14 year old outstanding NYPA student Yanbo Pei will perform his solo debut recital at NYPA featuring a spectacular 80-minute program.

Yanbo has been a student of Dr. Yedidia for the past five years - starting with composition and later switching to classical piano. He has won numerous awards at piano competitions in the U.S. and abroad.

His program will include:

J.S. Bach - English Suite No. 5 in E minor, BWV 810 (in 7 movements)

R. Schumann - Sonata No. 3 in F minor, Op. 14 (in 4 movements)

W.A. Mozart - Sonata No. 13 in Bb Major, K. 333 (in 3 movements)

S. Rachmaninoff - Etude-Tableaux in C Major, Op. 33/2

F. Chopin - 2 Etudes (Op. 10, No’s 9 & 8)
Scherzo No. 3, Op. 39

Free Admission. A reception will follow

NYPA’s annual all-students’ closing event will feature two well balanced recitals and a total of 30 students - ranging from ages 4 to 75.

The two programs will be widely diverse - starting from beginners’ gems and ending with some of the most formidable virtuoso piano works ever written - including Beethoven’s “Pathetique” and “Waldstein” Sonatas, Schumann’s 3rd Sonata and “Symphonic Etudes”, Chopin’s Etudes & Scherzos, and a myriad of virtuoso Etudes by Liszt, Scriabin and Rachmaninoff.

In addition there will be special features of jazz saxophone standards by Bryce Yedidia, and newly composed theatre songs for voice & piano by NYPA’s former student and faculty member - Nate Festinger.

Grand receptions will follow each of the recitals. Free admission.

Renowned Israeli-American pianist, Gila Goldstein, will present her third-ever recital program at NYPA. This time Ms. Goldstein will be joined by her longtime colleagues - percussionist Benny Koonyevsky and accordionist Ronn Yedidia - who will collaborate with her right after finishing her solo program.

Ms. Goldstein will open the evening with solo piano works by Vivaldi/Bach/Nemerovsky (Largo), Mendelssohn (Serious Variations), Chopin (Barcarolle and two Waltzes) and Gershwin (three Preludes).

Mr. Koonyevsky will join Ms. Goldstein in arrangements they both made of B. Strayhorn/O. Peterson (Take the a Train), D. Scarlatti (two Sonatas), J.S. Bach (Prelude in D minor, BWV 875), J.S. Bach/S. Gronich/G. Goldstein (Prelude in C Major, BWV 846), E. Lecuona (La Comparsa) and E. Nazareth (Odeon).

Mr. Yedidia will join his two colleagues in music by Antonio Lauro (Vals Venezolano No. 2), Carlos Bonnet (Vals Venezolano “La Partida”), Five Popular Israeli Songs (by David Zehavi, Traditional Yemenite Melody, Alexander “Sasha” Argov, Naomi Shemer and Matti Caspi), and the concert will close with Astor Piazzolla’s Libertango.

Suggested donation at the door: $25

Our most regular guest recitalist in recent years, the miraculous Bulgarian/American pianist Emma Tahmizian, will present her fourth solo recital at NYPA. A legendary artist revered by many colleagues around the world for her mesmerizing transformative powers - Ms. Tahmizian’s program will include the following works:

J. Brahms: from Fantasien, Op. 16

F. Schubert: Sonata No. 16 in A minor, D. 845

R. Schumann: from Album for the Young

R. Yedidia: Six Preludes from 12 Preludes for Young Pianists (World Premiere)

L.V. Beethoven: Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 (“Appassionata”)

A reception will follow
Suggested donation at the door: $25

NYPA’s early Spring Concert will feature 30 of the academy’s most brilliant students of all ages and stages.

The variegated program will include Preludes & Fugues by J.S. Bach, piano sonatas by Scarlatti, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven & Schumann, a few of Chopin’s Ballades and Scherzos, virtuoso Etudes by Liszt, Chopin and Moszkowski, cello music by Bach and Saint Saens as a special feature, as well as several other miraculous solo piano treasures.

Admission is free.

13 year-old prodigy composer/pianist George Socolow - who has been Ronn Yedidia’s student for the past seven years at NYPA - will present a recital of his solo piano works entitled OLD SOUL, which is also the title of his coming debut album on the Supertrain Records label which includes the same selection of original compositions.

The program will feature Socolow’s Twelve Preludes, Springtime, Soliloquy, Dialogue of the Fire and Wind, Aria from Piano Sonata No. 1, Prelude and Fugue in C minor, and Piano Sonata No. 2 (“Sonata-Fantasy”).

A reception will follow.

NYPA’s Winter Concert will present a wide diversity of its highly accomplished students - young children, teenagers, advanced college students, and adults.

The massive program will feature many masterworks - including J.S. Bach’s Preludes & Fugues, major piano sonatas by Haydn, Beethoven & Schumann, several of Chopin’s Ballades and Scherzos, virtuoso Etudes by Chopin, Schumann, Liszt and Moszkowski, and other wondrous works by Clementi, Heller, Pieczonka, Schubert, Brahms, Debussy and Gershwin.

Admission is free. A reception will follow.

NYPA’s Fall Concert will feature 30 of the academy’s students ages 5-30 in a vast program of piano masterworks. It will peak with a special focus on Schumann and Chopin - including Schumann’s Abegg Variations, Aufschwung, Kreisleriana, 3rd Piano Sonata and Symphonic Etudes, and several of Chopin’s Nocturnes, his 3rd Ballade, and his 3rd & 4th Scherzos.

Admission is free. All are welcome!

The New York Piano Academy is proudly celebrating its 20th anniversary during this year’s seminal Commencement Concert!!!

Exactly 20 years ago piano pedagogues Dr. Ronn Yedidia (Classical) and Mr. Haim Cotton (Jazz) founded the New York Piano Academy by invitation from Rev. Alistair Drummond at the West End Presbyterian Church on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Since then the academy has grown and developed into a stellar community of musicians - ranging all ages and levels. NYPA’s dedicated expert faculty has coached, mentored and educated hundreds of passionate piano and composition students, and led them toward unprecedented excellence and artistic fulfillment.

30 students will present yet another marvelous program of iconic masterpieces in this celebration of pianistic & musical accomplishment, and in honor of the academy’s two-decade glorious legacy.

A grand reception will follow the event. All are welcome!

Free admission

Legendary Bulgarian/American pianist Emma Tahmizian will present her third solo recital at NYPA. A well known and deeply revered artist in our community - Ms. Tahmizian’s program will include the following works:

J.S. Bach: Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D minor, BWV 903

L.V. Beethoven: Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111

M. Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition

A reception will follow
Suggested donation at the door: $20

18 of NYPA’s most stellar students ages 6-62 will present a recital of broad diversity ranging from Mozart & Beethoven through Mendelssohn, Schumann, Chopin and Liszt, then Debussy, Ravel & Rachmaninoff, and all the way to living composer-pianists - father and son Ronn & Orion Yedidia.

Free admission.

Ronn Yedidia’s longest time piano student - Chihiro Sato - has returned to her piano regimen after many years of irregular practice, since resettling in Japan back in 1999. For the past few years she has resumed her pursuit of artistic excellence under Dr. Yedidia’s tutelage - both virtually while in Japan as well as in person through short visits to New York City.

Currently, after winning awards in several piano competitions and acquiring some significant performance experience, Chihiro is ready to deliver an entire solo program and will present her debut recital at NYPA on Thursday, March 20, 2025 at 7:00 pm.

Her program will include:

D. Scarlatti Three Sonatas (K. 27, K. 87, K. 29)

J. Haydn Sonata in C Major, Hob. XVI:48 (in two movements)

F. Chopin Nocturne Op. 15, No. 1
Six Preludes, Op. 28 (No’s 3, 13, 14, 18, 23 & 24)

R. Yedidia Prelude of Dusk and Dawn No. 13 (“Prayer”)
Grand Etude No. 10 (“Tempest”)

S. Rachmaninoff Prelude Op. 32, No. 12
Etude-Tableaux Op. 39, No. 5

C. Debussy L’isle Joyeuse

Free Admission. A reception will follow.

A marathon recital given by 28 of NYPA’s magnificent students - covering a vast repertoire including J.S. Bach’s English Suites, notable sonatas by Mozart and Beethoven, Schubert’s & Chopin’s Impromptus, Mendelssohn’s Rondo Capriccioso, Schumann’s Toccata, Kinderszenen and Kreisleriana, a wide selection of Chopin’s and Liszt’s virtuoso etudes as well as two Chopin Scherzos, and a special feature of works for violin & piano (Prokofiev and Elgar), and cello & piano (J.C. Bach’s C minor Cello Concerto).

Free admission - and a friendly welcome to all…

15 of NYPA’s most gifted students will perform a wide selection of solo piano repertoire - including Beethoven’s “Appassionata” and Piano Concerto No. 1, Chopin’s & Liszt’s virtuoso etudes, Schumann’s Kinderszenen, and several of Ravel’s most notable works.

Admission is free. All are welcome!

35 of NYPA’s outstanding students will present this season’s first collective recital - yet again featuring a vast repertory of solo and concerto masterworks. The students - ages 5-62 - will triumph music by Bach, Scarlatti, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Chopin, Liszt, Franck, Ravel, Scriabin, Rachmaninoff, Prokofiev, Gershwin, and many others including an original solo work by NYPA’s own student George Socolow.

A grand marathon to be! Free admission! All are welcome!

12 year old child prodigy composer-pianist George Socolow will perform a lavish program of grand piano repertoire spanning four centuries - from Bach till Socolow via Mendelssohn, Chopin, Franck, Debussy and Yedidia.
Geogre has been Ronn Yedidia’s composition & piano student for the past six years. His exceptional talent was recently recognized by the New York Philharmonic Orchestra which gave the world premiere of his work, Rush Hour, last May 4, 2024 at Lincoln Center’s David Geffen Hall. Other compositions of his have been performed by renowned ensembles and orchestras across the US and Europe.

Program:

Mendelssohn - Song Without Words, Op. 19, No. 1

J.S. Bach - English Suite No. 3 in G minor, BWV 808 (in 6 movements)

G. Socolow - Soliloquy (World Premiere)

Chopin - Ballade No. 3, Op. 47, in Ab Major

Debussy - Preludes No’s 9 & 10 from Book I

Yedidia - Four Preludes from 24 Preludes of Dusk and Dawn

C. Franck - Prelude, Choral et Fugue, FWV 21

Free Admission. A reception will follow.

12 year old exceptional student Alex Sino Xu will perform his debut solo recital at the New York Piano Academy featuring a massive 80-minute program. Alex has been a student of Dr. Ronn Yedidia for the past five years and has won numerous awards at piano competitions in the U.S. and abroad.

His program will include:

J.S. Bach - Italian Concerto in F Major, BWV 971 (in 3 movements)

W.A. Mozart - Sonata No. 14 in C minor, K. 457 (in 3 movements)

L.V. Beethoven - Four Bagatelles, Op. 126

F. Schubert - Impromptu in C minor, Op. 90, No. 1

F. Chopin - Three Etudes (Op. 10/5, Op. 25/7, Op. 10/12)
Two Nocturnes (No. 20 Op. Posth. & Op. 55/1)
Scherzo No. 2 in Bb minor, Op. 31

Free Admission. A reception will follow

The Anselmo Academy of Arts and Music hosted Dr. Ronn Yedidia as a composer, pianist and piano pedagogue of note in a special Facebook feature on June 21, 2024. Two of Yedidia’s most gifted piano students at the New York Piano Academy - Noah Xia (11) and Alex Xu (12) - were also part of the program.

To watch the entire feature go to the following link:

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/QsCWaqHdHyXtyC1P/?mibextid=CTbP7E

NYPA’s traditional Commencement Concert will feature two recitals back to back:
the beginners & intermediate students at 4:00 pm, and the advanced & adult students at 8:00 pm.
35 students of all ages and levels will perform a widely diversified program of classical gems and masterworks in conclusion to an eventful year - full of musical activity and individual achievements.
Grand receptions will follow after each recital.

Free admission

17 year old formidable student Philip Thompson will present his first ever solo piano recital at the New York Piano Academy where he has been a student of Dr. Ronn Yedidia during the past 10 years. He has been the winner of numerous awards at piano competitions in the U.S. and abroad - and is among the most gifted & accomplished piano students in NYPA’s history.

His program will include:

J.S. Bach - Partita No. 2 in C minor, BWV 826

M. Ravel - Gaspard de la Nuit

L.V. Beethoven - 32 Variations in C minor, WoO 80

F. Chopin - Ballade No. 3, Op. 47, in Ab Major

Free Admission. A reception will follow.

Gila Goldstein - a world renowned “Poet of the Piano” - will give her second ever recital at NYPA.

Her program will include Harold Bauer’s transcription of Cesar Franck’s Prelude, Fugue et Variation Op. 18; J.S. Bach’s Prelude & Fugue in E Major from WTC’s Book I; Alma Brasileira (Choros No. 5) by Heitor Villa-Lobos; Franz Schubert’s Sonata in A minor, D. 784; Five Preludes from “24 Preludes of Dusk and Dawn” by Ronn Yedidia; Wohin & Standchen by Schubert/Liszt; and Liszt’s Hungarian Rhapsody No. 13.

A reception will follow
Suggested donation at the door: $20

The New York Piano Academy proudly presents a special event commemorating the life & legacy of the legendary recording producer Joe Patrych (1955-2023).

45 renowned musicians will pay tribute to one of music’s most revered & loved documenters in the past four decades - who passed away on December 18, 2023 in New York City. Spoken tributes and special messages will be delivered by eminent pianists - including Jerome Lowenthal, Emanuel Ax, Ursula Oppens, Evgeny Kissin, Yuja Wang and Marc-Andre Hamelin.

The event is live-streamed by Klavierhaus at: salon.klavierhaus.com

Prodigious Bulgarian/American pianist Emma Tahmizian will return for her second solo recital at NYPA (the first one took place on May 1, 2022). Her program will include the following works:

Robert Schumann: Carnival Op. 9
Ronn Yedidia: Grand Etudes No. 10 (“Tempest”), No. 8 (“A Voice is Calling in the Desert at Night”), and No. 3
Gabriel Faure: Two Nocturnes - Op. 33 No. 2, in B Major and Op. 97, in B minor
Sergei Prokofiev: Sonata No. 6, Op. 82, in A Major

A reception will follow
Suggested donation at the door: $20

NYPA will hold its Mid-Winter Concert featuring 33 students of all ages and levels.

The program will include masterworks by most of the Classical Greats including Bach, Handel, Scarlatti, Mozart, Clementi, Beethoven, Czerny, Schubert, Chopin, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Brahms, Debussy, Ravel, Rachmaninoff and Prokofiev.

In addition - several of our composer/pianist students will present their own original compositions.

World-renowned virtuoso composer/pianist Tempei Nakamura - formerly a student of Ronn Yedidia and Haim Cotton at the New York Piano Academy - will present 10 of his most recent solo piano works at this special recital.
Tempei’s passion and involvement in the best of several musical worlds - single out his dazzling pianistic style as one of a kind! His music embraces a variety of classical, jazz, world and pop influences, as well as a vast palette of visual imagery, and synthesizes them into his own unmistakable voice.
Admission is free.

NYPA’s winter holiday event will feature two back-to-back recitals.

The first recital will present more than 20 of our younger children and teenagers ages 4-14 - in a diversified program ranging from elementary favorites all the way to some of the most mature and virtuosic masterpieces in the repertoire.

The second recital will see a charming bonding of our adult students with our older & advanced teenagers ages 15-74 (!) in a super versatile program suited to each student’s level & ability.

Two big receptions to follow the two massive recitals!

Our first statement for the new academic year at NYPA will feature 28 students of all ages and levels performing a wide variety of music from early elementary to some of the most demanding masterpieces in the repertoire. A marathon to be!

22 year old Alex Yedidia will present an All Chopin solo recital debut at the New York Piano Academy - where he started his musical development at a very young age.
Alex will be a full-tuition scholarship student at Rutgers University starting in the fall of 2023.

His program will include the following Chopin works:

Scherzo No. 2, Op. 31

Etude Op. 10, No. 3 (“Tristesse”)
Etude Op. 25, No. 1 (“Aeolian Harp”)

Ballade No. 1, Op. 23

Sonata No. 2, Op. 35 (“Funeral March”)

Free Admission. A reception will follow.

A final statement for our eventful season…

12 gifted students ages 5-25 will perform a versatile program of classical and jazz masterpieces.

NYPA’s traditional Commencement Concert will feature two recitals back to back:
the beginners & intermediate students at 5:00 pm, and the advanced & adult students at 8:00 pm.
A most colorful program of music ranging from beginners’ gems to the most challenging Classical & Romantic masterpieces in the repertoire - as well as several old & new jazz standards - will be performed by 34 of our accomplished students - representing all ages and levels.
Grand receptions will follow after each recital.
Free admission for all