Seth Schultheis is an American pianist based in London, currently an Aud Jebsen Fellow at the Royal Academy of Music. Fluent in a wide range of styles and composers, Seth is also a dedicated performer of contemporary music. 

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Seth spent this past summer as a Fellow of the Aspen Contemporary Ensemble, some highlights of which included a world premiere by Samuel Adams and a performance of Boulez Sur Incises. In May 2025, Seth was awarded second prize in the Dudley International Piano Competition in Birmingham. Upcoming projects include the International Telekom Beethoven Competition Bonn, where he has been accepted as a live participant, and a performance of the Clara Schumann Piano Concerto with the New York Session Symphony.
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Seth has previously given solo recitals in venues such as Temple Emanu-El (New York), Teatro Cajasol (Seville), Mendelssohnhaus (Leipzig), and Ely Cathedral, and has collaborated with Benjamin Niemczyk and George Manahan in performances of the Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1 and the Berg Chamber Concerto. During the summer of 2020, he organized and performed an online recital series with 13 different programs and commentary, entitled “Saturday Streams”. Past competition highlights include winning Grand Prize in the 2017 Osaka International Music Competition, Fourth Prize and Best Commissioned Piece at the 2022 New York International Piano Competition, and Finalist in the 2024 Washington International Piano Competition. 

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Seth is a passionate collaborator across different artistic disciplines, and has worked with dance and theater companies such as New Chamber Ballet, Fluid Creature Collective, Spokehouse Productions, and Columbia Musical Theater Society, in projects that have involved conducting, improvising, and composing original music.

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He received the majority of his training at the Manhattan School of Music, where he attended Precollege and earned a Bachelor’s Degree under the tutelage of Phillip Kawin, before completing a Master’s Degree with Solomon Mikowsky. In June 2025, he earned a Professional Diploma from the Royal Academy of Music as a student of Mei-Ting Sun, with the distinction of DipRAM.​

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Updated November 2025