Music Style Classical piano

Musical Influences Ravel, Debussy, Mozart, Chopin, Liszt and Rachmaninov

Artist History Samuel Anthony Silva is quickly establishing himself as a much sought-after recitalist and collaborative pianist. He earned the Bachelor of Music (cum laude) and Master of Music degrees from the Scheidt School of Music, University of Memphis, studying with Joan Gilbert, and pursued additional graduate studies at Peabody Conservatory, Johns Hopkins University. His former teachers include Roland Schneller and Marian Hahn. He has appeared in numerous master classes, both in solo piano and chamber music, coaching with Ani Kavafian, Victoria Chiang, Kyoko Takezawa, David Finckel, Jon Nakamatsu, Blanca Uribe, Rebecca Penneys, and Emanual Ax. He has been the recipient of numerous awards, scholarships and prizes in performance, taking top prizes at the University of Memphis Concerto Competition, Beethoven Club Young Artist Competition and the ASU International Piano Competition. A member of Pi Kappa Lambda, he is currently pursuing doctoral studies in piano performance at the Scheidt School of Music, University of Memphis.

Instruments Piano

Location Memphis, TN - USA

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