Pianist Baruch Meir is one of only 65 artists worldwide named as a Bösendorfer Concert Artist since the founding of the company in 1828.

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Meir has performed extensively in Austria, Canada, China, England, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Portugal, Serbia, and the United States. Meir has presented recitals at the Bösendorfer Saal, Vienna; Bauman Auditorium, Oregon; Murphy Hall, Popper Theater and Nixon Library in Los Angeles; Dixon Hall, New Orleans; Wise Auditorium, Jerusalem; Bates Recital Hall, Austin; and at the Toujours Mozart Festival in Salzburg, Austria.

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An Associate Professor of Piano at the Arizona State University School of Music, Dance and Theatre, in the Herberger Institute, Meir maintains a busy teaching schedule in addition to his international concert career. He toured China’s Shanghai Conservatory (2005, 2007, 2014, 2018), the Sichuan Conservatory, and Wenzhou University, where he was awarded a guest professorship. He also taught at Seoul National University, Yonsei, Kookmin, Hanyang, Sunhwa, Kyoungbook and Seoul Arts High School in South Korea.

Meir has given master classes at the Music Academy in Vienna, the Rubin Academy of Music in Jerusalem, the Manhattan School of Music and various conservatories and universities in the United States.

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A native of Israel, Meir is a summa cum laude graduate of the Rubin Academy of Music at Tel Aviv University, where he earned his master’s degree in piano performance. He holds the Artist Diploma from the Royal College of Music in London and the Doctor of Musical Arts degree from ASU. His teachers include Rachel Gordon, Valter Aufheuser, Pnina Salzman, Michael Bugoslavsky, Irina Zaritskaya and Robert Hamilton. Meir’s distinctions include the American-Israel Cultural Foundation Awards, the British Council Fellowship, first place at the Klatzkin Competition for Contemporary Piano Music and the ASU Concerto Competition.

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At Arizona State University, Meir maintains a class of outstanding pianists from all over the world. His students have been awarded prizes in various competitions, including top prizes at the MTNA National Young Artist Competition, Schmindbauer International Competition, Yamaha USASU International Junior and Senior Competition for Young Pianists, Young Concert Artist International Competition, Washington International Piano Artists Competition, as well as winners at the ASU Concert of Soloists Concerto Competition.

 

Meir also frequently adjudicates in various competitions, including the Isidor Bajic Piano Memorial in Serbia, Los Angeles Young Musicians International Competition, the Russian Music Competition in Vancouver, Psanter Letamid National Piano Competition in Israel, and others. Each summer Meir teaches in music festivals abroad.

 

He has taught at Music Fest Perugia and Schlern Music festivals in Italy, and at the White Nights International Festival in Russia.

In 2022 he taught at the Chigiana Global Academy Intensive Piano Course in Siena and at the InterHarmony Festival in Aqcui Terme, Italy.

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Meir is the founder, president, and artistic director of the Bösendorfer and Yamaha USASU International Piano Competition.