Jason Solounias

Praised by the American Record Guide as “...a superb musician”, Jason Solounias has performed across the United States and Europe, ranging from the Kennedy Center to Southwark Cathedral, including performances at Millennium Stage, the Lincoln Theater, Steinway Society of Puerto Rico, An Die Musik, Duomo di Amalfi, Junior Soto Recital Hall, The Arts Club of Washington, WETA, Church of Epiphany Concert Series, and the Lisner Auditorium. He has collaborated with Andrés Cardénes, Amit Peled, Gary Levinson, Elizabeth Hill, the 6821 Quintet, The Tango Cammarata and has appeared as a soloist with the National Opera Orchestra, Trinity Chamber Orchestra, the Susquehanna Symphony Orchestra and the Pan American Symphony Orchestra.  He has also been a featured soloist for Shigeru Kawai at the National Piano Technicians Guild Conference.  

Solounias began his studies with Irene Yeakel and went on to complete his Bachelors of Arts at Shepherd University with Scott Beard. He received his Masters of Music and Doctorate of Musical Arts from the Catholic University of America under the direction of Jim Litzelman and Jose Ramos Santana. He has also worked with other distinguished pianists including Emanuel Krasovsky, John Perry, and Leon Fleisher.

His debut album released by the Sheva Collection features the piano music of Heitor Villa-Lobos.  The recording was applauded by The American Record Guide, writing that Solounias, “hones in on the orchestral colors in Villa-Lobos’s music and eschews flashy playing in favor of sober purpose”, and, “brings out the intellect and grandeur of the music”. 

Solounias was a featured performer during the 2019 Experiencing Villa-Lobos festival at the Virginia Commonwealth University, has lectured about the music of Villa-Lobos at New York University and at the University of Hartford.  His recording was also featured in the music scoring the 2020 exhibition ‘Sur Moderno’ at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. Solounias is the director of the Puerto Rico International Piano Festival, the co-director of the Kosciuszko Foundation Chopin Competition in Washington D.C., and assistant to the Tureck International Bach Competition in New York City.  He has also been a guest artist and coordinator for the Josef Gingold Chamber Music Festival in Miami.  Solounias is currently a faculty member at Levine Music in Washington D.C.