![]() Nakamatsu holds undergraduate and graduate degrees from Stanford University in German Studies and secondary education. Leonard Stein of the University of Southern California’s Schoenberg Institute. ![]() Nakamatsu studied privately with Marina Derryberry for over 20 years beginning at the age of six worked with Karl Ulrich Schnabel since the age of 9 and trained for 10 years in composition, theory and orchestration with Dr. ![]() ![]() "Jon Nakamatsu plays with the calm assurance that comes from having both a solid technique and a gentle, introspective interpretive spirit."Ĭatapulted to international attention in 1997 as the Gold Medalist of the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition-the only American to achieve this distinction since 1981-Jon Nakamatsu subsequently developed a multi-faceted career that encompasses recording, education, arts administration and public speaking in addition to his vast concert schedule.Ī former high school teacher of German with no formal conservatory training, Mr. ![]()
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