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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Norman Krieger, chair of the Department of Piano at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, will be inducted into the Steinway & Sons Teacher Hall of Fame in October at the historic Steinway factory in New York City.
The prestigious commendation recognizes the “passionate commitment to teaching and inspiring young people in their study of piano music” and “helping students lay the foundation for a lifetime of musical and artistic expression” according to the elite piano maker.
“It is a distinct and elect honor for me to be inducted into the Steinway Teacher Hall of Fame,” said Krieger. “I have been a Steinway artist since 1981 and treasure the relationship. The Steinway piano has always been the most beautiful instrument and ideal vessel for me to serve music. I am so grateful for our students at the Jacobs School of Music that we have Steinways in both our teaching studios and concert halls.”
Krieger was nominated for induction by Craig Gigax, president of Meridian Music in Carmel.
“Since he arrived in Bloomington, Professor Norman Krieger has demonstrated the best qualities in a piano instructor,” said Gigax. “He has been willing to represent the Jacobs School of Music to the local piano community by agreeing to judge local piano competitions, and because he is so accessible and approachable, his students love him. He has also been committed to excellence within his department by advocating for new pianos for his colleagues to the benefit of the talented students who are studying piano performance at Jacobs.
A good teacher makes a great amount of difference in determining the success or failure of a pianist, and in all my time working in the piano industry, I have known few teachers as exceptional as Norman Krieger.”
A native of Los Angeles, Krieger is one of the most acclaimed pianists of his generation and highly regarded as an artist of depth, sensitivity and virtuosic flair. He has performed throughout the world with some of the most renowned orchestras and conductors. He regularly concertizes with the major orchestras of North America, including the New York, Los Angeles and Rochester philharmonics.
In recital, Krieger has appeared throughout the United States, Europe, Mexico and Asia, while chamber music collaborations have included appearances with sopranos Beverly Hoch and Sheri Greenawald, cellists Jian Wang and Zuill Bailey and the Tokyo and Manhattan string quartets. His debut at Carnegie Hall and the Mostly Mozart Festival earned him an immediate invitation to Lincoln Center’s 2005-06 Great Performers Series.
Krieger is the founding artistic director of the Prince Albert Music Festival in Hawaii. Since 2008, he has served on the summer faculty at the Brevard Music Festival in North Carolina.
From 1997 to 2016, he was a professor at the Thornton School of Music at the University of Southern California, before being appointed to the Jacobs School of Music faculty in August 2016.