John Milbauer

Chautauqua Piano Program Co-Chairs John Milbauer, Left, And Nicola Melville On Sunday, July 29, 2018 Outside Of The Amphitheater. HALDAN

Chautauqua Piano Program Co-Chairs John Milbauer, left, and Nicola Melville on Sunday, July 29, 2018 outside of the Amphitheater. HALDAN

The Chautauqua Piano Program lasts for five weeks. When Week Five came to its end, piano students were wrapping up their

Nicola Melville and John Milbauer spent the same four summers at Chautauqua Institution as piano students almost 30 years ago.

When pianist John Milbauer first came to the School of Music in 1989, he was on the verge of giving up music forever. Playing the piano was a physical struggle. He was frustrated with the technical aspect of the piano, and he just didn’t have the right teacher — until Chautauqua changed all that.