2025 Piano Distinction
The Piano Department would like to congratulate the following students for achieving Distinction in the 2025 Spring Juries.
Certificate Jury
Level 1 | |
Anisha Ravindran | Student of Andrea Sagripanti |
Cyrus Ma | Student of Luis Gonzalez |
Level 2 | |
Charlotte Hong | Student of Gloria Youn |
Eitan Zingerman | Student of Anna Soukiassian |
Eudora Deal | Student of Gloria Youn |
Flora Emmet Stewart | Student of Cecilia Cho |
Livy Grummig | Student of Gloria Youn |
Mirei Araki | Student of Sayaka Jordan |
Ulysses Shen | Student of Katerina Zaitseva |
Level 3 | |
Anika Abhyankar | Student of Sayaka Jordan |
Dinith Jayasekara | Student of Gloria Youn |
Madison Tseng | Student of David Davenport |
Matilde Monte | Student of Amanda Halstead |
Maya Nikolich | Student of Darya Gabay |
Mila Postman | Student of Topher Ruggiero |
Paz Andrade | Student of Gloria Youn |
Rumi Grimmig | Student of Gloria Youn |
Sam Lieberman | Student of Ariel Nathanson Bolinja |
Level 4 | |
Anthony Peng | Student of Gina Hong |
Benedict Chen-Bianchetti | Student of Artur Aksenov |
Carys Winder | Student of Jamila Tekalli |
Esme Yang | Student of Deborah Lloyd |
Felicity Zhang | Student of Gloria Youn |
Kantaro Araki | Student of Sayaka Jordan |
Michelle Niu | Student of Grace Liu |
Riley Ding |
Student of Darya Gabay |
Level 5 | |
Arsen Santighian | Student of Gloria Youn |
Dougukan Koc | Student of David Davenport |
Emma Waterman | Student of Gloria Youn |
Eva Sledge | Student of Gloria Youn |
Grace Kim | Student of Gloria Youn |
Gwyneth Nakata | Student of Andrea Sagripanti |
Kasra Tavakoli Dastjerdi | Student of Kim Yi |
Malachi Winder | Student of Jamila Tekalli |
Max Slage | Student of Deborah Lloyd |
Level 6 | |
Anna Lundman | Student of Cecilia Cho |
Level 7 | |
Jenna Franke | Student of Amanda Halstead |
Level 8 | |
Jason Ding | Student of Darya Gabay |
Level 9 | |
David Yang-Watkin | Student of Deborah Lloyd |
Grace Lai | Student of Deborah Lloyd |
Maggie Deng | Student of Luke Ratcliffe |
Uma Das | Student of Martin Labazevitch |
Level 10 | |
Adam Perry | Student of Andrea Sagripanti |
Anne Valerie Ter | Student of Darya Gabay |
Palden Kim | Student of Melinda Baird |
Pamina Burton | Student of Cecilia Cho |
Sam Brose | Student of Jamila Tekalli |
General Jury
Primer | |
Avery Chen | Student of Michael Noble |
Pria Temerlin | Student of Belle Suwanpotipra |
Quincy Slezak | Student of Michael Noble |
Level 1 | |
Alastair McKee | Student of Ariel Nathanson |
Amelia Olver | Student of Dawoon Jung |
Caroline Useem | Student of Dawoon Jung |
Gabriella Lowery | Student of Ariel Nathanson Bolinja |
Julia Gordon | Student of Dawoon Jung |
Kasra Nouri | Student of Rachel Chen |
Lily Deme | Student of Natnaree Belle Suwanpotipra |
Makina Tiayon | Student of Junghee Son |
Marco Torres | Student of Hyeweon Gessner |
Mingze Wang | Student of Junghee Son |
Nora Cakmak | Student of Katerina Zaitseva |
Sebastian Bhabha | Student of Gloria Youn |
Stella Hall | Student of Katerina Zaitseva |
Sunwoo Chung | Student of Sayaka Jordan |
Tessa Hildner | Student of Katerina Zaitseva |
Toki Matthijs | Student of Junghee Son |
Tyler Useem | Student of Dawoon Jung |
Level 2 | |
Amir Greenhow | Student of Artur Aksenov |
Astrid Elder | Student of Jason Solounias |
Bodhisattwa Sabud | Student of Grace Liu |
Chloe Stillwagon | Student of Deborah Lloyd |
Devik Raman | Student of Cecilia Cho |
Diana Kessler | Student of Amanda Halstead |
Felix Gien | Student of Mark Irchai |
Fiona Gien | Student of Mark Irchai |
Linnea Hsu | Student of Deborah Lloyd |
Margot Finch | Student of Natalie Ormbsy |
Macklin Monahan | Student of Topher Ruggiero |
Phuong Mai Pham | Student of Minji Kim |
Thomas Nuzum | Student of Deborah Lloyd |
Yasmeen Haas | Student of Grace Liu |
Zoe Templo | Student of Anna Soukiassian |
Level 3 | |
Azadeh Moghimi | Student of Melinda Baird |
Cyrus Moghimi | Student of Melinda Baird |
Ella Sewell | Student of Amanda Halstead |
Ezra Reese | Student of Paul Bratcher |
Grady Dorris | Student of David Davenport |
Jacqueline Smith | Student of Darya Gabay |
Marley Jordan | Student of Ariel Nathanson Bolinja |
Nguyen Bao Dang | Student of Gina Hong |
Obiora Nnaemeka Fertik | Student of Natnaree Belle Suwanpotipra |
Samuel Greene | Student of Dawoon Jung |
Shivaj Raman | Student of Cecilia Cho |
Level 4 | |
Alex Koay | Student of Victor Shklyar |
Daanan Wang | Student of Junghee Son |
Eanor Rabineau | Student of Melinda Baird |
Enya Stevens | Student of Gina Hong |
Isabella Valenzuela Hasen | Student of Hyeweon Gessner |
Milo Giordano | Student of Katerina Zaitseva |
Miriam Wicentowski | Student of Kim Yi |
Joshua Badmus | Student of Luke Ratcliffe |
Level 5 | |
Bodhi Wang | Student of Cecilia Cho |
Calvin K’Vong | Student of Sean Cavanaugh |
David Badmus | Student of Andrea Sagripanti |
Olivia Stevens | Student of Natalia Efremova |
Samuel Espinoza | Student of Junghee Son |
Stella McGuire | Student of Luke Ratcliffe |
Talia Makris Fonda | Student of Andrea Sagripanti |
Uli Raney Ferrero | Student of Dawoon Jung |
Zylan Gellar | Student of Andrea Sagripanti |
Level 6 | |
Catherine Dang | Student of Topher Ruggiero |
Jonathan Peng | Student of Gina Hong |
Level 7 | |
Kien Bui | Student of Jason Solounias |
Linus Newman | Student of Artur Aksenov |
Level 8 | |
Azael Araya | Student of Gina Hong |
Chloe Robertson |
Student of Artur Aksenov |
Level 9 | |
Casey Didden | Student of Hyeweon Gessner |
Dalia Azam-Naseeruddin | Student of Hyeweon Gessner |
Minjae Jeon | Student of Jinha Park |
Level 10 | |
Jessica Wang | Student of Sam Post |
Jazz Piano Jury
Ellis Kuester-Ha | Student of Paul Bratcher |
Jasper Batty | Student of Paul Bratcher |
Talia Makris Fonda | Student of Paul Bratcher |
Adult Jury
Alan Elsner | Student of Artur Aksenov |
Amanda Foster | Student of Naira Babayan |
Atsuko Horiguchi | Student of Cecilia Cho |
Bill McClellan | Student of Melinda Baird |
Chelsea Lee | Student of Jason Solounias |
Christopher Mesick | Student of Irina Kats |
David Garlock | Student of Jason Solounias |
Erika Bainbridge | Student of Sam Post |
Fern Hunt | Student of Rachel Chen |
Geraldine Posner | Student of Naira Babayan |
Hon Cheong Chan | Student of Artur Akseonov |
Jennifer Feldman-Brillembourg | Student of Martin Labazevitch |
Joanna Phinney | Student of Barbro Dahlman |
Julia Vaillant | Student of Anna Soukiassian |
Linda Bauch | Student of Patrick O’Donnell |
McLain Wilkinson | Student of Sean Cavanaugh |
Nancy Galib | Student of Kim Yi |
Robin Friedman | Student of Topher Ruggiero |
Thomas Bossuroy | Student of Jamila Tekalli |
Violanda Botet | Student of Martin Labazevitch |
Yuko Hashimoto | Student of Sayaka Jordan |