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Described as "dazzling" (Washington Post), critics have hailed the powerful performances of pianist Steven Spooner and noted that the "American had everything: polished technique, musical intelligence, innate sensitivity, and a personality that reaches across the keyboard." Steven is a prizewinner at each of the seven international piano competitions he has entered and top prize winner at both the Hilton Head International Piano Competition and the Artlivre Chopin/Liszt International Piano Competition. He was awarded First Prize and recipient of the Niekamp Career Grant as most outstanding pianist in French music at the Paris Conservatory.
Steven's News
-- 9/08 --
Steven's new CD from his recreation of Anton Rubinstein's Historic Recital
Series is released! The CD (Vol. II) includes selections by Chopin, Brahms,
Debussy, Bartok, Rachmaninov, among others. Vol. I will include works by
Scarlatti, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, and Schubert.
-- 8/08 --
Steven's student Joshua Charles wins top prize at the Poland Summer
Music Festival International Piano Competition. Josh won 2nd prize with his
performances of Chopin, Stravinsky, and Bach. The prize comes with a CD
recording which will be distributed internationally.
-- 7/08 --
Steven is on the faculty of three summer music festivals in the US,
Italy, and Poland including the Amalfi Coast Music Festival in beautiful
Vietri Sul Mare, Italy. He will perform recitals and give masterclasses
at each event.