Piano Lessons

Information about my private studio, my teaching background, and my approach to teaching beginning, intermediate, and advanced piano students.

Also, there are audio and video links in relation to my studies from the earliest days of my piano lessons to my final doctoral recital in piano at the University of Kansas.

Biography and Reviews

My general biography as well as newspaper reviews for solo concerts and concertos in the United States and abroad.

Jeff Manookian Piano Concerto

This link details my debut of a piano concerto written and dedicated to me in Yerevan, Armenia, by composer Jeff Manookian. Audio, video, photos, a newpaper interview, and program notes are included

Shadows Uncovered

For the past few years I have been passionately researching piano music of the Russian futurists, roughly l900-1930, and have performed a number of recitals in the US and abroad showcasing this music. This link contains audio files and video files of these rare masterworks.

Berlin and Amsterdam

In the spring of 2008 I spent a few months in Berlin working with a contemporary composer, Petros Ovsepyan, among other contemporary German composers, practicing and performing their works. In Berlin I performed at the BKA concert Series, Schwartzvilla Concert Series as well as the Karnatic Lab Series in Amsterdam. This link contains a video clip and photos.

Argentina, Chile, and Ecuador

For many years I have been performing in South America--especially the Andean mountain range. My recent travels have been to Argentina and Chile where I played a concerto with the Tucuman Symphony in Argentina and American music sponsored by the US Embassy in Santiago, Chile. This link provides audio, notes and video clips of playing related to Chile and Argentina as well as a trip to Ecuador where I taught and played for a piano festival in Cuenca, Ecuador.

India

Two years ago, I had the great opportunity to live in India with Dr. Parag Mehta and his family. I played at the Pune Music Society, at the Mahindra United World College of Music, as well as at the Yamaha Center in Singapore. This link provides audio and photo galleries.