NELSON PADGETT

Nelson Padgett enjoys a multifaceted career as a soloist and collaborator. He has appeared with the Houston, National, and North Carolina Symphonies, and his many awards include a silver medal at the William Kapell International Competition and a Beethoven Fellowship from the American Pianists Association. A former student of Leon Fleisher, he toured the world with the Philip Glass Ensemble for over thirty years. Specializing in collaboration with string players, he has given recitals with renowned violinists such as Pamela Frank and Elmar Oliveira, and has been an official pianist at the Meadowmount School of Music, the International Violin Competition of Indianapolis, and the Cooper International Violin Competition. Since 2011 he has been a pianist at the Green Mountain Chamber Music Festival. A native of North Carolina, Mr. Padgett has lived in New York City since 1987, and spends most of his time playing with string students at The Juilliard School and New York University. He can be heard in the soundtrack for the recent movie May December, starring Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore.