Saxophone StudioAustin ShillingBACHELOR OF MUSICSTUDENT PROFILE Austin Shilling is a fourth year student pursuing a performance degree at the Eastman School of Music. Austin began playing saxophone at the age of 11 and has loved the instrument ever since. During his middle school and high school studies, Austin received lessons from phenomenal teachers, including Benjamin…
Saxophone StudioMatthias RothBACHELOR OF MUSICSTUDENT PROFILE Matthias Roth is an undergraduate student from Long Island, NY, currently studying at the Eastman School of Music with Professor Chien-Kwan Lin. He is pursuing a Bachelor of Music in Saxophone Performance, as well as a Bachelor of Science in Applied Mathematics at the University of Rochester. In 2023,…
Saxophone StudioDarryl LeungBACHELOR OF MUSICSTUDENT PROFILE Darryl Leung is currently a junior from Phoenix, Arizona, pursuing a bachelor of music degree in saxophone performance at the Eastman School of Music. Darryl began playing violin at the age of five and saxophone at the age of ten, participating in numerous school ensembles such as wind ensemble,…
Piano Accompanying StudioGregory SmithPiano AccompanyingSTUDENT PROFILE Gregory Smith, a Texas native, began his piano studies at age 5. He graduated summa cum laude from Brigham Young University, receiving his BM in Piano Performance in 2021. While at BYU, Gregory assisted the opera (Dido and Aeneas, Die Zauberflöte, L’elisir d’amore), concert choir, wind symphony, symphonic band, and…
Piano Accompanying StudioMizi LiPiano AccompanyingSTUDENT PROFILE Pianist Mizi Li began her musical studies at the age of five in her native city, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China. As a young solo pianist, she performed at the 2010 Chopin Marathon Concert-Series held in the Forbidden City Concert Hall in Beijing, and subsequently participated in many music festivals,…
Piano Accompanying StudioHyunmin LeePiano AccompanyingSTUDENT PROFILE Hyunmin Gina Lee is a Korean Canadian pianist currently based in Rochester, NY. completing the DMA degree in Accompanying and Chamber Music at the Eastman School of Music under the guidance of Dr. Andrew Harley. As a recitalist and chamber musician, Hyunmin has been invited to festivals and venues…
Piano Accompanying and MusicologyHannah HarnestPiano Accompanying and MusicologySTUDENT PROFILE German-American pianist Hannah Harnest, “excellent” (Concerto.net, Harry Rolnick), has concertized, amongst others, at the Philharmonic Hall (Munich), Wigmore Hall (London), Center for Jewish History and National Sawdust (New York), Harris Concert Hall (Aspen), and the Richard B. Fisher Center at Bard College (Annandale-on-Hudson). An invited resident…
Piano Accompanying StudioÉrico Freire BezerraPiano AccompanyingSTUDENT PROFILE Brazilian pianist Érico Freire Bezerra is currently pursuing a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Piano Accompanying and Chamber Music at the Eastman School of Music, under the guidance of Dr. Andrew Harley. He received his Bachelor’s degree from Rio Grande do Sul Federal University (UFRGS) in Brazil…
Piano Accompanying GraduatesCorey SilbersteinPiano Accompanying GraduateSTUDENT PROFILE Corey Silberstein holds the position of Staff Collaborative Pianist at Luther College in Decorah, IA. He has performed with instrumentalists and vocalists throughout the United States and abroad, and has held fellowships in collaborative piano at the Music Academy of the West, the Aspen Music Festival, and the Tanglewood…
