Steven Zubich

Piano, Harpsichord

Pianist and harpsichordist Steven Zubich is an alumnus of the Perpich Center for Arts Education in Golden Valley, Minnesota. He earned a B.A. in music with a minor in art history from the University of Minnesota-Duluth where he studied solo and collaborative piano with Tracy Lipke-Perry and Alexander Chernyshev. At UMD, he received extensive musical training through supplemental coursework in piano pedagogy, musicology, theory, and composition. He was highlighted with the UMD Symphony orchestra as the winner of UMD’s 12th Annual Concerto and Aria competition. He received his Master’s degree in piano performance from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee where he studied with Venezuelan concert pianists Elena Abend and Judith Jaimes.

Zubich’s vocations include performing, composing, teaching, and administration. His incidental compositions have been performed with theatrical companies such as Phantom Chorus and Wayward Theater. Since 2017, Zubich has managed the Northern Lights Music Festival in his Minnesota homeland. He has organized over 150 classical music performances throughout the Iron Range since his tenure with NLMF. An adventurous and dynamic performer, Zubich enjoys an exciting career as a solo and collaborative artist performing a variety of genres in repertoire with a penchant for early music and historical performance.

As a teacher, Zubich firmly believes that the piano is a skill that everyone can learn regardless of musical background or natural aptitude. Each of his pupils receives the same technical and theoretical framework while advanced students explore individualized artistic and expressive journeys. Zubich has an exciting variety of pupils and works successfully with young beginners, gifted children, intermediate and advanced adults. He strives to inspire and motivate each student through their individual interests and talents with an approach that maintains focus through creativity and interaction. Zubich is a member of MTNA and MMTA and Nationally Certified Teacher of Music. An engaged instructor in the twin cities, he is also a faculty member at MacPhail School of Music in Minneapolis and Apple Valley.