Steven Snitzer grew up in Buffalo, New York, where he went to hear the Buffalo Philharmonic often, and he also heard live performances by Artur Rubinstein, Vladimir Horowitz and Rudolf Serkin.

Steve earned a Masters degree at the New England Conservatory of Music, where he studied piano with Jacob Maxin, and had coaching and master classes with Benjamin Zander and Russell Sherman.

Steve did Suzuki Teacher Training with Michiko Yurko, Carol Bigler, and Haruko Kataoka. Steve plays chamber music as well as solo repertoire in a variety of settings around New England.

He teaches at the Suzuki School of Newton and at his home studio in Needham, Massachusetts.