(Korevaar, David J - 2016) -- Distinguished Research Lectureship
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Beginning his piano studies at age six, David Korevaar by age 20 had earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the prestigious Juilliard School. After completing his doctor of musical arts at Juilliard, he taught for many years at the Westport School of Music in Connecticut before joining CU Boulder in 2000. Currently a member of the Boulder Piano Quartet (Boulder Public Library’s ensemble in residence), Korevaar has performed as a guest artist with the Takács, Manhattan and Colorado quartets. He was a founding member of the Young Concert Artists award- winning piano and wind ensemble Hexagon, with whom he toured for many years. In addition to teaching at CU Boulder, where he is the Peter and Helen Weil Professor of Piano, Korevaar teaches and performs at the Music in the Mountains summer festival in Durango, Colorado, and at the Music Center Japan. His growing discography includes a recent release of two of Schubert’s piano sonatas and a soon-to-be-released recording of favorite Chopin works.
