Kevin Miller

American pianist and collaborator Kevin J. Miller is acclaimed for his dynamically artful performances. Recent collaborations include recitals with international tenor Lawrence Brownlee at Carnegie Hall and Houston Grand Opera; countertenor John Holiday at the Kennedy Center and the Barbican in London; Joseph Calleja and Nadine Sierra at the Supreme Court of the United States; and an appearance with Calleja on NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert series. Miller prepared soprano Jessye Norman for performances of Laura Karpman’s production of Ask Your Mama, which was performed at Carnegie Hall. He also collaborated with the acclaimed countertenor David Daniels in a recital at the Glimmerglass Festival. He can be heard on piano on the recording Been in da Storm So Long, which features baritone Kenneth Overton.

A New York native, Miller has been on the fast track to success since his days as a student at the Boys Choir of Harlem. Beginning his musical studies at the age of 8, Miller was a featured soprano soloist, most notably in Vivaldi’s Gloria and Lake George Opera Association’s production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. While a student at the Boys Choir of Harlem, he studied piano with the late conductor and pianist Warren Wilson. It was also during these years that he began his work as an accompanist, accompanying the choir on its tours of Europe, Israel, Austria, and Japan.

Miller studied at the Mannes College of Music, where he received a Bachelor of Music in piano. He continued his studies at the University of Michigan School of Music, where he earned both a Master of Music and an artist diploma in collaborative piano under the tutelage of Martin Katz.

In addition to his formal studies, Miller has participated in some of the country’s most prestigious festivals and young artist apprenticeships, including the Tanglewood Institute of Music, Aspen Summer Music Festival, Cleveland Art Song Festival, San Francisco Opera’s Merola Opera Program, Washington National Opera’s Domingo-Cafritz Young Artist program, and the Glimmerglass Festival. Upon completing his apprenticeship at the Glimmerglass Festival, he was invited to serve as a vocal coach there.