Michael Stephen Brown

Michael Stephen Brown (born 1987 in Oceanside, NY) is an American classical pianist and composer. He is the recipient of the 2015 Avery Fisher Career Grant,[1] 2018 Emerging Artist Award from Lincoln Center,[2] and the 2010 Concert Artists Guild Competition.[3] Brown has performed as soloist with the Seattle,[4] Grand Rapids, North Carolina, Maryland and Albany symphony orchestras,[5] and at Carnegie Hall, Caramoor, the Smithsonian,[6] Alice Tully Hall,[3] and the Gilmore Festival. He is an artist at the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, and is a former member of CMS Two (now known as The Bowers Program).[7] He regularly performs duo recitals with cellist Nicholas Canellakis.[8][9][10] He has received commissions from many organizations and some of today’s leading artists, and recently toured his own Piano Concerto around the US and Poland with several orchestras.

Michael Stephen Brown is also a composer[6][11][12] and is the recipient of the 2018 Copland House Residency Award.[13]

Michael Stephen Brown is a graduate of the Juilliard School, where he studied piano with Jerome Lowenthal and Robert McDonald, and composition with Samuel Adler (composer).[14]

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  1. ^ "The Avery Fisher Career Grants | Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts". www.aboutlincolncenter.org. Retrieved 2018-12-31.
  2. ^ "Press Release | Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts". www.aboutlincolncenter.org. Retrieved 2018-12-31.
  3. ^ a b Kozinn, Allan (2012-04-11). "Michael Brown Performs George Perle Piano Rarity at Weill". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-12-31.
  4. ^ May, Thomas (January 6, 2017). "At Seattle Symphony, cosmic radiation from Beethoven and Messiaen". The Seattle Times.
  5. ^ "Biography". Sciolino Artist Management. Retrieved 2018-12-31.
  6. ^ a b Rucker, Patrick. "Pianist-composer Michael Brown celebrates Bernstein". The Washington Post.
  7. ^ "Michael Brown | The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center". www.chambermusicsociety.org. Retrieved 2018-12-31.
  8. ^ Giuliano, Mike. "Classical with a sense of humor". Howard County Times. Retrieved 2018-12-31.
  9. ^ Joan, Reinthaler (January 24, 2015). "Cellist Nicholas Canellakis, pianist Michael Brown at Wolf Trap Barns". The Washington Post.
  10. ^ "At Olympic Music Festival, a cellist with a 'thirst' for comedy". The Seattle Times. 2012-08-10. Retrieved 2018-12-31.
  11. ^ Allen, David (August 18, 2014). "Not Quite 76 Trombones, but More Than Usual". The New York Times.
  12. ^ "Opera & Classical Music Listings for May 2–8". The New York Times. 2014-05-01. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-12-31.
  13. ^ BWW News Desk. "Copland House Announces 2018 Residency Awards". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2018-12-31.
  14. ^ "Michael Brown – Pianist". www.operamusica.com. Retrieved 2018-12-31.