Joseph Mercuri, M.D., 56
Hospitalist physician
Saint Joseph, Minnesota
United States

Born in Washington, D.C., Joseph Mercuri came to Texas for his schooling, earning bachelor’s and master’s degrees in piano performance from the University of Texas at Austin in 1983 and 1986. He turned his attention to medicine, however, graduating from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston in 1994, and then completing a residency in internal medicine in Wisconsin. Since 2001, he was been a hospitalist in St. Cloud, Minnesota. In the many years since he stepped away from music, Dr. Mercuri has come to realize how intrinsic it is in his life and he began practicing again six years ago. A 2011 Cliburn Amateur semifinalist, he looks forward to the chance to grow artistically and personally. When he is not practicing his repertoire, Dr. Mercuri is an avid amateur golfer who enjoys road biking and all that Minnesota has to offer—especially in the summer.

COMPETITION REPERTOIRE

Preliminary Round
RACHMANINOV   Prelude in D Major, op. 23, no. 4
RACHMANINOV   Etude-Tableau in E-flat Minor, op. 39, no. 5

Quarterfinal Round
LISZT   Sonnetto 104 del Petrarca
MENDELSSOHN   Fantasy in F-sharp Minor, op. 28

Semifinal Round
CHOPIN   Sonata No. 3 in B Minor, op. 58

Final Round
BEETHOVEN   Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, op. 37: I. Allegro con brio