Eva-Maria
Zimmermann
"Excellent performance...flawless technique, sensitive touch, dynamic and expressive."
DER BUND, SWITZERLAND
"Eva-Maria Zimmermann almost blew out the candles with her driving, assured energy."
SAN FRANCISCO CLASSICAL VOICE
Dynamic Swiss pianist Eva-Maria Zimmermann maintains a robust career in Europe and the United States, offering performances that are "breathtakingly intense" (Der Bund) and "passionate and deeply expressive" (Berner Oberlander). Her solo appearances involve recitals as well as concerto performances with major symphonies, including the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande.
Winner of the prestigious Rotary International Ambassadorial Scholarship, Ms. Zimmermann has appeared at international festivals worldwide, including the “Festival Piano en Saintonge” France, the “Sommerfestspiele Murten” Switzerland, and San Francisco's “Other Minds Festival of New Music." A graduate with highest honors from the Conservatory of Geneva, Eva-Maria has studied with many distinguished musicians - Leon Fleisher, György Sebök, Leonard Hokanson and Dominique Merlet, among others.
Ms. Zimmermann is a musician of broad interests. In addition to her solo appearances, she is dedicated to chamber music, lieder recitals, and teaching. She has partnered worldwide with many other professional musicians and ensembles in her career, including soprano Lara Bruckmann, the Del Sol String Quartet, and bass-baritone René Perler. Eva-Maria was a founding member of the award winning Swiss Charmillon Piano Quartet. Many of her chamber music and Lieder recitals have been broadcast on Swiss Radio DRS2, and Radio de la Suisse Romande. As an educator, Eva-Maria has been a faculty member of the University of San Francisco and currently teaches in the music program at the Nueva School in Hillsborough, CA, founded by Sir Yehudi Menuhin.
Eva-Maria resides in San Francisco.
Keisuke Nakagoshi
"A standing ovation was the reward for a stunning performance."
CLASSICAL SONOMA
"...remarkable perfection"
FRANKENBERGER ZEITUNG, GERMANY
"...wonderfully sonorous, plangent pianism...extreme musicality and warmth."
SAN FRANCISCO CLASSICAL VOICE
Pianist-in-residence at The San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Keisuke Nakagoshi began his piano studies at the age of ten. Arriving in the United States from Japan at the age of 18, Mr. Nakagoshi earned his Bachelors degree in Composition and Masters degree in Chamber Music from the San Francisco Conservatory. Graduating as the recipient of multiple top awards, Keisuke was selected to represent the SFCM for the Kennedy Center's Conservatory Project, a program featuring the most promising young musicians from major conservatories across the US.
Mr. Nakagoshi has performed to acclaim on prestigious concert stages across the United States, including the Kennedy Center, Carnegie Hall, the Hollywood Bowl, and Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco. He has received training from some of the most celebrated musicians of our time - Emanuel Ax, Gilbert Kalish, Menahem Pressler, Robert Mann, Norman Fisher, The Peabody Trio - and enjoys collaborating with other accomplished musicians such as Karl Leister, Lucy Shelton, Kristin Clayton, Joseph Alessi, Mark Lawrence, Ian Swensen, Jodi Levitz, the Afiara String Quartet and Ensemble Parallel.
In addition to performing with symphonies and playing an expansive repertoire of chamber music, Keisuke engages his enthusiasm for modern music with the Adorno Ensemble, a collective of musicians performing chamber music by contemporary composers. He also tours as principal pianist with conductor George Daugherty's award-winning "Bugs Bunny on Broadway," performing with American orchestras from coast to coast.
Keisuke Nakagoshi is a native of Fukuoka, Japan, now residing in San Francisco.