Masterclass

Dr. Samuel Gingher serves as Assistant Professor of Piano Pedagogy and Class Piano at
East Carolina University, with previous faculty appointments at Northern Arizona University,
Millikin University, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Bradley University. His
research interests include classical piano improvisation pedagogy and the discovery and
performance of rare masterworks. Dr. Gingher’s world-premiere recordings of piano trios and
four-hand piano fantasies by Carl Czerny are available on the Naxos label (links below).
Dr. Gingher has been the recipient of several awards, including the Krannert Debut Artist
Award and first prize in Brevard Music Festival’s Solo Piano Competition. He has
performed and taught at piano and chamber music festivals in Arizona, North Carolina,
Michigan, Illinois, California, West Virginia, Austria and Switzerland. With MTNA, he has served
as clinician and adjudicator at conferences in Illinois, New Mexico, Arizona and North Carolina.
Dr. Gingher has additional experience with composition, jazz, and audio engineering.