Amy Elizabeth Gustafson
American pianist Amy Elizabeth Gustafson has performed across the United States and in both Western and Eastern Europe.
Born into musical family, her talent was evident at an early age, and she received some of her beginning piano instruction from her grandmother. By the age of 15, she had won several competitions, including the prestigious Baldwin competition. Her success led her to move to New York City, where she continued her studies at Manhattan School of Music, earning the Bachelor of Music degree under the tutelage of Constance Keene and the Masters degree at New York University, where she was a scholarship student of Miyoko Nakaya Lotto. She completed her Doctor of Musical Arts degree at the University of Texas at Austin, studying under the renowned pianist Anton Nel.
Gustafson has won numerous awards, including the second prize in the Joyce Dutka Arts Foundation Competition and the Special Presentation Award from Artists International. In addition, she has participated in the master classes of some of the world's foremost pedagogues including Arie Vardi, Vladimir Feltsman, Veda Kaplinsky, Paul Badura-Skoda, Martin Canin, Solomon Mikowsky, Luiz de Moura Castro and Julian Martin.
Currently she enjoys a busy schedule of performing and teaching in New York City. Her most recent performances included recitals at Steinway Hall, the Tenri Cultural Institute, CAMI Hall and the Kosciuszko Foundation.