Dr Peter Mack, Piano Adjudicator
The Dr Peter Mack Piano profile introduces an acclaimed Irish pianist, Steinway artist, and international adjudicator. Celebrated for his expressive performances and engaging teaching style, Peter has performed across the United States, Europe, Australia, India, and the former Soviet Union.
A winner of major competitions—including the New Orleans, Young Keyboard Artists, and Pacific International Piano Competitions—his career reflects both artistry and excellence. In addition to performing 26 concertos with orchestras, Peter has also taught and adjudicated at prestigious festivals and conventions worldwide.
Currently, Dr. Mack is Professor of Piano Performance at Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle. His students have achieved remarkable success, including twenty MTNA national finalists and three national first-place winners. With a deep commitment to music education and piano performance, he continues to inspire audiences and students around the world.
Dr Peter Mack
Irish pianist Peter Mack is in great demand as a performer, clinician, convention artist, adjudicator, and teacher. Celebrated for his moving playing, and his easy rapport with audiences, he has performed throughout the United States and Europe, as well as in Australia, India, and the former Soviet Union. He is the winner of the New Orleans, Young Keyboard Artists, and Pacific International Piano Competitions. His prize in the Sherman-Clay competition included a Steinway grand piano. Naturally, he is a Steinway artist! Â
Peter Mack is well known for his extensive repertoire, having performed twenty-six concertos with orchestras. A choral scholar at Trinity College Dublin, and a fellow of Trinity College London, he has a doctorate in piano performance from the University of Washington. His principal teachers were Frank Heneghan, and Bela Siki. Past engagements include performances in two of the most acoustically perfect performance spaces in Europe; the Salle Cortot of the Ecole Normale in Paris, and the Haydnsaal of the Esterhazy Palace in Eisenstadt, Austria.
Recently, Dr. Mack received the extraordinary honor of being asked to deliver both the Advanced Piano Masterclass at the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) annual convention, and the Masterclass for MTNA Winners at the biennial National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy (NCKP) in Illinois. His students are frequent winners of local, national, and international competitions. He is the proud teacher of twenty MTNA national finalists, and three MTNA national first place winners. Dr. Mack is Professor of Piano Performance at Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle.