Pianist Timur Mustakimov ’26 (Artist Diploma) was awarded first prize at the International Johannes Brahms Competition in Austria. Along with a generous cash prize, he has also been offered concerts in Austria (including the Vienna Festival), Prague (including the Smetana Hall where he will perform “Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, op. 15” by Johannes Brahms with orchestra), and Japan. Mustakimov studies with Distinguished Artist-in-Residence, Chair of Keyboard Division and Professor of Piano John O’Conor, Mus.D.