Jason Peterson, Piano

Biography

22-year-old Jason Peterson is gaining recognition as one of America's leading young pianists,
and has performed throughout the U.S. and Europe. At age 17, Mr. Peterson was awarded a grant from the Chopin Foundation of the
United States, Inc., and subsequently became the first-ever four-time recipient of the award, which aids him in preparation for
the upcoming National Chopin Piano Competition in Miami and the International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw, Poland. He has
been recognized with an award by the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts, and was the only American finalist in the
2001 Grace Welsh International Prize for Piano.

Recent performances have included solo recitals in Vienna, London, Milwaukee, Rochester, Cleveland, Phoenix, Denver, Raleigh, and
Orlando, among others. Two recent outdoor performances of the Tchaikovsky First Piano Concerto with the Wisconsin Chamber
Orchestra drew over 20,000 listeners. Upcoming solo and collaborative performances are scheduled throughout the U.S. and Europe.

Mr. Peterson holds a Bachelor of Music degree with High Distinction from the Eastman School of Music,
where he studied with the Russian concert pianist Natalya Antonova. He is currently a scholarship student in the Master of Music program
of the University of Texas at Austin, where he studies under the South-African pianist Anton Nel.