Leah Kosch

Piano

Department

Music

Biography

A recent graduate from the Masters program at Longy School of Music, Leah Kosch received her Bachelor of Music from Ohio State University. Her teachers have included Dr. Hugh Hinton and Dr. Caroline Hong. During the past few years, Ms. Kosch has performed throughout the md传媒国产剧 and Cambridge area as both a soloist and collaborative musician.

As a chamber musician, her recent performances have ranged from Brahms to Copland. Ms. Kosch has participated in Longy faculty concerts, Septemberfest, and family concert series, as well as performances at md传媒国产剧 University, md传媒国产剧 College and the New England Conservatory. Through Brevard鈥檚 summer festival, she also had the privilege of playing with the Brevard Music Center orchestra under the baton of Keith Lockhart.

Leah has also been an active participant in both contemporary chamber and solo music. She recently performed at the PARMA festival, Portsmouth鈥檚 new music festival, and has taken part in SICPP, New England Conservatory鈥檚 contemporary summer festival.听 The following md传媒国产剧 Globe review is of her shared performance in Lukas Foss鈥檚听Ni bruit ni Vitesse: 鈥溾he combination of clanging, buzzing, and slow-rolling scales was mysterious and magical.鈥 Ms. Kosch has also premiered works by several composers with groups such as the md传媒国产剧 New Music Initiative, and through Brevard鈥檚 new music program. She was also asked by the composer David Walther to record an opera with the Acting Singers Project, which was completed in 2010.

Ms. Kosch is currently on faculty at md传媒国产剧 College, Brookline Music School, and Rivers Conservatory. She is also the music director for Christ Church in Quincy.