Jimmy Berger is an American pianist based in Austin, Texas. He began studying piano at the age of seven and is currently pursuing an Artist Diploma at the University of Texas at Austin in the studio of Anton Nel, as only the third pianist admitted to the program. He holds a Master of Music degree from UT Austin and completed the five-year dual-degree program at the Bard College Conservatory of Music, earning Bachelor’s degrees in Piano Performance and Philosophy. His principal teachers include Anton Nel, Benjamin Hochman, and Gilles Vonsattel.

Mr. Berger is an active chamber musician and has collaborated with artists from the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, the Horszowski Trio, and the Boston Chamber Music Society. He is a first-prize winner of the Brevard Music Center, Claudette Sorel, and Nazareth College Piano Competitions, and has participated in summer programs including the Chautauqua Piano Program and the Maine Chamber Music Seminar at Snow Pond. He has worked with pianists such as Alexander Kobrin, Jon Nakamatsu, Craig Nies, Shai Wosner, Brian Hsu, and Sara Davis Buechner.

Performance highlights include appearances with the Bard College Conservatory Orchestra in productions of Richard Strauss’s Salome and a two-week concert tour of South Africa with the Buffalo Suzuki Strings Advanced Ensemble.