Ethan Stahl is a versatile pianist whose work spans classical and contemporary performance, teaching, administration, interdisciplinarian research, and more.
Stahl’s performances have taken him to Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall, the Bulgarian Embassy in Washington D.C., numerous conferences and universities throughout the United States, and more. In 2026, Stahl’s piano trio, the Oros Trio, was featured at the MTNA conference in Chicago, IL as well the Snake River Chamber Music Festival in Dillon, CO. He has received top prizes in competitions including Concert Artists International, the Naftzger Young Artist Awards, and the Washington International Young Artists Music Series.
Currently Affiliate Piano Faculty at the Metropolitan University of Denver, Stahl taught at Missouri State University as a Music Theory instructor from 2020-2022, as collaborative piano faculty from 2022-2023, and at CU Boulder as a class piano instructor from 2023-2024. Masterclass appearances include as a guest artist at Montana State University, CU Boulder’s Delta Rho Masterclass Series, and several pre-collegiate events. Stahl has held a private studio for over ten years, and his students have found success in competitions, recitals, summer festivals, masterclasses, and more.
Administratively, Stahl has worked closely with several music organizations across the United States. Program assistant to Vermont’s Adamant Music School in 2025, he returned for the entire 2026 summer season, finishing as the festival’s program coordinator, a position entailing full responsibility for the campus’ facilities, faculty, guest artists, students, and numerous administrative and operational staff. While at Adamant, Stahl organized an outreach concert series, multiple guest artist concerts featuring pianists Spencer Myer, Rebecca Penneys, and more. Since 2023, he has served as an executive board member for the Missouri Music Teachers Association, for whom he has judged competitions, managed web design, marketing, and conference planning. As president of CU Boulder’s Mu Phi Epsilon chapter, Stahl created and runs a masterclass and concert series.
An advocate for interdisciplinarianism and contemporary research in the piano field, Stahl has presented and performed at conferences on topics such as yoga and music, culturally inclusive piano repertoire, working with living composers, and more. He has commissioned and premiered works by living composers such as Nkeiru Okoye and Carter Pann, the latter of which is the subject of a forthcoming album by Stahl, to be released in 2027.
