David Korevaar is a versatile pianist who has emphasized contemporary music and chamber music in his recordings and concerts. He is also an important educator. Korevaar has a substantial recording catalog that includes works by Beethoven as well as albums devoted to lesser-known composers, including Lowell Liebermann. In 2025, he began a cycle of Beethoven's piano sonatas with the album Heroic to Hammerklavier.
Korevaar was born on July 25, 1962, in Madison, Wisconsin, but grew up in La Jolla, California. At six, he began taking piano lessons in nearby San Diego; he also stud...