Robert Koenig is Artistic Directory for PS International Piano Competition

Subsequently, he joined the University of California Santa Barbara, where he has been a Professor of Collaborative Piano for 17 years. In addition, summers find him on the faculty of the renowned Interlochen Summer Arts Camp in Michigan.

Koenig has concertized at such significant venues as Carnegie Hall, Kennedy Center, Suntory Hall, Tokyo, Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, the Louvre in Paris, and the Royal

Festival Hall in London. In addition, he has performed with Sarah Chang, Augustin Hadelich, Zuill Bailey, the Miro, and St. Lawrence String Quartets, at the Coachella Valley International Classical Concerts and numerous music festivals, including Banff, Seattle, Ravinia, Monterrey, El Paso, and Mostly Mozart. Has also appeared on television’s Good Morning America and CBS’s Good Morning. His recordings can be found on Decca, Naxos, and Eroica, to name a few.

The Palm Springs

International Piano Competition (formerly The Waring) is a local philanthropic organization that has presented thousands of hours of free, live classical piano music to the general public, local schools, and senior centers. Begun on the College of the Desert campus over 30 years ago, PSipc continues to fill the gap left by years of funding cuts in the arts at Coachella Valley schools. Its international piano competition, held every two years, offers young virtuoso pianists the chance to