Vivac-e Blog

#meetourstudents Sua Lee is currently a sophomore at the University of Michigan, studying under Christopher Harding. She made her orchestral debut at age 12 with the International Festival “Dynasty” orchestra in the Kiev Conservatory, and won first prize in the...

#meetourstudents Junwen Liang, a native of China, earned a Bachelor of Music degree in Piano Performance at Ithaca College and a Masters of Music degree at Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. Junwen has performed in major cities in China, Canada and the...

#meetourstudents Kelsey Lee, 19, is originally from New Jersey and is now a rising sophomore at the Eastman School of Music, where she studies with Marina Lomazov. She has won numerous awards in competitions, including first prize at the Marian Garcia...

#meetourstudents Jeong Yun, a native of South Korea, is currently pursuing her doctorate at Florida State University in piano performance. She made her orchestral debut with the Solist Volgograd Orchestra and won first prize at the Ars Nova International Music...

#meetourstudents Silvia Nicholson is a native of New York City who started formal piano lessons at the age of four at DePaul University’s Community Music School. Currently, she studies with Genya Paley at the Special Music School at Kaufman Music Center in New...

#meetourstudents Luke Turner, 16, from Birmingham, Alabama, began piano lessons at the age of four. Since 2015, he has been a Myra Jackson Blair Scholar at Vanderbilt’s Blair Academy, where he studies with Dr. Heather Conner. He is a two-time MTNA National...

Astrid Schween shares with us her excitement for the upcoming Vivac-e Virtual Cello Festival! Application Deadline: July 10, 2020! Astrid Schween performs Gordon M. Green's Rhapsody for Cello and Electronics. Recording and engineering by Tom Eaton....

We are thrilled to announce that Yakov Kasman has joined our piano faculty roster to teach a special master class! Check out our calendar at e.vivacematera.com/piano-concerts-and-events and join as auditor!   Yakov Kasman’s debut in America in 1997 as Silver...

We are thrilled to announce that Jason Kwak has joined our piano faculty roster to teach a special master class! Check out our calendar at e.vivacematera.com/piano-concerts-and-events and join as auditor!   South Korean pianist Jason Kwak has already enjoyed a...

We are thrilled to announce that Min Kwon has joined our piano faculty roster to teach a special master class! Check out our calendar at e.vivacematera.com/piano-concerts-and-events and join as auditor!   In her third decade of teaching and performing, Dr. Min...