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Piano students bowing onstage at the Piano Showcase while the audience applauds

Performance Opportunities

Showcase Gala Concert

All piano students will have the opportunity to perform in the 4,000-seat amphitheater, a highlight of the summer.

Festival Piano Recitals

Weekly student recitals provide performance experience in an intimate setting. 

Chamber Music

All pianists will have the option to participate in chamber music, a joyful mix of collaborations with festival orchestra players and fellow pianists, presented in a series of public recitals.   

MSFO Orchestral Pianist

Many of the Festival symphony concerts give piano students the opportunity to perform orchestral piano parts, an invaluable experience. 

Residential Performances

Home-owners will often host performances, an opportunity for students to build relationships with our vital Chautauqua community. 

Faculty Performances

Our piano faculty are featured in a series of solo, chamber, and concerto performances throughout the festival. 2025 features performances by Alexander Kobrin, Jon Nakamatsu with guest Jon Manasse, Alexander Gavrylyuk, Sara Davis Buechner, Jose Ramon Mendez, HaeSun Paik and a special alumnus recital by Jonathan Mamora.  


In addition to these experiences in the piano program, there are solo and chamber music student recitals scheduled by the School of Music throughout the Chautauqua Music Festival.  

With symphony, opera, theater, dance, visual arts, and a series of internationally acclaimed speakers and performers, our piano students experience Chautauqua’s extraordinary blend of artistic and intellectual programming in a place of stunning natural beauty. 

Contact Information

Sam Minardi-Lopez
Manager of Student Services & Arts Education Business Coordinator
716-357-6234
sminardi@chq.org

Sarah Malinoski
Director, Chautauqua Schools of Performing and Visual Arts
716-357-6233
f: 716-357-9014
smalinoski@chq.org

Chautauqua Festival Schools of Performing and Visual Arts
P.O. Box 1098
1 Ames Ave.
Chautauqua, NY 14722

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