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Steinway Piano Series

All Steinway Piano Series concerts are held in the theater at Pittsburgh CAPA on Sundays at 3:00 p.m

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Joseph Kalichstein


September 12, 2010

in collaboration with the 
Adams Foundation

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Peter 
Takács
October 17, 2010

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Christine Kefferstan 
and the 
Sarasvati Trio


November 21, 2010

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Ann Schein

February 13, 2011




in collaboration with the
Adams Foundation

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Michael Gurt

March 20, 2011

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David Allen Wehr

April 17, 2011

Peter Takács

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October 17, 2010

Hailed by the New York Times as "a marvelous pianist," PETER TAKÁCS has performed widely, receiving critical and audience acclaim for his penetrating and communicative musical interpretations.

Mr. Takács was born in Bucuresti, Romania and started his musical studies before his fourth birthday. After his debut recital at age seven, he was a frequent recitalist in his native city until his parents' request for emigration to the West, at which point all his studies and performances were banned. He continued studying clandestinely with his piano teacher until his family was finally allowed to emigrate to France, where, at age fourteen, he was admitted to the Conservatoire National de Paris.

Upon his arrival in the United States, his outstanding musical talents continued to be recognized with full scholarships to Northwestern University and the University of Illinois, and a three-year fellowship for doctoral studies at the Peabody Conservatory, where he completed his artistic training with renowned pianist Leon Fleisher.

Mr. Takács has received numerous prizes and awards for his performances, including First Prize in the William Kapell International Competition, the C.D. Jackson Award for Excellence in Chamber Music at the Tanglewood Music Center, and a Solo Recitalist Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. His performances have been hailed by audiences and the press for their penetrating intellectual insight as well as for emotional urgency and communicativeness.

Mr. Takács has performed as guest soloist with major orchestras in the U.S. and abroad, as well as at important summer festivals such as Tanglewood, Music Mountain, Chautauqua Institution, ARIA International, Schlern Music Festival in the Italian Alps, Tel Hai International Master Classes in Israel, and Sweden's Helsingborg Festival. He has performed and recorded the cycle of thirty-two Beethoven Piano Sonatas, which are due for release on the CAMBRIA label in 2009.

Mr. Takács' success as a teacher is attested to by his students' accomplishments, who have won top prizes in competitions in the United States, Canada, Europe, and South Africa. They have been accepted at major graduate schools such as the Curtis Institute, Juilliard School, and Peabody Conservatory, among many others. Mr. 
Takács has given master classes in the U.S., Europe and Asia, and has been a jury member at prestigious national and international competitions such as San Antonio International Keyboard Competition (twice), Canadian National Competition (three times), Cleveland International Piano Competition, and Hilton Head International Piano Competition. Mr. Takács is Professor of Piano at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, where he has been teaching since 1976.


Be sure to also visit Pittsburgh Concert Society, our sister organization,
​which promotes the finest Pittsburgh-based classical musicians.

​Also visit the
 ​Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
​for more information on world-class performances happening in our community year-round.