Steinway Piano Series

Founded in 2015 and directed by piano professor Dr. Susan Chan, the PSU Steinway Piano Series brings internationally recognized performers and educators to Portland for a weekend of public recitals and master classes each year. Acting as a bridge between world-class stages and the college classroom, the series elevates awareness for PSU’s outstanding music program while providing students and concertgoers with access to a broad spectrum of the highest level professional pianists performing today.
 

"One of the secretly best concert series in Portland: PSU’s Steinway Series … brings an impressive array of some of the best pianists alive to the city for concerts and masterclasses."
- Oregon ArtsWatch

These events are presented by the PSU Steinway Piano Series and Midday Concert Series.

Ronaldo Rolim Bio

Brazilian pianist Ronaldo Rolim inspires audiences with thoughtful programs that beautifully balance his
“consummate elegance” (New York Concert Review) with an energetic dynamism and fire. Demonstrating a
“special ability to present touching interpretations” (El Norte), he has performed extensively over four
continents as a guest soloist, recitalist and chamber musician, consistently in demand for his “mastery of
phrasing, agogic accents, and dynamics” (Oberbaselbieter Zeitung). Mr. Rolim has captured top prizes at
numerous international competitions, including Géza Anda, James Mottram, Bösendorfer, San Marino, Lyon,
and Teresa Carreño, and performed with groups such as the Tonhalle Orchester Zürich, Concerto Budapest,
European Philharmonic of Switzerland, Lviv Philharmonic, St. Petersburg State Capella Orchestra, Louisiana
Philharmonic, Phoenix Symphony, Symphony Tacoma, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and virtually
all the major Brazilian orchestras. His latest album, released on Odradek Records, is devoted to the
programmatic works written by Karol Szymanowski during World War I. A passionate advocate of chamber
music, Mr. Rolim is the newest member of the Puget Sound Piano Trio. Born in Brazil, Ronaldo Rolim began
his musical training at the age of four. He holds degrees from the Magda Tagliaferro School in São Paulo, the
Peabody Institute in Baltimore and the Yale School of Music in New Haven, and in 2022 he was appointed
Professor of Piano at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, WA. ronaldorolim.com

Special Thanks to Our Sponsors

The PSU Steinway Piano Series is sponsored by the Arima Schumann Fund of Schwab Charitable, Ausplund Tooze Family Foundation, Layzell Family Foundation, Steinway & Sons Portland, and other donors with additional support from PSU College of the Arts and PSU School of Music & Theater.