Katherine Jacobson Fleisher's international performing career as soloist, duo pianist and chamber musician has received critical acclaim.  Her Carnegie Hall debut with piano partner Leon Fleisher was praised in the New York Times for its "abundant musicality and refined technique". 

Orchestras with which she has performed include the Philadelphia Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra at Ravinia, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre National d'Ile de France,  Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Gulbenkian Orchestra of Portugal, Aspen Chamber Symphony and the Royal Conservatory Orchestra in Toronto.  This season she will concertize in Japan, Singapore, Germany and Mexico as well as the United States.

Following her graduation from St. Olaf College, she studied with Vitya Vronsky (Vronsky and Babin)  at the Cleveland Institute of Music.  Her major musical influence was Leon Fleisher, with whom she worked at the Peabody Conservatory of Music.
 
Ms. Jacobson Fleisher actively supports animal rights and awareness and regularly performs benefit concerts on behalf of organizations such as Animal Rescue, Inc., the Baltimore Animal Rescue Care Shelter (BARCS) and HorseNet Horse Rescue .

The Fleisher Duo (with Leon Fleisher) performs worldwide.  In the summer of 2008, the duo will record the Mozart Concerto for Two Pianos, K. 242 with the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra. Ms. Jacobson Fleisher is currently the director of the Piano Ensemble program at the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University .

Look for Katherine Jacobson Fleisher's dynamic new CD featuring the music of Mozart, Schubert and Scriabin. Coming soon!