Pianist Jon Klibonoff has established a versatile career as orchestra soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician throughout the United States and abroad. His many awards include the Silver Medal of the Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition, the Affiliate Artists Xerox Pianists Award, the Pro Musicis Foundation Award, First Prize in the Kosciuszko Chopin Competition, and a Solo Recitalists Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Presently a member of Trio Solisti, Carnegie Chamber Players, and Associated Solo Artists, Klibonoff has also appeared as guest artist to numerous chamber music groups, including the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and the Shanghai, Miami and Lark String Quartets. For three seasons he was an artist-in-residence for the On Air radio series produced by WQXR classical radio in New York City.

In recital Mr. Klibonoff has appeared at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the 92nd Street Y, and Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall in New York, as well as the National Gallery and the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC. He can be heard frequently in collaboration with many instrumentalists, including flutist Carol Wincenc, clarinetist David Shifrin, and cellist Yo-Yo Ma. His many orchestral appearances include the Baltimore, Utah, Buffalo, Denver, and North Carolina Symphonies. He has several CD recordings to his credit including two recordings of 20th century violin and piano music with violinist Maria Bachmann on the BMG/Catalyst label.

Mr. Klibonoff holds degrees from the Juilliard School and Manhattan School of Music, and has been on the faculty of Hunter College. He resides in Bronxville, New York.