Department of Music and Performing Arts Professions

Piano Studies

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In Piano Studies at NYU Steinhardt, we develop performers with distinctive artistic profiles, skilled as solo and collaborative players and fluent in musical styles from the 18th, 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries. The B.M. and M.M. programs draw dedicated musicians interested in intensive conservatory-style training, while the Ph.D. in Piano Performance attracts successful pianists who wish to develop an area of specialization, in preparation for distinguished performing careers, university teaching, and scholarly publication. NYU Steinhardt pianists enjoy the diverse offerings of a highly eclectic music department within the academic setting of a major research university.

Piano students work closely with renowned Artist Faculty. Frequent performance opportunities include solo recitals, concerto performances, chamber recitals, master classes, interstudio showcases, studio classes, and salon evenings. Students participate in our nationally regarded Artist Master Class Series; recent guests include Garrick Ohlsson, Ursula Oppens, Alan Feinberg, Andre Laplante, Julian Martin, Sarah Davis Buechner, Malcolm Bilson, and Sara Rothenberg. Additional events showcasing NYU Steinhardt pianists include festivals such as “Passion and Madness” (featuring Schumann and his contemporaries), “The Festival of Spanish and Latin-American Piano Music,” “Tutte le Corde: Piano Music After 1950,” and “Bach Night,” featuring performances of the complete Well-Tempered Clavier.

The Department of Music and Performing Arts offers a warm, collegial atmosphere in which pianists enjoy the support of a dedicated faculty and their peers. Our unparalleled reputation, faculty, and location in the heart of New York City provide students with the opportunities and contacts necessary to launch a professional career. The department also offers elective training in Music Technology, Music Education, and Music Business, to best prepare our pianists, personally and professionally, for rewarding careers in today’s extraordinary and ever-changing musical universe.


Piano Studies: B.M., M.M. (Concentrations in Solo and Collaborative Performance) and Ph.D. in Music Performance

Dr. Marilyn Nonken, Director Piano Studies

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