Steven Spooner, Piano
Performances by Steven Spooner
| Composer | Title | Date | Action |
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| Franz Joseph Haydn | Sonata in C major, Hob. XVI:48 | 01/13/2009 |
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| Giacomo Meyerbeer | Valse Infernal from Robert le Diable | 01/27/2009 |
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| Franz Schubert | Serenade from Schwanengesang | 01/12/2009 |
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| Béla Bartók | Burleszk, Op. 8/c, No. 1 | 01/20/2009 |
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| Franz Schubert | Ungarische Melody, D. 817 | 01/22/2009 |
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Steven Spooner, Piano
Biography
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." He has performed at a host of prestigious venues such as the Salle Cortot, Holland's Vredenburg Centre, Budapest's Great Hall of the Liszt Academy, Geneva's Fete de la Musique, Carnegie's Weill Hall and halls across Europe, Latin America, South America, and the US.
Steven is a top prize winner at both the Hilton Head International Piano Competition and the Artlivre International Piano Competition. He also holds prizes from the New Orleans International Piano Competition and was recently nominated by the American Pianists Association to represent the United States at international piano competitions. His performance at the 1999 International Liszt Competition was a sensational success that resulted in several return invitations to Holland.
Dr. Spooner's orchestral engagements include performances with the Danubia Symphony Orchestra, Brevard Symphony Orchestra, Crescent City Symphony, New Orleans Civic Symphony, Ozark Chamber Orchestra, Sao Paulo Philharmonic, and the Chamber Orchestra Kremlin. His diversity was evident in collaboration with vocalists at the Paris Conservatory where he was awarded First Prize and recipient of the Niekamp career grant as most outstanding pianist.
Dr. Spooner has released two solo recordings of works by Schubert and Liszt on EMR Classics and has recorded a large portion of the standard vocal literature for Everythingmusic, makers of Maestro software. Steven studied at Loyola University, Paris Conservatory, Moscow and Tbilisi Conservatories in the former Soviet Union, and completed his doctorate at Indiana University, Bloomington. He has served as guest artist-in-residence at the Paris Conservatory Summer Sessions and was most recently Coordinator of Accompanying at Indiana University. A dedicated teacher, Steven currently serves as Assistant Professor of Piano at the University of Kansas and specializes in workshops and lectures on piano literature, great pianists of the past, and practice rehabilitation.