Ben Laude is a concert pianist, music educator, and producer. His playing has been praised by the New York Times as “superb in pace, tone, and eloquence.” In recent seasons, Laude has performed works by Mozart and Gershwin with the New Amsterdam Symphony Orchestra and Austin Civic Orchestras, as well as a solo, all-Beethoven recital at the University of Pittsburgh-Bradford in January. Holding a doctorate in piano from the Juilliard School, Laude has also taught theory and ear training at Bard College-Conservatory and the Suzuki School for Strings in New York. He currently serves as Head of Piano for tonebase.