Piano at Oakland University

11/13/2024

Come join us Sunday, November 17 at 1pm in Varner Recital Hall for a free concert performed by Oakland University piano majors. The program features works by Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, Rachmaninoff, Ravel, and Medtner.

10/30/2024

Join us for an extraordinary residency with the internationally acclaimed pianist, teacher, and composer, **Logan Skelton** at Oakland University’s School of Music, Theatre, and Dance!

**Residency Event Details:**

**Lecture:** Thursday, November 7th at 12 PM

**Masterclass:** Thursday, November 7th at 1 PM

**Recital with Tian Tian:** Thursday, November 7th at 7:30 PM

Discover the magic of George Gershwin’s arrangements and Béla Bartók’s _Concerto for Orchestra_ during this unique event, generously supported by the Judd Family Endowment.

📍 All events will be held in Varner Recital Hall. Best of all, admission is _free_!

See you there! 🎼✨

07/02/2024

04/08/2024

On Friday, April 19 at 8 pm in Varner Recital Hall, world-renowned pianist and pedagogue Arthur Greene presents a recital of solo piano works by Brahms, Chopin, and others, entitled "A Kaleidoscope of Musical Styles." The concert is free and open to the public.

Earlier that day, from 10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m., also in VRH, Mr. Greene will work with Oakland University piano students in a master class that is also free and open to the public.

Mr. Greene is the Gold Medal winner of the William Kapell and Gina Bachauer International Piano Competitions and has been a faculty member at the University of Michigan since 1990. Many thanks to the Judd Family Fund for its generous support.

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02/29/2024

Registration Deadline: March 3, 2024 11:59PM Registration Fee: $40. To pay $40 registration fee, call or email Owen Assenmacher at the Kawai Piano Gallery of Michigan at 248-334-0566 or [email protected] Competition Date and Location: March 17, 2024 in-person at Varner Hall, 371 Varner Dr.....

02/29/2024

Older join us for the 2024 OU Piano Competition on 3/17/2024! We welcome students to participate in three age-group divisions: 1) 10 and under; 2) 11-14; 3) 15-18. Top three prize winners will receive cash awards while ithers may have opportunities to have masterclasses with OU faculty! Please click on the link for more details and registration:

Registration Deadline: March 3, 2024 11:59PM Registration Fee: $40. To pay $40 registration fee, call or email Owen Assenmacher at the Kawai Piano Gallery of Michigan at 248-334-0566 or [email protected] Competition Date and Location: March 17, 2024 in-person at Varner Hall, 371 Varner Dr.....

01/11/2024

Piano performance major Catherine Hechtman is giving a recital this Sunday, January 14 at 3 pm in Varner Recital Hall. Her program includes works by Schumann, Beethoven, Liszt and Debussy. Entrance is free and open to the public.

12/17/2023

Today at 3pm in Varner recital hall, Yelena Murray will give a lecture recital on Tchaikovsky's the seasons from a pedagogical standpoint. Admission is free.

11/15/2023

Michael Noble, winner of numerous international piano competitions, will present an evening of virtuosic piano repertoire and Masterclass to the OU community at 7:30 p.m. tonight (Nov. 15) in Varner Recital Hall. This event is free to attend.

05/03/2023

This weekend!

Meet buddies Guglielmo and Ferrando. They are dating sisters Fiordiligi and Dorabella, respectively. They accept a bet from their friend Donna Fonzo to prove their girlfriends will be faithful to them, and things get a little wild from there...Set in the 1970s, this groovy version of Mozart's Cosí fan tutte happens this weekend at Oakland University!

🗓 Friday, May 5 at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 7 at 2 p.m.
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Aidan Laidlaw (Guglielmo) is a rising junior vocal performance major and Kellan Dunlap (Ferrando) just graduated with a bachelor's degree in vocal performance.

03/23/2023

Flavio Varani will be performing the Goldberg Variations March 24th, 6pm, at the Steinway Piano Gallery in Commerce, Michigan.

Flavio Varani has performed in major music centers and festivals throughout the world including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Moscow Conservatory and others. While “Head of the Piano Department” and “Artist in Residence” at Oakland University, Michigan, he won the following: “Musician of the Year Award” from the Michigan Foundation for the Arts, “Best Soloist of the Year” from the Brazilian Art Critic’s Association, and “Outstanding Classical Instruments of 2001” from the Detroit Music Foundation. In 2003, Flavio Varani was awarded a gold medal in honor of his years performing as a Steinway Artist.