

Prepare for your career as a professional musician with instruction in performance practices from four centuries of keyboard repertoire. Our world-renowned artist faculty represent diverse traditions of pedagogy and performance. Working with active concertizing and recording artists, you will develop your potential as a performer and gain real-world knowledge to help you succeed after graduation.
Explore rich liberal arts offerings as part of your professional musical training. Traditional coursework and innovative electives prepare you to navigate today’s musical landscape.
Hone your technique and knowledge of the repertoire, mentoring with world-renowned artists and taking advantage of unique performance opportunities.
Learn to be a Music Director: Mentor with professionals, perform in musical theatre productions and the Broadway Orchestra, and collaborate with colleagues in Vocal Performance.
Prepare for a career in academia as well as the concert hall, with coursework in performance practice and music education as well as professional mentorship.
Designed for mature artists seeking to move to advance their careers, this program provides enrichment and exposure for pianists at the pre- and post-doctoral levels.
Conduct cutting-edge research, perform on stage at NYU and throughout New York City, and study with world-renowned artists.
Marilyn Nonken (Director, Piano Studies) and Jeffrey Swann (Artist Faculty) perform the "Concord" and "Hammerklavier" sonatas.
Featuring students Fares Al-Habboubi, Yuxuan Chen, Mina Kim, Annie Ziyao Huang, and Jonathan Yap.
Eteri Andjaparidze (Artist Faculty) and alumnus Markus Kaitila perform the last sonatas of Beethoven and Prokofiev.
The Piano Studies Artist Faculty member and his duo partner received $25,000 to commission and record new works.
The partnerships with NYU student composers will culminate in the premieres of seven new works for solo piano.
Presenting a virtual series featuring performances and interviews with today's top pianists.
"It is time for us to take responsibility and to take concrete steps to make MPAP an academic performance community where diversity and inclusion are indispensable and at the core of our teaching, training, and learning."
The Piano Studies Artist Faculty member performed throughout Korea in the fall.
The director of our program in Piano Studies publishes "Identity and Diversity in New Music."