Bio : Artists

Lisa Bergman : Horn

Lisa Bergman is a sought-after performer and teacher who has been praised for her ?sweet sound? (Miami Herald).  Performing orchestral works throughout the United States and Europe, she has had the pleasure of playing under the baton of conductors including Michael Tilson Thomas, Robert Spano, James Levine, Mstislav Rostropovich, Simon Rattle, and Paavo Jarvi and enjoys working with Gerard Schwarz.  Notably acclaimed for her ?brilliant playing and idiomatic musicality? (The Sun Sentinel [Ft. Lauderdale]), Ms. Bergman also greatly enjoys performing with chamber ensembles and has performed in summer festivals across the country.   She can be heard as principal horn on a number of recordings, including a PBS television broadcast concert honoring Janos Starker?s 75th birthday celebration and also a CD recording heard on National Public Radio of ?Marcel Dupré?s Complete Music for Organ and Orchestra? released on Naxos records.  Ms. Bergman has been a member of the San Antonio Symphony, the Knoxville Symphony, and the New World Symphony.  She is currently a freelance musician and teacher in Kansas City and enjoys performing regularly with the Kansas City Symphony.  Ms. Bergman holds a Master of Music degree from Indiana University and a Bachelor of Music degree from Michigan State University.  Her principal teachers include Randy Gardner, Michael Hatfield, and Julie Landsman. This is her third season with EMF.