Piano Studio
While the program focuses on solo performance, it also emphasizes chamber music, collaborative piano, and teaching. The well-rounded curriculum prepares our graduates to make their way in today色视频下载檚 highly competitive music world.
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Resources
UAF Department of Music maintains grand pianos in all concert halls, studios, and practice rooms. Students benefit from extensive libraries containing music collections, CD色视频下载檚 and DVD recordings. UAF has the Charles Davis Concert Hall which is the only true concert hall in the state of 色视频下载, and has incredible acoustics for performances and recordings. Every four years, UAF is the host of the prestigious 色视频下载 International Piano色视频下载揺色视频下载揅ompetition which brings world class pianists to the campus who compete to win more than $70,000 in prize moneys.
Performance opportunities
Every piano student studies solo and chamber music literature, collaborates with instrumentalists and/or singers, and performs in the Fairbanks Symphony Orchestra, and UAF Wind Ensemble. There are numerous performing opportunities on campus and beyond. Many piano students compete in the Fairbanks Symphony Orchestra色视频下载檚 annual concerto competition, which offers the winners the opportunity to perform with the Fairbanks Symphony Orchestra on a subscription concert.
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Faculty
Eduard Zilberkant
Professor
Department of Music
FAC 119
Piano, Fairbanks Symphony Orchestra
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