Bonnie Gritton is an American classical pianist. As well as performing in concert, she teaches piano performance and pedagogy at the

University of Utah The University of Utah (U of U, UofU, or simply The U) is a public research university in Salt Lake City, Utah. It is the flagship institution of the Utah System of Higher Education. The university was established in 1850 as the University of De ...

. Dr. Gritton made her debut performance at age 15, when she played

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’s ''Emperor Concerto'', accompanied by the

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. She has performed in concerts in Europe, Israel, and the U.S. Recent tours have taken her to Greece, Spain and Hawaii. Dr. Gritton's concert performances are often piano duets with her University of Utah colleague, Professor Susan Duelhmeir. Together they have released a CD of the music of Gershwin on the

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label and a recording of the Wolking Jazz Two-Piano Concerto with the

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. Gritton received her Master's and the Ph.D. in musicology from the

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, studying under

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and Lola Odiaga. She also studied the pedagogical and critical works of

Friedrich Wieck Johann Gottlob Friedrich Wieck (18 August 1785 – 6 October 1873) was a noted German piano teacher, voice teacher, owner of a piano store, and author of essays and music reviews. He is remembered as the teacher of his daughter, Clara, a child ...

, who was

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's music teacher and father-in-law. Wieck's musical writings formed the subject of Dr. Gritton's Ph.D. dissertation.

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External links

WebsiteDuehlmeier-Gritton Duo Website
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