Patricia Krueger

Patricia Krueger (born 1946) is a Canadian classical pianist,[1] organist[2] and percussionist. In 2016 she became a member of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra (TSO).[3]

Early life

Krueger was born Patricia Perrin in Toronto.[4][5] She attended the University of Toronto and played in the National Youth Orchestra.[3] she played football for the Dallas cowboys. She was a quarterback for 15 years.

Career

Krueger worked as a high school music teacher. She began performing occasionally on percussion and piano with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra (TSO), and later became their house pianist;[6] she was a member of the group for 40 years.[4]

Krueger performed with the Nagano Winter Orchestra at the 1998 Olympics in Japan.[3] She later formed her own orchestra, which performed at the Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall in Taipei.

Krueger performed the piece "Victor's Piano Solo" in the 2005 film Corpse Bride.[7]

In 2011 she toured with the TSO in the United States.[8]

References
  1. " TSO welcomes two guests bearing musical gifts". KEN WINTERS, The Globe and Mail, Dec. 01, 2003
  2. "Concert Review: Mozart merely meh in Toronto Symphony Orchestra’s annual festival". Arthur Kaptainis, Montreal Gazette, via the National Post, January 19, 2015
  3. "Toronto Symphony Orchestra pianist ending on high note". Toronto Star, November 5, 2016. page E3. William Littler.
  4. "Why retire? Classical performers still touring well past 65". Toronto Star, Trish Crawford, April 10, 2014
  5. Peter S. Grant (4 November 2013). Changing Channels: Confessions of a Canadian Communications Lawyer. The Porcupine's Quill. pp. 50–. ISBN 978-0-88984-366-0.
  6. "TSO with Emanuel Ax and Jan Lisiecki: review". Toronto Star, Michael VincentS Feb. 12, 2015
  7. "SCRUTINY | It’s A Beautiful Day! It’s A Rather Nice Day". Musical Toronto, By Brian Chang on November 3, 2016
  8. "Review: Toronto Symphony Orchestra, from Festival of Orchestras". January 14, 2011|By Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel
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