Barto, Tzimon, Soloist
Since his appearances as pianist at the Vienna Musikverein and the Salzburg Festival at the invitation of Herbert von Karajan, Tzimon Barto has repeatedly brought dynamic and highly acclaimed performances to audiences worldwide. He is recognized as one of the most important American pianists of his generation, performing to packed halls of faithful fans with solo, orchestra and chamber music concerts. Barto\'s career spans several decades featuring performances with the New York Philharmonic, the Cleveland and Philadelphia orchestras, and the Chicago, Houston, National, and San Francisco symphonies, as well as the orchestras in El Paso, Anchorage, Evansville and at home in Orlando to name just a few. He is also a regular guest at the Ravinia Festival where, in 2003, he celebrated his 10th anniversary of summer appearances.

Barto is a frequent guest in Europe, with recent appearances at the White Nights Festival in St. Petersburg, Russia where he performed with the Kirov Orchestra conducted by Valerie Gergiev, the Staatskapelle Dresden, Gewandhaus Orchester Leipzig, NDR Hamburg, ONE Madrid, Orchestre de Paris, Czech Philharmonic, and Wiener Symphoniker.

Highlighting the 2006/2007 season are the opening concert for the \'Theater an der Wien\' in Vienna, a Florida Tour with the Philadelphia Orchestra, Recitals in Central Florida, St. Petersburg - Russia, France, Poland and Austria.