Canadian pianist, Kevin Fitz-Gerald, enjoys a versatile performing career as recitalist, orchestra soloist and chamber musician. His performances have garnered international acclaim and he has been recognized for his “hypnotically powerful and precise” pianism and “dynamic and distinguished” interpretations. His concert tours and performances have taken place in major concert halls, universities and concert organizations throughout the United States, Canada, China, Japan, Korea, Australia, Mexico, South America, the Mediterranean and the Caribbean. Notable venues include Carnegie Recital Hall, The Mormon Tabernacle, Walt Disney Concert Hall, Roy Thompson Hall, Place des Arts, Izumi Hall and Suntori Hall. He has appeared with several Canadian and American orchestras including the Toronto Symphony, Montreal Symphony, Canadian Chamber Orchestra, Calgary Philharmonic, Los Angeles Camerata, Utah Chamber Orchestra and more. Recent orchestral performances have included concerti by Dvorak, Mozart, Beethoven, Prokofiev, Mendelssohn, Balakirev, Rachmaninoff, Stravinsky, Berg and Scharwenka. He currently serves as Professor in Keyboard Studies at the USC Thornton School of Music.

A native of Belgium, Steven Vanhauwaert was hailed by the Los Angeles Times’ Mark Swed for his “impressive clarity, sense of structure and monster technique.” He is a frequent guest at concert halls across the United States, Canada, South America, Europe and Asia. Highlights include appearances at the Walt Disney Concert Hall, the Concertgebouw, the National Center for the Performing Arts in Beijing, and the Shanghai Oriental Arts Center. Vanhauwaert has collaborated with orchestras such as the Pacific Symphony, the Flemish Symphony, the Lviv Philharmonic, the Reno Chamber Orchestra, Kyiv Kamerata, the International Chamber Orchestra of Puerto Rico, the Peninsula Symphony, and the Guayaquil Symphony Orchestra. His discography includes works by Schumann, Schubert, Liszt, Chopin, and Debussy and more. Vanhauwaert serves as Assistant Professor on the faculty at the University of Utah’s School of Music. He is also frequently invited as guest faculty at the Chamber Music Unbound Festival, as well as the Festival of the International Chamber Orchestra of Puerto Rico. He has also given masterclasses at institutions such as New York University at Abu Dhabi, the Colburn School, CalArts, the Jerusalem Music Center, the Université de Montréal, the University of California, the University of Tennessee, and the University of Connecticut.