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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Future Stars Today at CAM|
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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Ms. Nina Kemel
 Nina Kemel, a native of St. Petersburg, Russia, has devoted her entire career to teaching and nurturing pianists of all ages and levels. Ms. Kemel holds Bachelor and Master of Arts degrees in Piano Performance from one the most legendary music schools in Europe, the Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory of Music in St. Petersburg, Russia. After completing her studies, Ms. Kemel launched an impressive career as a pedagogue, having taught at the St. Petersburg Conservatory of Music, as well as at two prestigious conservatories in Israel, one of them being the famed Tel-Aviv Conservatory. A resident of Seattle for over 20 years since her international teaching career, Ms. Kemel has been a private instructor and coach in many music schools in the Seattle greater area and has always been admired and cherished by all her students as both a warm and encouraging teacher of the highest quality. Having taught students in three countries, many of her students have been extremely successful in their pianistic careers, having been awarded numerous prestigious prizes, awards, and scholarships. |