Phillip Bush

Pianist and festival director Phillip Bush is a versatile artist equally at home in chamber music, traditional repertory, and contemporary music of many kinds. He is also a notable educator. Bush performed with both the Steve Reich and Musicians ensemble (from 1996 to 2008) and periodically with the Philip Glass Ensemble between 1987 and 2007. He founded the MayMusic festival in Charlotte in 1993 and served as its director until 1998. Bush performed with a variety of contemporary music groups. In 2001, he made his recording debut, backing soprano Dora Ohrenstein on the album Restless Spirits. Bush appeared as accompanist to oboist Alex Klein on several albums, returning in 2023 with the solo album Concord.