Curriculum Vitae

Brian P. Billion
Piano
I. PERSONAL DATA
Address:

1510 S. Carter Place

Sioux Falls, SD 57105

Telephone:

605-951-6687

Email:

97billion@cardinalmail.cua.edu

II. EDUCATION
The Catholic University of America
Currently in third-year of B.M. Degree in Piano Performance
OGorman High School
Class of 2012
TEACHERS
PIANO:

Ivo Kaltchev, Julie Melik-Stepanov

MASTERCLASSES:

Andre-Michel Schub, John OConor, Boris Berman, Jon Kimura Parker,

Igor Lebedev, Faina Lushtak, Lori Sims, Adam Golka, Petronel Malan

CHAMBER MUSIC:

Delphi Trio, Jeffrey LaDeur, Gregory DeTurck, Karren Melik-Stepanov

III. PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE

A. SOLO RECITALS AND PERFORMANCES (selected concerts)
Carnegie Weill Hall, New York, 2013
Kennedy Center Millennium Stage, Washington, DC, 2014
Cascais Cultural Center, Cascais, Portugal, 2014
Washington International Piano Festival, Washington, DC, 2014
The Catholic University of America Intl Piano Competition, Washington, DC, 2014
Wisconsin Conservatory of Music, Milwaukee, WI, 2014
Italian Cultural Society Concert Series, Village of Friendship Heights, Chevy Chase, MD, 2014
Dakota Sky Intl Piano Festival, Sioux Falls, SD, 2014, 2012, 2009
The Washington Pavilion Belbas Theatre, Sioux Falls, SD, 2014, 2012, 2009
Augustana College Kresge Hall, Sioux Falls, SD, 2014, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009
Ward Hall, Washington, DC, 2014, 2013, 2012
Bulgarian Ambassadorial Residence, Washington, DC, 2014
University of Maryland Baltimore County Performing Arts Center Main Hall, Baltimore, MD, 2014
Intl Institute for Young Musicians, Lawrence, Kansas, 2009
St. Olaf College Christiansen Hall, Northfield, MN, 2009
B. CONCERTOS

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Orquestra de Camara de Cascais e Oeiras, Lisbon, Portugal, 2014

Mozarts Piano Concerto in A major, K. 488 Mvt. 1
Aberdeen University/Civic Orchestra, Aberdeen, South Dakota, 2009
Griegs Piano Concerto in A minor, op. 16 Mvt. I
C. CHAMBER MUSIC/COLLABORATIVE PERFORMANCES (selected concerts)
Cascais Cultural Center, Cascais, Portugal, 2014
Participated in performance of Saint-Sans Carnival of the Animals, piano four hands
Dakota Sky Intl Piano Festival, Sioux Falls, SD, 2012
Performed with string players of Delphi Trio Schumanns Piano Trio in F, op. 80 Mvt. II
Washington Pavilion Belbas Theater, Sioux Falls, SD, 2012
Performed Rachmaninoffs Trio lgiaque No. 1 in G minor with DAPA trio
Participated in Lang Lang 101 Pianists at Kennedy Center, Washington, DC, 2012
Performed at Kennedy Center, Main Concert Hall
D. FESTIVALS (performing participant)
1st International Meeting for Young Soloists Festival, Lisbon, Portugal, 2014
Washington International Piano Festival, Washington, DC, 2014
Dakota Sky International Piano Festival, Sioux Falls, SD, 2014, 2012, 2009
International Institute for Young Musicians, Lawrence, KS, 2009
Served as member of Junior Jury at the PianoArts North American Piano Competition,
Milwaukee, WI, 2014
IV. PUBLISHED ARTICLES, INTERVIEWS
FEATURED IN THE MEDIA (ARTICLES, INTERVIEWS)
CUA Piano Festival Winner Performs Recital article feature and interview in The Catholic University of
America newspaper The Tower, 2014
Billion Wins Piano Award Italian Cultural Society Newsletter, October, 2014
Composed article CUA: A Harmonious Fit for CUA Music Notes, Vol. 4, Issue 1, Fall 2014
Interviewed for article Art Must Be Shared in The Catholic University of America 2013-14 Annual Report
V. AWARDS AND HONORS
A. COMPETITIONS
1st Prize, 1st Catholic University of America International Piano Competition, Washington, DC 2014
1st Prize, the 2nd Annual Grant Competition, Sioux Falls, SD, 2012
1st Prize, Aberdeen Civic Orchestra Young Artists Concerto Competition, Aberdeen, SD, 2009
2nd Prize, Maryland State Music Teachers Association Elizabeth Davis Memorial Competition,
Gaithersburg, MD, 2014
B. AWARDS
Recipient of the Luciana Montanari-Mendola Award for Young Pianists, The Italian Cultural Society,
Washington, DC, 2014
Recipient of the Nellie Love Butcher Music Scholarship in Piano Performance, Daughters of the
American Revolution, Washington, DC, 2014
C. ACADEMIC AWARDS
Archdiocesan Scholarship, The Catholic University of America, 2012
Full-tuition scholarship based on outstanding academic achievement