major; Louisville Orchestra; JoAnn Falletta; Louisville, KY
Tchaikovsky Piano Trio; with Andrew Shulman & Joel Pargman, Jacaranda; Santa Monica, CA
Chausson: Concerto in D Major for Violin, Piano and String Quartet; San Luis Obispo Symphony Chamber Series; with violinist, Shunské Sato, Los Osos, CA
Los Angeles Philharmonic Chamber Music Society; with Shelley Bovyer and Barry Gold; Brahms: Trio in B Major; Disney Hall, Los Angeles, CA
Schoenberg’s Verklärte Nacht; Pantoum Trio; Manhattan Beach, CA

2007

2006

Chamber Orchestra of the South Bay; Shostakovich:
Concerto No. 1; (replacing another pianist on short notice);
Palos Verdes, CA
Santa Barbara Symphony; Dohnanyi: Variations on a Nursery Tune; Santa Barbara, CA
Auckland Philharmonia; Shostakovich: Concerto No 1; Auckland, NEW ZEALAND
Santa Maria Symphony; Prokofiev: Concerto No. 3
(5 days notice, replacing Jose Feghali); Santa Maria, CA
Roswell Symphony; Prokofiev: Concerto No. 3; Roswell, NM
Bakersfield Symphony; Prokofiev: Concerto No. 3; Bakersfield, CA

2005

2004

New West Symphony; Dohnanyi: Variations on a Nursery Tune; Oxnard & Thousand Oaks, CA
Pasadena Symphony; Chopin: Concerto No. 2; Pasadena, CA
Mladi Chamber Orchestra; Mozart: Concerto No. 23; Los Angeles, CA
Bakersfield Symphony; Rachmaninoff: Concerto No. 2,
Bakersfield, CA
Santa Clarita Symphony; Prokofiev: Concerto No. 3;
Santa Clarita, CA

2003

Fort Worth Symphony; Beethoven: Concerto no. 3; Fort Worth, TX
Solo recital; Luther Burbank Center; Santa Rosa, CA
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; with Lalo Schifrin; Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts, CA
Germany recital debut: Ditzingen, GERMANY
Santa Maria Symphony; Rachmaninoff; Concerto No. 2;
Santa Maria, CA
Auckland Philharmonia; Chopin: Concerto No. 2; Auckland, NEW ZEALAND
Chamber Orchestra of the South Bay; Mozart: Concerto No. 27; Palos Verdes, CA
Huntsville Symphony; Prokofiev: Concerto No. 3; Huntsville, AL

2002

Santa Cruz County Symphony; Shostakovich: Concerto No. 1;
Santa Cruz, CA
Orquesta Filarmonica; Dohnanyi: Variations on a Nursery Tune; Mexico City, MEXICO
Santa Maria Symphony; Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; Santa Maria, CA
Pasadena Symphony; Dohnanyi: Variations on a Nursery Tune; Pasadena, CA
Pacific Symphony: Dvorak Festival; Costa Mesa, CA
Chamber Orchestra of the South Bay; Beethoven: Concerto no. 4; Torrance & Palos Verdes, CA
Tahoe Tallac Association; South Lake Tahoe, CA
South America recital debut: Teatro Achá, Cochabamba, BOLIVIA
Roswell Symphony; Rachmaninoff: Concerto No. 2; Roswell, NM
St. Matthews Chamber Orchestra; Mozart: Concerto no. 17; Pacific Palisades, CA
Los Angeles Jewish Symphony; “The Pianist” Wladislaw Szpilman:
Concertino for Piano and Orchestra; Century City, CA

2001

Desert Foothills Music Festival; Carefree, AZ
Eugene Symphony; Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue and Copland: Concerto; Eugene, OR
Chamber Orchestra of the South Bay; Mozart: Concerto No. 21; Palos Verdes & San Pedro, CA
Orquesta Filarmonica de la Ciudad de Mexico; Shostakovich: Concerto No. 1; Mexico City, MEXICO
Orquesta Filarmonica de la Ciudad de Mexico; Beethoven: Concerto no. 4 Mexico City, MEXICO
Santa Cecilia Orchestra; Ravel: Concerto in G; Los Angeles, CA
Southern Hemisphere debut: Auckland Philharmonia; Rachmaninoff: Concerto No. 2; (with one day notice replacing an indisposed pianist due to 9/11) Auckland, NEW ZEALAND
Auckland Philharmonia; Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; Auckland, NZ
National Symphony of Mexico; Schoenberg: Piano Concerto; Mexico City, MEXICO
American Youth Symphony; Brahms: Concerto No. 1;
Los Angeles, CA

2000

Cedar City Music Arts; Cedar City, UT
Orquesta Filarmonica de la Ciudad de Mexico; Rachmaninoff: Concerto No. 2; Mexico City, MEXICO
Santa Cruz County Symphony; Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Santa Cruz, CA
Los Angeles recital debut: El Camino Center for the Performing Arts, Marsee Auditorium Torrance, CA
Cape May Festival Orchestra; Beethoven: Concerto No. 1;
Cape May, NJ

1999

Chamber Orchestra of the South Bay; Shostakovich: Concerto No. 2; Palos Verdes, CA
Long Beach Symphony; Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; Long Beach, CA
Russia recital debut: Hermitage Theater, St. Petersburg, RUSSIA
Music in the Mountains; Beethoven: Concerto No. 5;
Grass Valley, CA
Missouri Chamber Orchestra; Beethoven: Concerto No. 5;
Columbia, MO
Sunriver Music Festival; Mozart: Concerto No. 20; Sunriver, OR
Sunriver Music Festival; Chopin: Concerto No. 2; Sunriver, OR
Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra; Beethoven: Concerto No. 5; Indianapolis, IN
Chamber Orchestra of the South Bay; Beethoven: Concerto No. 5; Palos Verdes, CA
Mexico debut: Orquesta Filarmonica de la Ciudad de Mexico; Prokofiev: Concerto No. 2, Mexico City, MEXICO
Hartt Sinfonietta; Beethoven: Concerto No. 5; Hartford, CT

1998

1997

Liepaja Symphony Orchestra; Tchaikovsky: Concerto No. 1; Liepaja, LATVIA
National Repertory Orchestra; Prokofieff: Concerto No. 2 in G minor; Breckenridge & Pueblo, CO
U.S. premier of Gorecki: Sonata for Piano, with composer present; USC; Los Angeles, CA

1996

1995

Gold Medal Winner, II. Prokofiev International Competition; St. Petersburg, RUSSIA