Biography
I have studied piano since the age of five. I earned my bachelors degree in piano performance from Northwestern University and pursued graduate studies in piano performance at Indiana University--Bloomington. I earned my certification as a Taubman Instructor from the Golandsky Institute in 2016 and my certification at the Associate Level in 2023. I currently study privately with Robert Durso, co-founder and senior director of the Golandsky Institute and master teacher of the Taubman Approach to piano playing, while continuing my studies in the Golandsky Institute Professional Training Program. My past principal teachers have included Jean-Louis Haguenauer and Sylvia Wang.
Awards and honors I have earned as a pianist include prizes in the Northern Virginia Music Teachers Association solo, concerto, and ensemble competitions, a scholarship to the Russian-American Piano Institute at Northwestern University, and a Dean’s Scholarship at Indiana University. I have studied abroad at the Ecole Normale de Musique—Alfred Cortot in Paris and studied and performed in masterclasses at the St. Petersburg Conservatory in Russia. I have also attended many summer music festivals, including Aspen, Brevard, and Interlochen.
I have over fifteen years of private teaching experience. I currently teach private piano lessons at my studio in Cary, North Carolina. Students come for in-person lessons from Cary, Apex, Morrisville, Chapel Hill, Raleigh, and the greater Triangle area. I also offer lessons for distance students who study all or mostly online. Online study of the Taubman Approach works best when students can be seen in person periodically; students who have travelled to my studio for in-person lessons have come from Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York, and Texas.
Awards and honors I have earned as a pianist include prizes in the Northern Virginia Music Teachers Association solo, concerto, and ensemble competitions, a scholarship to the Russian-American Piano Institute at Northwestern University, and a Dean’s Scholarship at Indiana University. I have studied abroad at the Ecole Normale de Musique—Alfred Cortot in Paris and studied and performed in masterclasses at the St. Petersburg Conservatory in Russia. I have also attended many summer music festivals, including Aspen, Brevard, and Interlochen.
I have over fifteen years of private teaching experience. I currently teach private piano lessons at my studio in Cary, North Carolina. Students come for in-person lessons from Cary, Apex, Morrisville, Chapel Hill, Raleigh, and the greater Triangle area. I also offer lessons for distance students who study all or mostly online. Online study of the Taubman Approach works best when students can be seen in person periodically; students who have travelled to my studio for in-person lessons have come from Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York, and Texas.
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