Performance Opportunities
Student Recitals 2025-26:
Sunday, 10.05.2025 October Student Recital, 2pm at Steinway Gallery
Sunday, 12.14.2025 Holiday Student Recital, 2pm at Steinway Gallery
Sunday, 03.08.2026 Adult Student Recital, 2pm at Steinway Gallery
Recital Application Procedure & Guidelines:
Please read the SF Branch Recital Guidelines for more information on performer attire, etiquette, and other information.
Submit your student's recital application online.
After completing the recital application, click the SUBMIT button and you will be redirected to the payment page.
One application per student.
Pieces must be timed accurately. Performance time per student is limited to 7 minutes; 12 minutes for advanced repertoire.
A confirmation email will be sent once your registration has been processed.
MTAC Bay Area Collaborative Masterclass 2026:
The whole day piano teaching marathon is designed to present MTAC members living in the Bay Area and to give them an opportunity to share their great discoveries in the field of piano pedagogy and piano performance with colleagues and the public. Teachers could speak on the topic they choose or/and work with registered intermediate and advanced students in an open masterclass format. Also, they could use the time to introduce their new research project and recent publications. Each session is 20 minutes.
Piano professionals representing different Bay Area MTAC branches will be teaching at the Steinway Piano Gallery in San Francisco on one of the fantastic Steinway & Sons grand pianos. This collaborative event is a conversation between MTAC branches connected by one of the greatest piano companies of our times.
Time and Location: Sunday, January 18, 2026, 12.00 pm - 5.00 pm at Steinway Piano Gallery of San Francisco.
MTAC SF is excited to initialize this educational dialog and to create another opportunity for music teachers to get together!
Form of Participation for Teachers: volunteering (1 or 2, 20 min slots are available). Teachers are responsible for providing all materials and equipment for their presentations. In some cases, the use of Steinway Gallery TV screens is possible.
MTAC teachers from Alameda County East Branch, Alameda County Branch, Golden Gate Branch, San Francisco Branch, San Mateo Branch, Los Altos Branch, Palo Alto Branch, Marin County Branch are invited to submit a Speaker Registration Form by October 31, 2025.
Detailed schedule of the event will be available by November 15, 2025.
This event is free to attend for all, but online registration for both active participants (students) and listeners is required.
Students may choose any teacher they would like to have a masterclass with from the list of participating teachers (maximum 2 slots). Registration is first come, first served.
Masterclass registration period for students: December 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025. Minor students must be accompanied by a parent on the day of the event. All students are welcome to attend all presentations as listeners!
Registration for Listeners: December 1, 2025 - January 11, 2026.
Branch Honors Recital
Outstanding students in the San Francisco Branch are invited to participate each spring in our Branch Honors Recital. These students are selected based on our Performance Points Program, which is designed to foster and develop students’ performance experience and development. Students must have at least 10 Performance Points to qualify for the Honors Recital. *
*The Branch Honors Recital is FREE for qualifying performers!
**Repertoire Time Limit = 12 min. Repertoire may be outside of the CM Syllabus and does not have to be a piece from the student’s 2025-26 CM evaluation.
2026 Festival Theme: 20th Century Music
Sunday, 05.03.2026 Festival Gala Concert, 2 pm at Steinway Gallery
