Piano Performance

Antoinette K. Perry has appeared throughout the US, Europe and China as a soloist and chamber musician, collaborating with many of the world’s greatest artists. Distinguishing herself also as a pedagogue, Perry served for 12 years on the UCLA piano faculty before joining the faculty of the USC Thornton School of Music in 1996. She frequently gives master classes and serves as an adjudicator. Former students are enjoying successful careers as performers and pedagogues throughout the US and Asia.

More details about Antoinette Perry can be read here: https://music.usc.edu/antoinette-perry/

Diane Hidy made her Carnegie Hall debut after completing her studies with John Perry and Leon Fleisher. She was the first woman to become a Fellow of the American Pianist Association. Diane attended Julliard and holds performance degrees from the University of Southern California and the Peabody Conservatory. She has more than 50 recordings of standard piano teaching repertoire used by students around the world. Her adult students have won many honors including First Prize in the Chopin Competition for Amateur Pianists held in Warsaw. Diane lives and teaches in San Francisco.

If you attended the seminar last summer, there’s no need to submit an audition video. All new students are required to submit a short, representative video of their piano performance. The video should be at least five minutes long.

The lab fee covers all equipment and studio use.

Students should bring a list of performance ready repertoire. Please plan to bring music in good to excellent condition, with consideration given to a seven to ten minute selection for the final performance on Friday night.

There are limited Fellowships available for students who apply. If applying for a Fellowship, please include a longer video of two contrasting pieces total, and at least ten minutes long.