Timothy Smith, who has been described as "A pianist who interlaces grace with bursts of power and color" by the Philadelphia Inquirer, and "an excellent pianist" by Vers l'Avenir (Belgium) is Professor of Piano and head of Piano Studies at the University of Alaska Anchorage.  Smith holds degrees from the University of Washington, the Juilliard School and the State University of New York at Stony Brook.  Dr. Smith has won major prizes and recognition in international competitions, including the Casadesus (5th prize), Gina Bachauer (4th prize), Washington, D.C. International (3rd prize), Queen Elizabeth (Brussels) (semi-finalist), among others. Smith has performed on National Public Radio, WQXR-FM (New York), and RTB (Belgium).  He has given master classes in Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and China, PRC, and in North and South America. He has given over 50 concerts in Asia, including many venues in Japan.  His students have received honors and recognition in local, state, regional, and national competitions, and have been featured on NPR and on WQXR-FM in New York. His solo recording, Timothy Smith plays Liszt, is currently available on Spotify. Of this recording, Adrian Corleonis of Fanfare Magazine wrote, "...impressive and towering...one of the more gripping accounts of the (Liszt) Sonata in recent memory."

Timothy Smith is a Steinway Concert Artist.