Diplome de Virtuosite, Conservatoire de Neuchatel, Switzerland
MM Peabody Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Lillian Gutman Award in Piano Performance
BM University of Southern California, John Green Award in Music Performance
American pianist Lori Kaufman studied with Leon Fleisher at the Peabody Institute of Music and John Perry at the University of Southern California. She has taught at the National Conservatoires of Neuchatel and Geneva, Switzerland, as well as the LaSalle College of the Arts and the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music, both in Singapore. She has performed across the US and in Europe, in recital as both a solo pianist and as a chamber musician. She has appeared as a soloist playing concertos with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, the Ars Viva Symphony, the Highland Park Strings, and chamber orchestras in Germany, Switzerland, Italy, and Romania. She considers it an honor to transmit the great tradition of piano playing that can be traced back to her teacher’s teacher’s teacher’s teacher’s teacher, Ludwig van Beethoven. She strives for her students to feel empowered to find their own unique voice and to enjoy being onstage creating memorable experiences for their listeners. Her favorite composer is Franz Schubert.