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Luminary pianist and composer Conrad Tao is the 2024 winner of the prestigious Andrew Wolf Chamber Music Award

Performances include appearances with the San Francisco Symphony, The Philharmonic Society, and more!

Join the Aspen Music Festival and School for a special recital featuring Conrad Tao! Visit CPRClassical.org.

Highlights include performances at Bravo!Vail with the Philadelphia Orchestra, Marin Alsop, and more!

Conrad Tao and Caleb Teicher bring a program of Bach, Gershwin, and an original work to NPR's Tiny Desk Concert series.

Conrad will perform Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 17 on March 13-19, 2024 with the NY Phil conducted by Jaap van Zweden.

The trio will present a program of works by Zorn, Ives, and Beethoven on May 3, 2024.

Conrad will be highlighted in the 3 day long festival taking place in venues across Brooklyn.

Performed here by Conrad Tao, Frederick Rzewski’s "Which Side Are You On?" by Florence Reece

Tao is an extraordinary pianist and composer whose work exemplifies the legacy of Yvar Mikhashoff.

Conrad Tao returns to the stage for a full season of live performances, featuring new premieres and collaborations.

Honoring the legacy of the pianist and composer, who passed away on June 26, 2021.

Conrad's essay "Sophie Remembrance" was featured in issue #264 of the Poetry Project Newsletter.

The album combines Tao’s multifaceted musical sensibilities with the ensemble cohesion of brass quartet The Westerlies.

The Junction Trio was selected by WQXR to engage collaborators and commission works.

Conrad will join a number of leading musicians for an online concert celebrating Asian Pacific American Heritage Month.

The 19th Annual Laguna Beach Music Festival, held March 24-28, 2021, names Conrad as Festival Artistic Director.

The phenomenal pianist Conrad Tao live-streams an exclusive concert for 92Y patrons live from his apartment.

New Music Solidarity Fund raises $130,000 in response to the COVID-19 Crisis.

Lang’s the loser has been lauded by the NY Times as a “boldly unconventional” work, and that’s almost putting it mildly.

Conrad Tao takes a look at the music that has historically empowered people, Rzewski’s 36 variations on a Chilean song.

Noting his various accomplishments from the past year, the Globe writes: "he faces the world with open mind and heart."

The album is included in the New York Times 25 Best Classical Music Tracks and NPR's Most Soothing & Punishing Albums.

Conrad Tao discusses his latest album and upcoming Carnegie Hall debut with New York Times writer Joshua Barone.

In March 2020, Tao's piece Everything Must Go will receive its European premiere with the Antwerp Symphony Orchestra.

Conrad and Caleb Teicher's evening-length work is recognized for Outstanding Sound Design / Music Composition.

The pianist/composer’s third album traces a path from 1930s labor disputes to the deep divisions of today.

Conrad Tao’s 2019-2020 season builds on his growing presence in the major performance halls and orchestras of the US.

On August 23, 2019, Conrad Tao will make his Boston Symphony Orchestra and Tanglewood debuts.

Conrad and Caleb Teicher's new evening-length work, 'More Forever', has been nominated for two 2019 Bessie Awards.

Watch Conrad perform a set of music by Beethoven, Bach and Chopin to celebrate the 10th anniversary of The Greene Space.

On May 18, Conrad will make his debut with Gustavo Dudamel and the LA Phil, playing Beethoven's Piano Concerto No 1

“Everything Must Go” featured on The New York Times Best Classical Music Performances of 2018.

Including the World Premiere of Everything Must Go, commissioned and performed by the New York Philharmonic.

Conrad will inaugurate the New York Philharmonic’s new Nightcap series on Friday, September 28.

Watch the full concert with the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra.

On September 27 & 28, 2018, the New York Philharmonic will perform a World Premiere Commission piece by Conrad Tao.

Conrad's Crypt Session selected to the NY Times’ Best Classical Music Performances of 2017

Conrad's performance of Julia Wolfe's "Compassion" was featured in a a new podcast episode by Colorado Public Radio.

Conrad is proud to announce a 2017/18 season that will take him from major U.S. orchestras to tours across the world.

Conrad made his Grant Park debut this past weekend in Chicago (near his hometown of Urbana), to critical acclaim!

Conrad’s recent performance in from the Crypt Sessions concert series was praised by numerous reviewers

Conrad will be performing as part of a piano trio featuring acclaimed violinist Stefan Jackiw and cellist Jay Campbell.

I’m thrilled to be part of the Jason Moran-curated Artists Studio series at the Park Avenue Armory this year.

I’ll be doing an online masterclass with Noteflight, a free browser-based music notation platform, on 2/10 at 8pm.

So happy to share the full music video for my performance of David Lang’s “wed,” made by Isabela dos Santos.

My new album, Pictures, is out today on Warner Classics.