The Performer
Mr. Kritzer’s consummate commitment to technical excellence as the solid structure beneath an unparalleled sense of musicality brought him over two decades of accolades from audiences and critics alike, in concert halls in San Francisco, Frankfurt, Vancouver, B.C., Los Angeles, Sapporo, as well as in New York’s Carnegie Recital Hall, Wigmore Hall in London and The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. Read more…
The Teacher
A graduate of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music Mr. Kritzer’s most influential instructors were Michael Lorimer, a protege of Andres Segovia. Post graduation he worked privately with one of the top pedagogues in the classical guitar world, Aaron Shearer.
A former instructor at Lewis & Clark and Reed College’s Mr. Kritzer now maintains and active private studio of local and online students. Mr. Kritzer’s students have won regional, national, and international guitar competitions and gone on to attend such notable schools as The Julliard School, the Royal Conservatory of Music in London, the North Carolina School of the Arts and his alma mater, The San Francisco Conservatory Of Music. Read more…