Personalized instruction from celebrated pianists
Piano
Piano
Degrees and Programs
Undergraduate
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Study. Perform. Transform.
With fewer than 50 students, SFCM's highly selective Piano department offers exceptional access to world-renowned faculty, individualized mentorship, and abundant performance opportunities.
Study with internationally acclaimed artists and winners of the Washington International, Van Cliburn International, the U.S. National and International Chopin, and Naumburg International piano competitions. Students have access to New York and Hamburg Steinway Ds in every concert hall, and build their artistry through frequent solo, chamber, and collaborative performances.
Faculty
Faculty
Yoshikazu Nagai
Piano Chair
Piano
String and Piano Chamber Music
Pre-College
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Yoshikazu Nagai
Beyond Your Major
Customize your degree with minors that deepen your musical interests or expand your skills across disciplines.
Explore music theory, history, humanities, and interdisciplinary coursework that broadens your perspective as both a musician and a scholar.
Perform in recitals, ensembles, orchestras, opera productions, chamber music, and more than 500 concerts each year.
Develop skills in entrepreneurship, finance, marketing, contracts, and career planning.
Live, learn, rehearse, and connect in a residence designed to bring artists together in one creative community.
Find community through student organizations, wellness resources, campus traditions, and life in the heart of San Francisco.
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Awadagin Pratt
Pratt, who joined SFCM's faculty in 2022, was nominated for Best Contemporary Classical Composition at the 2024 GRAMMY Awards for "Montgomery: Rounds," composed by Jessie Montgomery and performed by Pratt with A Far Cry and Roomful Of Teeth.
Raquel Fisk Partners With Local Gym to Create Fitness Videos for Musicians
Raquel Fisk urges every musician to develop an understanding of how their craft impacts their body—and what they can do about it—and has partnered with a local gym to film videos aimed at helping them do just that.
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