2008&2012 IPPEC Examiner

Dr. Leslie Spotz

Tarleton State University in Stephenville, TX
　　

Pianist, Leslie Spotz enjoys an international solo career that has included performances in Moscow at the Tchaikovsky Hall of Moscow University, the South Bank Center of London, Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., the famed Academy of Music in Philadelphia, her highly acclaimed tours of Germany, recitals in Italy for the Lorenzo de’Medici Institute and her performance at the inaugural opening of Philadelphia’s new performance venue, the Kimmel Center. She presently heads the piano faculty at Tarleton State University in Stephenville, TX.

Spotz has performed extensively throughout the U.S. from coast to coast. Her appearances as soloist include the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, Mozart Society of Philadelphia, South Jersey Symphony, Curtis Symphony, Kinhaven Symphony in Vermont, the Piedmont Chamber Orchestra in North Carolina, the Old York Road Symphony in Abington, PA, and the Clear Lake Symphony in Texas. Concert highlights include performances of twenty Beethoven Sonatas at Rutgers University, and her recitals for the Bach Festival of Philadelphia.

Receiving a full scholarship to the Curtis Institute of Music, Dr. Spotz studied with the legendary, Mieczyslaw Horszowski, who was noted for his long association with Pablo Casals. She completed her doctorate at Rutgers University in 2002.

The winner of numerous honors, Spotz was finalist in the National Federation of Music Clubs Competition, and received special recognition in the performance of chamber music from Performers of Connecticut, Inc.

An active proponent of music by women, her 1999 solo CD for Leonore Records features music of women composers. Her discography includes her performance on “Fantasias,” the critically acclaimed CD by flutist, Adeline Tomasone.

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