Kyung-A Yoo DMA graduate from MSM.
String Accompanying Faculty member at Indiana
University, Bloomington (since Sept. 2009).

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

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. Faculty
at Sungshin University, Seoul, Korea. The first prize
winner at the 2006 Artur Balsam Duo Competition
with violinist Emily Popham.

Soyeon Kim, DMA student at MSM. Adjunct
faculty at Montclaire State University, NJ 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.

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' studio at USC.
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