Steven Spooner
Piano

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 Fête de la Musique, Carnegie Recital Hall and numerous halls across Europe, Latin America, South America, and the United States

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 awarded First Prize and recipient of the Niekamp career grant as most outstanding pianist at the Paris Conservatory. He is an active chamber collaborator and has performed with distinguished partners including, international bass sensation Daxun Zhang, former Philadelphia Orchestra Trombonist, M. Dee Stewart, and prize-winning violinist Leor Maltinsky.

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 the Everythingmusic label. Steven has studied at Loyola University, Paris Conservatory, Moscow and Tbilisi Conservatories in the former Soviet Union, and has completed his doctorate at Indiana University, Bloomington. He has served as guest artist-in-residence at the Paris Conservatory Summer Sessions, Coordinator of Accompanying at Indiana University, and Assistant Professor at the University of Idaho. 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.

Piano Program, Faculty

Piano Program