Jon Nakamatsu and Clive Greensmith
Biography Jon Nakamatsu and Clive Greensmith
Jon Nakamatsu
American pianist Jon Nakamatsu elicits unanimous praise as a true aristocrat of the keyboard, whose playing combines deep musical insight with elegance, clarity and electrifying power. Since winning the Gold Medal at the 1997 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, Mr. Nakamatsu maintains a nearly incessant touring schedule, performing throughout the US and abroad. He has worked with many of today’s leading conductors, and has appeared in recital and chamber collaborations in festivals and in music centers worldwide. Together with the renowned clarinetist Jon Manasse, Mr. Nakamatsu regularly tours as a member of the Manasse/ Nakamatsu Duo. The Duo also serves as Artistic Directors of the esteemed Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival which was founded
by pianist Samuel Sanders in 1979.
Named Debut Artist of the year by NPR’s Performance Today, Mr. Nakamatsu has been profiled by CBS Sunday Morning, Reader’s Digest and is featured in Playing with Fire, a documentary about the Tenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. He records exclusively for harmonia mundi usa and has released 11 CDs to great critical acclaim. His recording of Gershwin’s Concerto in F and Rhapsody in Blue with the Rochester Philharmonic remained on Billboard’s classical charts for nearly six months. Mr. Nakamatsu’s CD of the Brahms Clarinet Sonatas with clarinetist Jon Manasse was selected by the New York Times as one of its top classical recordings for
