Stuart Deaver

Dr. Stuart Deaver began playing the piano at age 11. By the age of 16 he was the first-place winner of the Tulsa Philharmonic's Young Artist Competition which led to his orchestral debut-- performances of Rachmaninov's Second Piano Concerto with the Tulsa Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of Bernard Rubinstein.
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He has since won numerous awards and has performed across the United States as well as international performances in Portugal and Japan. He was invited to perform and lecture last summer on the solo minimalist works by American composer John Adams at Palácio Foz in Lisbon, Portugal.
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Deaver has held teaching positions at the University of Kansas, Midwestern Music Camp and ECU. He currently is a professor of piano at the University of Tulsa. He holds a doctor of musical arts degree from the University of Kansas where he studied exclusively with the renowned pianist Sequeira Costa.