Pianist Clara Christian is Associate Professor of Music and Director of the Piano Program at College of the Ozarks (Point Lookout, Missouri) where her students have won both state and national awards. Dr. Christian has performed throughout North America, in St. Petersburg, Russia and in Strasbourg, France. She received her DMA at Northwestern University with Alan Chow; she earned a M.M. with Ellen Mack at the Peabody Institute and a B.M. at Wheaton College with Daniel Horn. Recent performances include the International Franz Liszt Festival and Competition and a solo appearance with the Missouri Philharmonic. Dr. Christian was also a finalist for the 2022 American Prize in Piano Performance, Professional Solo Division. For more information, visit http://www.clarachristian.com.
You can find Clara’s 2024 Winter Music Competition piano performance here.