Elite Mentorship Program
For advanced pianists and conservatory students ready to deepen their craft. We focus on interpretation at the performance level, elite technique under pressure, and competition psychology—the skills that separate good players from great ones.
By audition only. Submit a video (5–10 minutes of your choice repertoire) and we'll have a brief conversation to see if we're a fit.
Masterclasses & Residencies
Group intensives for conservatory programs and festivals. Topics include classical interpretation, video game music as concert repertoire, and performance psychology under pressure.
Ideal for: advanced undergrads, graduate students, pre-professional pianists.
Online Lessons
One-on-one coaching for pianists who want to understand why interpretive choices matter and how to execute them at performance level. Sessions are tailored to your goals—whether that's preparing for competition, refining a specific piece, or building your artistic voice.
My Training
Principal Teachers (listed in chronological order): Marilyn Shields, Scott McBride Smith, Myong-joo Lee, Ory Shihor, Paul Schenly, Daniel Shapiro, Claude Frank, and Stewart Gordon.
Masterclass Piano Instructors: I've pursued continuous elite-level study with world-renowned pedagogues including: Ning An, Emanuel Ax, Sergei Babayan, Boris Berman, Malcolm Bilson, Idil Biret, Robert Blocker, Alvin Chow, Eduardo Delgado, Monique Duphil, Peter Frankl, Elena Ganjoula, Stephen Hough, Jeffrey Kahane, Yoheved Kaplinsky, Wonmi Kim, Reinbert de Leeuw, Jura Margulis, Lisa Nakamichi, Joan Panetti, John Perry, Antonio Pompa-Baldi, Awadagin Pratt, Olga Radosavljevich, Russell Sherman, Lori Sims, Nelita True, Dennis Thurmond, Arie Vardi, Dallas Weekley/Nancy Arganbright, and Wei-Yi Yang.
Chamber Music Instructors: Robert Blocker, Claude Frank, Michael Friedmann, Aldo Parisot, William Purvis, David Shifrin, and Joel Wizansky.
Harpsichord/Organ/Early Music Instructor: Ilya Poletaev.
Soloist Collaborating with Conductors: Carl St. Clair (USC Symphony Orchestra), Tito Munoz (CIM Orchestra), Lucas Richman (Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra), and Victor Sawa (Saskatoon, Regina, and Sudbury Symphony Orchestras).
Jazz Piano: Studied jazz improvisation and interpretation with Otmaro Ruiz (2 years, USC DMA program).
Teacher Lineage: My training traces back through multiple 19th-century masters—connecting to the pedagogical traditions of Schnabel, Beethoven, Mozart, Liszt, and the Eurasian continent.
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