Piano Studio

The UND piano program is nationally and internationally recognized for its performance activities and community outreach.

We prepare students for a professional career in the field of music. The piano faculty have substantial experience in solo, concerto, collaborative piano, and chamber music performance with broad knowledge of music literature, music theory, piano pedagogy, music business, and entrepreneurship.

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Piano at UND

Benefits of a Degree at UND

Undergraduate scholarships, graduate assistantships, and graduate tuition waivers.
Specialized instruction in solo and collaborative piano performance, piano accompanying, chamber music, piano literature, piano pedagogy, music business, and entrepreneurship.
Opportunities to engage in collaborative piano performances on and off campus.
Opportunities to perform in the Josephine Campbell Recital Hall, which features an Imperial Bösendorfer piano with 96 keys.
A state-of-the-art keyboard piano laboratory with 15 Clavinova digital pianos.
Recitals and master classes with world-renowned guest artists.
Performance opportunities throughout the region supported by the UND Piano program and Project 88.
Assistance preparing for auditions, festivals, graduate schools, and competitions.

Guest Artists

Concerts, Masterclasses, and Workshops with Guests Artists

Professor Edward Auer (Indiana University Jacobs School of Music)
Professor Lydia Artymiw (University of Minnesota Twin Cities)
Professor Guigla Katsarava (Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris, FRANCE)
Professor Mihaela Tomi (Staatliche Hochschule für Musik Mannheim, GERMANY)
Professors Helen Sim and Ningwu Du (Xinghai Conservatory of Music, CHINA)
Stefano Greco, Yoonie Han, Hyperion Knight (Steinway Artists)
Takeo Tchinai (Japanese Left-hand Concert Pianist)
Professor Emile Naoumoff (Indiana University Jacobs School of Music)
Dr. Cathal Breslin (Arizona State University)
Dr. Heidi Williams (Florida State University)
Dr. Xiao Xue Sun (Capital Normal University, CHINA)
Dr. Éva Polgár (Azusa Pacific University)

Would you like to learn more about the UND Piano Studio?

Do you have questions about opportunities at UND? Would you like a lesson with Dr. Sugiura or Dr. Lo, either in person or via Zoom? Please be in touch!

nariaki.sugiura@UND.edu
701.777.2839
Hughes Fine Arts Center Room 204
Grand Forks ND 58202-7125

ling.lo@UND.edu
701.777.2644
Hughes Fine Arts Center Room 110
Grand Forks ND 58202-7125

About UND Piano

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Winner – Greater Grand Forks Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition (2020)

Finalist – Bismarck-Mandan Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition (2019)

Third Prize – Greater Grand Forks Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition (2019)

Finalist – Bismarck-Mandan Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition (2019)

1st Prize – UND Piano Concerto Competition College Division (2018)

1st Prize - MTNA Music Competition ND State Division (2018)

1st Prize - MTNA Music Competition ND State Division (2019)

Recipient - UND Music Presser Award (2018)

6th Prize – 2017 International Solo Piano Competition Piano Division at the 3rd Annual Master Players Festival and School (University of Delaware, Newark – DE)

Finalist – Bismarck-Mandan Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition (2017)

Finalist – Greater Grand Forks Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition (2016)

Recipient – UND Music Presser Award (2017)

1st Prize – Bismarck-Mandan Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition (2016)

2nd Prize – Greater Grand Forks Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition (2017)

1st Prize – MTNA Music Competition ND State Division (2015)

1st Prize – UND Piano Concerto Competition College Division (2017)

1st Prize – Greater Grand Forks Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition (2016)

1st Prize – Bismarck-Mandan Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition (2015)

Finalist – Greater Grand Forks Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition (2015)

1st Prize – MTNA Music Competition ND State Division (2016)

1st Prize – Greater Grand Forks Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competiti on (2014)