Cliburn gold medalist Yekwon Sunwoo will open the third annual Skyline Piano Artist Series.
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April 12, 2022
Bienen School of Music alumna Phyllis Chen ’00 MMus has been awarded a 2022 Guggenheim Fellowship in Music Composition.
Two Bienen students awarded 2022 Luminarts Fellowships
March 18, 2022
Doctoral students Joseph Connor ’19 MMus (saxophone) and Qi Kong (piano) have been named 2022 Fellows in Classical Music by the Luminarts Cultural Foundation.
Frances Larimer (1929-2021)
October 26, 2021
Frances Larimer ’52, ’54 MMus, professor emerita, died October 21 in Evanston at age 92.
Alumni Spotlight: Ralph Votapek
December 4, 2020
Pianist Ralph Votapek ‘60 won the prestigious Naumburg Award and the first Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. Learn more in this Alumni Spotlight feature.
An Uncertain Future
October 29, 2020
In order to avoid being deported to Korea, in the midst of a pandemic, EunAe Lee ’19 DMA must convince Immigration and Naturalization Service officials that her unique gifts at the piano are an asset to the music community here in the U.S.
DMA piano student Nansong Huang receives Luminarts Fellowship
April 5, 2019
Doctoral piano student Nansong Huang was named a 2019 Luminarts Fellow in Classical Music by the Luminarts Cultural Foundation.
Solti Foundation U.S. honors Elizabeth Buccheri
October 18, 2018
The Solti Foundation U.S. recently honored Elizabeth Buccheri, retired senior lecturer of the Bienen School of Music, at its annual Solti Night Benefit.
Marc-André Hamelin wins 2018 Jean Gimbel Lane Prize in Piano Performance
May 2, 2018
The Bienen School has awarded pianist Marc-André Hamelin the $50,000 Jean Gimbel Lane Prize in Piano Performance.
Award-winning pianists to play in Bienen concert series
October 25, 2017
Cliburn gold medalist Yekwon Sunwoo will open the third annual Skyline Piano Artist Series.
Lee ready for 2017 Van Cliburn Competition
May 24, 2017
EunAe Lee, a Bienen School doctoral piano candidate, will perform in the preliminary round of the prestigious Van Cliburn International Piano Competition on Saturday, May 27.