"One of the nation's most gifted pianists." -CNN
Damon Denton graduated from the Juilliard School in New York City with a M.M. as piano faculty assistant to renowned Russian pianist Mme. Oxana Yablonskaya. Prior to Juilliard, he received his B.M. from the Peabody Conservatory of Johns Hopkins University.
A CD recording of Shostakovich Piano Concerto No. 1 with Fred Mills, trumpet, and the ARCO Chamber Orchestra, is presently out on the Phoenix label. Solo performance highlights include concerts at Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall, Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall, University of South Africa at Pretoria, Leighton House Museum, London, The Arlington Theatre, and The United Nations in New York City, among others.
Damon is a guest artist and resident accompanist at the University of Georgia, and pianist for coloratura soprano, Jeanine Thames, worldwide. To his great pleasure, he was also collaborative studio pianist and personal friend of the great international opera star, Anna Moffo, in New York City. He recently performed in Kauai and Capetown, South Africa, where his CD is in rotation on national radio.