Thomas Steigerwald

Thomas Steigerwald recently captured the Silver Medal at the 62nd Wideman International Piano Competition with a performance of Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3.As the only American pianist chosen for the 2012 Round Top Festival Summer Institute, his performances included Balakirev’s Islamey and Roussel’s Joueurs de Flute with flutist RansomWilson His appearances with the RoundTopTexas Festival Orchestra included a performance of Griffes’The Pleasure Dome of Kubla Khan under the baton of Micheal Stern. As Winner of the 2011 Future Stars Competition, he made his orchestral debut with the San Antonio Symphony performing Prokofiev’s Concerto No.3.At the 2012 Dakota Sky International Piano Festival,Mr. Steigerwald performances included Brahm’s Cello Sonata No. 2 with Maxim Kozlov, and Ravel’s Piano Trio with the Delphi Trio. He studied in Italy at the 2011 Schlern Music Festival where he performed the Brahms Piano Trio No.1 in B Major and was a Finalist in the Schlern International Music Festival Piano Competition. He has also studied at the Aspen Music Festival, where his performances included Ravel’s La valse (poème choréographique) for two pianos, and Mendelssohn’s Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor. He has performed numerous solo recitals including performances at theTuesday Musical Club of San Antonio, the Musical Arts Center of San Antonio, and the Uvalde Grand Opera House. He has had coaching and masterclasses with Eteri Andjaparidze, Rita Sloan, James Dick, Anton Nel, Petronel Malan, Adam Golka, Gregory DeTurck,Tamas Ungar, Nancy Weems, Carolyn True,Timothy Hester, Kasandra Keeling, Alessio Bax, and Lucille Chung. Mr. Steigerwald is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Music degree at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York, studying with Douglas Humpherys. He is the recipient of the Howard Hanson, the Liliian Miller Loos, and the Texas Music Teachers Assn. Whitlock Memorial Scholarships.