CELEBRATING THE MUSIC OF THE AMERICAS
MICHELLE CANN Concert pianist Michelle Cann is a young artist committed to performing and teaching a wide range of repertoire. She made her orchestral debut at age fourteen and has since performed with various ensembles including the Florida Orchestra, the New Jersey, the Cleveland Institute of Music, and the Sphinx Symphony Orchestras. She has appeared as guest soloist with the Knoxville Symphony and The Dream Unfinished Orchestra and performed with The Philadelphia Orchestra in its debut of Florence Price’s Concerto in One Movement in February, 2021. Ms. Cann regularly appears in recital and as a chamber musician throughout the U.S., China, and South Korea. Notable venues include the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., and the Bermuda Festival. Recently, she performed with members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic in its Green Umbrella series at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles and again at the Barbican in London. Ms. Cann has won top prizes in state, national, and international competitions including the International Russian Music Piano Competition, the Blount Slawson Young Artists Competition, and the Wideman International Piano Competition. In 2019 she served as the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra’s MAC Music Innovator in recognition of her role as an African-American classical musician who embodies artistry, innovation, and a commitment to education and community engagement. Ms. Cann has appeared as cohost and collaborative pianist with NPR’s From The Top and has been featured on WRTI and WHYY-TV in Philadelphia. Her summer festival appearances include the Taos Chamber Music Festival, Yellow Barn, Perlman Music Program, and Pianofest in the Hamptons, where she served as artist in residence. Ms. Cann has served as the director of two children’s choruses in the El Sistema-inspired program Play On Philly and was among the first class of Community Artist fellows at the Curtis Institute of Music. Ms. Cann holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in piano performance from the Cleveland Institute of Music, where she studied with Paul Schenly and Daniel Shapiro, and an Artist’s Diploma from the Curtis Institute of Music, where she studied with Robert McDonald. Ms. Cann served on the faculty of the Sphinx Performance Academy during their inaugural year at the Juilliard School and performed in the Sphinx Symphony Orchestra during its 23rd competition. She joined the faculty of the Curtis Institute of Music in 2020, holding the Eleanor Sokoloff Chair in Piano Studies.
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