Chopin Academy of Music
"The premier place to go for music lessons in Issaquah, Sammamish, and Bellevue..."
"The premier place to go for music lessons in Issaquah, Sammamish, and Bellevue..."
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2010 Seattle International Piano Competition at Benaroya Hall Finalist, Ages 14-18, Max Wang 2010 NW Festivals: Romantic Festival First Prize, Max Wang First Prize, Robert Yan Second Prize, Alex Camai Second Prize, Sena Hove Third Prize, Sophia Beams Third Prize, Allen Lu Honorable Mentions: Thomas Fung, Ben Yu, Ana Chen, Dylan Go, Noela Lu First Prize for Chamber Music, Alex Camai, piano, Maria Kiesewetter, violin Second Prize for Chamber Music, Anna Kiesewetter, violin Third Prize for Chamber Music, Rebecca Li, violin, Claire Lin, piano 2010 NW Festivals: Contemporary Festival First Place, Jonathan Staley Second Place, Alex Donka Honorable Mentions: Sophia Beams, Henry Gao, Sena Hove, Erica Li, Tasha Mok 2009 Sonatina Festival First Prize, Jonathan Staley Honorable Mention, Henry Gao 2009 Bach Festival First Prize, Max Wang Second Prize, Claire Lin Second Prize, Catherine Oei Second Prize, Nicholas Reasoner Second Prize, Jonathan Staley Second Prize, Meili Zhang 2009 Seattle International Piano Competition at Benaroya Hall Gold Medal (age 9 and under category), Robert Yan Awarded for the best performance of: ... a Song Without Words by Mendelssohn, Robert Yan ... of Szymanowski, Alex Camai |
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Dr. Harumi Flesher
 A native of Fukuoka, Japan, pianist Harumi Flesher received her degrees in piano performance from the New England Conservatory in Boston (M.M. and G.D.) and from the Elizabeth University of Music in Hiroshima (B.M. and M.M.). An avid performer of contemporary music, she has studied with Futaba Inoue, Kyoko Sato, and Veronica Jochum, and is currently completing her doctoral degree in piano performance with Craig Sheppard at the University of Washington. Her participation at international festivals includes the Northwest German Academy of Music Summer Festival in Detmold, as well as the Adriatic Chamber Music Festival in Bonefro, Italy, and has appeared at many major international venues, such as Benaroya Hall, Boston's Jordan Hall and the Tokyo Bunkakaikan. She has performed with international ensembles such as the Krakow Chamber Music Orchestra and the Razumovsky Quartett Wien. In 2003, she won first prize in the Padronini Young Artist Trust Competition in Kitakyushu, Japan. More recently, she worked as a collaborative artist with the Northwest Girlchoir. Harumi Flesher currently lives in Ellensburg, and leads an active professional life as a concert pianist and collaborative artist. |