Lindsay Garritson-The Romantic Piano
Lindsay Garritson - The Romantic Piano
(March 11, 2025 7:00pm)
There is an old saying that when someone asked either Jascha Heifetz or Arthur Rubinstein how
to get to Carnegie Hall, the answer was “Practice, Practice, Practice.” For pianist Lindsay
Garritson, who began playing the violin at 3 and the piano at 5, practice was only part of the
formula that brought her to Carnegie Hall in 2019 for her solo recital debut in the fabled venue.
Education and talent were equally important in a journey that has led to performances with
orchestras at home and abroad, and won her awards and acclaim.
Garritson received a bachelor’s degree in Music at Principia College, a master’s degree from the
Yale School of Music and a doctoral degree from the University of Miami’s Frost School of
Music. While working on her doctorate, she performed at the school in a 2017 concert. South
Florida Classical Review described the event. “Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 2 is one of the
most daunting works on the keyboard-orchestral repertoire. On Saturday night Lindsay
Garritson met the concerto on its own terms in a terrific performance…Garritson is a pianist of
formidable talent and earned the cheering ovation that followed the performance.”
In addition to Carnegie Hall, Garritson has appeared at the Kennedy Center and been a featured
soloist with orchestras in the United States and abroad. She has received top prizes at the
Montreal International Piano Competition, the Mozarteum International Chopin Competition in
Salzburg and the USASU Bosendorfer International Piano Competition. She was invited as one
of 30 participants internationally to compete in the 2013 Van Cliburn International Competition
and was selected as one of six finalists worldwide for the 2014 German Piano Award in
Frankfurt.
Garritson is an avid chamber musician and is a member of the Bergonzi Piano Trio with violinist
Scott Flavin and cellist Ross Harbaugh. Their first album of Beethoven and Brahms trios was
released in 2021.
She is a passionate advocate for new music, Garritson’s Carnegie Hall recital featured the world
premiere of Australian composer Carl Vine’s Piano Sonata No. 4, which was written for her. Her
second solo album, Aphorisms: Piano Music of Carl Vine, was released in 2020. She has
recorded the complete works for flute and piano by Samuel Zyman and premiered works by
David Ludwig, Nick Omiccioli and Polina Nazaykinskaya.
In a 2020 interview with the Cross-Eyed Pianist, Lindsay Garritson described what success as a
musician meant to her. “I’ve come to realize that success as a musician can only truly be
measured by how much one is enjoying what one does and how genuinely one is connecting
with the audience, no matter the size or prestige. If I give a performance where even one
person has found inspiration or comfort through the music, or I’ve managed to inspire a young
musician to get excited about classical music, that, to me, is true success as a musician.”
Garritson lives in Jensen Beach. Come enjoy a local artist with an international following.
(March 11, 2025 7:00pm)
There is an old saying that when someone asked either Jascha Heifetz or Arthur Rubinstein how
to get to Carnegie Hall, the answer was “Practice, Practice, Practice.” For pianist Lindsay
Garritson, who began playing the violin at 3 and the piano at 5, practice was only part of the
formula that brought her to Carnegie Hall in 2019 for her solo recital debut in the fabled venue.
Education and talent were equally important in a journey that has led to performances with
orchestras at home and abroad, and won her awards and acclaim.
Garritson received a bachelor’s degree in Music at Principia College, a master’s degree from the
Yale School of Music and a doctoral degree from the University of Miami’s Frost School of
Music. While working on her doctorate, she performed at the school in a 2017 concert. South
Florida Classical Review described the event. “Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 2 is one of the
most daunting works on the keyboard-orchestral repertoire. On Saturday night Lindsay
Garritson met the concerto on its own terms in a terrific performance…Garritson is a pianist of
formidable talent and earned the cheering ovation that followed the performance.”
In addition to Carnegie Hall, Garritson has appeared at the Kennedy Center and been a featured
soloist with orchestras in the United States and abroad. She has received top prizes at the
Montreal International Piano Competition, the Mozarteum International Chopin Competition in
Salzburg and the USASU Bosendorfer International Piano Competition. She was invited as one
of 30 participants internationally to compete in the 2013 Van Cliburn International Competition
and was selected as one of six finalists worldwide for the 2014 German Piano Award in
Frankfurt.
Garritson is an avid chamber musician and is a member of the Bergonzi Piano Trio with violinist
Scott Flavin and cellist Ross Harbaugh. Their first album of Beethoven and Brahms trios was
released in 2021.
She is a passionate advocate for new music, Garritson’s Carnegie Hall recital featured the world
premiere of Australian composer Carl Vine’s Piano Sonata No. 4, which was written for her. Her
second solo album, Aphorisms: Piano Music of Carl Vine, was released in 2020. She has
recorded the complete works for flute and piano by Samuel Zyman and premiered works by
David Ludwig, Nick Omiccioli and Polina Nazaykinskaya.
In a 2020 interview with the Cross-Eyed Pianist, Lindsay Garritson described what success as a
musician meant to her. “I’ve come to realize that success as a musician can only truly be
measured by how much one is enjoying what one does and how genuinely one is connecting
with the audience, no matter the size or prestige. If I give a performance where even one
person has found inspiration or comfort through the music, or I’ve managed to inspire a young
musician to get excited about classical music, that, to me, is true success as a musician.”
Garritson lives in Jensen Beach. Come enjoy a local artist with an international following.
