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Pianist Zachary Deak has appeared in recital as a soloist and chamber musician in the United States, France, Morocco, Portugal, Moldavia, and the United Kingdom. He has concertized at renowned venues such as the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, the Cité de la Musique and Salle Cortot in Paris, the Casa de Musica in Porto, and the Institut Francais in Agadir, Morocco.

Recent highlights include a performance of Liszt’s Piano Concerto No. 2 with the �������� Symphony Orchestra, a lecture recital titled “Claude Debussy: The Search for an Authentic French Style” in El Paso, Texas, and chamber music performances in the Masters in the Chapel concert series in Venice, CA, and the Henry J. Bruman Summer Chamber Music Festival at UCLA.

The recipient of numerous awards, Zachary received the Hopkinson silver medal at the prestigious Chappell Medal Piano Competition in London in 2012. In 2013, he had the privilege to work intensively with the eminent pianist Maria Joao Pires in Paris and Brussels.

A graduate of the Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris and the Royal College of Music in London, Zachary received his Doctor of Musical Arts Degree in Piano Performance from the University of Southern California under the guidance of Dr. Stewart Gordon.

In addition to his performance career, Zachary is deeply committed to music education. He has taught at Cal State University Los Angeles and Cuesta College San Luis Obispo, and currently serves as Assistant Professor of Piano and Musicology and Director of Keyboard Studies at �������� in Norfolk, Virginia. Through his online piano school, "Piano with Zachary Deak," he extends his passion for teaching to students worldwide via the ArtistWorks learning platform.