Kevin Fitz-Gerald is an international performing artist and pedagogue. A goal oriented teacher with a proven ability to achieve high caliber students. His skills in piano and chamber music pedagogy have enabled students to enhance their performances and win numerous awards and top prizes in regional, national and international competitions; continue studies at other major schools; become professors, directors, deans, conductors, performers and coaches of and at established music schools, music organizations and major ensembles. He regularly conducts master classes and master courses at universities, festivals, conservatories and music academies worldwide and also regularly adjudicates piano and chamber music competitions at the regional, national and international levels.

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Student Accomplishments & Highlights

Student Awards

• Gold Medalist Vilna International Piano Competition  (Lithuania)
• Gold Medalist IBLA International Piano Competition, Ragusa Ibla  (Italy)
• Gold Medalist(s) IBLA International Piano Duo Competition, Ragusa Ibla  (Italy)
• Gold Medalist American Orff-Schullwerke International Composition Competition (IN)
• Gold Medalalist Bradshaw & Buono International Piano Competition (USA)
• Gold Medalist Concorso Internazionale di Pianoforte Paul Dukas (Italy)
• Silver Medalist ARD International Piano Competition, Pretoria (South Africa)
• Silver Medalist Canadian National Music Competitions (Canada)
• Silver Medalist IBLA International Chamber Music Competition (Italy)
• Silver Medalist Music Teachers National Association Piano Competition (USA)
• Bronze Medalist Rubinstein International Piano Competition (Israel)
• Bronze Medalist Jean Francaix International Piano Competition, Paris (France)
• Bronze Medalist Carmel International Piano Competition (CA)
• Gina Bachauer Prize - Rubinstein International Piano Competition (Israel)
• Coleman National Cahmber Music Competition (USA)
• Special Prize - Murray Dranoff  Duo Piano Competition  (FL)
• Maurice Lefranc Award for Most Outstanding Belgian Pianist – (Belgium)
• Canada Council Grants Awards (Canada)
• Fullbright Grants and Awards (USA, Belgium)
• Winner Aspen Concerto Competition (CO)
• Winner Banff Center Concerto Competition (Canada)
• Winner(s) USC Thornton School of Music Concerto Competition (CA)
• Winner Ottoboni Piano Competitions (Belgium)
• Winner(s) YMF Lieber and Stoller National Scholarship Competition (USA)
• Winner(s) Rotary International Scholarship Competitions (Belgium, USA, Canada)
• Winner Axion Piano Competition (Belgium)
• First Prize Guatemala City International Piano Competition (Guatemala)
• First Prize Los Angeles International Liszt Piano Competition (CA)
• First Prize Oakland National Piano Competition (CA)
• First Prize Coleman Chamber Music Competition (CA)
• Musical Merit of San Diego Competition (CA)
• First Prize International Web Concert Hall Competition (NY)
• First Prize(s) MTAC State Concerto Competition (CA)
• First Prize(s) William Grants Still Piano Competition (CA)
• First Prize(s) MTAC State Solo Competition (CA)/li>
• First Prize MTNA National Chamber Music Competition (WA)
• First Prize MTNA National Composers Competition (IL)
• First Prize Asia America Youth Symphony Competition (CA)
• First Prize New West Symphony Competition (CA)
• First Prize(s) Los Angeles Bach Competition (CA)
• First Prize(s) Pasadena Fine Arts Club Competition (CA)
• First Prize(s) Parness Young Artists Concerto Competiton
• First Prize(s) Los Angeles Sigma Iota Scholarship Competition (CA)
• First Prize(s) Marina del Rey – Westchester Symphony Competition (CA)
• First Prize(s) MU PHI Epsilon Scholarship Competition (CA)
• First Prize Peninsula Young Artists Competition (CA)
• First Prize Brentwood Symphony Concerto Competition (CA)
• First Prize Edith Knox Concerto Competition (CA)
• First Prize(s) Southwestern Music Festival (CA)
• First Prize(s) San Diego Duo Piano Competition (CA)
• First Prize(s) Carmel Music Society Piano Competition (CA)
• First Prize(s) Beverly Hills Debut Recital Series Competition (CA)
• First Prize(s) Woods International Piano Scholarship Society Competition (Canada)
• First Prize Long Beach Mozart Festival (CA)

Student Participation in Festivals

• Aspen (CO)
• Tanglewood (MA)
• Academy of the West (CA)
• Spoleto (Italy)
• Manchester (VE)
• Banff (Canada)
• Roundtop (TX)
• Deer Valley (UT)
• Orford (Canada)
• Aria (Canada,
• Casalmaggiore (Italy)
• Orford (Canada)
• Music in the Mountains (CA)
• International Institute for Young Artists (IL)
• AIMS Festival in Graz (Austria)
• Taos Festival (NM)
• Ojai Festival (CA)
• Encore (OH)
• Guatemalan International Festival – Bravissimo
• Park City International Festival (UT)
• International Holland Music Sessions (Netherlands)
• Flanders International Festival (Belgium)
• Festival “Musik Zentral” (Austria)

Student Placement - former and current students hold or have held positions at:

• Royal Academy of Music, London (ENG)
• Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra (UT)    
• Mozarteum, Salzburg (GER)
• Seoul National Conservatory, Korea
• Seoul Womens University, Korea
• YeoungNam University, TaeGu, Korea.
• Kaohsiung Teachers University, Taipei
• Fu-Jen University, Taipei
• Juilliard School (NY)
• University of Maryland (MD)
• USC Thornton School of Music (CA)
• Banff Centre (CAN)
• UCLA (CA)
• Asuza Pacific University (CA)
• Humbolt State University (CA)
• University of La Verne (CA)
• The Ohio State University (OH)
• San Francisco State University (CA)
• Notre Dame de Namur University (CA)
• Ball State University (IN)
• Salisbury University (MD)
• Towson University (MD)
• Pepperdine University (CA)
• Utah State University (UT)
• Brigham Young University (UT)
• Loyola University (CA)
• Vangaurd University (CA)
• Biola University
• University of Redlands (CA)
• LeHigh University (PA)
• Cal State LA (CA)
• UC Santa Barbara (CA)
• East LA College (CA)
• Pomona College (CA)                   
• Cal State LA (CA)
• Cal State Bakersfield (CA)
• Glendale College (CA)
• Pomona College (CA)
• Metropolitan Opera, New York (NY)
• Orchestra at Temple Square (UT)
• City Opera (NY)
• Santiago Opera (Chile)
• Teatro Municipal  Santiago (Chile)
• Teatro Fenice Venezia (Italy)
• Spoleto Festival (Italy)
• Washington Opera (DC)
• Houston Grand Opera (TX)
• Santa Fe Opera (AZ)
• Los Angeles Opera (CA)
• Los Angeles Master Choral (CA)
• Aspen Summer Opera Program (CO)
• Santa Barbara Opera (CA)
• San Diego Opera (CA)
• Opera Pacific (CA)
• Long Beach Opera (CA)
• Pacific Chorale (CA)
• University of Southern California Opera Department (CA)
• Utah Chamber Artists (UT)
• Costa Mesa College (CA)              
• Chapman University (CA)
• Citrus College (CA)
• Orange Coast College (CA)
• Occidental College (CA)
• Principia College (MO)
• Seaver College (CA)
• Pasadena City College (CA)
• Lancaster College (CA)
• LA Unified School District (CA)
• Westridge Girls School (CA)
• Orange County High School for the Arts (CA)
• Pasadena Conservatory (CA)
• LA County High School for the Arts (CA)
• Bellflower Conservatory (CA)
• Utah State Youth Conservatory (UT)
• San Gabriel Valley Choral Company (CA)
• Redlands College (CA)
• Pomona College (CA)
• Seaver College (CA)
• Pasadena City College (CA)
• UC Santa Barbara (CA)
• LA Unified School District (CA)
• Westridge Girls School (CA)
• Orange County High School for the Arts (CA)
• Pasadena Conservatory (CA)
• Orange County High School for the Arts (CA)
• Songfest at Icicle Creek Festival (WA)
• Tucson Winter Festival (AZ)
• Primrose International Viola Competition (IL)
• Virginia Polytechnic
• Bellflower Conservatory (CA)
• Utah State Youth Conservatory (UT)
• San Gabriel Valley Choral Company (CA)           
• Cal State LA (CA)
• Cal State Bakersfield (CA)
• La Jolla Festival (CA)
• Yamaha International, Education Division (LA)
• Manchester Music Festival (VER)
• International Institute for Young Musicians, Chicago (IL)
• Round Top International Festival (TX)
• Music Academy of the West (CA)
• Yamaha Corporation of America (NY)
• Loyola Marymount University (CA)
• Pepperdine University (CA)
• Music Academy of the West (CA)
• Colburn School of Music (CA)
• Masters College (CA)