“Pianistic perfection…”
- Niedersächsische Allgemeine
Ms. Rohlfing’s work lies at the intersection of performance and therapeutic collaboration
Pianist
Winner of the Sonderpreis Klavier (Special Pianists’ Prize) at the 2016 Internationaler Wettbewerb für Liedkunst Stuttgart, Renate Rohlfing’s performances have taken her to festivals and halls around the world, including Carnegie Hall, the Ravinia Festival, Amsterdam’s Muziekgebouw, London’s Royal Albert Hall, and the David Koch Theater at Lincoln Center. Ms. Rohlfing is known for “masterfully blending colors and crafting lyrical, breathing phrases” (New York Classical Review); and is a Second Prize winner of the Wigmore Hall Song Competition.
Ms. Rohlfing has served as a resident pianist at prestigious festivals such as the Cincinnati May Festival under the baton of James Conlon, and was invited for four seasons to return to The Ravinia Festival in Chicago. Recent and upcoming highlights include engagements at the National Gallery of Art, Wigmore Hall, Schloss Elmau, and the Isabella Gardner Museum; recitals with baritone Äneas Humm at Musikfest Bremen, Schloss Bellevue, and Beethoven Haus Bonn; with a return to music staff at Spoleto Festival USA. She loves animals, is a native of Honolulu, Hawaii, and a graduate of The Juilliard School.
Music Therapist
As a graduate of NYU's Master of Music Psychotherapy program and a board-certified music therapist, Ms. Rohlfing is passionate about integrating music and public health. She is focused on researching the impact of music on grief, anxiety, and family systems and also works with neurodiverse populations, particularly children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. She develops projects that empower communities to use musical and creative resources to solve challenges, process grief, and enhance connections. As co-founder of Sounds That Carry, she supports arts and non-profit organizations in magnifying their impact by creating assessment tools and arts programming using best practices and data-driven recommendations. She writes for Psychology Today about the therapeutic benefits of musical expression on her blog, Music on My Mind. As an Associate Professor at Berklee College of Music, Renate teaches classes at the intersection of music, health, and community. Ms. Rohlfing is currently working on post-graduate training in Analytical Music Therapy and is a staff therapist at the Nordoff-Robbins Center for Music Therapy in New York City.
“…excellent…”
— Santa Cruz Sentinel
“… a true collaborator.”
— St. Louis Post-Dispatch