Brian Ganz

Brian Ganz is a distinguished pianist and Lecturer at St. Mary's College of Maryland, where he has taught piano since 1986. He also joined the piano faculty of the Peabody Conservatory in 2000. A graduate of the Peabody Conservatory under Leon Fleisher, Ganz has performed globally with orchestras such as the St. Louis Symphony and St. Petersburg Philharmonic.

• Notable performances: Beethoven's Fourth Piano Concerto (1999), Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 20 (2003)
• Teaching philosophy: Explores music's role in connecting the "Spirit which unites all living things"

Awards include dual First Grand Prizes at the 1989 Marguerite Long Jacques Thibaud Competition, a Beethoven Fellowship (1989), and a Queen Elisabeth Competition Silver Medal (1991). He has recorded extensively, including a Chopin Complete Works project (2001-2010).