Dr Adam Pinto is a pianist, composer and educator based in Perth, Western Australia, where he lectures in piano, aural studies and musicology at the University of Western Australia’s Conservatorium of Music, having joined the full-time staff in 2022. He graduated with first-class honours from UWA under Mark Coughlan, held a scholarship at the Australian National Academy of Music, and completed a Master of Music at the University of Melbourne with Ronald Farren-Price OAM, followed by doctoral research on composer Roger Smalley. A frequent guest soloist with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra and a sought-after collaborative artist, he champions new and improvised music. He performs with the cross-genre ensemble Mix’t alongside Paul Tanner and Matt Styles, and his Smalley recording “Transformation” drew critical acclaim. He received the Conservatorium’s Early-Career Research Award in 2023.
