Cai, Huiping

Piano Accompanying StudioHuiping CaiPiano AccompanyingSTUDENT PROFILE Charismatic and popular with audiences in recital and concerto settings, Huiping Cai is an engaging pianist renowned for her lyricism, musicality, and formidable technique. After winning First Prize, Best Concerto Award, and Best Recital Award at the 2017 Philadelphia International Piano Competition, she also won first prizes at the…

Leung, Samuel

Piano Accompanying StudioSamuel LeungPiano AccompanyingSTUDENT PROFILE Samuel Ka-Ming Leung is a budding collaborative pianist and classical saxophonist from Hong Kong. Leung is currently a second-year master’s student in Piano Accompanying and Chamber Music at the Eastman School of Music under the direction of Dr. Andrew Harley, with a graduate assistantship in studio accompanying. He was…

Lee, Eun Kyung

Piano Accompanying StudioEun Kyung LeePiano AccompanyingSTUDENT PROFILE Korean American pianist Eun Kyung Lee is a sought-after collaborative pianist. Noted for her versatility, she appears as a pianist, organist, and harpsichordist. She has worked with organizations as a coach, repetiteur, and music director including Opera Memphis, Nashville Opera, Vancouver Summer Opera Studio, Harlem Opera, New York…

Smith, Gregory

Piano Accompanying StudioGregory SmithPiano AccompanyingSTUDENT PROFILE Gregory Smith, a Texas native, began his piano studies at age 5. He graduated summa cum laude from Brigham Young University, receiving his BM in Piano Performance in 2021. His former instructors include Dr. Stephen Beus, Dr. Jeffrey Shumway, and Dr. James Rauscher.  At BYU, Gregory frequently assisted the opera program,…

Lee, Hyunmin

Piano Accompanying StudioHyunmin LeePiano AccompanyingSTUDENT PROFILE Gina Hyunmin Lee is a Korean-Canadian pianist, collaborator and educator. Gina’s 2022 – 2023 season included attendance to the Aspen Music School and Festival as an instrumental collaborative piano fellow and competing in the final rounds of the Coltman and the MTNA’s national chamber music competitions. As a recitalist…

Harnest, Hannah

Piano Accompanying and MusicologyHannah HarnestPiano Accompanying and MusicologySTUDENT PROFILE German-American pianist Hannah Harnest, “excellent” (Concerto.net, Harry Rolnick), has concertized, amongst others, at the Philharmonic Hall (Munich), Wigmore Hall (London), Center for Jewish History and National Sawdust (New York), Harris Concert Hall (Aspen), and the Richard B. Fisher Center at Bard College (Annandale-on-Hudson). An invited resident…

Bezerra, Érico Freire

Piano Accompanying StudioÉrico Freire BezerraPiano AccompanyingSTUDENT PROFILE Brazilian pianist Érico Freire Bezerra is currently pursuing a DMA in Piano Accompanying and Chamber Music at the Eastman School of Music under the guidance of Dr. Andrew Harley. He received his Bachelor’s degree from Rio Grande do Sul Federal University (UFRGS) in Brazil and his Master’s degree…

Wang, Yucong

Piano Accompanying StudioYucong (Zoe) WangPiano AccompanyingSTUDENT PROFILE Yucong (Zoe) Wang is a composer, pianist, and classical music entrepreneur from China. She is currently pursuing her two Doctoral of Musical Arts degrees in collaborative piano and composition at Eastman School of Music, where she holds the Brook Smith Fellowship, the Samuel Adler Scholarship, a graduate assistantship as…