Awadagin Pratt
Awadagin Pratt was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States on March 6th, 1966 and is the Pianist. At the age of 58, Awadagin Pratt biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Awadagin Pratt (born March 6, 1966) is a concert pianist from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Life
Awadagin Pratt began piano lessons at six with Leslie Sompong and violin lessons at age nine, after moving to Normal, Illinois. He enrolled in University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; he later moved to the Peabody Conservatory of Music in Baltimore as a pianist and a violinist.
"He has appeared with virtually every major orchestra in this country [the United States], at the Clinton White House, Obama White House, and Sesame Street in 1992. Pratt's winning the Naumburg award launched him into a brisk performance schedule, with 40 to 50 shows in the first year and 70 the following year, when he began working with the New York City artist management company IMG Artists. Pratt made his Lincoln Center debut in 1994 with the New York Philharmonic (Shepard 1998).
Pratt accepted a position as Assistant Professor of Piano and Artist in Residence at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music in fall 2004, rising to the rank of Professor of Piano. He made his recital debut on December 1, 2005 (Gelfand 2005). Pratt continues to perform in the United States and abroad, and he hopes to include recitals on the violin, both solo and chamber music, to his recital program. On March 3, 2020, a recital was praised for its "old-master richness." Pratt is also an experienced conductor, having performed orchestras in the United States and Japan.
Pratt and his partner Jill Meyer Pratt and their son live in Cincinnati, Ohio, in private life. He continues to play tennis and also pursues interest in chess and fine wines.