Keith Burton with conductor Gunther Schuller


  Student Testimonials 

Notable graduates include...

Ariane Haering Ashkenazy  Concert pianist, recording artist

Fabiana Biasini   First prize, Ibla International Piano Competition (Italy)

Keith Burton   Pianist for Boys Choir of Harlem, New York City

Robert Chumbley   Composer/pianist; Executive and Musical Director/Conductor, Atlanta Ballet

Kenneth Frazelle Award-winning composer; commissions for Yo-Yo Ma, Dawn Upshaw, Christopher O'Riley. Composition faculty, NCSA

Judy Fussell   First prize, Josef Hofmann International Piano Competition

Caterina Galiotto   Vocal coach, Cologne Opera, Paris Opera, La Scala

Margo Garrett   International performing and recording artist, collaborator with Perlman, Rostropovich, Jaime Laredo, Paul Neubauer, Sharono Robinson, and Kathleen Battle. Faculty member, Piano Department, Juilliard School 

Carlos Juris  Professor of Piano, Sibelius Academy, Helsinki, Finland

 

in his words    

Haewon Kim  Pianist of the Pierrot Chamber Ensemble;  faculty, C.W. Post University

Darren Lael    Pianist/conductor with national tours of the musicals Grease and Smokey Joe's Cafe, and Godspell

Kyung-mi Lee   Concert pianist, recording artist, Seoul, Korea

Rachel Matthews   Artistic Director, Foothills Music Festival, Winston-Salem; Artistic Director, City Music, Seattle, Washington. Concerts in US, Canada, Europe

Salvatore Moltisanti   President, Ibla International Music Foundation, New York City. Concert and recording artist 

Susan Davies Muhler  Director, Yamaha Artist Services, New York City

Hiroshi Nagashima    International performing career

Tatsuya Nagashima    International performing and recording artist

Tatsuya Nagashima with legendary Russian pianist Tatiana Nikoleova

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Nelson Padgett   Pianist of Philip Glass Ensemble, New York City

Andrea Padova   First Prize International Bach Competition (Saarbrucken). Professor of Piano, Conservatory of Music, Lecce, Italy. CD Classica  Magazine's Critics' Choice:  Best of 1997 for his recording of the complete Bach Fantasias 

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Tatjana Rankovich  Concert pianist, faculty Mannes College of Music

Ruth Rendleman   Professor of Music, Montclair State University, New Jersey

Craig Richey   Piano faculty, Third Street Music Settlement, New York City

Carlos Rodriguez   Concert pianist, faculty Levine School, Washington, DC Recordings for Brioso 

John Root   International performing artist; ICM Management, New York City

Darrell Rosenbluth  Concert artist, pianist-in-residence for Philadelphia Composers' Forum. Director of Music for Fourth Universalist Society on Central Park West. Music critic for the New York Concert Review. Board member, Leschetizky Association

With Denise Restout, colleague and friend of  Wanda Landowska, Lakeville, Connecticut, Summer 1995
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Ronald Sadoff   Director of Piano Studies, New York University

Eleanor Sandresky  Composer, pianist with the Phillip Glass Ensemble

Daniel Schene    Professor of Music, Washington University, St. Louis

Elizabeth Roberts Sobol   Associate Director, International Management Group (IMG), New York City

Dimitri Vorobiev   First prize winner,  UNISA International Piano Competition (Pretoria, S.A.), and Casagrande International Piano Competition;  third prize, Busoni International Piano Competition. Recital and orchestra engagements in South Africa, Russia, Ireland, Italy, Israel and throughout the USA. Recordings for BMG

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William Wolfram   International performing career

Hubert Woringer   Professor of Piano, Conservatoire Darius Milhaud, Aix-en-Provence, France



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