Summer Piano Intensive

Summer Piano Intensive

The three-week summer festival for pianists ages 12-25 offers a unique immersive learning and performance experience for both an emerging talent and a seasoned artist. In addition to daily workshops and seminars, each student receives two one-hour weekly lessons. Performance opportunities include weekly master classes and on-campus concerts, as well as numerous outreach concerts scheduled throughout the Winston Salem area.

Session Dates: 

  • 3-week session: June 23 - July 13
  • 2-week session: June 30 - July 13
  • 1-week session: July 7 - July 13

The UNCSA performance facilities feature a magnificent collection of Steinway pianos housed in three performance venues: four Steinway Model D concert grand pianos (three Hamburg and one New York) and a fifth, Steinway Model B. There is a separate dedicated practice area for pianists, which features 14 comfortable soundproof rooms with grand pianos.  

Daily Schedule

9 a.m. - 12 p.m. Private Lessons/individual practice
12 - 1 p.m. Lunch break
1 - 2 p.m. Instrument-specific seminar
2 - 3:30 p.m. Program-wide seminar/workshop (wellness, memorization, overcoming stage fright, quick learning techniques)
3:30 - 4 p.m. Break
4 - 5 p.m. Group study on assigned project (ensemble, research etc)

See Faculty in Performance

Dmitri Vorobiev

Dmitri Shteinberg