Thomas Weaver is an American pianist and composer on faculty at the Curtis Institute of Music and Boston University Tanglewood Institute. A sought after pianist, Weaver has appeared in major concert halls throughout North America, Europe, and Asia, with frequent appearances in New York City, Philadelphia, and Boston. He has been presented by organizations including Carnegie Hall Presents, Boston Celebrity Series, The Schubert Club, La Jolla Music Society, Princeton University Concerts, New York Philharmonic Ensembles Series, New York Chamber Music Festival, Astral Artists, Artcinia, and Red Rocks Music Festival. Weaver has appeared as a soloist with ensembles including the Curtis Symphony Orchestra, Curtis Institute’s 20/21 Ensemble, Alea III, Boston University Tanglewood Institute Young Artists Orchestra and Young Artists Wind Ensemble, collaborating with notable conductors such as Bruce Kiesling and H. Robert Reynolds. An active chamber musician, Weaver has performed with eminent musicians such as Nathan Cole, Elmira Darvarova, Roberto Diaz, Jennifer Frautschi, Jess Gillam, Brittany Lasch, Jess Gillam, Anthony McGill, Gene Pokorny, Kenneth Radnofsky, and members of the Philadelphia Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Boston Symphony Orchestra, and Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. Weaver is currently a member of the Amram Ensemble. As a strong proponent of new music, Weaver has given the premiere of numerous compositions, including works by David Amram, Alistair Coleman, Reena Esmail, Christopher LaRosa, David Loeb, Anthony Plog, Francine Trester, and John H. Wallace. He has multiple recordings of chamber music released by Affetto Records and Naxos (American Classics Series). An award-winning composer, Weaver’s music has been heard across four continents, in countries including the United States, Austria, Germany, Spain, Japan, and Australia. Weaver’s compositional voice blends the world between neo-Romanticism and modernism, bringing a strong sense of flexibility and rubato to highly chromatic, motivically-based music. His works have been commissioned by organizations and musicians including New York Chamber Music Festival, Penn Museum, Boston University College of Fine Arts (in honor of the 150th Anniversary of the School of Music), Pharos Quartet, Daraja Ensemble, Alea III, Marian Anderson Historical Society, Kenneth Radnofsky, Brittany Lasch, and Joshua Blumenthal. Weaver’s works have been performed by large ensembles including Alea III, Boston University Symphony Orchestra, and Mannes American Composers Orchestra. Weaver was the recipient of the Bohuslav Martinu Composition Award. As an arranger, Weaver’s work has appeared on albums released by Affetto Records and his arrangements have been performed throughout the United States. An active educator, Weaver serves as Associate Chair of Musical Studies at the Curtis Institute and directs the Collaborative Piano Fellowship Program at Boston University Tanglewood Institute. As a member of Curtis’s Musical Studies faculty, Weaver teaches courses in harmony, counterpoint, analysis, keyboard harmony, score-reading, orchestration, and composition, in addition to frequent performances as a pianist. Weaver has given lectures and master classes at places including Northwestern University, University of Central Florida, Murray State University, Austin Peay State University, People’s Music School, and Cunningham Piano. Weaver has also served on juries for various competitions, including the Soloist of New England Young Soloists Competition, Rowan University String Ensemble Concerto Competition, and International Fringe Association Online Competition.