Amy Yang, Piano, masterclass, virtual
A “jaw-dropping pianist who steals the show…with effortless finesse” (Washington Post), Amy Yang balances an active career as soloist, chamber musician and pedagogue. Collaborating with leading musicians, Ms. Yang toured with Patricia Kopatchinskaya, Tito Muñoz and the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, and premiered music by Michael Hersch at Cal Performances, Ojai Music Festival and Aldeburgh Festival. Additional collaborations include performances with Richard Goode, Anne-Marie McDermott, Ida and Ani Kavafian, Miriam Fried, Roberto Díaz, Kim Kashkashian, Joseph Silverstein, members of Guarneri String Quartet, the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, and the Dover Quartet. Ms. Yang’s debut on the Philadelphia Chamber Music Series followed solo engagements with the Houston Symphony and festival appearances, including Marlboro Music Festival, Ravinia Festival, Prussia Cove, Verbier Academy, Bravo! Vail, Chamber Music Northwest, Chelsea Music Festival, Caramoor, Olympic Music Festival, and Music from Angel Fire.
Ms. Yang is a member of the chamber music faculty at Curtis Institute of Music, and program director and piano faculty member of Curtis Summerfest’s Young Artist Summer Program. She is an alumna of Curtis Institute of Music, Juilliard School and Yale School of Music, where she received the Parisot Award for Outstanding Pianist and the Alumni Association Prize. She enjoys making line drawings and tracing the mysteries of neuroscience.
Christina Tio, Suzuki Piano, virtual
Christina Tio earned her diplomas, BA (Hons) and MMus in Piano Performance and a PhD in Musicology in the United Kingdom. She also taught at institutions in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, including Universiti Malaya (UM), University College Sedaya International (UCSI) and National Academy of Arts (ASWARA).
Since encountering the Suzuki movement, Christina has been a regular session presenter at conferences and local chapters of Music Teacher National Association (MTNA). She has also served as a Piano masterclass clinician at the biennial Suzuki Association of the Americas Teachers Conference in 2018. She frequently adjudicates at festivals and competitions, and teaches at summer institutes around the US and in Singapore.
Passionate about the Suzuki philosophy, Christina considers parent education and developing musicality her forte. She enjoys a thriving studio characterized by excellence and joy, where music making is appreciated as a lifelong endeavor. Her students frequently receive awards at local and national competitions, including appearances at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Hall, Merkin Hall in Kaufman Center in NY, and Alice Millar Chapel at Northwestern University. She is currently a faculty at the Music Institute of Chicago. Also a homeschool mom, she lives in Chicago with her husband and son.
Yumy Lee Kim, Suzuki Piano and Traditional, virtual
Born and raised in Germany, Korean pianist Yumy Lee Kim made her debut with the Hamburger Sinfonietta at the age of 15 at the Laeiszhalle Hamburg. She appeared at various German TV and radio stations (Radio Hamburg, NDR 3), and was accepted at the age of 16 at the prestigious preparatory division of the University of Music in Luebeck. After receiving diplomas in piano performance, piano pedagogy and a post-graduate performance certificate in Germany, she finished her studies at Northwestern University with a doctoral degree (DMA) in Piano Performance. Being a devoted and passionate educator as well, she currently serves as faculty member at DePaul University (CMD) and the Music Institute of Chicago. Her students won numerous local and national competitions and were invited to perform in venues such as Carnegie Hall’s Weill Hall, Chicago Cultural Center and Northwestern University’s Gavin Hall. Dr. Kim is frequently invited to adjudicate in Chicago area piano competitions and has been on the faculty of Suzuki Institutes in Chicago, Ohio, Wisconsin, as well as the Chicago Chamber Music Festival at Northeastern Illinois University. She organizes the Chicago Area Music Teachers Association (CAMTA) Sonata-Sonatina Fest with over 300 participants and was awarded ‘Member of the Year’ in 2019.