Peter Klimo

Hungarian-American pianist Peter Klimo is an Assistant Professor of Piano at California State University, Fresno, within the College of Arts and Humanities. He holds a Doctorate of Musical Arts from the Eastman School of Music, a Master of Music from the Yale School of Music, and an Artist Diploma from Texas Christian University.

• Bartók World Piano Competition (3rd prize, 2019)
• Bösendorfer International Piano Competition (3rd prize, 2019)
• International Franz Liszt Piano Competition (2nd prize, 2014)

Peter combines academic rigor with performance excellence, having collaborated with orchestras such as the Hungarian National Philharmonic, KBS Symphony Orchestra, and Phoenix Symphony across four continents. His teaching focuses on applied piano, accompaniment, pedagogy, and piano literature.