Pianist and composer Robert Fleitz performs, commissions, and writes music to curate evocative, multi-disciplinary experiences for audiences. To this end, he has personally commissioned 113 solo, chamber and performance art pieces, and has given the world premiere to hundreds more, notably including composers Tan Dun and Paola Prestini. His prolific career in performing both classical and new music has led to appearances in 24 US states and 11 countries across North America, Europe, Asia, and Africa; including solo appearances with the Imperial Symphony Orchestra, the Tampa Bay Symphony, the Juilliard Orchestra, and the New Juilliard Ensemble.

As a composer, Robert’s music has been described as “dreamy, flowing,” and having a “surreal glow” (Boston Musical Intelligencer). Robert has been recently performed or commissioned by a diverse array of artists, including the Metropolis Ensemble, Orkest de Ereprijs, Jumblies Theatre (Toronto), the Druskomanija Festival (Lithuania), the Off-Broadway theatre piece Babel, and Hilary Easton Dance Company.

As a curator, Robert has co-founded several initiatives that champion new works. He forms escapeVelocity with violinist Giancarlo Latta; the Swan City Piano Festival, a multifaceted concert series in his hometown Lakeland, FL; and Artificial Dawn, an improvisation collective. Finally, he founded PROMPTUS, a transdisciplinary performance collective that explores the intersection between devised theatre, contemporary music, and experimental choreographic practice. He has written digital curriculum for Juilliard Global  Ventures and The New York Philharmonic, and is a member of interdisciplinary educational project the Bridge Arts Ensemble.

Robert Fleitz holds education from The Juilliard School (B.M. & M.M.), where he was one of ten graduates to receive the Career Advancement Grant. He studied piano with Hung-Kuan Chen and Julian Martin, and has also worked with Cory Smythe, Lydia Artimiyw, and Ching-Wen Hsiao. He studies composition with Eric Wubbels, and has also worked with Martijn Padding and Simon Frisch. He is based in New York City, where he lives with his partner, the composer Krists Auznieks.