Dr. Carl Petersson
Carl Petersson was born in Lund, Sweden, and graduated from the Royal Danish Academy of Music in Copenhagen with
degrees in piano and pedagogy under the mentorship of José Ribera. He continued his training at the Tel-Hai International Piano Master Classes in Israel, studying with renowned pianists Pnina Salzman, Nikolai Petrov, and Emanuel Krasovsky. In 2013, he earned his PhD from the Music Academy in Kraków, Poland.
Petersson has performed extensively across North America, Europe, and Asia, with appearances in Canada, the United States, China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Sweden, Denmark, Poland, France, the Czech Republic, Germany, and Israel. He has appeared as a soloist with major orchestras, including the Buffalo Philharmonic, the National Czech Radio Orchestra, and the
Krakow Philharmonic, under conductors such as JoAnn Falletta, Kerry Stratton, and Peter Gülke. Notable festival engagements include the International Chopin Festival in Antonin and Music and Beyond in Ottawa. He inaugurated the Beethoven Festival in Teplice with a gala concert alongside the Teplice Philharmonic and the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra chorus.
Petersson is also the initiator of the Moon Project, an international recital and recording initiative centered on piano works
inspired by the moon, bridging Eastern and Western repertoire. In 2026, he will present recitals in China, Hong Kong, the Czech
Republic, and Canada, including a return to the Beethoven Festival in Teplice.
As a recording artist, he is known for championing rare and rediscovered repertoire. His discography includes piano concertos by Friedrich von Flotow with the Pilsen Philharmonic Orchestra and Leopold Godowsky’s Java Suite, both for Sterling Records. His 2015 recording of Percy Grainger’s arrangement of Grieg’s Piano Concerto, paired with Helge Evju’s concerto based on Grieg’s sketches, received international acclaim. Other releases include world premieres by Danish composers, a widely praised album of Burgmüller’s Études for Grand Piano, and two Beethoven albums for Naxos. His recent recordings, Reflections and Triptych for Solo Piano, feature works by Danish composer Lars A. Bisgaard, including music for solo piano, guitar, and string orchestra.
In addition to his international concert career, Petersson has held academic positions in Europe and China, and is frequently invited to adjudicate competitions and give masterclasses worldwide
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