Clinton Adams, Piano

Biography

Clinton Adams, pianist, was born in Hartford Connecticut. He studied with Raymond Hanson, Artur Balsam, Fernando Laires and Nina Svetlanova. As a teenager he won a number of competitions and has performed with many orchestras in the USA as a concerto soloist. As a collaborative artist he has accompanied many world-renowned artists in North and South America, Europe and Africa. He holds degrees from the Hartt College of Music, and the Peabody Conservatory of Music. Since 1983 he has been on the faculty of Peabody Conservatory of Music in Baltimore. In spite of his full teaching schedule, Mr. Adams is in constant demand as a soloist, chamber musician and collaborative artist. He has toured extensively under the auspices of the Gregor Piatagorsky Foundation, and has recorded on the Summit and Leonarda labels. His playing has been acclaimed internationally as "elegant, sensitive, colorful, and meticulous."