Dr. Dmitry Rachmanov is Chair of Keyboard Studies at California State University, Northridge. A sought-after performer, master class clinician, adjudicator and lecturer, Dr. Rachmanov has served on the faculties of Manhattan School of Music and Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University, and has been a guest artist/lecturer/clinician at The Juilliard School, New England …
Sarah Chan engages a rich contribution to the musical arts as concert pianist, professor, scholar, and artist-teacher whose work has garnered outstanding national, institutional, and professional distinction in performance artistry, teaching, and professional leadership. Awards include The American Prize in Piano Performance; “Rising Artist” honor of New York Concert Artists and Associates; PianoTexas Festival Professional …
Dr. Seba Ali, faculty of the University of Santa Clara. Acclaimed for her masterful piano technique and wide-ranging musical imagination, Pianist Seba Ali enjoys a diverse career as a soloist, educator, humanitarian, and entrepreneur. In high demand as an educator, Dr. Ali is the founder of the color-coded curricula and the ground-breaking project, the color-coded …
Hong Kong-born pianist Callie Wong is renowned for her sensitive yet virtuosic playing. She has performed as a soloist in prestigious venues across Hong Kong, Toronto, Taiwan, and Tokyo, earning acclaim for her musical depth and versatility. After relocating to Toronto from Hong Kong, Callie made her first stage appearance at the Toronto Heliconian Club …
Dr. Jiyuan Zhang started piano at age of 3. She was accepted to the Music Middle School Affiliated to Shanghai Conservatory of Music when she was 10. Her childhood accomplishments include the 1st place at the 1st China National Youth Piano Competition, gold medal at the Shanghai “Haiman” Piano Competition, 1st place at the 71st …
American pianist Dr. Belinda Chen has performed at venues such as the Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage in Washington, DC (USA), the Teatro Massimio Vincenzo Bellini in Catania, Italy, the International Trade and Convention Center in Savannah, USA, and the International House in Osaka, Japan. She has performed as a soloist with the Bellini Symphony Orchestra …
Described Jan Popis as an ‘incomparable beauty of color and sound’ (Chopin Gazeta: 2005), Swedish-American pianist Oliver Jia has performed for audiences worldwide and is actively involved in concerts on three major continents. With a repertoire of dozens of concertos and over two hundred solo and chamber works, Oliver made his official debut at …
Born in Eskişehir, Gökhan Aybulus began his musical education at Anadolu University State Conservatory with Prof. Zöhrab Adıgüzelzade. In 2000, he was accepted to Prof. Naum Shtarkman’s class at Moscow Tchaikovsky State Conservatory. Aybulus, who completed his undergraduate and graduate education with Naum Shtarkman in 2006, completed his studies at the doctorate level with Prof. …
Gülsin Onay began playing the piano at the age of three, and gave her first public recital on Turkish Radio when she was six. With the aid of a special state scholarship she studied with Ahmed Adnan Saygun and Mithat Fenmen, and then in Paris, where her teachers includes Pierre Sancan, Monique Haas and Nadia …
Helena Yue Hao is an accomplished concert pianist, accompanist and music educator. Her dynamic interpretations and virtuosic skill have taken her across North America and Asia, where she’s shared her music with audiences in San Francisco, Pittsburgh, New Jersey, Shanghai, Beijing, Qingdao, and Nanyang. With an early start at the age of 4, Helena’s remarkable …