“[Conlan has] the whole package of amazing finger dexterity, sparkle, the fullest and most powerful of sounds without being harsh, an ear and character that knows what it wants and how to create it, an imagination that's willing to let events unfold in their own time, over an ability to tell a story or paint a canvas that pulls his listeners completely into his world of mystery, adventure, and other-worldness."
—Jane Abbott-Kirk |
Conlan Miller, American pianist, completed his Doctor of Musical Arts degree at the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music in 2022 under the tutelage of Dr. Stewart Gordon. His related fields were Piano Pedagogy, Music Theory and Analysis, and Music Technology. He earned his Master of Music degree at Yale University School of Music where he studied with Boris Berman and Melvin Chen, and completed his undergraduate piano and pedagogy studies at Brigham Young University with Dr. Irene Peery-Fox. Prior to his bachelor’s degree, he was a private student of Dr. Peery-Fox for 10 years.
Conlan won the national first prize in the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) Young Artist Piano Competition in 2013, and was awarded a Steinway piano. He also won second prize in the national MTNA Senior Piano Competition. He was a Silver Medalist in the 4th Manhattan International Music Competition, and was one of 36 official competitors in the Gina Bachauer International Artists Piano Competition. Other awards include the Don and Shirley Oscarson Award for Outstanding Musical Achievement at BYU, and top prizes in the inaugural Snowy Range Piano Competition and Jefferson Symphony Orchestra International Piano Competition. Conlan gave his first public performance at the age of 11 performing Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue with the Utah Valley Symphony. Since then, he has performed with numerous orchestras including four concerto appearances with the Utah Symphony. He has performed solo recitals across the United States and in the Netherlands under the sponsorship of the Gina Bachauer International Piano Foundation, National Chopin Foundation, International Holland Music Sessions, Frances Clarke Center for Keyboard Pedagogy, and the MTNA. He has performed in masterclasses for renowned pianists including Leon Fleisher, Jonathan Biss, Yoheved Kaplinsky, Peter Frankl, Nancy Weems, Peter Mack, and Wei-Yi Yang. His collaborative and chamber work has led him to perform some of the most demanding chamber repertoire in concerts across the United States and in Mexico. Conlan is an active performer, teacher, and collaborative pianist. He currently serves on the piano faculty at the Gifted Music School Conservatory in Salt Lake City, and as pianist for the University of Utah Opera. |