Lisa Emenheiser
Lisa Emenheiser, pianist, has been performing with the National Symphony Orchestra for the past 20 years. A graduate of the Juilliard School, where she earned both Bachelor's and Master's of Music degrees, Ms. Emenheiser is a past winner of the Young Artist in Recital and National Arts Club competitions.
Ms. Emenheiser has performed in recital at Alice Tully Hall, Avery Fisher Hall, Carnegie Recital Hall and has appeared in concerts at the National Gallery, Phillips Collection, Smithsonian Institution, Kennedy Center and the embassies of France, Austria, Germany, Britain, Slovenia, and Spain.
Lisa Emenheiser, pianist, has been performing with the National Symphony Orchestra for the past 20 years. A graduate of the Juilliard School, where she earned both Bachelor's and Master's of Music degrees, Ms. Emenheiser is a past winner of the Young Artist in Recital and National Arts Club competitions.
Ms. Emenheiser has performed in recital at Alice Tully Hall, Avery Fisher Hall, Carnegie Recital Hall and has appeared in concerts at the National Gallery, Phillips Collection, Smithsonian Institution, Kennedy Center and the embassies of France, Austria, Germany, Britain, Slovenia, and Spain. Ms. Emenheiser has appeared as soloist with the National Symphony Orchestra, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, the Richmond Symphony, the Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra, the Virginia Chamber Orchestra, the Fairfax Symphony, the McLean Orchestra, and was a featured soloist at the Kennedy Center's Piano 2000 Festival. She was also a soloist for the Kennedy Center's "Journey to America" Festival, and the NSO's Composer Portrait: Mozart. Most recently, Lisa performed as soloist at Wolf Trap with the National Symphony Orchestra, in Tan Dun's Banquet Concerto.
An established chamber musician, Ms. Emenheiser has performed with Julius Baker, Eugenia Zukerman, Ransom Wilson, Jean-Pierre Rampal and Nadja Salerno- Sonnenberg, as well as with principal members of the New York Philharmonic, The Cleveland Symphony, and the National Symphony Orchestra. She has appeared in solo and chamber performances across the United States, as well as internationally, including performances in London, Manchester, Berne, Haifa, Nice, Mexico City, Zagreb and Ljubljana. Her vast orchestral performances are equally as extensive, including tours of Europe, and American residencies in Alaska, Maine, Wyoming, Montana, Nebraska, Texas, Alabama, Vermont, Oklahoma, North Dakota, and West Virginia.
Ms. Emenheiser also is an avid performer of contemporary music. She is pianist for the 21st Century Consort and Opus 3 Trio. She was featured on national television as an expert artist commentator and performer in the PBS documentary entitled Exploring Your Brain.
Ms. Emenheiser has recorded for the Pro Arte, VAI Audio, Centaur, Arabesque, Delos, AUR, and Cascades labels.
A committed teacher, Ms. Emenheiser holds a private studio in her home and has represented the NSO on various occasions by teaching master classes and serving as piano instructor for numerous cultural exchange liaisons.
