Scott Kritzer

Mr. Kritzer’s consummate commitment to technical excellence as the solid structure beneath an unparalleled sense of musicality has brought him decades of accolades from audiences and critics alike, in concert halls in San Francisco, Frankfurt, Vancouver, B.C., Los Angeles, Sapporo, Japan, Washington, D.C., Munich, and New York. He has debuted to critical acclaim in London’s Wigmore Hall and New York’s Carnegie Recital Hall. In 1996 he was chosen by then Senator Mark O. Hatfield to represent the State of Oregon in a performance at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Mr. Kritzer is also part of the Chvatal/Kritzer Duo with coloratura soprano, Janet Chvatal with whom he has toured and recorded. In addition to his performing career, Mr. Kritzer is a highly sought after instructor of the classical guitar. Some of his students have won regional, national and international guitar competitions and have gone on to attend such notable institutions as The Julliard School, The Royal Conservatory of Music, The Julliard School and his alma mater, The San Francisco Conservatory of Music.