Milton fernández

Dominican-born pianist Milton Fernández performs a repertoire that spans the Baroque and Classical periods, the 19th century, and the 20th and 21st centuries, often placing the core piano canon in conversation with the Ibero and Latin American music that shaped his musical identity.

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An active soloist, concerto soloist, and chamber musician, Fernández has performed across the United States, Latin America, and Europe. Recent engagements include a recital at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center, recitals in Raleigh, North Carolina, and a return engagement at Stephen F. Austin State University with a program of Romantic and 20th-century repertoire.

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Internationally, he took part in the global commemoration of Beethoven’s 250th anniversary presented by the Goethe-Institut of Germany and Mexico, first in recital with pianist Nathalie Fortin and later returning to close the celebration with one of Beethoven’s final sonatas. As a concerto soloist, he has appeared with Camerata Washington Heights and Camerata Mozart Caribe in the United States and the Dominican Republic, including a performance of Górecki’s Concerto for Piano and String Orchestra at Aaron Davis Hall in New York City under Maestro Carlos Andrés Mejía Zuluaga. He has given solo recitals at the National Theater of Santo Domingo and the Capilla de los Remedios.

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Fernández holds a Doctor of Musical Arts in Piano Performance and a Master of Music in Arts Administration from the University of Oregon, a Master of Music and Performance Artist Certificate from Stephen F. Austin State University, and a Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance, summa cum laude, from the Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico. His teachers include Andrew Parr, Claire Wachter, and Dean Kramer, the final student of Vladimir Horowitz.

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A committed educator as well as a performer, Fernández brings the same instinct for connecting canon and tradition, technique and culture, to his work as a performer, programmer, and teacher.