Joseph Liccardo, Piano

Biography

Joseph Liccardo is active as a chamber musician, soloist, and music educator. Recent and upcoming performances include recitals at Carnegie Hall, the Chicago Cultural Center, Rockefeller University, the Krannert Center, Union College, Jordan Hall, as well as several tours of China. During the summers of 2013-2016, he participated in the Yellow Barn chamber music festival in Putney, Vermont, where he performed a wide variety of repertoire ranging from standard classics to new 21st century works. In addition, for the past two seasons, he has collaborated with the Tom Gold Dance Company for their bi-annual productions in New York. In 2006, Joseph won first prize in the Young Artist Division of the MTNA National Piano Competition. Since graduating from the Eastman School in 2006, Joseph has dedicated himself to teaching, sharing his passion for music and nurturing the next generation of artists. He is on the faculty of the Center for Preparatory Studies in Music at Queens College, where he teaches private piano, chamber music, and group performance classes. In addition, he maintains a large private piano studio. Joseph holds a Bachelor of Music degree from the Eastman School of Music, and a Master of Music degree from The Juilliard School. His primary teachers include Donald Pirone, Douglas Humpherys, and Robert McDonald.