Eric Huebner
Biography Eric Huebner
Eric Huebner
has drawn worldwide acclaim for his performances of new and traditional music since making his debut with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at age 17. In January 2012, he was appointed pianist of the New York Philharmonic and made his solo debut with the orchestra in June 2012 with the New York Premiere of Elliott Carter’s Two Controversies and a Conversation for piano, percussion and chamber orchestra with Musicians of the New York Philharmonic, Colin Currie, percussion and David Robertson conducting as part of the CONTACT! series. He has previously collaborated with Mr. Robertson in performances of György Ligeti’s Piano Concerto and Olivier Messiaen’s Oiseaux Exotiques. From 2001 through 2012, Huebner was a member of Antares, a quartet comprised of clarinet, violin, cello and piano. First-prize winners of the 2002 Concert Artists Guild International Competition, Antares appeared regularly in major chamber music venues throughout the country.
A frequent visitor to the west coast, Mr. Huebner has twice been a featured recitalist at the Ojai Festival in California and given solo performances on the Monday Evening Concerts and Piano Spheres series in Los Angeles as well as at the Carlsbad New Music Festival. He appears regularly with the New York Philharmonic in performances at Avery Fisher Hall and on tour throughout the world as well as in chamber music venues with musicians from the orchestra. He’s been a frequent guest at conservatories and universities throughout the United States, performing solo recitals and giving master classes.
Mr. Huebner is currently Assistant Professor of Music at the University at Buffalo where he maintains an active piano studio, serves as pianist for the Slee Sinfonietta and directs the June in Buffalo Performance Institute. He was also recently appointed adjunct faculty member at The Juilliard School where he teaches a class in orchestral piano performance. His performances have been broadcast on PBS and NPR, and on radio stations KMOZ (Los Angeles), WNYC (New York), Radio Bremen (Germany), ORF (Austria) and the BBC. He has recorded for Col Legno, Centaur, Bridge, Albany, Tzadik, Innova, New Focus Recordings and Mode Records. Mr. Huebner holds a B.M. and M.M. from The Juilliard School where he studied with Jerome Lowenthal.
