2026 Adjudicators

Lisa Raposa Millar maintains a varied career as a piano recitalist, adjudicator, and instructor. Renowned for the clarity and tonal beauty of her playing, she has appeared in esteemed venues including Koerner Hall, the Toronto Convention Centre, the Gardiner Museum, Heliconian Hall, and the former Gallery 345. 

She and Gregory Millar have performed together as the Millar Piano Duo since 2008 and are featured on composer Frank Horvat's album, "Me to We." Raposa Millar has written for American Music Teacher magazine and co-runs a private teaching studio in Toronto.

Lisa began playing the piano as a four-year-old by her mother's side in Tiverton, Rhode Island and started lessons with JoAnn Mello at the age of seven. She taught her first students as a teenaged undergraduate and for over two decades has enriched the musical lives of hundreds of students, both as a teacher and collaborative pianist.

Before relocating to Canada, Lisa earned a BA from the University of New Hampshire, an MM from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, where she twice received the Eugenie May Award for Outstanding Accomplishment as a Solo and Collaborative Pianist, and a DMA from the Eastman School of Music, where she was honoured with an Excellence in Accompanying Award. Her principal teachers included Arlene Kies, Estela Olevsky, Jean Barr, and Nelita True, and she participated in numerous master classes with visiting artists.

Outside of music, Lisa works as a freelance web designer and is an avid runner.