2013 Guest Artists

Hailed for unequaled emotional intensity, bold energy and phenomenal levels of color and imagination, Sergei Babayan brings new dimensions and insight to stylistically...

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Born in Rochester, New York, 23 year old American pianist Claire Huangci astonishes all who hear her perform. Legendary pianist Vladimir Krainev has dubbed her the pianist with “the fastest...

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Praised by audiences and critics alike for his fresh interpretations and dramatic presentation style, Yoshikazu Nagai has performed as soloist and chamber musician in Taiwan’s National Recital Hall...

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“Formidable … dizzying … magical.” These words from New York reviewer Harris Goldsmith vividly illustrate pianist Petronel Malan’s uniquely captivating style. Indeed, as a multiple Grammy® nominee…

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Special Guest Artists


Naomi Causby is a rising piano virtuoso and a freshman at The Juilliard School under the tutelage of Jerome Lowenthal and Robert McDonald. She is a Steinway Young Artist one of only a few...

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Seventeen year old Micah McLaurin is from Charleston, South Carolina. He began studying piano at the age of 8 under Marsha Gerber, and is currently a student of Enrique Graf at the...

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Born in the capital of Latvia, Rīga, Ināra Zandmane started to play piano at the age of six. Ms. Zandmane holds BM and MM from Latvian Academy of Music, MM in piano performance...

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