[citation needed] He studied with Anthony di Bonaventura at Boston University.
Three years later, he joined the piano faculty at Boston University and was later appointed a "Samuel Barber" Artist in Residence at West Chester University of Pennsylvania where he remained for five years.
In 2011 he joined the piano faculty of the New England Conservatory's Pre-College Division in Boston.
He holds the prestigious Motoko and Gordon Deane Principal Chair of Boston's Atlantic Symphony Orchestra.
He has premiered many works, including Samuel Barber's "Three Essays", "Three Sketches", "Fresh from West Chester" and "Fantasy for two pianos".