Amaury Morales

Piano Department Chair

Piano

Regarded as “an authority in the classical music world (Ciudad Corazón)” and “a vigorous, energetic performer (Toplicke Vesti)” pianist Amaury Morales has performed widely in major venues of Latin America, the United States, Europe and Asia; Amaury has been praised as “a mixture of maturity and youth that reveals an underlying serenity (La Información).” His performances of Latin-American music have earned him a reputation of an advocate of the region’s classical music.

Amaury is the recipient of many awards and has collaborated with artists such as Andrea Bocelli, Renée Fleming, and Pia Toscano. Frequent orchestra appearances include the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra, Wheeling Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra of Pittsburgh, and the Carnegie Mellon Philharmonic.

Born in the Dominican Republic, Amaury started his piano studies at the Institute of Culture and Arts in the city of Santiago. He studied piano with Dr. Hilda Melis, and music theory with Mercedes Machín. He received Bachelor’s degree at the Boston Conservatory as a student of Max Levinson, and earned his Master’s Degree at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, where he studied with Dr. Sergey Schepkin. Amaury furthered his artistic education with legendary German pianist Klaus Schilde as an artist in residence of pianosummer (Vranje) festival in Serbia. A devoted educator, Amaury has given masterclasses in Latin America, Istanbul, Serbia, Singapore, and the United States. His students have won several local and international piano competitions. Amaury is the Chair of the Piano Department at the Pittsburgh Music Academy, he also works in the music and drama departments at Carnegie Mellon University.

For more information, visit www.amaurymorales.com.