The Manhattan School of Music (MSM) has announced that pianist Michał Biel is the most recent appointment to its Collaborative Piano faculty. He will begin teaching at the opening of the 2026/27 academic year, alongside two other new collaborative piano faculty members, Bin Yu Sanford and Weicong Zhang.
Biel has performed in venues such as the Wigmore Hall, the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, the Berliner Philharmonie, and Carnegie and Alice Tully Halls in New York.
As a pianist and coach, he has worked with singers at the Department of Vocal Arts at the Juilliard School, the Lunenburg Academy of Music Performance, the Internationale Meistersinger Akademie, and The Chautauqua Institution School of Music.
Since 2020, he has been teaching singers and pianists at the Opera Academy at the Teatr Wielki – Polish National Opera in Warsaw, where he has also appeared in recital.
He is a graduate of the Juilliard School in New York, where he studied with Brian Zeger, Margo Garrei, Jonathan Feldman, and J.J. Penna. Prior to this, he studied with Eytan Pesen at the Opera Academy at the Teatr Wielki – Polish National Opera in Warsaw, and with Andrzej Jasiński and Grzegorz Biegas at the Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music.
“I’m delighted to announce this appointment and enthusiastically welcome Michał to MSM’s distinguished Vocal Arts and Collaborative Piano faculty,” said Joyce Griggs, MSM Executive Vice President and Provost. “As an educator, Michał draws from a deep well of professional artistry, including frequent performances in concert halls around the world, as well as his work as a pianist and coach with multiple eminent institutions. He will be a wonderful addition to the collaborative piano faculty and MSM Community.”
“We are thrilled to welcome Michał to Manhattan School of Music,” said Carleen Graham, MSM Dean of Vocal Arts and Collaborative Piano. “He is a wonderful musician and an accomplished educator, who brings a wealth of experience to his new role on MSM’s Collaborative Piano faculty. Along with recent appointments Bin Yu Sanford and Weicong Zhang, he will add yet more luster to a program that challenges and nurtures autonomous artistry and empowers students to forge their own paths. I’m thrilled that he will be joining us in time for the Fall 2026 semester.”