Highlights of Robert's previous seasons

2018

• Rachmaninoff 2nd Concerto with Orchestra Boca del Rio, Veracruz, MEXICO
• Gershwin Concerto in F with Guanajuato Symphony Orcestra, MEXICO
• 25-city concert tour with violinist Lucia Micarelli, U.S. tour
• Recital for Cindy (Line), Cedar City Music Arts, Cedar City, Utah
• In Focus concerts with members of the LA Chamber Orchestra; Brahms C minor Quartet; Los Angeles, CA
• Music Guild: Brahms G minor Quartet; Brentwood, CA
• Lansum Intermational Music Festival: with LA Phil violinist; El Monte, CA
• Carmina Burana with LA Philharmonic; Bramwell Tovey, conductor, Hollywood Bowl
• Debussy The Painter of Sound; recital for his centennial; Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena, CA
• Recordings of Peter Schwarz' Farewell Red Square, and Gernot Wolfgang's From Vienna with Love
• Brahms and Dvorak Piano Quartets with Thies Consort; Palos Verdes, CA
• Blue Landscapes Live in Concert at Los Angeles and Pasadena City Colleges

2017

• Brahms Second Concerto with Des Moines Symphony; March 4-5
• Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue; Boca del Rio Philharmonic, Veracruz, MEXICO
• Mozart Quintet, K. 452 with members of the LA Philharmonic; Disney Hall
• Solo recital for High Desert Chamber Music, Bend, OR
• Recording of Brahms Sonatas for Clarinet and Piano; with clarinetist, David Sapadin
• The film Amadeus live with the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra; CSUN
• The film Jane (music of Philip Glass) live at the Hollywood Bowl
• Benefit solo piano recital for L'Ermitage Foundation; Brentwood
• Solo recital at the Wilshire Ebell Theater; Los Angeles
• Song recital with Iris Malkin, mezzo soprano; Pasadena
• Chamber music for Le Salon de Musiques; Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
• Blue Landscapes live at the Theatricum Botanicum; Topanga
• League of Legends concerts; Bird's Nest and Water Cube; Beijing, CHINA

2016

• Rachmaninoff 2nd Concerto with Santa Maria Philharmonic
• Rachmaninoff 2nd Concerto with Santa Monica Symphony
• LA Chamber Orchestra's Westside Connections: with soprano Jessica Rivera: music of Ravel and Schumann
• Pacific Symphony's "The Inextinguishable Project": music of Martinu
• Salastina Music Society: music of Chausson, Ravel, Schumann
• Piatigorsky International Cello Festival: ten performances including one with Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt: Schumann, Debussy, and Shostakovich
• Schubert Fantasy for Piano and Violin with Linda Wang, Palos Verdes
• Le Salon de Musiques: music of Strauss, Schumann, and X. Scharwenka
• South Bay Chamber Music Society: quintets of Dohnanyi, Schumann, Shostakovich
• Recital with mezzo soprano Iris Malkin; Tchaikovsky, Obradors, Mozart
• Solo recital: Voyage Through Europe: featuring composers from the major musical capitals: Vienna, Moscow, Paris
• Premiere of Blue Landscapes II: Discoveries with Damjan Krajacic
• Concerto Masterclass for the Music Teachers Association of CA Annual State Convention

2015

• Prokofiev First Concerto with the Des Moines Symphony, Feb 7-8
• Prokofiev Third Concerto with Louisville Orchestra, April 9-10
• Recital at the Arts Club of Chicago; Music and Nature
• Performance at Royal College of Music in Stockholm, SWEDEN
• Premiere and recording of Aaron Zigman's Rhapsody for Cello and Piano with cellist, Andrew Shulman
• Recording with violinist Linda Wang of Ravel and Messiaen in Denver
• Featured guest artist for MTAC Sierra Branch 40th anniversary; Sacramento, CA
• Carl Orff's Carmina Burana with Gustavo Dudamel and LA Phil
• Solo recital Love and Yearning; featuring the Schumann Fantasy, Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet and Rachmaninoff Preludes
• Performance of the Beethoven Quintet for Piano and Winds, Op. 16 for the LA Philharmonic Chamber Music series
• Three appearances with Le Salon de Musiques; featuring music of Glinka, Moritz Moszkowski, Bruch, Vitezslav Novak, and Mikhail Gnessin, and an all-Strauss program

2014

• Rachmaninoff 3rd Concerto with the San Luis Obispo Symphony
• Mozart's Concerto No. 21, K. 466 with the Bakersfield Symphony
• Beethoven's Concerto No. 4, Op. 58 with the Santa Cecilia Orchestra
• Performance of the Poulenc Trio with members of the LA Philharmonic
• Schubert's Sonata in B-flat, D 960 for Pasadena Schubertiade
• Schubert's Winterreise with Baritone Ryan McKinny; Pasadena, CA
• Beethoven Sonatas for High Desert Chamber Music, Bend, OR
• Chamber Music at the Port Townsend Chamber Music Festival, WA
• Performances at the Croatia Flute Academy in Karlovac, CROATIA
• "Music and Nature" recital at the Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena
• Lecture for the Honors Piano Seminar: Discovering Musicianship: Making the Transition from Pianist to Musician at the Colburn School, Los Angeles, CA

2013

• Thies Consort presents the complete Chamber Sonatas of Prokofiev in Los Angeles, CA and Bend, OR
• Performance of Mozart Concerto K. 488 with Orchestra Santa Monica
• Performance of Shostakovich 2nd Concerto with Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthews
• Solo recital for the charity, L'Ermitage Foundation
• Multiple performances with the American Contemporary Ballet
• Recording of my first jazz-crossover album, Life Around Us
• Schubert's Winterreise and Fantasy in F minor for piano, 4 hands for the Schubertiade, Pasadena, CA
• Premiere of Assaf Rinde's Preludes for Piano
• Performance with YMF Debut Orchestra and John Williams, conductor
• Shostakovich Quintet in Disney Hall with members of the LA Philharmonic
• Celebration of Benjamin Britten's 100th anniversary with his cello sonata and premiere of Bruce Broughton's Cello Sonata with Andrew Shulman
• Robert Thies: Crossing Bridges, classical pianist and composer; featuring the Thies-Krajacic Project (TKP); Boston Court; Pasadena, CA

2012

• Schubert's Winterreise with tenor, Shawn Thuris; Metropolitan Opera Guild; Lincoln Center; New York, New York
• Piatigorsky International Cello Festival; Master Class performances with cellists from all over the world in the major works for cello and piano and/or orchestra; University of Southern California; Los Angeles; CA
• Brahms Piano Quartet in C minor, Op. 60 with members of the LA Philharmonic; Disney Hall; downtown Los Angeles, CA
• Guest Artist with David Benoit & the Asia America Symphony; Ford Amphitheater; Los Angeles, CA
• Beethoven: Concerto No.5 in E-flat Major "Emperor"; Santa Cecilia Orchestra; Sonia Marie De Leon de Vega, conductor; Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA
• Recital for Cedar City Music Arts; Cedar City, UT
• Recital for Zion Canyon Arts; Canyon Community Center, Springdale, UT
• Chamber Jazz concert with the Thies-Krajacic Project (TKP) Spontaneous Inventions; featuring my original compositions; with flutist Damjan Krajacic, bassist, Mike Valerio, and drummer, Steve Schaeffer; Boston Court; Pasadena, CA

2011

• Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue with the Virginia Symphony; Bob Bernhardt, conductor; Norfolk, VA
• Schumann Concerto with the Pasadena Symphony; conductor Matthias Bamert; Pasadena, CA
• Chamber music and Lieder of Schumann; with members of the LA Chamber Orchestra and soprano Elissa Johnston, Santa Monica, CA
• Solo piano recital at Xavier College, Cincinatti, OH
• Chopin's E minor Concerto with the Naples Philharmonic, Naples, FL
• A Week's Artist in Residency at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, CA
• Two piano recital with pianist, Terry Spiller; San Luis Obispo, CA
• Gershwin's Concerto in F with the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Symphony
• Mozart's D minor Concerto, K. 466 with the Buffalo Philharmonic, Buffalo, NY
• Chamber music and Lieder of Brahms with soprano, Elissa Johnston; Pasadena, CA
• Recording of Beethoven's Appassionata and Tempest Sonatas for Yamaha Disklavier
• Rachmaninoff Second Concerto with the San Luis Obispo Symphony; Michael Nowak, conductor; San Luis Obispo, CA

2010

• Beethoven's Emperor Concerto; Central Oregon Symphony; Michael Gesme, conductor; Bend, OR
• Shostakovich: Trio No. 2 in E minor and Dvorak's Trio in F minor; for Los Angeles Philharmonic Chamber Music Society; with violinist, Shelley Bovyer and cellist, Barry Gold; Disney Hall
• World premiere of Sharon Farber's Bridges of Love for Pacific Serenades
• Solo recital for Mainly Mozart; San Diego, CA
• Duo recital with violinist Roberto Cani, Grass Valley, CA
• World Premiere recording of Kevin Kaska's Fantasy for Piano and Chamber Orchestra
• An all-Brahms recording for Yamaha Disklavier
• Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue with the Santa Cruz County Symphony, CA
• Performance with Louise DiTullio; National Flute Association Convention
• North American tour with Star Wars in Concert
• Thies Consort presents: World of Robert Schumann; with soprano Phoebe Jevtovic; art song and chamber music

2009

• Prokofiev's Third Piano Concerto; National Repertory Orchestra; JoAnn Falletta, conductor; Breckenridge, CO
• John Adams: Grand Pianola Music; Louisville Orchestra; Jorge Mester; Louisville, KY
• World premiere of Stu Phillips: Variations for Piano and Orchestra; San Pedro, CA
• Disney Hall Concerto Premiere: Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; Los Angeles, CA
• Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; San Luis Obispo, CA
• Mozart Quintet for Piano and Winds; Poulenc Sextet; members of Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra; Santa Clarita, CA
• Ravel Trio in A minor; Pantoum Trio; Manhattan Beach, CA
• Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue at the Mondavi Center; Davis, CA
• Schumann Concerto; Chamber Orch. of the South Bay; Palos Verdes, CA
• Robert Kapilow's What Makes It Great?; Beethoven's Archduke Trio; Cerritos Performing Arts Center; Cerritos, CA
• World Premiere of Gernot Wolfgang's Rolling Hills & Jagged Ridges; Pasadena, CA
• Featured performer for USC Thornton School's 125th Anniversary

2008

• Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major; Louisville Orchestra;     JoAnn Falletta; Louisville, KY
• Tchaikovsky Piano Trio; with Andrew Shulman & Joel Pargman, Jacaranda; Santa Monica, CA
• Chausson: Concerto in D Major for Violin, Piano and String Quartet;      San Luis Obispo Symphony Chamber Series; with violinist, Shunské Sato, Los Osos, CA
• Los Angeles Philharmonic Chamber Music Society; with Shelley Bovyer and Barry Gold; Brahms: Trio in B Major; Disney Hall, Los Angeles, CA
• Schoenberg’s Verklärte Nacht; Pantoum Trio; Manhattan Beach, CA
• Saint Saëns' Carnival of the Animals with composer Robert Kapilow; Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts; Cerritos, CA

2007

• Pasadena Symphony; John Adams: Grand Pianola Music;
  Pasadena, CA
• Naples Philharmonic; Brahms: Concerto No. 1; Naples, FL
• Pasadena Symphony; Hindemith: Kammermusik No. 2;
  Pasadena, CA
• San Luis Obispo Symphony; Shostakovich: Concerto No. 2; San Luis Obispo, CA

2006

• Chamber Orchestra of the South Bay; Shostakovich:
  Concerto No. 1; (replacing another pianist on short notice);
  Palos Verdes, CA
• Santa Barbara Symphony; Dohnanyi: Variations on a Nursery Tune; Santa Barbara, CA
• Auckland Philharmonia; Shostakovich: Concerto No 1; Auckland, NEW ZEALAND
• Santa Maria Symphony; Prokofiev: Concerto No. 3         
  (5 days notice, replacing Jose Feghali); Santa Maria, CA
• Roswell Symphony; Prokofiev: Concerto No. 3; Roswell, NM
• Bakersfield Symphony; Prokofiev: Concerto No. 3; Bakersfield, CA

2005

• Knoxville Symphony; Rachmaninoff: Concerto No. 2;
  Knoxville, TN    
• West Los Angeles Symphony; Gershwin: Concerto in F;
  Los Angeles, CA     
• Naples Philharmonic; Chopin: Concerto No. 2; Naples, FL
• San Luis Obispo Symphony; Rachmaninoff: Concerto No. 3; San Luis Obispo, CA   
• Pasadena Symphony; Mozart: Concerto no. 17; Pasadena, CA

2004

• New West Symphony; Dohnanyi: Variations on a Nursery Tune; Oxnard & Thousand Oaks, CA
• Pasadena Symphony; Chopin: Concerto No. 2; Pasadena, CA
• Mladi Chamber Orchestra; Mozart: Concerto No. 23; Los Angeles, CA
• Bakersfield Symphony; Rachmaninoff: Concerto No. 2,
  Bakersfield, CA
• Santa Clarita Symphony; Prokofiev: Concerto No. 3;
  Santa Clarita, CA     

2003

• Fort Worth Symphony; Beethoven: Concerto no. 3; Fort Worth, TX
  Solo recital; Luther Burbank Center; Santa Rosa, CA 
• Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; with Lalo Schifrin; Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts, CA
• Germany recital debut: Ditzingen, GERMANY   
  Santa Maria Symphony; Rachmaninoff; Concerto No. 2;
  Santa Maria, CA
• Auckland Philharmonia; Chopin: Concerto No. 2; Auckland, NEW ZEALAND
• Chamber Orchestra of the South Bay; Mozart: Concerto No. 27; Palos Verdes, CA
• Huntsville Symphony; Prokofiev: Concerto No. 3; Huntsville, AL

2002

• Santa Cruz County Symphony; Shostakovich: Concerto No. 1;
  Santa Cruz, CA
• Orquesta Filarmonica; Dohnanyi: Variations on a Nursery Tune; Mexico City, MEXICO      
• Santa Maria Symphony; Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; Santa Maria, CA
• Pasadena Symphony; Dohnanyi: Variations on a Nursery Tune; Pasadena, CA
• Pacific Symphony: Dvorak Festival; Costa Mesa, CA
• Chamber Orchestra of the South Bay; Beethoven: Concerto no. 4; Torrance & Palos Verdes, CA
• Tahoe Tallac Association; South Lake Tahoe, CA
• South America recital debut: Teatro Achá, Cochabamba, BOLIVIA
  Roswell Symphony; Rachmaninoff: Concerto No. 2; Roswell, NM
  St. Matthews Chamber Orchestra; Mozart: Concerto no. 17; Pacific Palisades, CA
• Los Angeles Jewish Symphony; “The Pianist” Wladislaw Szpilman:
  Concertino for Piano and Orchestra; Century City, CA

2001

• Desert Foothills Music Festival; Carefree, AZ
• Eugene Symphony; Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue and Copland: Concerto; Eugene, OR
• Chamber Orchestra of the South Bay; Mozart: Concerto No. 21; Palos Verdes & San Pedro, CA
• Orquesta Filarmonica de la Ciudad de Mexico; Shostakovich: Concerto No. 1; Mexico City, MEXICO
• Orquesta Filarmonica de la Ciudad de Mexico; Beethoven: Concerto no. 4 Mexico City, MEXICO
• Santa Cecilia Orchestra; Ravel: Concerto in G; Los Angeles, CA
  Southern Hemisphere debut: Auckland Philharmonia; Rachmaninoff: Concerto No. 2; (with one day notice replacing an indisposed pianist due to 9/11) Auckland, NEW ZEALAND
• Auckland Philharmonia; Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; Auckland, NZ
• National Symphony of Mexico; Schoenberg: Piano Concerto; Mexico City, MEXICO
• American Youth Symphony; Brahms: Concerto No. 1;
  Los Angeles, CA

2000

• Cedar City Music Arts; Cedar City, UT      
• Orquesta Filarmonica de la Ciudad de Mexico; Rachmaninoff: Concerto No. 2; Mexico City, MEXICO
• Santa Cruz County Symphony; Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Santa Cruz, CA
• Los Angeles recital debut: El Camino Center for the Performing Arts, Marsee Auditorium Torrance, CA
• Cape May Festival Orchestra; Beethoven: Concerto No. 1;
  Cape May, NJ

1999

• Chamber Orchestra of the South Bay; Shostakovich: Concerto No. 2; Palos Verdes, CA
• Long Beach Symphony; Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; Long Beach, CA
• Russia recital debut: Hermitage Theater, St. Petersburg, RUSSIA
• Music in the Mountains; Beethoven: Concerto No. 5;
  Grass Valley, CA
• Missouri Chamber Orchestra; Beethoven: Concerto No. 5;
  Columbia, MO
• Sunriver Music Festival; Mozart: Concerto No. 20; Sunriver, OR
• Sunriver Music Festival; Chopin: Concerto No. 2; Sunriver, OR
• Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra; Beethoven: Concerto No. 5; Indianapolis, IN
• Chamber Orchestra of the South Bay; Beethoven: Concerto No. 5; Palos Verdes, CA
• Mexico debut: Orquesta Filarmonica de la Ciudad de Mexico; Prokofiev: Concerto No. 2, Mexico City, MEXICO
• Hartt Sinfonietta; Beethoven: Concerto No. 5; Hartford, CT

1998

• Laureate, Tchaikovsky Competition, Tchaikovsky Hall, Moscow, RUSSIA

1997             

• Liepaja Symphony Orchestra; Tchaikovsky: Concerto No. 1; Liepaja, LATVIA
• National Repertory Orchestra; Prokofieff: Concerto No. 2 in G minor; Breckenridge & Pueblo, CO
• U.S. premier of Gorecki: Sonata for Piano, with composer present; USC; Los Angeles, CA

1996

• Savannah Onstage, solo recital; Savannah, GA
• Tchaikovsky First Concerto at the Redlands Bowl

1995

• Gold Medal Winner, II. Prokofiev International Competition; St. Petersburg, RUSSIA