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Ron Fabbro, Piano

Renato (Ron) Fabbro received both Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees in piano performance from the University of Colorado at Boulder, where he studied with Larry Graham and Angela Cheng. As a fellowship recipient, he was awarded a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from Rice University, where he studied with John Perry. Dr. Fabbro has performed at the Aspen Music Festival, Sarasota Music Festival, Boulder Bach Festival, Colorado Mozart Festival, Idyllwild Arts Academy and the University of Texas at San Antonio Summer Music Institute. As a collaborative pianist, he has performed chamber music recitals with internationally-acclaimed violinist Frank Huang and Northwestern University clarinet professor Steven Cohen, and as part of the Martingale Ensemble he recently recorded a CD for MSR Classics of music by Claude Debussy and Gustav Mahler with members of the Oregon Symphony.

Frequently in demand as an adjudicator and master class clinician, he has judged competitions nationally and has given master classes for the Oregon Music Teachers Association, Clark County Music Teachers Association and Marylhurst University. He has won prizes in several national competitions, including the Fort Collins Symphony National Young Artist Competition, Young Pianists Competition, MTNA Young Artist Piano Competition and Lee Piano Competition. He also won the Colorado State Music Teachers Association Collegiate Piano Competition and the Colorado University Honors Competition. Concerto performances include those with the Denver Philharmonic Orchestra, Fort Collins Symphony, Grand Junction Symphony, Colorado University Orchestra, Grand Junction Youth Symphony and an appearance this fall with the Oregon Symphony as featured soloist in Beethoven's Choral Fantasy, Op. 80. Dr. Fabbro has taught at Rice University, the University of Texas at San Antonio Summer Music Institute, and currently serves on the faculty at the University of Portland.