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Biography (Short Form)
Steven Spooner 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 has performed solo recitals at prestigious venues such as the Salle Cortot in Paris, Holland's Vredenburg Centre, Budapest's Great Hall of the Liszt Academy, and numerous halls across Europe, Latin America, South America, and the United States. Dr. Spooner's orchestral engagements include recent performances with the Chamber Orchestra Kremlin during their recent tour of North America. He made his Carnegie Hall recital debut in a tour sponsored by the Hungarian Embassy and this season will perform in Chicago, Washington D.C., Poland, Italy, and Asia.
Dr. Spooner has released three solo recordings on the EMR Classics Label and has studied at Loyola University, Paris Conservatory, Moscow and Tbilisi Conservatories in the former Soviet Union, and earned his doctorate at Indiana University, Bloomington. He has served as guest artist-in-residence at Paris Conservatory Summer Sessions and has been appointed to the Artist Faculty of the Amalfi Coast Music Festival in Italy. Steven currently serves on the piano faculty at the University of Kansas and specializes in workshops and lectures on a variety of performance and pedagogical topics. A dedicated and caring teacher, Steven's students have already been named winners of several prizes at national piano competitions. Steven in a Steinway Artist.
Biography (Shorter Form)
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. Steven has seen the release of several solo and chamber recordings on the EMR, IU, and Everythingmusic labels and has studied at Paris Conservatory, Moscow and Tbilisi Conservatories in the former Soviet Union, and Indiana University, Bloomington. He has served as juror at the International Liszt Competition in Los Angeles and has been appointed to the Artist Faculty of the Amalfi Coast Music Festival in Italy. Steven currently serves on the piano faculty at the University of Kansas, the National Board of the American Liszt Society, and is a Steinway Artist.