Welcome to the professional site of the husband-and-wife team, the Neeman Piano Duo. Performing together since 2008, Edward & Stephanie Neeman have appeared at venues across the United States, Australia, and Asia. They have collaborated with the National Capital Orchestra, the Canberra Youth Orchestra, the New Zealand String Quartet, and with members of the Utah Symphony. They have performed in venues including Steinway Hall in New York and in the NOVA Chamber Series in Salt Lake City, the Canberra International Music Festival, Musica Viva Australia events, and at the MTNA National Conference in the US.

The Neeman Piano Duo are acclaimed for their versatile programs that combine breathtaking piano technique with elegance, piano gymnastics, and fun. A recent concert inspired critic Graham MacDonald to commend their “great skill and an obvious enjoyment of performing together plus a little theatre.” Specializing in works written especially for two pianists together at one piano, they have arranged over 15 works specifically for their ensemble. They enjoy combining the classics of the piano duet repertoire by Beethoven, Schubert, and Fauré together with modern American and Australian works by Samuel Barber, John Corigliano, and david lang, together with Broadway and popular hits.

Stephanie

Indonesian pianist Dr. Stephanie Neeman has won virtually all major piano competitions in her home country, including the first prize in the prestigious Yamaha National Piano Competition when she was only six (the youngest winner ever). She won first prizes in the Empire State International Piano Competition and the Lillian Fuchs Chamber Music Competition. She was also a top prizewinner and won the prize for the best interpretation and outstanding performance of Franz Liszt at the Liszt-Garrison International Piano Competition in the United States. Dr. Neeman moved to Australia in 2018 and was the CEO/Artistic Director of Music for Canberra (Canberra Youth Orchestra) from 2018 to 2020. She has previously taught as a piano professor at Valdosta State University and University of Utah in the United States. 

Edward

The Australian-American pianist Dr. Edward Neeman is a top prizewinner of numerous international piano competitions, including first prize in the Joaquín Rodrigo Competition in Madrid. He has performed with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, the Prague Philharmonic, the Madrid Philharmonia, and the National Philharmonic Orchestra of Cuba among others. His debut CD, Rachmaninoff & Sitsky, was released in 2016 to critical acclaim. He holds a doctoral degree from The Juilliard School. Dr. Neeman is currently a Piano Lecturer at the Australian National University.