We recently moved to a comfortable and spacious space on 72nd and West End Avenue.  This space is completely devoted to piano practice and lessons only, and contains a beautiful grand Steinway piano.  Parents and friends can relax on our comfy couch while students have their lessons.  Young siblings are welcome as we have a small selection of toys, books, and coloring for them to keep busy.  The building has an elevator, and our studio is fully soundproofed.




Playing on a Steinway grand piano is very important for preparing for our studio recitals, which happen twice per year, as well as for any auditions or other performances students may have.

We invite all potential students to come for a trial lesson and check out our beautiful space.


 

This time I decided to post the pictures of adults only. They performed in a separate part of our recital and did absolutely great! I hope that more adults will be performing in the future as we all agreed it was a very rewarding experience.

Another wonderful recital of my students. This time we played on a 10-foot long FAZIOLI, the biggest piano in the world!

Here is a an interesting article about the benefits of piano lessons for children:

There is an undeniably strong correlation between music education and the development of skills that children need to become successful in life. Self-discipline, patience, sensitivity, coordination, and the ability to memorize and concentrate are all enhanced in the study of music. These skills will follow your child on whatever path he or she chooses in life. You have the chance now to introduce a formative influence that may be second only to the love you give your child. If you’re looking for a way to provide your child with a source of life-long joy, satisfaction, and accomplishment, childhood music education is an excellent first step. more

Congratulations to all the performers of my last student recital!!! I think we all agreed it was a huge success. Here is some pictures from this event. Parents, feel free to send me more pictures!

Here I will be posting the news and upcoming events at Riverside Piano Studio.  As we are approaching the new school’s year, let me write about a few highlights of the last year:

We had two wonderful student recitals (in February and June), both of which took place at the Estonian House on East 34th Street in Manhattan.  This year there was an especially great turnout of the adult students who decided to come and perform in front of the audience.

A couple of special musical event in the lives of my students took place last year:

Emmanuelle Stephan became a First Prize Winner in the Claude Kahn Piano Competition in Paris, France!!!

…and Aglaia Ho became a finalist in the Long Island Composers' Alliance 34th Music “By

and For Students” Concert and was invited to perform her own piano piece "The

Animal Suite" in Hofstra University.