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Dr. Caroline Oltmanns
Professor
Dana School of Music & University Theatre
Bliss Hall
phone: (330) 941-3636
Bio
‘Filled with fantasy in the greatest sense of the word’ (Dr. Ursula Adamski-Stoermer, Bayerischer Rundfunk) pianist Caroline Oltmanns reveals in her playing a deep connectivity between music and culture. Her impeccable musical phrasing combined with an engaging stage presence have attracted audiences both in the US and abroad.
This season features two concert tours to Switzerland, recital performances in Germany, and a return invitation to perform with Youngstown Symphony Orchestra. Past seasons have included concerto appearances with Johnson City Symphony Orchestra, Harburger Orchester Akademie, and Cleveland Philharmonic Orchestra in addition to the commission, premiere and recording of several new concerti.
Caroline Oltmanns has recorded six solo CDs on the Filia Mundi label. Her new concept album Ghosts features Robert Schumanns last work "Ghost Variations". Caroline Oltmanns's playing has been broadcast globally on radio and TV stations, and she recently was featured on the documentary series Living the Classical Life. She serves as a jury member of national and international competitions including the Cleveland International Piano Competition.
As an International Steinway Artist, Fulbright Scholar, and recipient of the Stipendium der deutschen Wirtschaft, she is Professor of Piano at Youngstown State University and holds degrees from the Staatliche Musikhochschule Freiburg and the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. Her musical mentors were Robert Levin, John Perry, Vitaly Margulis, and Malcolm Frager.
Research Interests
Recording, performing, presenting lectures about music, piano practise, and music history
Teaching Interests
Piano, Ensemble Music with Piano, Music Appreciation, Music History, Music Entrepreneurship
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1994
Other, Piano
University of Southern California
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1991
MA, Piano
University of Southern California USC
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1989
BA, Piano
Staatlich Musikhochschule Freiburg
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2023
YSU
2023/24 Research Professorship
New female composers of music for and with piano -
A gateway collection and compilation of the creative outputs and initiatives of women composers of gen-x and beyond
This research project continues, combines and expands on two prior research projects:
The Youngstown State University Grant supported project “Beyond Auf dem Strom - Diversifying Repertoire for High Voice, Horn, and Piano Ensemble” and my article “Women at the Piano” published in the Fall of 2022 in the Journal of the International Alliance for Women in Music. -
2022
Steinway and Sons
Steinway Top Teacher Award
Top Teacher Award for excellence in Piano Instruction presented by Steinway International.
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2022
YSU
Research Professorship
Themes and Variations, Pasagaglias and Chaconnes
A new look at the relevance of a traditional music genre and its connectivity to the current climate of diversity. -
2021
YSU
Distinguished Professor Award in Scholarship
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2019
YSU
Faculty Improvement Leave sabbatical
THE POWER OF WIND – AN ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCE AND A POETIC PHENOMENON IN CLASSICAL MUSIC
A CD/DVD Recording and Performance Project with Video Installations and an Information E-Booklet about Wind Energy
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2016 - present
Committee Member
Music from the Western Reserve