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Lori Sims is an American pianist. Sims is currently a Professor of Piano at Western Michigan University, where she began working in 1997. [1] In 2003, she was named the John T. Bernhard Professor of Music, one of thirteen named chairs at the University. [2] She was also named Distinguished Professor in the College of Fine Arts in 2020. [1] Sims is a Steinway Artist. [3] [4]

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After winning the Gold Medal at the 1998 Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition, Lori Sims performed throughout North and South America, Europe, and China including engagements with the NordDeutscheRadio Orchester in Hannover, Israel Philharmonic, Indianapolis Symphony, Utah Symphony, Rockford Symphony, and Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra. [5] Sims was named Classical Fellow of the American Piano Awards in 1993. [6] Other awards include first prize co-winner of the 1994 Felix Bartholdy-Mendelssohn Competition in Berlin, and the silver medal in the 1987 Kosciuszko Foundation Chopin Competition. [7] She made her Alice Tully Hall debut in 2000, and has been a featured recitalist at the Irving S.Gilmore International Piano Festival seven times. [1]

Education

Sims received an Artist Diploma from the Hochschule für Musik, Theater, und Medien in Hannover, Germany under the tutelage of Arie Vardi. [8] She studied under Leon Fleisher at the Peabody Conservatory for her Bachelor's Degree, and she received her Master's Degree from the Yale School of Music as a student of Daniel Pollack and Claude Frank. [9]

Discography

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Lori Sims | Western Michigan University". wmich.edu. Retrieved 2025-02-03.
  2. ↑ "Lori Sims (Piano) - Short Biography". www.bach-cantatas.com. Retrieved 2025-02-03.
  3. ↑ "Lori Sims - Steinway & Sons". www.steinway.com. Archived from the original on 2024-06-12. Retrieved 2025-02-03.
  4. ↑ "Western Michigan University Continues All-Steinway Mission". steinwaydetroit.com.
  5. ↑ "Gina Bachauer International Piano Foundation". Archived from the original on 2009-10-26. Retrieved 2010-06-14.
  6. ↑ "Pianists Association Chooses Beethoven Fellows clipping". www.digitalindy.org. Retrieved 2025-02-03.
  7. ↑ "Lori Sims (Piano) - Short Biography". www.bach-cantatas.com. Retrieved 2025-02-03.
  8. ↑ "Lori Sims, Pianist [personal website]". Lori Sims, Pianist.
  9. ↑ "Lori Sims | Western Michigan University". wmich.edu. Retrieved 2025-02-03.
  10. ↑ Moore, David W (January 2003). ""Schumann: Cello Pieces; Schubert: Arpeggione Sonata"". American Record Guide. 66 (1): 183.
  11. ↑ "BOLCOM: WORKS for VIOLIN & PIANO". MSR Classics. Retrieved 2025-02-03.
  12. ↑ "Lori Sims - Beethoven, R. Schumann, C. Schumann, Rachmaninoff - InstantEncore". www.instantencore.com. Retrieved 2025-02-03.
  13. ↑ Lori Sims - American Classics, 2013, retrieved 2025-02-03
  14. ↑ Bach: Goldberg Variations - Lori Sims | Album | AllMusic , retrieved 2025-02-03
  15. ↑ Mah, Linda S. (2015-01-03). "Pianist Lori Sims looking for audience members for live recording of Goldberg Variations on Sunday". mlive. Retrieved 2025-02-03.
  16. ↑ Lori Sims, Andrew Rathbun, Jeremy Siskind - Impressions Of Debussy, 2020, retrieved 2025-02-03
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