Pianist Eric Huebner has drawn worldwide acclaim for his performances of new and traditional music since making his debut with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at age 17. As a frequent guest pianist with the New York Philharmonic, Huebner has been featured in performances of Stravinsky’s Petroushka and Firebird suites, and in appearances as a part of CONTACT!, the Philharmonic’s recently formed new music series. In 2006, Huebner performed György Ligeti’s Piano Concerto with David Robertson conducting at Carnegie’s Zankel Hall and was subsequently invited to perform Olivier Messiaen’s Oiseaux Exotiques as part of a Live from Lincoln Center gala broadcast on PBS. Since 2001, Huebner has been a member of Antares, a quartet comprised of clarinet, violin, cello and piano. First prize winners of the 2002 Concert Artists Guild International Competition, Antares appears regularly in major chamber music venues throughout the country.
Performing highlights in recent seasons include:Jay Alan Yim’s neverthesamerivertwice for piano and chamber orchestra with the New York Philharmonic and Alan Gilbert, conducting; Olivier Messiaen’s complete Vingt Regard sur l’Enfant-Jésus at the Ojai Festival; appearances at the Monday Evening Concerts and Piano Spheres series in Los Angeles; the oh-ton new music series in Oldenburg, Germany; György Ligeti’s Piano Concerto with the University at Buffalo’s Slee Sinfonietta, James Baker, conducting; and recitals in New York City of the solo music of Stravinsky and Andriessen presented by Miller Theater and Le Poisson Rouge, respectively. Huebner is currently Assistant Professor of Piano at the University at Buffalo and holds B.M. and M.M. degrees from the Juilliard School where he was a student of Jerome Lowenthal. [1]
[1] Jezioro, Jan. Program notes, “A Musical Feast performs works by John Bacon, W.A. Mozart, Bernard Rands, Nathan Heidelberger and Elliott Carter.” Concert. Buffalo, NY: Burchfield Penney Art Center at Buffalo State College, May 18, 2012.