MAGDALENA BACZEWSKA: BM, MM Mannes (Rose), DMA Manhattan School (Keene). Faculty Columbia & Montclair State. Kosciuszko, MacKenzie Awards. Harpsichord (Haas, Hantaï).

JEAN-EFFLAM BAVOUZET: Performances and recitals with major orchestras and venues worldwide – Two Gramophone Awards (2009 & 2011) – ICMA 2012 Artist of the Year – Chandos recordings

ASAF BLASBERG:  Studies: J. Rose/Mannes; J. Lowenthal/Juilliard; Concerts – Last Three Sonatas of Schubert; Complete Sonatas of Schumann; Complete Sonatas of Brahms; All Liszt Program

ALEXANDER BRAGINSKY: Faculty Univ. of Minnesota - Founding Pres./Artistic Dir. Int. Piano e-Competition - Moscow Cons.; Studies w/Goldenweiser - Tours: former USSR, Israel, Europe, China, USA

SEONG-JIN CHO: First Prize Hamamatsu, Third Prize Tchaikovsky Competitions – Performances with Gergiev/Mariinsky, Chung/Seoul Philharmonic – Recitals Tokyo, Osaka, St. Petersburg, Duszniki

FEDERICO COLLI:  1st Prize and Gold Medal Leeds IPC 2012, 1st Prize Salzburg Mozart Competition 2011- Studies: K. Bogino, B. Petrushansky (Imola Piano Academy), P. Gililov (Salzburg Mozarteum).

NIKOLAI DEMIDENKO: Performances/recitals with major orchestras and venues worldwide – Studies:  Moscow Cons. w/Bashkirov - Gramophone, ClassicCD, MIDEM 2010 awards  - Hyperion, AGPL, Onyx

JED DISTLER: Composer/pianist/writer/radio host Jed Distler explores the piano world's rich recorded legacy with some of the most stimulating virtuosos among composers, from Bartok to Rachmaninov.

DAVID DUBAL: Faculty Juilliard – pianist, teacher, writer, lecturer – Broadcaster/The Piano Matters/WWFM; Reflections from the Keyboard - DVD/Golden Age of the Piano - Books/Essential Canon, The Art of the Piano

MASSIMILIANO FERRATI: Prizes: Rubinstein, Busoni – Studies: S.Cecilia Rome w/Perticaroli; Badura-Skoda; Bogino – Israel Phil., Calgary Phil., Moscow Sym. – Teaching: Rome, Verona, Udine – Brilliant Classics

KOTARO FUKUMA: Prizes: Cleveland (1^st), Rubinstein, Santander - Studies: Paris Conservatoire w/Rigutto, Berlin University of Arts w/Hellwig - Perf: Carnegie Hall, Wigmore Hall, Konzerthaus Berlin, Victoria Hall

MARC-ANDRÉ HAMELIN:  Performances and recitals with major orchestras and venues worldwide – Nine Grammy award nominations: Exclusive recording artist Hyperion Records

ALEXANDER KOBRIN: Faculty NYU; Schwob School of Music, Georgia - Gold Medal Van Cliburn/Busoni; Prizes Hamamatsu & Chopin – Moscow Cons./Naumov - NY Phil., Albert Hall - Harmonia Mundi, Quartz

EMANUEL KRASOVSKY:  Faculty Tel Aviv Univ. – Studies at Juilliard – Perf. Israel Phil./Bernstein – Dir. Tel Hai Piano Masterclass – Juries: Rubinstein, Leeds – Classes:  Juilliard, Madrid, Paris, Berlin, Finland

NINA LELCHUK: Faculty Queens College – Prizes: Chopin, M. Long, Cliburn competitions - Orch: Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Moscow, Leningrad – Classes at Toho, Holland, Univ. of Michigan - Telarc & EMS

GABRIELE LEPORATTI:  Studies w/Achucarro, Bidini, Rose, Tipo - Wigmore Hall, NDR Hannover - Festival w/soloists from Concertgebouw, Rotterdam Sym. - Faculty Rubinstein Akademie Düsseldorf

ANDREA LUCCHESINI: Studies w/Tipo – First prize Dino Ciani Competition – Perf. w/Abbado, Chailly, Dutoit – Recordings: AVIE, Complete Beethoven for Stradivarius – Director, Scuola di Musica di Fiesole. 

GESA LUECKER:  Studies in Hannover w/Dörrie, Raekallio; Lessons w/Vardi, Bidini, Rose; Perf. in NDR Hannover, Wigmore Hall, NYC (Weill); Masterclasses Germany, China - Prof. of Piano in Cologne, Germany

STEVEN MAYER: Ives, Tatum & Liszt for Naxos – Grand Prix du Disque Liszt - Prof., Univ. of Denver – Perf. w/Gewandhaus, San Francisco, London Symphony – Conductors: Conlon, Slatkin

DUDANA MAZMANISHVILI: Prize Winner Busoni, Everding Prize, MacKenzie Prize - Studies: Virsaladze in Munich, Rose in NYC - Perf. Berlin, Vienna, Munich, Paris, Moscow, New York - OEHMS Classics

MOMOKO MIZUTANI: First prize PTNA, MacKenzie Award, Hamamatsu Academy Prize – Perf. Tokyo Bunka Kaikan – Orchestras: Japan Phil., Tokyo Phil., Osaka Phil. - Studies w/Soares, Nakamura, Akiyoshi

QUYNH NGUYEN: Faculty/Dir. of Chamber Music/Hunter College – Studies: J. Rose/Mannes; Davidovich/Juilliard; Y.L. Messiaen/Fulbright, France; Canin/ DMA CUNY – Concerts: US, Europe, Asia– Arabesque Recordings 

MICHAEL OELBAUM: Faculty Mannes - Teaching Oxford, Sibelius Acad., Juilliard - Reisenberg/Mannes; Serkin/Marlboro – NJ, Nashville, San Jose Sym., Vienna Cham. Orch. – Diabelli Variations/Bridge Records

ILYA RASHKOVSKY: First Prize Hamamatsu; Prizes at Long-Thibaud, Queen Elisabeth, Rubinstein, Hong Kong - Studies:  Hannover w/Krainev, Ecole Normale w/Rybicki – Perf. La Roque d’Anthéron, Duszniki

JEROME ROSE:  Founder/Dir. IKIF - Faculty Mannes College, Mozarteum Salzburg - Gold Medal Busoni -  Berlin Phil.; Chicago Sym./Solti; Sawallisch/Vienna – Recordings Medici Classics – Liszt Grand Prix du Disque

VICTOR ROSENBAUM: Faculty New England Cons., Mannes - Former Dir. & Pres. Longy School - Studies Lhevinne, Shure – Tanglewood - Recitals: Russia, Japan, China, Israel, Europe; Recordings: Bridge/Fleur de Son

JOSÉ RAMOS SANTANA: Faculty Catholic Univ. - Juilliard grad - Bachauer prizewinner – Studies: Marcus, Fleisher - NY Phil., Detroit Sym. - Tours Japan & China - Recording: Fleur de Son /Royal Phil. Orch

YUAN SHENG: Faculty Central Conservatory, Beijing; 5 All-Bach Recital Series at Forbidden City Concert Hall 2009/10 Season; Graduate Manhattan School of Music/Mikowsky; private studies with Rosalyn Tureck

NOAM SIVAN: Faculty Curtis, Juilliard, Mannes; Pioneer of classical improvisation; Perf. Ravinia Festival, Philippine Phil; Compositions Zankel Hall, Salle Cortot/Paris, Jerusalem Sym, NYC Ballet; Bridge, Koch labels.

BORIS SLUTSKY: Piano Department Chair, Peabody Conservatory - Performances, Festivals, Masterclasses throughout the US, Europe and Asia – Prizes: Kapell, Busoni, Bach (Glen Gould), San Antonio Competitions.

MYKOLA SUK: Faculty Univ. of Nevada, Las Vegas – Gold Medal Liszt-Bartok Comp. – Studies Moscow Cons./Lev Vlasenko – Worldwide tours – Ferencsik, Pletnev, Jansons, Bruck - TNC – Melodiya; Music & Arts

JEFFREY SWANN: Perf. With Santa Cecilia, Radio France, London & Czech Phil - Macal, Chailly, Chung, Salonen - Worldwide lecture/recitals - Music Director, Dino Ciani Festival, Italy - NYU faculty

NINA TICHMAN: Faculty Musikhochschule Köln. Recordings – complete Debussy & Copland. Prizes: Busoni, Mendelssohn, Munich. Concerts: Carnegie, Köln Philharmonie, Berlin Konzerthaus, Salzburg Festspielhaus

HÉLÈNE TYSMAN: Laureate Chopin Competition; MacKenzie Award; Prize e-Competition –– Studies w/ Aimard at Paris Conserv. – Perf. BBC National, Minnesota Orch - Recordings: Oehms, Indesens – TV: Mezzo

ANDREW TYSON: First Prize, 2011 Young Concert Artists International Auditions; Terence Judd - Hallé Orchestra Prize, 2012 Leeds Int’l Competition – Studies: Curtis w/Claude Frank; Juilliard w/Robert McDonald

ILYA YAKUSHEV: 1^st prize World Piano Competition 2005; Studies: Mannes w/Feltsman; Performances: San Francisco Sym, Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra, Boston Pops, BBC Concert Orchestra, St. Petersburg Phil.

EDUARD ZILBERKANT:  Faculty Univ. of Alaska Fairbanks – Prizewinner Santander - Music Dir. & Conductor Fairbanks Sym.– Studies/Rose, Margulis, Fleisher – Atlanta Sym/Shaw – Recitals: Phila., Warsaw