Vivac-e Blog

#introducing our new faculty! We are thrilled to introduce a new faculty member, Daniel Phillips! Violinist Daniel Phillips enjoys a versatile career as an established chamber musician, solo artist and teacher. He is a founding member of the 32-year-old Orion...

#meetourstudents Anthony Wu is a passionate 15-year-old sophomore at Rock Bridge High School in Missouri. He has been playing the piano for eight years and is currently studying with Natalia Bolshakova. Apart from the people in his life, Anthony loves playing...

#meetourstudents Andrew Gu, 13, is from Milton, Massachusetts. He is currently a student at the Roxbury Latin School and New England Conservatory Preparatory School where he studies under Alexander Korsantia and Dr. Hitomi Koyama. In 2015, Andrew performed with...

#meetourstudents Ethan Lin started playing piano at the age of five under the tutelage of Rose Chen and is now a current sophomore at Saratoga High School. He has been an active member of C'est Bon Chamber Music Academy and performed in numerous masterclasses....

#meetourstudents Celicia Thendean, age 12, is currently enrolled at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music pre-college program studying under Ms. Machiko Kobialka. Celicia won Best Outstanding Gold Medalist at the U.S. Open Music Competition, first prize in...

#introducing our new faculty! We are thrilled to introduce a new faculty member, Maria Lambros! Named one of “Montana’s Leading Artists and Entertainers of the 20th Century,” violist Maria Lambros has performed as a chamber musician throughout the world as a...

#introducing our new faculty! We are thrilled to introduce a new faculty member, Roger Tapping! Roger Tapping joined the world-renowned Juilliard Quartet and The Juilliard School viola faculty in 2013. In the summers his faculty activities include the Perlman...

CONCERT INVITATION! We can't wait for the fourth concert of the Vivace Virtual Piano Festival. As you all know, our debut season should have taken place in stunning Matera, Italy. While none of us can be there together, tonight’s concert comes from Matera to...

#happeningtoday! - Vivac-e Courses and Events! Competing and Winning: Q&A with major competition winners Today at 8PM virtually meet award winning pianist Alexander Kobrin joining Vivac-e for a Q & A discussion to talk about competing in and winning...

Join us for the first Listening Together course of Vivac-e Virtual Piano Festival! Tonight, July 13 at 8PM EST - Marina Lomazov and Joseph Rackers will chair a MOCK JURY! Want to know what it is like to sit on a competition jury? Join us to choose a winning...