Wei-Cong Zhang, DMA graduate from MSM,
Professor of Chamber Music at the Shanghai
Conservatory, China and professionally concertizing
artist:
Third prize winner: 2006 Artur Balsam Duo
Competition at MSM with violinist Amaury
Coeytaux
Winner, Cello & Piano Duo (cellist Sumin Yong),
2003 East West Artist
Outstanding Achievement in Chamber Music,
2003 Fischoff National Chamber
Music Competition, Jupiter Piano Trio, Indiana
Finalist (cellist Pittnary Shin), 2000 Premio
Vittorio Gui International Chamber Music
Competition, Florence, Italy.
Staff Accompanist at the 1997, 1999, 2001
Piatigorsky Seminar at USC,Los Angeles.
The first prize winner, 1997 Syd Wright
Accompanying Competition, Austin, TX

Young Kyung Hyun, MM student at MSM:
The first prize winner at the 2006 Artur Balsam
Duo Compeition with violinist Emily Popham

Soyeon Kim, DMA student at MSM:
The first prize and the Best Liszt Interpretation
Award at the 2006 William Garrison Piano
Competition for The Collaborative Pianist (Piano
& Voice) in Baltimore.
The second prize winner at the 2006 Artur Balsam
Duo Competition with clarinetist Pascal Archer
Concert tour including Gasteig, Munich;
Konzerthaus, Berlin; Zagreb

Christopher Cooley, DMA graduate from
MSM: Professionally concertizing;
Accompanist Award, The tenth annual Ibla Grand
Prize Competition, Italy
First prize winner, 1996 Syd Wright
Accompanying Competition Accompanying
Competition, Austin, TX
Staff Accompanist at the 2003, 2005 Piatigorsky
Seminar at USC, Los Angeles.

George Francois, former student at UT,
Concert pianist:
The first prize Winner, 1995 Syd Wrigiht
Accompanying Competition, Austin, TX
Edna Ocker Accompaniment prize at the 1995
Corpus Christi International Competition.

The New China Trio, former chamber music
students at UT :
The First Prize at the 1996 Yellow Spring
Chamber Music Competition (OH);
The Schaad Award at the 1996 Carmel Chamber
Music Competition (CA);
1996-1998 Piano Trio in Residence at the San
Francisco Conservatory

Jiayi Shi, former DMA student at MSM:
Accompanist for Midori
Accompanying Seminar Class at the
Manhattan School of Music
Summer Course at Burg Feistritz, Austria
Accompanying seminar at the
Manhattan School of Music
Heasook Rhee with former student
George Francois
Heasook Rhee with former student
Christopher Cooley
End of Semester Party
Student Accomplishments