Biography
| (For Shorter Press Bio please see below.) Biography of the Artist: Praised by the press for her ‘impeccable technique and expressivity’ Caroline Oltmanns has performed as a soloist in Europe, South Africa, and North America. Performances in the United States have included Steinway Hall and Weill Hall in New York City, Preston Bradley Hall in Chicago, Redlands Bown and Leo Bing Theater in Los Angeles. Regular recital tours to Germany, France and Switzerland have included venues such as Stadttheater Fürth and Festival International de Piano Franz Liszt. During her concert tours of South Africa she appeared in Baxter Hall and Endler Hall, the Monument and at the universities of Pretoria, Potchefstroom and Johannesburg. Caroline Oltmanns’ playing has been heard on radio stations including Chicago, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Los Angeles, and Cape Town. Radio interviews in Germany have been broadcast on Bayern IV, Norddeutscher Rundfunk, Süddeutscher Rundfunk, Radio Bremen, Hessischer Rundfunk and Westdeutscher Rundfunk. Televised interviews and performances include Bayerisches Fernsehen, Channel 25 Chicago, and KVCR-TV San Bernadino. Caroline Oltmanns frequently performs as a soloist with orchestra. Her world premieres and recordings of commissioned works for piano and large ensemble include concertos by James Wilding, Till McIvor Meyn, Edward Largent, Rainer Schmitz, Dave Morgan, and Tom Janson. Caroline Oltmanns recently released her fourth solo album on the Filia Mundi label with works by Beethoven, Chopin and South African composer James Wilding. A Professor of Piano at Youngstown State University, Caroline Oltmanns has presented master classes and workshops in the United States, Switzerland, Germany, South Africa, and Canada. Her students have been accepted into prestigious programs in the US and abroad, and have pursued outstanding careers in music. Dr. Oltmanns is a native of Fürth, Germany. She received a Performance Diploma from the Staatliche Musikhochschule Freiburg, and consequently accepted a Fulbright Scholarship and the prestigious Stipendium der deutschen Wirtschaft for graduate and doctoral studies at the University of Southern California. Her musical mentors were John Perry, Robert Levin, Vitaly Margulis and Malcolm Frager. Caroline Oltmanns is an International Steinway Artist. Press Biography (short): Pianist Caroline Oltmanns has performed extensively in Germany, France, Switzerland, South Africa and the United States. Reviews rave about her “focused and heartfelt emotion” (L’Alsace, France) and her “mature creativity” (Fürther Zeitung, Germany). Her playing has been broadcast on radio and television stations in the US, South Africa and Germany. In addition to a wide variety of piano solo and concerto repertoire, Caroline Oltmanns frequently performs and premieres works by contemporary composers. Caroline Oltmanns is a Fulbright Scholar and International Steinway Artist. A native of Germany, she earned her Diploma at the Staatliche Musikhochschule Freiburg and her Master's and Doctoral degrees at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. Her musical mentors were John Perry, Robert Levin, Vitaly Margulis and Malcolm Frager. She is Professor of Piano at Youngstown State University. |
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