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"a master of intimate sound and gesture." The Oregonian

When Scott Kritzer finished the final chords of his highly-acclaimed Carnegie Hall Debut, Bernard Holland, of the New York Times hailed the young guitarist as

"...intelligent and self-assured...with a sure technique and a musical sensitivity...he created an inner life in his playing...a thinking and caring musician."

He then made another musical splash with debuts in London's prestigious Wigmore Hall, and Lutheran Hall in Sapporo, Japan. Colin Cooper of London's Classical Guitar magazine wrote:

"A guitarist in the best modern American mold, clean and accurate in technique with a welcoming warmth of expression and a sensitivity to color."

Scott's commitment to technical excellence as the structure beneath an unparalleled sense of musicality has brought him over a decade of accolades from audiences and critics alike, in concert halls spanning the globe. He has been featured in the world's leading guitar magazines:

Japan's
Guitar Magazine

Londons'
Classical Guitar
and
Guitar International

Americas’
Soundboard
and
Guitar Player

A graduate of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Mr. Kritzer studied with Michael Lorimer and Aaron Shearer and in master classes with Luciano Pavorotti, Gustav Leonhardt, Yehudi Menhuin and Alicia de Laroccha. After graduation he was chosen as an assistant to Mr. Lorimer in a year-long master class held in North Carolina where he also gave a special performance for the late Andres Segovia.

Mr. Kritzer has premiered American works in New York, Los Angeles, London, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Cincinnati and Sapporo, Japan. He possesses an uncanny ability to seek out and commission fresh, invigorating repertoire that he invests with both robust character and poetic nuance. Able to reveal insights without resorting to exaggeration, Kritzer's guitar takes on all the riot and color of 20th century life.

"New Music maestro Scott Kritzer steps off the edge of the ordinary...displaying brilliance to a full-house!" The Oregonian

Mr. Kritzer's recent performance for the California Center for the Arts in Escondido was sold-out eight months in advance. Other performers on that series included Itzhak Perlman, Ivo Pogorelich, Cecelia Bartoli and the Emerson String Quartet.

"Kritzer's hands overwhelm the listener with a palette of sounds, tempi, and dynamics obscuring any preconceived notion about limitations, leaving one breathless from straining to savor every musical moment." Neill Archer Roan, California Center for the Performing Arts.

Mr. Kritzer appears regularly as a concerto soloist with orchestras throughout the country, while continuing his touring with Janet Chvatal. "A champion of the living American Composer" he is presently premiering a program of commissioned works by Pacific Northwest composers Janice Giteck, Tomas Svoboda, Obo Addy, Michael Stirling and Steve Layton called CLEARWATER. In addition to featuring Mr. Kritzer on both the classical and electric guitars these works will also include dance, didjeridu and percussion.