2023 IPPEC Examiner

Dr. Evan Mitchell

University of Florida

Pianist Evan Mitchell has richly varied schedule of nearly 100 performances per year includes solo recitals, concerti, chamber music, outreach, and orchestral keyboard work. Dr. Mitchell’s performances have been deemed “incredibly beautiful” (Fanfare), “amazing” (Fort Worth Weekly), and “no less than stunning” (Lima News). Evan Mitchell’s performances have been heard in New York’s Steinway Hall and Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, and been radio broadcast in ten countries on four continents, and televised in North Texas. Highlights include debuts for the prestigious Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts (Chicago), at Merkin Concert Hall (NYC), and at several major venues in Shanghai. Dr. Mitchell has soloed in concerti with such ensembles as the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, Lima Symphony Orchestra, and Victoria Symphony.

He is a fierce advocate for the arts, Evan Mitchell constantly looks for ways to reach new audiences, and to inspire in others a love for music. He was a featured artist for Texas Touring Roster, performed more than 300 concerts over ten years for Cliburn in the Classroom, the signature educational outreach program of the Cliburn, which exposes more than 30,000 public school students annually to live music. He serves as a trustee on the Board of – and performs frequently with – Mount Vernon Music. Evan Mitchell serves as Assistant Professor of Piano at the University of Florida School of Music. He has been a featured presenter at the MTNA National Conference (upcoming 2023), College Music Society South Central Regional Conference, and for various local teachers’ associations. He has been a juror for the Dallas International Piano Competition, Texas Music Teachers Association Solo Competition, and other local and regional contests. Prior to joining the faculty at UF, Dr. Mitchell taught at Tarrant County College and served as President of the Fort Worth Music Teachers Association. In 2021 he was inducted into the Steinway & Sons Teacher Hall of Fame.

Evan Mitchell has captured first prize in the Kingsville International Young Performers Competition, Five Towns Competition, PianoTexas International Festival Concerto Competition, and the Twelfth Annual Competition in the Performance of Music from Spain and Latin America, in which he was also awarded the Jacques Klein Prize for Best Performance of a Brazilian Solo Piano Work. He won Fifth Prize at the 2012 World Piano Competition in Cincinnati, and most recently gave a recital at Merkin Concert Hall in New York City as a quarterfinalist in the Honens International Piano Competition.