Black Concert Pianists

[pianistdude]

How many black concert pianists have there do you think?.  How many do you think have had orchestral engagements

[mikey6]

Andre Watts is about the only classical pianist I can think of with a big enough reputation - he's half black anywayz.
If you mean pianists in general then heaps when you include jazz - they are concert pianists after all.

[le_poete_mourant]

https://www.pianostreet.com/smf/index.php/topic,12047.0.html

[ptmidwest]

What exactly IS a black concert?

One at night?

[brahms4me]

Also:  Condoleeza Rice, Anthony Newton, Leon Bates, and William Chapman Nyaho.

I'm sure there are many, many more.

[instromp]

What exactly IS a black concert?

One at night?

I knew someone would post something like this ,lol.

Im thinking this is a rhetorical question ....hehe

[csy]

Andrew Watts, Awadagin Pratt,Sodi Braide ...
Oscar Peterson
among others
 

[kony]

Also:  Condoleeza Rice,

she's not exactly a concert pianist, though, is she?

[ahinton]

I know that he's been mentioned already, but Oscar Peterson; how I'd love to hear him play Chopin's Op. 10...

Best,

Alistair

[invictious]

Why do you care if a pianist is black?

I don't care if that pianist is green or blue, just so long he plays the piece well.

[ronde_des_sylphes]

Wayne Marshall.

[nicco]

I know that he's been mentioned already, but Oscar Peterson; how I'd love to hear him play Chopin's Op. 10...

Best,

Alistair

Seconded! He is pure genius that man.

[quantum]

Stewart Goodyear:
https://www.cincinnatisymphony.org/Musicians/GuestArtists/Goodyear.asp

Heard him play live, and saw a TV documentary of him when he was a kid. 

[donjuan]

Stewart Goodyear:
https://www.cincinnatisymphony.org/Musicians/GuestArtists/Goodyear.asp

Heard him play live, and saw a TV documentary of him when he was a kid. 

I saw him play live too.  fantastic pianist with brilliant technique and excellent taste

[minor9th]

I saw him play live too.  fantastic pianist with brilliant technique and excellent taste

I saw him in SF last year...he was great.

[le_poete_mourant]

Why do you care if a pianist is black?

I don't care if that pianist is green or blue, just so long he plays the piece well.

I'm sure the pianist cares very much.

It seems that you don't see black concert pianists, or classical musicians of any instrument, very much, or at least as much as you should.  I think it's important that this identity does not go away.  I always notice the dominance of white musicians when I go to the symphony.