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Megan Angriawan DMA Piano Recital

Megan Angriawan, piano
Matthew Driver, piano
Tom Lacy, oboe
Nick Laham, viola

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Program 

Trio in E-flat Major, K. 498, “Kegelstatt”          W. A. Mozart (1756-1791)
I. Andante
II. Menuetto
III. Rondeaux: Allegretto

Two Rhapsodies for Oboe, Viola, and Piano        Charles Martin Loeffler (1861-1935)
I. L’étang (The Pond)
II. La cornemuse (The Bagpipe)

Intermission 

Suite No. 2 for Two Pianos, Op. 17        Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) [23 mins]
I. Introduction (Alla marcia)
II. Valse (Presto)
III. Romance (Andantino)
IV. Tarantella (Presto)

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Winner of the 2018 Barry Manilow Competition, pianist Megan Angriawan has performed at music festivals and competitions across the US, Europe, and Asia. Megan has been the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including the Pauline Favin Memorial Prize, the Lillian Gutman Memorial Prize, and induction to the Epsilon Omicron Chapter of the Pi Kappa Lambda Society Peabody Chapter. She also holds the top prize from the BMC 2019 Zimmerli Piano Competition and was an invited artist at the 2020 Ian Hobson International Piano Festival in Puerto Rico. Most recently, she was honored as the winner of the prestigious 2025 UW-Symphony Orchestra Composition Competition. Her orchestral work, Entrancing Whirlwind, is set to premiere at the final concert of the UW–Madison Symphony Orchestra this spring.

As a pedagogue, Megan is committed to expanding the importance of Western classical music. She is dedicated to performing and sharing classical music with a broader audience and future generations. Her passion for music drives her to be a devoted performer and educator in piano and music theory. An active presenter and researcher, Megan has presented at conferences such as the College Music Society (CMS) Northwest Conference, The Piano Conference: NCKP, and EMU Undergraduate Symposiums. Her current research focuses on integrating theoretical elements into piano pedagogy, along with sharing Indonesian musical language and culture through her compositions and piano arrangements.

Megan is currently pursuing her Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) in piano performance and pedagogy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, under the tutelage of Christopher Taylor and Jessica Johnson. She has been studying composition under the guidance of the esteemed composer Laura Schwendinger in her composition studio. At UW-Madison, Megan also serves as a Teaching Assistant in the Music Theory Department. Megan holds her Master of Music and Graduate Performance Diploma from Peabody Conservatory of the Johns Hopkins University, studying with distinguished pianist Benjamin Pasternack. At Peabody, Megan served as a graduate assistant of Vid Smooke in the Music Theory Department. She received her Bachelor of Music in piano performance from Eastern Michigan University, studying with the prestigious pianist and pedagogue, Garik Pedersen.