Vivac-e Blog

We are thrilled to announce that Christopher Guzman 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!   Pianist Christopher Guzman is a multiple...

Artistic Advisor Natasha Brofsky shares with us her excitement for the upcoming Vivac-e Virtual Cello Festival! Application Deadline: July 10, 2020! Natasha Brofsky and Seth Knopp perform Beethoven's Sonata Op. 102 n. 1. #vivacemusicfestival #onlinefestival...

Why should you apply to Vivac-e Virtual Cello Festival? Here's the answer! Cello Faculty: Natasha Brofsky, Steven Doane, Rosemary Elliott, Clive Greensmith, Paul Katz, Michael Kannen, Yeesun Kim, Christine Lamprea, Julia Lichten, Daniel McDonough, Hannah...

#meetourstudents Fei Chen currently lives in California and is studying under Rose Chen. She will attend the Peabody Institute at John Hopkins in the fall of 2020 to major in piano performance. Since her introduction to piano at age 5, Fei  has won prizes in...

#meetourstudents Elsie Lu, 14, is from Vancouver, Canada and studies with Sasha Starcevich. She has achieved high honors in many competitions including the American Protégé and US Northwest Chopin, where she achieved gold in 2017 and silver in 2019. She was...

#meetourstudents Amber Scherer is a Chicago native and currently studies at Oberlin College and Conservatory, pursuing degrees in Piano Performance under Alvin Chow, and psychology. Amber is a veteran of numerous competitions, receiving awards from the Music...

#meetourstudents Ana Yam, born in San Francisco, California, started piano at the age of 9 under Larisa Kanevski. Ana has won numerous state, regional, and international piano competitions, and has consecutively been named winner of the IMTA, MTNA, and Terrace...

#meetourstudents Yali Levy Schwartz is a 16 year old pianist from New York City. She began studying piano at age 4 with Genya Paley at the Special Music School in New York City and is now attending the Mannes School of Music preparatory division. She has won...

#meetourstudents Daniel Jung, 14, currently studies piano with Donna Bender in Bellevue, Washington. He has won prizes at many competitions both locally and regionally in the state of Washington. He received consecutive gold placements in the Eastside Music...

#meetourstudents Grace Tubbs is a 17-year-old homeschool student from Indiana.  Currently studying under Karen Taylor and Anthony Weinstein in the Indiana University Pre-College Piano Program, she will be attending Oberlin College and Conservatory as a freshman...