Susan Merdinger (born October 29, 1962) is an American classical pianist,

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, and educator. Merdinger won a gold medal at the Global Music Awards in 2014.

Education

Merdinger graduated from Yale University, the Yale School of Music, the

Manhattan School of Music The Manhattan School of Music (MSM) is a private music conservatory in New York City. The school offers bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in the areas of classical and jazz performance and composition, as well as a bachelor's in mu ...

, the Westchester Conservatory of Music, and the

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Career

Merdinger won a gold medal in the 2014 Global Music Awards, First Prize in the 2017 and 2012 Bradshaw and Buono International Piano Competition (in the Solo and Duo Piano divisions), the Dewar's Young Artist Award in Music (1990), as well as Artists International Young Musicians Competition (1986) and Artists International Distinguished Alumni Award (1990).

References

External links

Susan Merdinger's website
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