October 16 -

Winner of the 2025 Beardsley Piano Prize Competition, Sean Yang

The first Fall Concert of the year always features the winner of the annual Robert B. Beardsley Piano Prize Competition. This year's winner was Sean Yang!

Born and raised in Memphis, Sean Terada Yang has accumulated a vast performance track record in recent years through solo, concerto, and chamber engagements. After studying piano and neuroscience at Vanderbilt University, Sean earned his Masters’ degrees in performance and chamber music at the University of Michigan. In those two years, Sean earned top prizes at the National Federation of Music Clubs, Seattle International, Frances Walton, Memphis International, and Chautauqua SAI

Concerto Competitions. This fall, Sean began his DMA studies at Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music after a summer schedule with performances in Berlin (GER), Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Texas, Oregon, New York, and Massachusetts. He has had the privilege of studying piano with Logan Skelton, Amy I-Lin Cheng, Amy Dorfman, and Jon Kimura Parker, and he also conducts research on human movement and biomechanics at the MIT.nano Immersion Lab under the mentorship of Praneeth Namburi and Mi-Eun Kim.

If you would like to learn more about the competition or view past winners, visit the Robert B. Beardsley Piano Finals page.

Sponsored by Wade Mayberry.

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October 30 -

Spencer Myer

Lauded for "superb playing" and "poised, alert musicianship" by the Boston Globe, and labeled "definitely a man to watch" by London's The Independent, American pianist SPENCER MYER is one of the most respected and sought-after artists on today's concert stage.

Spencer Myer’s orchestral, recital and chamber music performances have been heard throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, Africa and Asia. His 2005 recital/orchestral tour of South Africa included a performance of the five piano concerti of Beethoven with the Chamber Orchestra of South Africa, followed by six return orchestra and recital tours.

Spencer Myer's career was launched with three important prizes: First Prize in the 2004 UNISA International Piano Competition in South Africa, the 2006 Christel DeHaan Classical Fellowship from the American Pianists Association and the Gold Medal from the 2008 New Orleans International Piano Competition. He is also a laureate of the 2007 William Kapell, 2005 Cleveland and 2005 Busoni international piano competitions. He enjoys an esteemed reputation as a vocal collaborator since winning the 2000 Marilyn Horne Foundation Competition. Mr. Myer was a member of Astral Artists' performance roster from 2003-2010.

A renowned pedagogue, Spencer Myer is currently Associate Professor of Piano at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, where he was named a recipient of the 2024 Trustees Teaching Award. Previously, has served as a guest faculty at the Oberlin and Baldwin-Wallace Conservatories of Music, and was a member of the piano faculty at Boston's Longy School of Music of Bard College from 2016 to 2022.

Sponsored by Eric Trotter.

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November 13 -

Varshavski & Shapiro

Stanislava Varshavski was born in Kharkiv, Ukraine. A young piano prodigy, she had her orchestral debut at the age of eight. After receiving her initial musical training in Ukraine, Stanislava proceeded with her studies at the Jerusalem Rubin Academy in Israel.

Diana Shapiro was born in Moscow, Russia. At the age of seventeen she moved to Israel and started her studies at the Jerusalem Rubin Academy under Berkovich.

Both Ms. Varshavski and Ms. Shapiro received Bachelor and master's degrees from the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance, where they studied with the Israeli duo Bracha Eden and Alexander Tamir, and in 2005 moved to Boston, MA to continue their education under renowned American pianist Victor Rosenbaum. In 2011 both pianists completed Doctoral degree studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. During their studies at UW-Madison both artists served on the faculty of the Maranatha Universityand upon completion joined the faculty of the Silver Lake College in Manitowoc, WI.

Sponsored by Marie Smith.

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November 28 -

Nicholas Roth

Nicholas Roth began formal studies at age twelve, receiving critical acclaim for his appearances by the age of eighteen. He appeared as soloist with the St. Louis Symphony and the Indianapolis Symphony under Raymond Leppard, among many others. Roth is a featured performer and teacher throughout North and South America, Europe, and Asia. He is a Yamaha Artist, a Beethoven Fellow of the American Pianists Association, earned prizes in the chamber music competitions of Tortona and Pietra Ligure, Italy, and received a DAAD grant to further his studies in Germany.  

Sponsored by Terry Trimmer.

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