Michael Noble, DMA, is “a pianist with an admirable ability to serve the music at times with the subtlety of a master chamber music player, and also at times to blaze forth with commanding virtuosity and to carry [audiences] to dramatic climaxes” (Lyn Bronson, Peninsula Reviews).

Michael has won awards in numerous international competitions, including the Carmel Music Society Competition, Crescendo Music Awards, and The Plowman Chamber Music Competition. He has been described as “a pianist to remember” (Het Nieuwsblad) and “exceptional” (New York Concert Review).

Most recently, Michael garnered nominations for Best Classical Artist and Best Classical Song at the 2024 Wammie Music Awards, the D.C. metro area’s counterpart to the GRAMMYs.

Michael has performed at venues, including Weill Recital Hall and Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall, Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis, the Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw, the Musical Instrument Museum in Brussels, and the Preston Bradley Center in Chicago. He also frequently performs, lectures, and conducts masterclasses at renowned institutions such as The University of Chicago, Georgetown University, The University of British Columbia, The University of Trinidad and Tobago, and Idyllwild Arts Academy. A sought-after guest artist, he regularly performs at festivals and series including the Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts, Klavierhaus, Gentsche Festspiele (Belgium), Kwadrofonik Festival (Poland), Forum de la Création Musicale (Belgium), Musiksommer Schloss Rosenegg (Austria), and the Thailand International Composition Festival.

His performances have been featured on radio stations WFMT Chicago and KCAA Southern California, as well as televised on DC News Now (Washington, D.C.). Michael has appeared as a soloist with the Monterey and Tulsa Symphonies, the Idyllwild Arts Alumni Orchestra, and the Idyllwild Arts Academy Orchestra, performing under the batons of Max Bragado-Darman, Gisele Ben-Dor, Ransom Wilson, and Peter Askim.

Michael holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree and two master’s degrees from the Yale School of Music. He also earned a Bachelor of Music and a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature, graduating cum laude from the Eastman School of Music and the University of Rochester, respectively. Additionally, he attended the Paris Conservatoire and the Royal Ghent Conservatory, where he was a Fellow of the Belgian American Educational Foundation.

He is indebted to his many mentors and teachers, notably pianists Peter Frankl, Nelita True, Melvin Chen, Daan Vandewalle, Nicholas Angelich, and Nelms McKelvain; conductor and flautist Ransom Wilson; violinist Ani Kavafian; and composer Martin Bresnick.

A multifaceted artist, Michael possesses a keen interest in a wide range of music genres—from Gregorian chant to electronic dance music—and often experiments with different styles in his programs. His second album, Ascension, juxtaposes an original composition, and multiple transcriptions alongside both modern and early works.

A passionate advocate of new music, Michael has commissioned pieces by Claude Ledoux and Jesse Limbacher, and he is widely recognized as a leading interpreter of Frederic Rzewski’s works.

His 2024-25 season features recitals, lectures, and masterclasses across Thailand, along with solo performances at Klavierhaus (NYC), in Brussels, Belgium, Washington, D.C., and Philadelphia. This season also includes residencies at Georgetown University, Virginia Tech, Denison University, and Marshall University, along with the release of his third album, Silver Screen, which features works by Philip Glass, Max Richter, and Ólafur Arnalds.

Michael is on faculty at Levine Music. He is a Voting Member of The Recording Academy (the Grammys) and is represented by BMI.