In addition to our SOLO Series, Portland Piano International offers other important programs to continue the legacy of piano from generation to generation. In our Rising Stars program and Beyond the Score master classes, professional concert pianists share their insight gained from their lives devoted to piano study and performance with advanced piano students and an invited, rapt audience: you!

Pianos come in all shapes and sizes. While artists for the solo series perform on more classic versions of the instrument, that doesn’t mean we don’t appreciate some of the “wilder” editions! Here are 5 of our favorite wacky pianos!

When you join us for a solo series concert, we want it to be more than just a performance. We want it to be an experience! Did you know that before each performance, you’re invited to join us for a pre-concert conversation with our director of audience engagement, bill crane? For more than 40 years, portland piano international (formerly psu piano recital series) has been engaging and supporting the community of portland — and beyond.

You may know dasol kim as an award-winning pianist from south korea. If you don’t know of him yet, you should! After mr. Kim won his first competition at age 15, he moved to germany to pursue his career, which has included many competition wins and a debut album in 2015.

When dasol kim began playing piano 20 years ago, he probably never imagined the journey he would take as an artist. But one thing is always true: dasol loves adventure in his musical undertakings. He’s currently performing all of beethoven’s sonatas over a four-year period, and he served as the first artist-in-residence at seoul’s kumho art hall.