About Justin: A piano recital program with a difference The pianists exuberance and confident attack on the keyboard tied his unusual program together Mr. Kolb plowed ahead with engaging spiritedness and a flashy technique. — Alex Ross New York Times Justin describes himself as a pianist, educator and performing arts entrepreneur. He has premiered compositions by: Robert Starer, John Downey, Peter Schickele, Paul Alan Levi, William Ferris , and Robert Cucinotta. He has performed as soloist with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra [Haydn], Hamburg Philharmonic [Beethoven], Amernet String Quartet[Mahler], North West Indiana Symphony [Brahms] Chicago’s North Shore Concert Band [ Starer and Gershwin], and with composers Peter Schickele and Joan Tower. From Budapest to Santa Barbara his solo recitals and university “power talks” keep him happily fulfilled and busy. During a 20 year self - imposed sabbatical Kolb was appointed as CEO and President of a cellular communications company that he co-founded. The company’s stock traded on the NASDAQ exchange. Clavier magazine featured Kolb on its cover with an inside feature about his motivational kids clinics. The NY Times and Chicago Tribune laud his American music performances and Albany Records retains Kolb on its artists roster. Justin serves as chairman of the Phoenicia International Festival of the Voice” and as secretary of the American Liszt Society. He is a co-founder and executive director of the recently established “Catskills Academy of Performing Arts”.[CAPA] The Army veteran is a recipient of the Distinguished Alumni Award from DePaul University.
Posted on: Mon, 26 May 2014 18:43:20 +0000
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