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 StudioYucong (Zoe) WangPiano AccompanyingSTUDENT PROFILE Yucong (Zoe) Wang is a composer, pianist, and classical music entrepreneur from China. She is currently pursuing her two Doctoral of Musical Arts degrees in collaborative piano and composition at Eastman School of Music, where she holds the Brook Smith Fellowship, the Samuel Adler Scholarship, a graduate assistantship as…
Piano Accompanying StudioWilliam ShiPiano AccompanyingSTUDENT PROFILE Australian pianist William Shi has garnered first prizes at numerous competitions including the Petrof, Vivace/Yamaha, and Queensland Piano Competitions. He has appeared at the Australian Festival of Chamber Music and the Australian Piano Duo Festival. William is a recipient of the Theme & Variations Foundation Award, an American Australian…
Piano Accompanying StudioJohn RobertsonPiano AccompanyingSTUDENT PROFILE John Robertson holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in Piano Performance and Pedagogy, and he is currently pursuing a DMA in Piano Accompanying and Chamber Music at the Eastman School of Music, studying with Dr. Andrew Harley. In 2019, he was the recipient of the Barbara M. H. Koeng Award…
Piano Accompanying StudioChun-Hsin LiuPiano AccompanyingSTUDENT PROFILE Chun-Hsin (Cynthia) Liu, originally from Kaohsiung, Taiwan, is currently pursuing her DMA degree in Piano Accompanying and Chamber Music at the Eastman School of Music, where she holds a Graduate Assistantship in Studio Accompanying, Opera Pianist Assistantship in the Voice and Opera Department and studies with Dr. Andrew Harley.…
Piano Accompanying StudioJenny ChooPiano AccompanyingSTUDENT PROFILE Jenny Choo is currently pursuing the DMA in Accompanying and Chamber Music at the Eastman School of Music, studying with Dr. Andrew Harley. She holds graduate assistantships in Studio Accompanying and Opera, and was also a member of the coaching staff at SUNY Geneseo. Prior to her studies at…
