Richard Ozanne, Fortepiano

Biography

Richard Ozanne (Pianist) b.1959

Studied piano (music) from an early age with his parents -professors, pianists-Ozan Marsh, Patricia Benkman-

Has played internationally in performance and recorded known works as well as those of other classical composers- (Active as a pianist until 2007)

Some Highlights:

Various Solo and Group Appearances in Central Europe, Prague-other towns 1997-2005

Palace Unitarias, Svetlor Theater etc

Appearance with the Grieg Piano Concerto in A Minor (,Europe) 2005

Mappano Festival of Music, Mappano Italy May 2005

Society of Poets and Writers-Torino Italy 2005

Small concerts across US, 2006-2007

Some Recordings-Digital/Analog

Rachmaninoff 1st Piano Concerto for Two Pianos

Corelli Variations, Sergi Rachmaninoff

Others-Unreleased

Teacher of Piano 1980's-Present Time

Specialty: Romantics and Modern Composers/Improvisation and Composition in a Post Modern Romantic Tradition-

Haydn, Liszt, Chopin, Rachmaninoff, Scriabin, Kabalevsky, Shostokovitch 

University of Arizona, Tucson Arizona BFA/ Minor in Music-Piano, Professors: Ozan Marsh Pianist, Dirian Akmajian, others

Study in New York City, Columbia University Graduate School, ASL New York (1983-86)

Arizona State University, Tempe Arizona MFA (Masters of Fine Art) 1992

PhD Doctorate of Arts and Humanities (Hon) Europe 1997