A native of Northbrook, Illinois, Benjamin Gamze is the founder of NorthShore Pianoforte. His performance experience includes concerts and masterclasses in the 2017 Dublin International Piano Festival, the 2017 season of the Orford Music Academy in Canada, the 2019 Porto International Piano Festival in Portugal and the XX Gijón International Piano Festival in northern Spain. Under the tutelage of Susan Chou and Evelyne Brancart, Benjamin Gamze began to master his craft in the music of Franz Liszt. His public masterclass performances include playing Bach and Chopin for other world renowned artists such Sara Davis Buechner, Anton Nel and Italian concert pianist, Gabriele Baldocci (protégé of the legendary Martha Argerich). Having performed internationally in recitals throughout North America and Europe – as well as a soloist in Prokofiev's 3rd Piano Concert, Op. 26 with the Glenbrook Symphony Orchestra – Benjamin is a highly skilled performer and a unique teacher. In addition to teaching private and group piano to adults and children, he contracts violin, viola and voice lessons for individuals and families across the Chicagoland area.
Benjamin Gamze holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Piano Performance from the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University. He is grateful to the teachers who have influenced him as a pianist, including Paulina Zamora and composer-pianist Émile Naoumoff, with whom he studied privately in 2018. His lessons with Naoumoff deepened his interest in Liszt, whose music has become central to his work as a performer. Benjamin enjoys bringing a wide range of piano repertoire to the stage and continues to perform regularly. In his free time, he enjoys cooking, working out, and spending time with his niece and nephew.