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 |