American pianist, 2023 Nina Simone Piano Competition Winner and 2022 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition finalist. Clayton Stephenson’s love for music is immediately apparent in his joyous charisma onstage, expressive power, and natural ease at the instrument. Hailed for “extraordinary narrative and poetic gifts” and interpretations that are “fresh, incisive and characterfully alive” (Gramophone), he is…