Aron Kallay’s “Cage100” Performance Makes Top Ten List
Piano faculty Aron Kallay’s performance at Jacaranda’s “Cage100″ festival was named one of the 10 best classical concerts of 2012 by the Los Angeles Times. Kallay played in the world premiere of Cage’s 10,000 Things. Read the article.
Norman Krieger’s Concert Previewed by the Albuquerque Journal
The Albuquerque Journal previewed piano faculty Norman Krieger’s New Mexico concert, where he performed works by Beethoven, Lazarof, Mozart, and Chopin. Read the article.
Norman Krieger Covered in The Grand Rapids Press
Piano faculty Norman Krieger’s performance with the Grand Rapids Symphony was covered by The Grand Rapids Press. Read the article.
Sung-Hwa Park
Sung-Hwa Park has served on the USC Thornton School of Music’s Keyboard Studies faculty since 2002, where she currently directs the Functional Skills program for keyboard majors. In November 2018, she was invited to give a workshop on concepts in modern class piano techniques with emphasis on keyboard harmony skills at the University of Taipei in… Continue reading Sung-Hwa Park
The Richmond Times-Dispatch Highlights Piano Faculty Norman Krieger’s Performance
Norman Krieger served as a guest soloist during the Richmond Symphony’s selection of Tchaikovsky’s Concerto in B-flat minor for Piano and Orchestra.Read the article.
Acclaimed Opera Singer Mentions Alan Smith During Interview
Piano faculty and chair of the keyboard studies programs Alan Smith was mentioned by Stephanie Blythe in an interview posted on Carnegie Hall’s YouTube channel. close
Bernadene Blaha
Bernadene Blaha commands the piano, whether featured as recitalist, concerto soloist or chamber musician, and has been heralded in performances throughout North America, Europe, Australia, Asia and Mexico. Piano and Keyboard magazine reviewed her as “a pianist of integrity, with lovely sonorities and total clarity of line.” Highlights include return engagements at the Piatigorsky International Cello Festival,… Continue reading Bernadene Blaha
Alumnus, faculty Aron Kallay on the supportive USC Thornton environment
close As part of a new series documenting USC Thornton alumni, pianist and faculty member Aron Kallay, DMA ’09, talks about his interest in new music and the support he received as a student at the Thornton School.
Daniel Pollack performs in celebration of the International Tchaikovsky Piano Competition
In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the International Tchaikovsky Piano Competition held in Moscow, Russia, pianist Daniel Pollack, a prizewinner of that competition, was the only pianist of all Tchaikovsky Competitions to date, to be invited to perform two concerts in Russia, one in St. Petersburg and one in Moscow. Here’s a short video… Continue reading Daniel Pollack performs in celebration of the International Tchaikovsky Piano Competition