Adam Coleman

Adam Coleman was born in Palos Verdes, California, and began his piano studies at the age of seven with Maria Demina. From an early age, Adam was named the winner of a number of competitions including the Southern California Bach Festival, Cyprus College Piano Competition, and the MTAC State Solo and Concerto Competitions. In addition, Adam was a finalist in the Schlern International Piano Competition, in Völs am Schlern, Italy. He has received top prizes from the Westside Committee of the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Alice Frazier Kitchen Memorial Scholarship.

Adam is an active chamber musician and has organized and performed in chamber music benefit concerts in his hometown. In past years, these concerts have raised over $100,000 to benefit SHAWL House (a program supporting women in their journey of recovering from addiction) and over $2,500 to benefit the victims of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Besides playing the piano, Adam also studied percussion under Tom King, Joel Castro, Diana Loomer, and Michael Schlotter and conducting under Ilmar Lapinsch. Additionally, Adam had the privilege of studying at the Idyllwild Arts Academy, the Chautauqua Institution, the University of Miami Frost School of Music, the Dublin International Piano Academy, the Brevard Music Center, and the Orford Music Academy.

In 2017, Adam received his Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance from Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music, where he studied under esteemed professor Evelyne Brancart. He received his Master of Music in Piano Performance in 2019 from the University of Colorado Boulder, where he studied with Dr. Jennifer Hayghe.

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