About Jackson

Award winning pianist and composer Jackson Hunt has been performing classical piano and composing music since a very early age. He has received his training in both Classical Piano and Composition from Oberlin Conservatory of Music where he studied with Dr. Alvin Chow, Dr. Stephen Hartke, Dr. Jesse Jones, and Dr. Michael Frazier. His former teachers include Pittsburgh-based Steinway Artist Yeeha Chiu and Robert Schultz.

Jackson has written numerous works, including much chamber and solo piano music, as well as some orchestral, electronic, and choral music. Some of his most recent works include Reflections for oboe, bassoon, glockenspiel, viola, and double bass; Variations on a Twelve-Tone Row for clarinet, bass, and piano; and Etudes for Chimes and Trombone. Jackson has performed several times in the lobby of Heinz Hall in Pittsburgh as well as in the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall in New York City. He has also performed in numerous chamber ensembles and private events, including weddings, and before going to Oberlin Conservatory, was a member of the Steinway Society of Western Pennsylvania.

Jackson has also won many awards for both composition and piano, including 1st prize in the 2022 PMTA Keystone Composition Competition, 3rd prize in the 2021 National MTNA Senior Composition Competition, 1st prize in the 2022 Opus National Competition for piano, 2nd prize in the 2021 Pennsylvania MTNA Senior Piano Competition, and 1st Prize in the Charleston International Piano Competition.