Jon Klibonoff has appeared as orchestra soloist, solo recitalist and chamber musician throughout the U.S. and abroad. His numerous awards include the Silver Medal of the Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition, the Affiliate Artists Xerox Pianists Award, the Pro Musicis Foundation Award, First Prize at the Kosciuszko Chopin Competition, The Concert Artists Guild Competition, and a Solo Recitalists Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts. Mr. Klibonoff has performed as guest artist with numerous chamber groups, including the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and the Shanghai, Miami and Lark String Quartets. For three seasons he was artist-in-residence for the “On Air” radio series produced by WQXR classical radio in New York City. Mr. Klibonoff has been heard in recital at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall, the 92nd Street Y, and the National Gallery and the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. He has collaborated with many instrumentalists including flutist Carol Wincenc, clarinetist David Shifrin and cellist Yo-Yo Ma. His many orchestral engagements include the Baltimore, Utah, Buffalo, Denver and North Carolina Symphonies. Mr. Klibonoff has several CD recordings to his credit including two discs of twentieth century violin and piano music with violinist Maria Bachmann on the BMG/Catalyst label. The first of these, “Fratres,” was reissued on RCA Red Seal in 2005. A graduate of the Juilliard School and the Manhattan School of Music, Mr. Klibonoff has been on the faculty of Hunter College and Concordia College and is currently on the faculty of SUNY Purchase College.