Education
Doctor of Musical Arts Degree, State University of New York, Stony Brook (ABD)
Master of Music Degree, The Juilliard School, 2006
Bachelor of Music Degree, University of California, Irvine, 2004

Principal Teachers
Julian Martin, Nina Scolnik, Christina Dahl

Supplemental Studies and Chamber Music
Marc Durand, Wu Han, Yoheved Kaplinsky, Seymour Lipkin, Robert McDonald, Dominique Weber, Philippe Graffin, Fred Sherry, Emerson String Quartet

Masterclasses
Claude Frank, Gil Kalish, Menahem Pressler

Bio
Pianist Kevin Kwan Loucks has been hailed as “a shining talent” (Völser Zeitung, Italy), “impeccable” (La Presse, Montréal), and an artist “with exhilarating polish, unity, and engagement” (The Orange County Register, California). As a recitalist and collaborative artist, Mr. Loucks has performed in Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, Prösels Castle in Italy, the Kennedy Center, Lichtenstein Palace in Prague, and Aspen’s Harris Concert Hall where he was featured on NPR’s Performance Today. He appeared in various recitals with Lara St. John, Rachel Barton Pine, Denis Brott, Edgar Meyer, James Campbell, and Frank Morelli, and was featured as soloist with the South Orange County Chamber Orchestra, the U.C. Irvine Symphony Orchestra, and the Bratislava Chamber Orchestra in Austria. Recent New York appearances include performances at Bargemusic, Columbia University, Juilliard’s Evening of Chamber Music and Wednesdays at One in Alice Tully Hall, the Classical Interludes Series at the Brooklyn Public Library, Stony Brook University’s Faculty Series, and the Residence of the Consulate General of Poland.

Mr. Loucks has participated in artistic residencies at the Laguna Beach Chamber Music Festival in California, the Moulin d’Andé in France, and the Montreal Chamber Music Festival where he presented the Canadian premiere of Matthew Hindson’s Maralinga with violinist Lara St. John. He also attended programs at the Aspen Music Festival, Music@Menlo, The Banff Centre, and the Gijón International Piano Festival in Spain. A graduate of The Juilliard School and the University of California, Irvine, Mr. Loucks is currently a candidate for the Doctor of Musical Arts degree at Stony Brook University where he is the Head of Piano Faculty at the Pre-College Division, and Teaching Assistant for both the Graduate Chamber Music Program, and the Emerson String Quartet. His teachers include Julian Martin, Nina Scolnik, and Christina Dahl.

Current and Past Employment
Teaching Assistant, Emerson String Quartet, SUNY Stony Brook • 2009-present
Teaching Assistant, Graduate Chamber Music, SUNY Stony Brook • 2008-present
Faculty Head, SUNY Stony Brook Pre-College Music Department • 2009-present
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Undergraduate Chamber Music Instructor, SUNY Stony Brook • 2008-2009
Faculty, SUNY Stony Brook Pre-College Music Department • 2008-2009
Collaborative Piano Internship, The Banff Centre • 2008
Undergraduate Piano Instructor, SUNY Stony Brook • 2007-2008
Stony Brook University Chorale Accompanist, SUNY Stony Brook • 2007-2008
Accompanist, Special Music School at the Kaufman Center • 2007
Residency, Cleveland Institute of Music's Young Composers Program • 2006
Faculty, ChamberArtsFest • 2005-2006