Julian is a universal musician. From classical to jazz and latin music, his
abilities are limitless as performer and composer.
—Dr. Billy Taylor, legendary jazz artist
Julian Lampert’s versatility as a concert pianist and composer of different genres
makes him unique in the world of music.
As a Russian-born American child prodigy, he was discovered by conductor Roman
Totenberg, who engaged him for his concerto debut in Boston, followed by recitals
at Harvard University. These concerts brought him to the attention of Richard Probst,
at that time Director of Concerts & Artists at Steinway, and later Vice-President of
Harold Shaw Concerts. Under Richard Probst’s auspices, Mr. Lampert would make
many appearances in the United States, Europe and Russia. In 1989, Mr. Lampert
participated in the Marlboro Music Festival where he was coached by Rudolf Serkin
and Richard Goode. He was the youngest artist at the Scotia Music Festival in 1991,
directed that year by Pierre Boulez. At Amherst College, he worked with Pulitzer-Prize
winning composer Lewis Spratlan and jazz conductor/author, Andrew Jaffe.
After meeting with Fred Rogers—creator of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood—who attended
Mr. Lampert’s debut in Pittsburgh in 1999, Julian was inspired to write music
for young people. This lead to many songs which he wrote for music & arts workshops
presented at The Miremonde Arts Cultural Center which he co-founded with
his mother, Elyena Miremonde. He has twice served as jury-member of the Nicholas
Flagello Young Pianists Competition of New York and has coached young composers
in the Songcatchers Program in New York.
He was honored by the Scriabin Society of Moscow by being selected to inaugurate
a festival of Scriabin’s music for the 125’th anniversary of his birth. Since 1999,
Mr. Lampert has been engaged as composer by figure-skating legends Ludmila & Oleg
Protopopov, two-time Olympic gold medalists. They danced to his music in several televised
productions and during their historic return to Russia in 2005 for the first time
since their defection.
Mr. Lampert wrote the soundtrack to a film honoring the work of Columbia University
Professor Kristin Linklater—one of the world’s most celebrated figures in the world
of Theatre. In 2006, Mr. Lampert made his debut with the Westchester Chamber
Orchestra under Barry Charles Hoffman, performing Beethoven’s Fourth Concerto.
Mr. Lampert has appeared in the classical, jazz and latin arenas: He has collaborated
with members of Woody Allen’s jazz ensemble, including Eddy Davis, Conal Fowkes,
and Simon Wettenhall. Lampert appeared on Broadway with Emmy-award winning
actress/singer Penny Fuller, with the Sheba Ensemble who premiered a number of his
works, and in a production of “The World Goes ‘Round” at the Circle in The Square
Theatre. He has performed as salsa pianist at the Iguana Latin Club. In a series of
innovative concerts presenting classical repertoire and his own compositions in the
latin and and jazz genres, Lampert performed in St. Martin (French/Dutch Caribbean)
on the invitation of the Island’s First Lady, Josianne Fleming. He has appeared at the
Hall of the Kosciuszko Foundation in two festivals of Chopin directed by broadcaster
and Juilliard Professor David Dubal.
As Artistic Director of The Miremonde Arts Concert Series, Mr. Lampert has presented
a remarkably diverse range of music, from the Baroque and Classical to Jazz and
Salsa genres—over 300 years of music.
Lampert has frequently appeared in the media, including News-12 TV—New York,
WVOX Radio—New York, WCVB-TV—Boston, WGBH Radio—Boston, WQED Radio—
Pittsburgh, Radio France—Paris, and NTV, TV-1—Russia.
Future plans include a tour of Europe, with concerts in France (produced by Integrale
University President Victor Raccat), The Rachmaninov Hall and Scriabin Museum in
Moscow, and the International Rotary Club of St. Martin.
—All pieces by Julian Lampert are copyrighted by Julian Lampert and Miremonde Arts Publishing, and registered with The Library of Congress and ASCAP.—
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