News
Chopin Competition Winner Bruce Liu to Perform on Oberlin Artist Recital Series
April 23, 2023
Cathy Partlow Strauss ’84
Rising Canadian pianist Bruce Liu, winner of the 18th Chopin International Piano Competition in Warsaw, Poland, will perform the closing program on the Oberlin Artist Recital Series 2022-23 season. The concert is at 2:30 p.m. on April 30 in historic Finney Chapel.
![Bruce Liu performing at the Chopin Competition in October 2021. Bruce Liu performing at the Chopin Competition in October 2021.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/bruce-liu_at_chopin_competition_760x570.jpeg?itok=wrS4Rtg9)
Oberlin-Como Piano Master Class Series Opens with Robert Spano '84
November 22, 2021
Erich Burnett
Nov. 30, Dec. 2 events to be followed by four additional artist-teacher visits, with virtual festival in summer.
![Oberlin-Como Piano Master Class Series](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/como-news_center-spano1-1.png?itok=qK9kJF-K)
The Chopin Whisperer
November 9, 2021
Erich Burnett
Oberlin professor Dang Thai Son conquered one of the world’s most prestigious piano competitions. Now his students are doing the same.
![Dang Thai Son with student JJ Bui.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/dang_with_bui.jpg?itok=XhARujBA)
Oberlin-Como Piano Festival Begins July 13
June 22, 2021
Stephanie Manning '23
Online format presents unique opportunity to spotlight master teacher interviews.
![2021 Oberlin-Como Virtual Piano Festival.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/oberlin-como_web_header.jpg?itok=3rZ_XlVh)
Dang Thai Son Joins Oberlin Conservatory Piano Faculty
March 21, 2018
By Erich Burnett
Famed performer’s appointment begins with the 2018-19 academic year.
![Dang Thai Son with auditorium seats in the background](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/dang13_by_hirotoshi_sato.jpg?itok=s67yud2f)
Oberlin-Como Piano Academy Enters Second Year
August 2, 2017
Erich Burnett
Oberlin Conservatory will begin its second full year as the U.S. home of the International Piano Academy Lake Como with a schedule of master artist residencies beginning this fall.
![Pianist performing on stage](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/allesandro_deljavan_by_dale_preston_83_0.jpg?itok=YNDki_hX)
Stanislav Ioudenitch Joins Oberlin Conservatory Piano Faculty
March 23, 2017
Erich Burnett
Exemplary performer and teacher won gold at the Van Cliburn Competition, developed music programs at Park University.
![Portrait of Stanislav Ioudenitch](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/ioudenitch_733.jpg?itok=5wTH4NNs)
Piano Master Richard Goode Performs, Holds Oberlin Residency in April
March 22, 2017
Erich Burnett
Artist Recital Series concert to feature works by Bach, Beethoven, and Chopin; conservatory residency to follow.
![Richard Goode](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/richard_goode_3_c_steve_riskind_copy.jpeg?itok=74VEzxwm)
Tamás Vásáry, Dann Competition Highlight Big Piano Week at Oberlin
April 18, 2016
Erich Burnett
Vásáry visit includes public master class April 21; Dann Competition features two additional guest master classes.
![Tamás Vásáry](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/193249_cikk_vasary_tamas_0.jpg?itok=xXrnYpXp)
Oberlin Partners with International Piano Academy Lake Como
April 30, 2015
Erich Burnett
Collaboration establishes North American home for the venerated Italian program for elite student pianists.
![Naboré is seated at a grand piano, with the distinctive windows of Bibbins Hall in the background](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/williamnabore_bytanyarosenjones_0.jpg?itok=AgUrgHBC)