As part of the Joan C. Edwards Distinguished Professor in the Arts Endowment program, Tiu’s visit to Marshall will also include a piano master class at 5:30 p.m. Jan. 18, which is also free and open to the public.
Born in the Philippines, Tiu has been called “an artist of uncommon abilities” by American Record Guide. He is the head of Piano Studies at the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music, National University of Singapore, and he holds the Madeline Goh Professorship in Piano. He studied with Jerome Lowenthal at the Juilliard School, with Michael Lewin at Boston Conservatory, and with Nita Abrogar-Quinto and Nelly Castro in the Philippines.
Tiu is a recipient of Juilliard’s William Petschek Award and a prizewinner of competitions in Pretoria (UNISA), Calgary (Honens), Helsinki (Maj Lind) and Santander (Paloma O’Shea).
“Albert Tiu and I met while judging an international piano competition in Taiwan in 2020. It is an honor to welcome an artist of this caliber to Marshall,” said Dr. Henning Vauth, professor of piano at Marshall. “Please join us for an afternoon of beautiful music. Everyone is welcome.”