Dr. Sarkis Baltaian has gained an international reputation as a concert pianist, chamber musician, recording artist and pedagogue. He has been praised critics for his “beautiful tone and ability to project even the most delicate pianissimos” and compared to George Gershwin and Oscar Levant for his performance of Gershwin’s Concerto in F. Dr. Baltaian …
South African born pianist, Stephen Pierce enjoys a multi-faceted career as a sought-after teacher, presenter, performer, adjudicator, clinician, and scholar. At the University of Southern California (USC) Thornton School of Music, he oversees the secondary piano and keyboard pedagogy programs while teaching applied piano, and courses in piano pedagogy, and keyboard literature. Stephen also teaches …
Seonghyang Kim, born in South Korea, accomplished his bachelor’s degree in Music education and Piano Performance in South Korea and master’s degree in Piano performance from Professor Michael Salmirs at State University of New York at Binghamton. Under Dr. Jack Winerock at the University of Kansas, he earned a doctoral degree in piano performance and …
Professor Ching-Ming Cheng will be inducted into the Steinway Teacher Hall of Fame in 2023. As chair of the music department at California State University, San Marcos, Dr. Cheng received the CSUSM Chancellor’s Outstanding Music Teacher Award in 2021. Dr. Cheng currently serves as Faculty Director of the Colorado State University San Marcos Foundation Board …
Karen Follingstad has been Professor of Piano at San Diego State University since 1984. She has also taught at Kent State University, the University of Akron, and was artist faculty at the Kent-Blossom Music Festival from 1992-94, where she coached chamber music and performed with principal members of the Cleveland Orchestra. As a solo recitalist, …
Dr. Kunyoung Kim has extensive experience both as a performer and as a teacher. She was invited to perform the Rachmaninoff Second Concerto with the Russian Federal Orchestra at the Great Hall in Moscow and has performed at Carnegie Hall, the Smithsonian Institution, and the Kennedy Center for the National Symphony Orchestra Summer Mozart Festival, …
Wei-Han Su’s concert activities have taken him to the major cities of the United States, England, Russia, Italy, China, Korea, Malaysia and Taiwan. He made his concerto debut at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London under the baton of Sir Simon Rattle and has since performed in such prestigious venues as the Purcell Room at the …
Described in The WholeNote as “an innovative musician and aggressive thinker with a gift for keyboard brilliance,” Dr. Nicholas Susi enjoys a multifaceted career living out his deep love of music. He recognizes that Classical music has been a transformative force in his life, and seeks to share its power with others through his teaching …
Praised the New York Times as a pianist with “assurance and vitality,” Alan Woo made his Lincoln Center debut at Alice Tully Hall performing with the Juilliard Orchestra under the baton of Yannick Nézet-Séguin. He has since collaborated with conductors Daniel Hege, Miguel Harth-Bedoya, and Tito Muñoz in solo appearances with the Houston and …
Dr. Jack Winerock, Professor of Piano (Emeritus) at the University of Kansas, received undergraduate and master’s degrees at the Juilliard School of Music and a doctorate from the University of Michigan. He was awarded the prestigious Kemper Teaching Award in 2003, and in 2009 he was chosen Teacher of the Year the National Federation …