pianist. musician. artist.
Hayden Miller is a pianist from Houston, Texas. With repertoire ranging from Louis Couperin to Alexina Louie, he often travels beyond the canon of classical music, creating interdisciplinary experiences with visual artists, writers, actors, and dancers.
An advocate for new music, Hayden’s performances with the Academy Manson Ensemble have been praised as containing “every nuance and every gradation of dynamic” (Matthew Johnson, The Music Professor). Curves of Longing, his debut recording of music by Stewart Lane, was called “one of only a handful of projects this year that has prompted more than a single listen” (Stereo Stickman) and received play on the BBC.
Additionally, Hayden has performed at the Folkestone New Music Festival alongside the RIOT Ensemble. In 2024, he participated in the first complete performance of György Kurtág’s Játékok and appeared in the Tête-à-Tête Opera Festival. Composers he has worked with include Hans Abrahamsen, Augusta Read Thomas, and Anna Meredith.
Also an acclaimed solo artist, Hayden was a 2023 YoungArts winner whose performances have featured on NPR’s Encore Houston, at PianoTexas, the Curtis Institute of Music, and the International Florence Price Festival.
Hayden currently studies at the Royal Academy of Music with Mei-Ting Sun, where he received the WH and George Myddleton Award. Previously, he received a diploma in Piano Performance from the Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, where he studied with Piper Ward and Jennifer Hayghe. He has also received invaluable mentorship from Catharine Lysinger and Becker KB.