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Piano Masterclass with Richard Goode
Monday, April 13 2026, 3:30 PM

Piano Masterclass with Richard Goode

Masterclass Piano
Monday, April 13 2026, 3:30 PM
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This event is open to the public and no tickets are required for attendance.
Guest Artists visit SFCM to share their expertise with student musicians. 


Program 


Final program details will be announced upon availability.


Featured Artists 

Richard Goode has been hailed for music-making of tremendous emotional power, depth, and
expressiveness, and has been acknowledged worldwide as one of today’s leading interpreters of Classical
and Romantic music. In regular performances with the major orchestras, recitals in the world’s music
capitals, masterclasses in person or online, and through his extensive and acclaimed Nonesuch recordings,
he has won a large and devoted following.
An exclusive Nonesuch recording artist, Goode has made more than two dozen recordings over the years,
ranging from solo and chamber works to lieder and concertos. His 10-CD set of the complete Beethoven
sonatas cycle, the first-ever by an American-born pianist, was nominated for a Grammy and has been
ranked among the most distinguished recordings of this repertoire. Other recording highlights include
numerous Mozart piano concerti with Orpheus and the Beethoven piano concerti with Ivan Fischer and
Budapest Festival Orchestra.
A native of New York, Richard Goode studied at the Mannes College of Music and the Curtis Institute. His
numerous prizes over the years include the Young Concert Artists Award, First Prize in the Clara Haskil
Competition, the Avery Fisher Prize, and a Grammy award for the Brahms Sonatas recorded with clarinetist
Richard Stoltzman.
Mr. Goode served as co-Artistic Director of the renowned Marlboro Music School and Festival in Vermont
from 1999 through 2013. In Fall 2021, Mr. Goode joined the Peabody Conservatory as Distinguished Artist
Faculty. For the 2025-26 season, Mr. Goode joins The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra as an Artistic Partner.
He is married to the violinist Marcia Weinfeld, and, when the Goodes are not on tour, they and their
collection of some 5,000 volumes live in New York City. 

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Monday, April 13 2026, 3:30 PM to Monday, April 13 2026, 5:30 PM

About SFCM's Piano Department

SFCM pianists study in a focused, energized, and supportive environment. Artist-teachers with a wealth of international performing experience provide close instruction and mentorship to an exclusive group of fewer than 50 students. Performance opportunities within the Conservatory and around San Francisco help prepare students for a career at the highest professional level. Students also have the chance to enter a yearly concerto competition, the winner of which performs with the Conservatory Orchestra. Interdepartmental collaboration, guest artist residencies, and master classes round out a transformative piano education. Recent guest artists include Emanuel Ax, Sergei Babayan, Richard Goode, Stephen Hough, Menahem Pressler, and Shai Wosner.


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