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Ms. Larissa Inez, also known as Ms. Inezkho, is a highly accomplished individual with a diverse range of talents and achievements. She holds a Yudisium A from YPM Music School, boasting impressive credentials such as ABRSM Grade 8 and Yamaha Grade 5. Alongside her musical prowess, Ms. Inezkho is a Diploma of Tourism (Hons.) graduate from the prestigious University of Indonesia.
Ms. Inezkho has received the “Award for Good Polyphonic Style” from YPM Music School, showcasing her exceptional musical skills. She also serves as a jury member for music school competitions, contributing to the development of aspiring musicians.
Ms. Inezkho’s impact extends beyond accolades, as her students have excelled in various Piano Competitions, and many have achieved Distinction in piano exams. With a multilingual proficiency in Indonesian and English, Ms. Inezkho continues to inspire and nurture a new generation of musicians with her unique blend of expertise and enthusiasm.
Stephanie was born in Jakarta on 2001. She started learning piano at the age of 6 in Cantata Music School. At the age of 18, she has completed the Grade 8 ABRSM piano and music theory exam. In her university years, she joined Sound of Phoenix Orchestra (an orchestra provided by the university) as a keyboardist and a second violinist and performed in various events. She participated in Tonequity 2019: Arumita, Sound of Phoenix’s annual concert as a keyboardist. She is currently active as a musician (pianist and keyboardist) for Sunday service and a piano accompanist for a vocal group in a local church in North Jakarta.
Isabella dedicates herself to music through educating; performing in solo and collaborative settings; composing; and arranging. She pursued her music education at UPH Conservatory of Music, having studied with Dr. Mario Santoso and Gita Bayuratri. Beforehand, she graduated from Sekolah Musik YPM’s Pre-Conservatory Program with HIGH HONORS, Heitor Villa-Lobos Prize, and Academic Prizes for Theory, Solfeggio, and Invention Composition under the guidance of Ratna Arumasari Ansyari; and Basic Education Porgram taught by Ayu Dwita and Inka Elvira.
With her high willingness to learn, Isabella joined piano masterclasses with Prof. Vanessa Latarche, Yury Shadrin, Dr. Tamás Ungár, Prof. Nigel Clayton, Dr. Imma Setiadi, Prof. Dr. Min-jung Kim, Dr. Johannes Nugroho, Adhi Jacinth, Randy Ryan, Annique Göttler, and chamber music masterclasses with Prof. Nigel Clayton, Dr. Imma Setiadi, and Xiaoqin Yu. She also participated in competitions, receiving a Diamond Award at Indonesia National Piano Festival 2021 and a Diamond Award for piano four hands at A Piano Concerto Series 2022. In recent years, she actively performed in recitals and composed various works for piano solo and chamber music.
Aloysia Edith is a starlet violinist who started her musical jouney when she was 9, before discovering her diamond in the rough when she picked up a violin at the age of 15. She graduated from Universitas Pelita Harapan Conservatory of Music, majoring in Violin Classical Performance. She chose her passion as a career and went professional as a solo per-former.
Beside of being a performer, Edith spends her time to teach young children using Suzuki Violin Method. She has been professional trained since 2013 under guidance from Dr. Lan Ku Chen and Mrs. Hoei Tsu Chen from Taiwan. She is now a certified Suzuki violin teacher in Asia Region and also one of the teacher from Suzuki Music Association of Indonesia
Zipporah Alexandria has been immersed in the world of music since the age of 10, where her journey with the violin began. Her passion for the instrument led her to embark on a teaching career in 2009, during her high school years.
After completing her studies in Visual Communication Design at Tarumanagara University in 2015, Zipporah made a pivotal decision to undergo Suzuki teacher training with Dr. Lan Ku Chen, transitioning into a full-time music teacher.
Through several Suzuki teacher training sessions, she honed her skills and commitment to music education. Besides teaching, she did various musical events, showcasing her talent in orchestras, bands, entertainment gigs, and church
performances.
Zipporah lives by the motto, “The true essence of success is realized when I can share my knowledge with others and extend beyond personal achievements.” This philosophy underscores her commitment to nurture each student in music education and the joy of contributing to the musical community.
Cecilia Nerissa Kasidi was born in 1989. Having had a penchant for music since a very young age, she took up vocal lessons at Bina Vokalia. Her passion for piano manifested at the age of 8, when she began her journey under the mentorship of Edmay Indriani Wirjadi. As a budding pianist, she aspired to be as great a pianist as her mentor, as well as a future educator in piano. By the age of 18, she began her endeavor into teaching piano lessons, while under the supervision of her mentor. She still constantly strives to improve herself, however, by practicing her skills daily, and attending piano seminars on artistry and education. Now with a portfolio of more than 15 years of teaching experience, from kindergarten students to high school students, she started her tenure with Royal Music Indonesia. Outside of work, she is a dedicated mother and housewife, with an ever growing interest in musical arts.
I’m a piano teacher and a classical pianist. I’m passionate about classical music. I won an online piano competition “Rizoma Piano Online Competition” in 2nd place.
My thoughts about classical music: Classical music should be played and preserved forever. I want to encourage and show people how amazing classical music can be. There’s always a story behind classical music. I want to explain to people and my students the story behind a classical music piece.
When I think about mental health, I think of Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2. After the failure of Rachmaninoff’s First Symphony premiere, he went through depression and didn’t compose music for three years. He went through therapy and eventually gained his confidence back again. At the end, he wrote Piano Concerto No. 2, which is dedicated to his therapist who helped Rachmaninoff go through darkness and come back to the light.
That is one of the stories behind a classical music piece. I also want to share this story with students. This way, students not only learn to play a piece but also feel empathy toward the piece.
Brandon Martin is a musician from Indonesia who has a solid understanding both in Classical and Contemporary Music. Started learning Piano at the age of 6 at Nuansa Musik Yamaha, and later on, to enhance his Classical Music knowledge and expertise, attended his studies at Sekolah Menengah Kejuruan Musik-Yayasan Musik Jakarta. His interest towards Classical Music brought him to learn more from various masterclasses with Dr. Kuei Pin Yeo and Marco Grieco. Qualified with Grade 8 Royal ABRSM, Brandon is currently active as a Classical Piano and Music Educator, as well as an Accompanist for various events including concerts, examinations, and performances.
His interest in Contemporary Music began when he was in Senior High School, and started to have his first formal lesson in Farabi Music School. He then attended UPH Conservatory of Music and graduated with Bachelor of Arts, majoring in Jazz and Pop Performance department under the guidance of Julian Abraham Marantika and Sri Hanuraga. In the Contemporary Music scene, Brandon is active as a professional session keyboardist/pianist and music arranger, equipped with expertise in a wide range of musical genres.
Ms. Carissa’s musical journey began in 2009 at the age of 10, and since 2012, she has been sharing her passion for music by teaching at the Mozart Institute Samarinda, continuing to teach at Wishing Star Academy in 2018.
She specializes in working with young students, excelling at engaging them in an exciting learning process. With violin certifications from Yayasan Musik Amadeus Jakarta and participating in additional violin courses, she tailors personalized lesson plans to match her students’ unique abilities, goals, and learning styles.
Outside of teaching, Ms. Carissa also serves as the violinist at Gereja Mawar Sharon services and actively participates in events and commercial music recordings. Her dedication to both education and performance truly sets her apart in the world of music.
Janice Zaneta, known as Nice, began her musical journey at Sekolah Menengah Musik – Yayasan Musik Jakarta in 2016. After graduating in 2019, Nice received an academic achievement scholarship from the Conservatory of Music at Pelita Harapan University, where she chose to major in Music Therapy. Presently, Nice has embarked on the next phase of her violin adventure under the guidance of Giovani Biga.
She currently works as a private violin instructor, orchestra teacher, and music therapist at several schools and music schools in Tangerang. She actively participates in masterclasses, seminars, and concerts. In 2022, Nice attended training at the University of Toronto and she is now certified as a Neurologic Music Therapist. She has experience working with children and adults with special needs and psychological challenges.
In addition to her primary field, Nice is also a singer with several singles distributed on various platforms.
Steven is a theologian, seasoned educator, and accomplished musician with over a decade of experience in the field of teaching and performance. Holding a degree majoring in Violin from UPH (Universitas Pelita Harapan) under the mentorship of Dr. Tomislav Dimov, he began his career as an Assistant Lecturer at UPH Conservatory of Music (2014-2016), where he passionately shared his expertise with aspiring musicians as well as showcased his talents playing with various national orchestras including the Jakarta Concert Orchestra (JCO), Twilite Orchestra, and Nusantara Symphony Orchestra. His versatility is evident in his participation in chamber music ensembles and other musical collaborations in churches. After obtaining a Master’s degree in Theology from Sekolah Tinggi Teologi Reformed Indonesia (STTRI), he remains devoted to nurturing young talents by continuing to teach the violin and sharing his profound insights with eager students. Some of his teaching experience includes being a teacher at Gloriamus Music School (2014-2016), UPH College (2019-2023) and Sekolah Pelita Harapan (SPH) (2022-2023).
Yuli is a violinist who started her musical journey when she was 15 years old. She continued her education at Indonesia Institute of the Arts Yogyakarta with music performance study program under the guidance of Setyawan Jayantoro, Nonni Betania, and Danny Ceri.
She was chosen to participate in Music Camp Melbourne Symphony Orchestra 2020, G20 Orchestra, Gita Bahana Nusantara 2023, Allilaqus Symphony Orchestra and many more. In 2021 she got a Gold Award in Indonesia International Young Music Award and 5th place at National Arts and Sports Festival UNY (Chamber Music Category).
She participated in masterclasses with Gia Jashvili, Riana Heath, and Edward C. Van Ness. Now she actively teaching and participate in several concert and music event. Beside that, she also passionate about music psychology and love to sing.
Odorikus Kaloka called Odi started to play music since 8 years old. He get piano lesson also vocal lesson under Rm Soetanta and Mr. Cheppy Soemirat. He took Bachelor of Music Education in State University of Jakarta in 2009 and started play violin in 2011 under tutelage of Mr Yusra Irsal. He graduate in 2013 and keeps learning violin under tutelage of Mr. Hafis Lifinanda also took another Violin and Viola course tutelage of Ms. Jane Irene presently. He get his 5 grade of ABRSM (Violin and Theory) in 2020.
Odorikus Kaloka is now actively in many orchestra as a violinist also violist, one of them is Voice of Joy Orchestra. Actively also in many wedding entertainment. Besides of violin he is also active as a musical theatre player since 2015 in Indonesia Kaya, one of them is Serial Musikal Siti Nurbaya.
Mario Lasar is a profesional violinist from Indonesia, born in Kupang 1996. He started his violin lesson with Petrus Riki Tukan. He also learned with Pupik Yeti, Pipin Garibaldi, Sapta Kusbini, Dr. Tomislav Dimov, Dr. Nicole Jaeyong, and Amelia Tionanda. Mario Lasar earned his bachelor’s degree in Violin Performing Arts Production and Management from Conservatory of Music Pelita Harapan University. He started to learn music at the age of 3, by playing guitar, piano, organ, violin and viola.
In 2014, he was chosen to participate in Gita Bahana Nusantara Orchestra, Kepolisian Republik Indonesia Orchestra, and many more. He was a Concert Master and Conductor in several Orchestra such as SMM Symphony Orchestra, POLRI Orchestra, UPH Symphony Orchestra, Siboney Orchestra, Serenity Symphony Orchestra, and UPH Symphonic Band. He also became a soloist in Istana Negara Jakarta. Profesionally, Mario Lasar involved as violinist in professional orchestra such as Twillite Orchestra, Indonesian Youth Symphony Orchestra, Jakarta Symphony Orchestra, Alchestra, Ahmad Dhani Symphony Orchestra, etc.
Mario Lasar took part as a player in several music recording and live concert with Glenn Fredly, Tulus, RAN, Yovie&Nuno, Afgan, Rossa, Raisa, Isyana Sarasvati, Vidi Aldiano, Andmesh, Lyodra, Tiara Andini, Ziva Magnolya, Vina Panduwinata, Margie Seers, Ruth Sahanaya, Project Pop, Veronica Tan, and many more.
Mario also participated in violin masterclass with Prof. Terje Moe Hansen (Norway), Dr. Orech (Singapore), Simone Strohmeier (Germany), Ayke Agus. Mario Lasar also a Content Creator, you can check his music work on Mario Lasar Violinist (Youtube Channel ).
A violinist and music educator. She began her music journey at the age of five and pursued violin studies at the age of twelve under the guidance of Prima Muschlisin. In high school, she was a member of Jakarta String Chamber, participated in many musical activities and won a number of music competitions in Indonesia.
In 2019, she received her Bachelor of Music in Violin Performance from The University of Taipei and was awarded with International Student Scholarship. There, she also took vocal & piano as her minor instrument. She has studied with several renowned violinists: Dr. Chien Ming-Yan, Dr. Tseng-Sy Jun, Tracy Ho, and Clara Soedargo. Attended several violin pedagogy workshops, festivals, and violin masterclasses with Dr. Benny Kim, Dr. Yi-Li Chang, Matyhas Svegda von Bekker, Stacia Spencer, Timothy Durbin, and Dr. Takuto Matsunoki.
Since her return to Indonesia, she has been pursuing an active music teaching career to nurture more young talents and discover their potentials. Besides teaching, she’s also currently serving as a Concert Master and Music Arranger of Pluit Allemonia Chamber Ochestra and Violinist in several music projects.
>Michelle previously served as Head of Piano Department and Classical Performance at Universitas Pelita Harapan Conservatory of Music. She holds her master degree in Piano Performance at Jacobs School of Music, Indiana University, where she was granted the Artistic Excellence Award. Besides that, her further study in Music Education gives her extend insight in college and early childhood music teaching.
Currently, Michelle serves as head of academic and piano teacher at the Quatro Music Academy in Surabaya. She also actively gives masterclasses and seminars in different cities in Indonesia.
Kelvin Andreas – RMI Drum Tutor
Started to play drums at the age of 6. After high shool, he auditioned and received a scholarship to study at Berklee College of Music, where he studied with drummers such as Bob Gullotti and Billy Kilson, among others. After he graduated in 2018, he released his debut album “Vivid Imagery” in 2019 and continued to do music in the US until his return to Indonesia in late 2020. He is currently to do his work in music.
Teddy started his piano journey in Farabi Music School in Bali. He continued his study at Amabile Music Studio. He got his Bachelor’s Degree in Classical Performance with cum laude honorary at Conservatory of Music, UPH.
He has several accomplishments in piano performance, including winning 1st place in Amabile Piano Competition and Gold-Medal Steinway Youth Piano Competition in Bali. His Bachelor thesis titled A Study of Colin McPhee’s Balinese Ceremonial Music was chosen to be curated by the Institut Seni Indonesia, published in 2020.
Not only did Teddy participate in competitions, but he was also involved in cultural festivals. He collaborated with gamelan Bali in two of the biggest art festival in Bali, Pesta Kesenian Bali and Bali Mandala Mahalango. In 2021, he participated in Bali Jani Music Festival, playing Colin McPhee’s work Balinese Ceremonial Music piano duo with Budi Utomo Prabowo.
He learned piano under the guidance of Justina Tjandra, Christina Mandasari, Amelia Santoso, and Alfred Sugiri. He also took numerous masterclasses with well-known pianists such as Iswargia Sudarno, Ruth Wibisono, Henoch Kristianto, Nadya Jannitra, Tia Iskandar, Budi
Utomo Prabowo, and international pianists such as Hilary Demske, Manfred Aust, Professor Josef Anton Scherrer, Dr. Scott McBride Smith, Stephan Sylvestre, and Daniel Herscovitch.
Besides that, he also participated in many pedagogical workshops and seminars such as Adam Gyorgy Castle Academy, A History of Piano Techniques by Luca Chiantore, Understand- ing Western Music History by Mario Santoso, seminars by Albert Tiu, Prof. Nigel Clayton, and many more.
Diana Lee telah menyelesaikan pendidikan Sarjana dan memperoleh gelar Sarjana Seni (S.Sn.,) dari Universitas Pelita Harapan Conservatory of Music, Music Education. Selama masa perkuliahan, Diana berada dibawah bimbingan dosen major piano yaitu Dr. Kazuha Nakahara pada tahun pertama, dan selanjutnya bersama Firdy Salim, M.Mus hingga selesai. Diana memulai les piano pada usia 5 tahun dibawah bimbingan Miss Mery, Miss Farida di Yamaha School of Music dan Miss Emilia. Hingga pada tahun 2003, Diana melanjutkan les pianonya dengan Miss Linda Kostiono sampai dengan tahun 2014, dimana saat ini Diana juga sudah mendapatkan sertifikat piano Grade 8 ABRSM, dan sertifikat theory music Grade 5 ABRSM. Diana juga telah tampil dalam konser-konser yang diadakan oleh Miss Linda Kostiono, Staccato Magazine, dan juga Gracia Music School Open Piano Competition. Pada tahun 2014, Diana melanjutkan studi musiknya di Universitas Pelita Harapan Conservatory of Music (Classical Piano, Education). Disamping itu, Diana juga telah mengikuti seminar pedagogi musik yaitu “Where Love is Deep” yang diselenggarakan oleh Suzuki Music Association of Indonesia, dan “Pedagogical Strategies in Teaching Young Pianist” oleh Miss Elaine Waworuntu.
Nadia began her first piano lesson at the age of 6, under the tutelage of her mother. She also studied with Ivy Leo, Andreas Nugroho, Paulus Yusuf and Dr. Johannes S. Nugroho. In 2015, she enrolled to Universitas Pelita Harapan, studying for bachelor degree with a major in Classical Piano Performance under the tutelage of Ms. Ong Seng Choo and Dr. Mario Santoso. In 2018, she continues her study under the guidance of Amelia Santoso. Nadia won several piano competitions in Indonesia, including the winner of Gloriamus Piano Competition, second prize of the Advanced category in the CDE Piano Competition held in December. Having a great interest in chamber music, brought her to winning Outstanding Performance Award UPH Chamber Music Festival 2017, PAL Charity Chamber Music Award First Prize with Kuintet 428 and Most Artistry Award in Chamber Music Festival 2018. She is currently active as a(n) solo pianist, accompanist and chamber musician. Nadia had her debut in chamber music performance in Divertimento V performing the Beethoven “Ghost” Trio and taken part in Steinway Concert Series performing Schubert Piano Trio. Nadia has also participated in several solo and chamber music masterclasses with Daniel Herscovitch, Henoch R. Kristianto, Manfred Aust, Josef Anton Scherrer, Prof. Nigel Clayton, Dr. Imma Setiadi, Danang Dirhamsyah, Prof. Albert Tiu, Dr. Ayke Agus, Aryo Wicaksono, Marlin Owen, and Bob Stoel.
Inez started learning piano at the age of 5 at Yayasan Musik Jakarta. She participated Asean International Concerto Competition at the age of 12. In 2012, she was rewarded Classical Piano Performance Scholarship at Sydney Conservatory. Later on, she continued her study at Pelita Harapan University, Conservatory of Music, under the tutelage of Dr. Kazuha Nakahara and Mr. Firdy Salim. She also equipped herself with piano pedagogy training under the tutelage of Mrs. Latifah Kodidjat and Suzuki piano method training.
She began her classical piano journey at the age pf 4 under the guidance of Fifini Mariana, B. Mu. Throughout her school years, Clara also took violin and jazz & piano lessons. In 2017, she pursued her bachelor’s degree at UPH Conservatory of Music, concentrating in music therapy, majoring classical piano under tutelage of Stefina Wibisono, M.Mus and Nady Janitra, M. Mus, and graduated with Magna Cum Laude.
Clara has actively participated in many solo piano concerts, music festivals, and won 1st place at the 2019 Indonesia National Piano Festival. She has also attended several pedagogical workshops and masterclasses with Dr. Jiyoung Jeoung, Dr. Scott McBride Smith, Albert Tiu, Prof. Nigel Clayton, Dr. Imma Setiadi, Iswargia R. Sudarno, Niccolo Ronchi, and many more.
Clara is currently a private piano educator, church pianist, and music therapist. She has been certified as a Neurologic Music Therapist through the training she attended at the University of Toronto ( The Robert F. Unkefer Academy for Neurologic Music Therapy ) in 2020. Clara is experienced in practicing music therapy for children with special needs, adolescents and adults with social, emotional, and psychological problems, as well as teaching piano for children/adolescents with special needs.
Calvina started learning piano at the age of 10 under the tutelage of Ms Listya and Ms Sofia Halim at Pematang Siantar. She was once a student of Ms Feirist in Medan. In 2015, she continued her study in Pelita Harapan University, majoring in Music Education under the tutelage of Mrs Michelle Kartika Bahari. Calvina also equipped herself with a complete certificate of ABRSM. and a masterclass with Dr. Scott MC Bride Smith. She was the 5th winner of Essex Indonesia Open Competition 2018. She is now a piano teacher and a church pianist.
Stephanie started learning at the age of 9 under the guidance of Ms. Sofia Halim and Ms. Sri Suryani Leo and has finished her grade 8th ABRSM Piano Examination and grade 7th ABRSM Theory Examination. She continued her musical journey at Universitas Pelita Harapan under the guidance of Ms. Amelia Santoso. When she was 13, she achieve distinction on the grade 6th ABRSM Piano Examination and attend the High Score’s Concert at medan. After that, she started to actively join several concerts, seminars and competitions in 2014, 2015 and 2016. She also participated in Indonesia Young Musiciqn Performance in 2009, 2011, 2013 and 2015. She was involve in Jakarta Aquarium’s Project with other senior and many of other project. She has also been actively teaching with the ABRSM curriculum and Kawai Curriculum since 2014 until now.
Priscillia started learning piano at the age of 7 at Gloriamus under the tutelage of Mrs Christine Sukiman and Mrs Rita Halim. She continued her study at Pelita Harapan University, majoring in Music Education under the tutelage of Mrs Nathania Mihardjo and Mrs Amelia Santoso. She joined a masterclass with Mr Aryo Wicaksono during her university life and was a choir pianist once. She is now actively a piano teacher and a church pianist.
Mesakh started his musical journey at 10, when he took his first private piano lesson with church musician. As time goes by, he joined the church ministry and also became church musician as keyboardist. He graduated his jazz and pop piano performance major at UPH conservatory of music under guidance of Mr. Julian Marantika. During his career as a keyboardist, he have worked with various Indonesian musician such as regina ivanova, pasha ‘ungu’, etc. Mesakh also participated in java jazz festival 2019 as a keyboardist for cocoblue. Nowadays, he work as a music arranger in Trans Tv and actively play a piano for wedding and many events.
Ivana first learned piano at the age of 9 and started to learn violin at the age of 11. Then she continued to learn under the tutelage of Mr. Hengky and Mr. Iwan. She also had experienced masterclass with Mr. Kepa Martinez.
She quickly became a professional violinist at many events and gigs at the age of 14 across many genres. She were actively participated in several SSO and Orchestras, both serving ministry church and professional Orchestra such as Tya Subiakto Orchestra. She also played violin in several television show and has been performing with several local musician like Mike Mohede, Nia Daniaty, Once, Judika, etc. She also had a chance to collaborated with Elan Artist from NY, USA in a project with John Legend.
She currently active in performing and teaching violin and piano.
Introduced to music since 4 years old, I learnt violin privately from different mentors. To enhance my musicality, I learnt piano and vocal as well and keep it in line on the violin.
Experienced more that 15 years, I keep on learning from my occupation, not only teaching, but mostly as a freelancer on the violin, viola, singer, and MC for any kind of event, including professional orchestra named Twilite Orchestra conducted by Maestro Addie M.S. and Jakarta Concert Orchestra conducted by Maestro Avip Priatna
Nadia started learning piano at the age of 11 at Yayasan Musik Jakarta under the guidance of Mrs. Arga Tania Pramita Hasibuan and Mrs. Elizabeth Irawati Pramana. She got Bachelor of Music under the guidance of Mrs. Ding Elaine Waworuntu, Mrs. Wanni Bongawan, Mrs. Nadya Jannitra, and Mrs. Stefina Priscilla Wibisono at Pelita Harapan University, majoring in Music Education. She also equipped herself with Braille notation study under the guidance of Mrs. Delima Simamora.
In 2016, she graduated from Pelita Harapan University and has been actively teaching classical piano music (in practice and theory) along with braille notation at Indonesia Piano Art and Yayasan Musik Gereja. In addition to enhance her knowledge on classical music pedagogy, she is currently learning under the guidance of Mrs. Latifah Kodidjat and Mrs. Charlotte Panggabean as well as actively participating in annual masterclass held by Indonesia Piano Art with Prof. Patrick Zygmanowski of Ecole Normale De Musique De Paris Alfred Cortot and Antoine Bouvy of International Conservatory of Music of Paris.
Cindy Started learning piano at the age of 6 , under the tutelage of Ms. Jully Yapisham. In 2006 entered Yamaha Music School under the guidance of Ms. Rosemery Halim. In May 2012, she finished her Bachelor Degree from University of Pelita Harapan, Conservatory of Music, majoring in Piano Performance under the guidance of Dr. Johannes Sebastian Nugroho with with full – tuition scholarship. In September 2012, she continued to take “Advanced Study Program” Majoring in Piano Performance in China Conservatory of Music under the guidance of Professor Guan Chang Xin. She has also participated in masterclasses with Dr. Adam Gyorgy, Dr. Robert Hill, Dr. Steven Spooner, Dr. Anna Kijanowska, Pascal Roge, Andras Schiff, etc. Cindy was the 1st Winner of Yamaha Piano Competition in 2001, 2003, and 2005.
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Yasashi I Evelyn was born in Jakarta, June 8, 1991. She began her music at young age with church choir. In 2009, she joined Paragita where she met soprano Aning Katamsi and studied under her guidance. After completing her bachelor degree at University of Indonesia in 2013, she joined Batavia Madrigal Singers under the leadership of Avip Priatna.
Two years after, Sashi continued her study, taking Graduate Diploma in Vocal Performance studies at Royal College of Music, London. Successfully received LPDP scholarship from the government and winning first place (adult category) at the National Singing Competition Catharina Leimena in 2016, she continued her study with Master of Programme in Performance (Voice) at the same conservatory under the same teacher, Patricia Rozario, OBE. Sashi is currently active being a performer and an educator in Jakarta.
Sisca started learning singing at the age of 5 . Later on, she entered State University of Jakarta, Music Departement, majoring in Vocal under the tutelage of Mrs. Caecilia . In 2015, she perform on Festival Voices of song at Esplanade, Singapore. She has participated in Voice of Indonesia by Rio Silaen has been at several Theater musical and performing with Isyana Saraswati, Citra Shcolastika, Mike Mohede and others. Sisca is now actively to Vocal tutor.
Regina started her musical journey at the age of 12. In 2008, she joined Methodist-2 Chamber Choir Medan and went overseas to perform and join international choir games since then. In 2012, she joined WACCM ( World Association for Chinese Church Music ) vocal masterclass in New Zealand. In 2015, she got in as a first soprano in Youth Choir 1st Generation Indonesia under the guidance of Sir Marc Anthony Carpio. In 2018, she sang a duet with Regina Ivanova Idol in SOS Children Concert Medan. Regina is now actively perform as a wedding singer and a vocal tutor.
Tessa started her musical journey at the age of 15 in Elfa’s Music School and continued her study at Pelita Harapan University, Conservatory of Music, majoring in Vocal Contemporary under the tutelage of Ivonne Atmojo, Indra Aziz, and Delima Simamora. In 2016, she joined The Java Jazz with Elfa’s Choir and Sadao Watanabe. Tessa is a voice actor for TV commercials, movie soundtrack, and Disney movie. She was a finalist of MLD Jazz Project and recently has just released her first single “Tanam Tuai”
Mathilda Dyramoti Setiawan was born in August 16th 1995. She started to play music at the age of 6. She joined church choir and took many vocal competition since young. In 2007, she took piano lesson in Yamaha and Methodist Music School. In 2013, she studied music composition (minoring in vocal performance) at UPH (Universitas Pelita Harapan) Consevatory of Music. She also attended many vocal workshop, such as WMCC (World Chinese Church Music Conference) in Penang. Mathilda is now actively become a vocal teacher and conductor, also perform as a wedding singer and vocal group.
Claudya Christina Hutasoit was born in Medan, October 13th, 1995. She found her passion in singing, dancing and acting by the age of 10. She got her first musical project “The Borrowed Tomb” : An Easter Musical of faith and believe with Methodist 2 Chamber Choir portrayed her as Mary Magdalene.
She also got her next musical debut; “Dunia Maia” played as Maha Ratu as the main cast in 2016, “Flower of Destiny” playes as Arum, the supporting cast in 2018 and lately she’s been joining “Into The Woods” from TEMAN Musical production in December 2018, performed alongside Lea Simanjuntak.
She was graduated from Methodist 2, Medan. She continued her study in Universitas Pelita Harapan - Conservatory of Music, majoring in Jazz & Pop Vocal Performance, under the guidance of Julianne Grace Olson, Cassia Agata, and Jessica Januar. She just completed her junior vocal recital, “Resilience” on June 2018 and senior vocal recital, “Iridescent” on April 2019. And soon will release her first single on September 2019 - ‘In My Blood’
At the Conservatory, she’s also taking violin masterclass with Dr. Ayke Agus in November 2017, winning as the runner up with Wadigidaw Quintet at UPH Chamber Music Festival under the guidance of Prof. Nigel Clayton & Dr. Imma Setiadi in August 2018 and won 3rd prize for Gloriamus Violin Open Competition in March 2019. after graduating, Ms. Evel actively teaching and playing in some concerts, such as Konser DEWA19: “A Night at The Orchestra” featuring Reza Artamevia, Once Mekel, Ari Lasso, Marcello Tahitoe, Virzha, and Aura Swara with Erwin Gutawa, Marcell Siahaan and Ruth Sahanaya as a string player. Aside from sharing her music, she is also passionate about psychology and human development. She finds joy in connecting with people and helping individuals grow. As a person, she is highly organized and has a keen attention to detail.
He also won several competitions as 2nd Place Gloriamus Violin Competition 2019, 3rd Place Musikklasikgram Violin Competition 2020, 1st Runner up in Parahyangan Classical Comunity 2020, 1st Place IGMF Competition 2021 Chamber Music Category.
With her knowledge and experience, she has started teaching both church choirs and independent vocals since 2018. She continues to live her love for choir by joining The Archipelago's Singers under the guidance of Ega O. Azarya. Currently, she is also active in church services and wedding singers, as well as being a vocal teacher in several music schools.
Yoan started her musical journey at the age of 3,5 as a piano student. She learned violin at 12 years old and quickly became Surabaya Symphony Orchestra member. She actively participated in many SSO’s concert until now. She was a pianist for Petra Christian University Choir for 4 years, an organist for church ministry since 6 yo, and became choir’s pianist since then. She is now actively playing violin in various events and across genres.
Abraham started learning violin at the age of 12 with Ms. Theresia and Mr. Yusra Irsal at Sekolah Menengah Kejuruan Musik Cikini. He continue his study at Indonesian Institute of The Arts Yogyakarta ( ISI ) under the tutelage of Mr. Eko Balung. He had also experienced masterclasses with Esther Apituley, Bagus Wiswakarma, Ayke Agus, etc.
Dave first exposure to violin started when he was studying with Samuel Adidharma Lukito at the age of 15. His Other Previous teachers include Erwin Prasetya and Alvine Kurniawan. Dave is currently pursuing his bachelor degree of music in UPH Conservatory of Music under the Tutelage of DR. Tomislav Dimov and DR. Nicole Jeong. He had attended masterclasses given by renowned musicians such as David Fruhwrith, Simone Strohmeier, Ayke Agus, Foo Say Ming, and Gia Jashvili. He also has been actively attending seminars that will enrich his enrich his musical knowledge. One of them was the Suzuki Teachers Training in 2018.
Josephine started her musical journey with piano. Later on she focused on violin and continued her study at Pelita Harapan University under the tutelage of Mrs Michelle Siswanto, Mr Ferdinand Suganda, and Mr Tomislav Dimov. She was once a student of Yayasan Musik Amadeus (YMA) under the tutelage of Ms Peggy Seputra. She was a member classical and pop orchestra, Amadeus Orchestra, and performed together with Raisa Adriana, Marcell Siahaan, Vina Panduwinata, Andien, etc. She has also participated masterclasses with Elke Traxler from Johann Sebastian Music School, Vienna
Ibnu Aji Wasesa was born in Yogyakarta 1998, started his violin lessons at the age of 9 with Pipin Garibaldi. He also learned with Siswo Yuarsa, Elok Shinta, Fuadi, Sapta Kusbini, Dr. Tomislav Dimov, Dr. Nicole Jeong, and Amelia Tionanda. Ibnu earned his bachelor’s degree in Violin Performance from Universitas Pelita Harapan Conservatory of Music.
In 2009 and 2016, he was chosen in Gita Bahana Nusantara. He joined with Orkes Mahasiswa (Yogyakarta-ISI) with conductor Kanako Abe in 2014. He also became soloist in Gita Bahana Orchestra for kesaktian pancasila day in 1 October 2018 that was attended by the Indonesian President. He became concert master in UPH Symphonic Orchestra, and he has also involved as violinist in an orchestra professional such as Twillite Orchestra, Jakarta City Phillharmonic, Jakarta Phillharmonic Orchestra, Magenta Orchestra, Erwin Gutawa Orchestra and others, Piano Trio with Budi Utomo Prabowo (piano) and Billy Aryo (cello), and he recently played with Korea Symphony Orchestra.
Ibnu also participated in violin masterclass with Fafan Isfandiar, I Gede Bagus Wismakarma, Grace Soedargo, Igor Yuzevovich, Foo Say Ming, Ayke Agus, Byrd Siripong, Simone Strohmeier, Imma Setiadi, Nigel Clayton, and Jin Hee Park.
I was born and raised in Jakarta. I started my piano education at the age of 3 at Yamaha Music School. At Yamaha, I learned about the basic of classical repertoire. I attended some piano concerts when I was kid. I have completed ABRSM Piano Classical examination. I prefer playing pop music. I have more than 18 years teaching experience to share my interest on music. I have a lot of experiences as a Music Teacher in some International School in Jakarta. I have talent and love for teaching, passing on my passion for music to my students in a way that motivates them. Music has been one of my greatest passions since I was a little girl and teaching is currently studying in a University taking a magister program and also work as a Piano and Keyboard Teacher. And now I am actively teaching. My teaching was very fun and so far there have been no problems with the students.
Saya memiliki kualifikasi internasional yaitu Diploma ABRSM, Grade 8 ABRSM, dan Grade 8 Trinity. Dibawah bimbingan saya, setiap murid yang ingin memperoleh sertifikasi internasional dapat juga mengikuti ujian International ABRSM dan Trinity. Dapat mengajar untuk semua tingkat dan segala usia, mulai dari anak-anak hingga orang dewasa. Metode pengajaran tidak kaku, dapat disesuaikan dengan kebutuhan dan minat setiap murid.
Ms. Maggie starts her piano lesson at the age of 7 in Yayasan Musik Jakarta. Later on, she enter her first piano competition in the ASEAN International Concerto Competition of 2005 and 2007. At both events, she made it through the semifinal round.
She’s had various masterclass to enhance her piano knowledge, amongst a few, with Dr. Kuei Pin Yeo, Patrick Zygmanowski and Antoine Bouvy. Ms. Maggie is also qualified for grade 5 ABRSM Theory. Furthermore, Ms. Maggie has had the chance to perform at Piano Folk Concert in the Indonesian Embassy, Paris.
In 2012, she passed her final piano exam and begin her career as a piano teacher, teaching classical piano in theory and practice.
Ethelind Faustine is a piano performance undergraduate from Pelita Harapan University with a degree in Bachelor Of Arts in Classical Performance. Having experience in teaching classical piano to kids and teens since 2018, she is currently active in all sorts of musical activities that is related to classical music. With innate piano playing and a deep understanding in classical music, she wishes to share the knowledge and expertise that she learned in her college days to everyone.
Ms Indah graduated from Music Dept Universitas Pelita Harapan in 2013. She has been teaching piano for 11 years and now she’s also actively teaching in kindergarten. She believes that every child loves music in their own unique way, and teachers need to nurture that love as early as possible.
Jacklyn began her piano lesson under the guidance of Ms. Cindy Sanusi, Ms. Jully Japisham, and Ms. Rose Mery Halim. Furthermore, she has achieved ABRSM Grade 8 Piano Exam with distinction. She then continued her bachelor study in Universitas Pelita Harapan, Conservatory of Music, majoring in classical piano performance with Ms. Carla Suharto.
Graduated with Magna Cumlaude, she actively participated in masterclasses conducted by Dr. Mario Santoso, Prof. Wilson Chu, Dr. David Sutanto, Dr. Imma Setiadi, Ananda Sukarlan, and Adhi Jacinth. She also participated in piano competitions and won several awards along the way, including second prizes in Rhapsodie Indonesia Piano Competition and CDE Piano Open Online Competition, and lately 1st prize in the 3rd Jakarta Open Piano Competition, Area Jabar dan DKI.
Jannette Felicia, lulusan Piano Grade 8 ABRSM dan Grade 5 Music Theory ABRSM dibawah bimbingan Ms. Feirist dan Prof. Johannes Sebastian Nugroho. Saya sudah bermain piano sejak usia 6 tahun dan mengajar piano selama 3 tahun sebagai asisten Ms. Feirist dan Ms. Suriana. Saya juga pernah memenangkan Diamond Award dan Platinum Award pada beberapa perlombaan seperti INPF dan EIPC.
Gabriella(1998) was born in Medan, Indonesia. She started learning piano at the age of 6 under the guidance of Rosemery Halim at Yamaha Music School. In 2007, she was invited to perform at the 30th anniversary of ABRSM in Jakarta. After that, she started taking part in attending various concerts and performances. Gabriella also actively participated in various competitions such as The Yamaha Competition which was held annually and won a few prizes. She took part in MYOF (Malaysian youth music festival) in 2011 and won the first prize in the category of the piano solo.
In 2016, Gabriella studied at the University of Pelita Harapan (UPH) under the tutelage of Amelia Santoso for her Bachelor's degree in Piano Performance. She was a prize-winner at Indonesia National Piano Festival in 2018. During her studies at UPH, Gabriella had taken a few masterclasses with a few well-known pianists such as Johannes Sebastian Nugroho, Dr. Imma Setiadi, Luca Chiantore, and a lot more. She was also active in chamber music and performed Piano quintets and duets during her university years. She also often helps her fellow musician friends as an accompanist. Gabriella graduated from the Conservatory of UPH in 2020 during the pandemic.
Jocelyn began her piano lesson at the age of 12 and graduate from Pelita Harapan University, Conservatory of Music, concentrating in music therapy and majoring in classical piano under the guidance of Nadya Jannitra, M. Mus.
She has been active in attending home concert since the age of 13 until now. In the end of 2019, she joined the Indonesia National Piano Festival on ICE BSD and won the diamond award. Aside from practicing, she also has been teaching piano for the past 5 years and earned outstanding teacher award in 2021 from Fase event as a reward for bringing her students achieved the highest award at Indonesia National Piano Festival
Teddy Amadeus Tan started his music study under the tutelage of Dr. Christine Utomo, D.Mus (Artistic Director of Irama Music Studio) and completed Grade 8 LCM Examination. Then, he pursued his Bachelor of Music in classical piano performance and graduated with honors from UCSI University under the tutelage of Prof. Dr. P’ng Tean Hwa, D.M.A (Director of UCSI Institute of Music, Malaysia).
Teddy Tan has given recitals at UCSI Recital Hall and Le Quadri Recital Hall (Malaysia) and also performed piano concertos such as Shostakovich Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 102 and Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 18. Teddy Tan was invited to perform at Medan Musik 45 th Anniversary at Karibia Boutique Hotel and numerous musical events as guest lecturer and performer.
Teddy Tan is now actively teaching as well as judging various competitions such as Yamaha Piano Competition and Veranza Piano Competition. He is also a resident church pianist at Gereja Kristus Yesus. His students have gained numerous achievements such as winning piano competitions, completing Grade 8 and Diploma examinations, and have received college acceptance from universities abroad.
Born in Bandung, Rinaldi started his piano lessons at the age of 4 with his mother, Mrs. Juliani Jacob. In his teenage years, he continued his piano studies under Mr. Yohanes Siem and Mr. Stephen Sulungan. In 2017, he earned his Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance Degree from St. Scholastica’s College Manila under the tutelage of Prof. Mariel Ilusorio. In 2018-2020, he served as a graduate teaching assistant at Kansas State University that allowed him to pursue his Master of Music in Piano Performance studies with a full-tuition waiver. He completed his graduate studies in 2020 under the guidance of Dr. Slawomir Dobrzanski and Dr. Agustin Muriago with a recognition from Pi Kappa Lambda. In 2020-2021, he received further guidance from Dr. Peter Amstutz at West Virginia University.
He had participated in masterclasses given by notable pianists, including Jon Nakamatsu, Dr. Neal Larrabee, Prof. Rolf-Dieter Arens, Dr. Scott McBride Smith, Jovianney Emmanuel Cruz, and others. In 2019, he was chosen to participate in a summer piano school organized by the Adamant School of Music, in Adamant, Vermont, USA, where he had the chance to perform and learn from Elaine Greenfield, Dr. Matthew Manwarren, Dr. Jessica Yam, and Dr. Elias-Axel Pettersson.
As an educator, he had benefited from pedagogy seminars given by known figures in piano pedagogy such as Dr. E. L. Lancaster (Alfred Music), Dr. Barbara Fast, Dr. Jacqueline Smith, Katherine Fischer (Piano Safari), and others. In 2019, he was honored to give a piano pedagogy seminar, entitled “Applying Mirror Practicing in Learning Selected Chopin Etudes” at the Manhattan Area Music Teacher Association.
Rinaldi has received numerous awards, including prizes in various competitions organized by the Piano Teachers’ Guild of the Philippines, Kansas Music Teacher Association, World Piano Teacher Association, and others. As a soloist, he had appeared with the Manila Symphony Orchestra under the conducting of Aries Caces and the Adventist University of the Philippines String Ensemble under the baton of Cedric Lachenal.
Currently, he actively serves as a music educator as well as adjudicator/examiner in different music festivals/exams in Jakarta and Bandung.
Nichole began taking piano lessons at the age of 8 with Mr. Stanley for one year, and then she continued her piano lesson with Mrs. Lucy Rahadi for five years, followed by Mr. Paulus Yusuf for two years and Mrs. Miriam Kuswanto for one year. She entered UPH Conservatory of Music and has taken major lessons under the guidance of Nadya Janitra, M. Mus, and graduated with Magna Cum Laude.
Nichole has actively participated in solo piano concerts and music festivals and won 1st place in the Gloriamus Internal Piano Competition (2013), achieved the best student award in CDE Music School (2016), winning fourth place at the Indonesia National Piano Festival with Platinum Award (2018), and winning second place at the Monochroma Piano Festival with Titanium Award (2019). She also has join masterclass with Professor Nigel Clayton and Dr. Jiyoung Jeoung.
Besides teaching classical and pop piano, she also actively serves as a church and orchestra pianist.
Janice is a graduate from Sunway University Malaysia, majoring in Contemporary Music with a
very satisfactory predicate. During her studies, she obtained the Sunway Music Talent
Scholarship from her university as well.
Janice started her music education when she was 6 years old under the tutelage of Ms. Rose
Merry Halim. She completed the entire levels of ABRSM piano examination (Grade 1-8) with
distinction. In fact, she had achieved high scores several times and was appointed to perform at
High Scorer’s Concert.
Apart from teaching classical piano, pop, and music composition classes, she also actively
serves as a church pianist.
Grace began her musical journey by having piano, violin and vocal lesson at a Private Music School in Medan. Back in her early age, she actively performed in concerts, participated and won a number of piano competition, had masterclasses with Dr. P’ng Tean Hwa and Prof. Manfred Aust .
Grace was granted a scholarship to pursue Diploma in Music Teaching at UCSI University, Malaysia, majoring in classical piano and completed pedagogy courses under the tutelage of Asst. Prof. Ysan Suit Yin, Dr Christine Tan and Dr Joyce Wang. Lately, she has successfully obtained her ATCL Diploma Piano Performance as well.
She is keen to upgrade herself by attending Piano Pedagogy conference, webinars/workshops related to music teaching, observing/mentoring music lessons, take part as church choir member and leader, also serves as church pianist/accompanist.
Now, she actively teaches private piano lesson offline-online, as well as becoming Piano Practice Mentor (online) for overseas students, and is a part of RMI staff
Arie mauli graduated from grade 7 abrsm piano and grade 5 music theory abrsm under the guidance of Miss Kumala Dewi and piano jazz with Mr Erchink. He has been playing piano since 8 years old and start playing as professional player at hotel in the 2000’s.
Levina started her musical journey by taking electone organ at the age of 4 with Ms. Lina in Nuansa Musik Yamaha. She began to learn piano at the age of 7 under the tutelage of Ms. Ceni and stopped for a few years. She continued her piano lesson with Ms. Kalyana Mitta and then moved to Clavier Music Academy under the guidance of Ms. Ellen and Ms. Angelica Liviana. She continued her music study and achieved her Bachelor of Music from Pelita Harapan University, concentrating in Music Education under the guidance of Ms. Ding Elaine Waworuntu, and majoring in Piano under the guidance of Dr. Rossitza Banova, Ms. Nadya Janitra and Ms. Stefina Wibisono. She has also passed Grade 8 Classical Piano ABRSM. She furthered her music study and received her Master Degree in music majoring in Pop Vocal, concentrating in Music Performance at University of Hull, United Kingdom. She has been teaching since getting her bachelor degree and still active now.
Winnie started learning piano at the age of 5. At the age of 7, she entered Lembaga Musik Murni ( now Sumatra Conservatoire ), and was under the tutelage of Mrs Feirist Tan, Mrs Lina Nelly, Mrs Sri Suliani Leo, and Mrs Annie Koandinata. During her time in Medan, she actively participated in concerts, competitions, masterclasses, and served as a church pianist. In 2009, she received full scholarships from National University of Tainan, Taiwan ; majoring in Piano Performance under the tutelage of Prof Lee Yueh Ling and Prof Yang Shuan Chen.
When she returned to Indonesia in 2015, she received scholarships from Yamaha Music Foundation In Asia. In July 2019, she was invited by Sekolah Musik Indonesia ( SMI ) Semarang to hold a seminar and a masterclass for their teachers. She was a piano teacher at Yamaha Music School Lampung & Palembang from 2015 to 2020. In April 2021, she was invited by Rhapsodie. Co as a music speaker to share her music experiences. From 2020 until now, she is the Brand Ambassador of FEURICH Piano in Indonesia.
Her students are the winners of International Neapolitan Masters Competition, Quatre Youth Music Piano Competition , WPTA International Piano Competition, National Yamaha Piano Competition, Bali Opus Nusantara Open Piano Competition, Gloriamus Open Piano Competition, Elly Lim Music Festival 2019, Veranza Open Piano Competition, Putra International Piano Competition, etc. Winnie is now a piano teacher, a songwriter, and a music speaker.
Tanney Chandra started her piano lesson at 5 years old at Yamaha Music School and continued at Gloriamus Music School at 8 years old.
In 2006. she got the 3rd winner of Elly Lim Piano Competition.
She pursued her passion in music at Pelita Harapan University, Music Performance major. under guidance from Dr Johannes S. Nugroho, and graduated with Cum Laude in 2012.
She actively joined Piano Masterclasses and Seminars from international musicians such as Professor Tamas Ungar, Dr Steven Spooner, Dr Anna Kijanowska, Adam Gyorgy.
Besides, Tanney also joined prestigious events such as Indonesia Piano Festival 1 (2016) and Indonesia Piano Festival 2 (2017), and succesfuly performed on Gala Concert as one of top performers.
Tanney also learned Piano Pop and Jazz under guidance from one of the best Jazz pianist, Aminoto Kosin.
Lidya started her musical journey when she was ten years old by taking piano lessons from Christina Arianti for six years. She continued studying piano under the guidance of Mursid Djiwatman for over three years. In 2015 Lidya continued to pursue her musical studies in UPH Conservatory of Music, majoring in classical piano under Wanni Bongawan’s guidance for two years, and under Stefina Wibisono’s guidance in the following year. She also equipped herself with some music seminars. In 2019, she graduated from UPH and has been actively teaching since March 2019 until now.
Vivian started learning piano at the age of 8 under the tutelage of Ms. Sofia Halim and has finished her Grade 8th ABRSM Piano Examination. She has also finished her Bachelor Degree from UPH Conservatory of Music,majoring in Individual Teaching under the guidance of Ms. Wanni Bongawan, M.Mus; Mr. Mamoru Yabuki, M.Mus; Dr. Rossitza Banova and Dr. Kazuha Nakahara.
She also enhanced her teaching skill with piano pedagogy training under the tutelage of Ruth Wibisono and participating in some masterclasses by Dr. Steven Spooner and Iswargia R. Sudarno, M.Mus.
Renardi started his music education since 4 years old in Yamaha Musik Indonesia. He continued in the age of seven, studied classical piano also in Yamaha Musik. In the age of sixteen, Renardi started to learn Jazz Music and Arrangement with Indonesian famous arranger and jazz pianist Mr. Aminoto Kosin.
In 2012, Renardi graduated from Consevatory of Music, Universitas Pelita Harapan with composition as his major. In His four years study, he learned from many lecturers such as Dr. Johannes Nugroho as his major teacher, also with Mr. Otto Sidharta, Mr. Matius Shanboone and Mr. Antonius S.Priyanto. A years later (2013), Renardi take Music Production courses in School of Sound Recording (SSR) Jakarta.
From 2013 until 2018, Renardi work as lecturer and head of composition in Consevatory of Music, Pelita Harapan University
Renardi currently is a founder and music director from Stairway Music Ensemble, a music group that he built since 2011. Currently, Renardi is active compose and arrange music for Twilite Orchestra (Addie MS) and Jakarta Concert Orchestra (Avip Priatna). Piano Lecturer in STTB The Way, Music composer for PT WHIM Indonesia, and also teaching orchestra in Universitas Bina Nusantara.
Sherin began her piano lesson under the guidance of Mrs. Ester Juliana and Mrs. Sriwaty Phei. Then she pursued her bachelor degree taking Music Education as her concentration in UPH Conservatory of Music. There she took classical piano under the guidance of Mrs. Delicia Mandy Nugroho. She actively joined seminars about piano teaching. Right now she is currently teaching private piano lesson.
Calvina started learning piano at the age of 7 under the tutelage of Ms. Christine in Era Musika Siantar. Then, in 2007, she entered Era Musika Yamaha Music School, Medan, under the guidance of Ms. Rosemery Halim. During her time in Medan, she participated in competitions, concerts, and masterclasses. In 2008, she was awarded as the “Most Inspiring Musical Spontaneity” in UPH, Jakarta and in the same year, she got the “Gold prize” award in Era Musika Piano Competition, Medan. She also won the “Silver Prize” in the 4th ASEAN International Chopin Piano Competition, Malaysia. She continued her study at Universitas Pelita Harapan University in 2016 under the guidance of Ms. Amelia Santoso. She is currently active as a solo pianist, an accompanist and has also been actively teaching since 2017 until now.
Dessy Nathalia‘s interest for piano playing developed when she was seven years old. Her passion of being a pianist was shaped by her tutor, Mrs. Earnawaty Sudarman, at the Symphony Musical Art Center (North Sumatra, Indonesia). Dessy’s pursuit to be great at piano playing has led her to take several Piano Masterclasses with Patrick Zygmanowski and Rene Phua. In 2010, She received a bronze medal at the National Chamber Music Festival in Singapore. In 2011, she won the second place of the Symphony Musical Art Centre's piano competition. These achievements propelled her to pursue music even further. Under the tutelage of Frank DeMeglio and Lori Kaufman, Dessy Graduated in 2015 with BA (Hons) in Piano Performance at Lasalle College of the Arts Singapore. Ever since then, she pursues teaching piano as a career whilst at the same time actively serving as church pianist.
Marissa Pratiwi was born in Jakarta on March 3rd, 1994. She started her music education at YAMAHA Music School at the age of five. When she was seven, she continued her piano study at Cantata Music School with Mercyani Lunardi, Monalisa Predy, Lilian The, and Febe Warman. During her time in Cantata, she received theory and harmony lesson with Dr. Pinkcheer Tamio. In 2006, she was chosen as performer for the ABRSM High Scorer's Concert. After finishing her study in Cantata, she continued her piano study with Whylma Imelda at Yayasan Musik Jakarta and Martini Lie privately. She then pursued her professional music study at Universitas Pelita Harapan (UPH) under guidance of Levi Gunardi. During her study at UPH, she was an active soloist and accompanist, accompanying other instrumentalists and choir. She graduated from UPH with cum laude. In 2017, she performed at Indonesia Orchestra and Ensemble Festival (IOEF) at Taman Ismail Marzuki, performing works from Dr. Gilbert de Greeve from Belgia. She also actively participated in several masterclasses by Dr. Mario Santoso, Dr. Pinkcheer Tamio, Dr. Thomas Rosenkranz, Ivana Tjandra, Christopher Norton, Kanako Inoue, Aryo Wicaksono, Ng Chong Lim, Edna Stern, and Norman Krieger.
Born and grew up in Bandung, Indonesia, Cheryl Natasha had her first piano lesson in one of its music school. Entering High School, she continued learning piano under the guidance of Steven Sulungan. Her longing to learn music made her enter UPH Conservatory of Music in 2016, taking Music Education as her concentration and pursued her bachelor degree under the guidance of Amelia Santoso. Whilst there, she actively participated in concerts and seminars. Right now, she is currently working as a piano teacher in several music schools.
Lidya started learning piano at the age of 9 at Sekolah Musik Yayasan Pendidikan Musik (YPM) under the tutelage of Tasha Agatya Kusumawati, Tetty L. Manik, and Ratna Arumasari Katamsi. During her time at the music school, Lidya received various awards and prizes, most particularly in obtaining outstanding results in solfege and theory exams. One of her biggest achievements as a student in YPM was in the 2014-15 academic year exam, where she received an Award for Best Prepared Performance, Award for Most Outstanding Performance, and Award for Musical Temperament in Performance. Lidya has also performed several times in annual student concerts held by the music school.
She completed her Bachelor of Music degree in Classical Piano Performance at the Australian Institute of Music (AIM) studying under Dr. Suzanna Hlinka and Dr. Alistair Noble. During her university years, she was selected as a representative of the classical department to perform in events held in the campus, both as a soloist and in ensembles. Lidya obtained an international excellence scholarship from the campus as well.
In 2018, Lidya was selected as a semi-finalist of the Brisbane International Youth Music Festival (BIYMF). Aside from pursuing her career as a piano teacher, she is also a church pianist/accompanist.
Digna Law was born in Medan, 29 February 1996. In 2000, she started her piano lesson at Yamaha and Private Lesson. She completed Grade 8 ABRSM with Distinction under guidance from Levi Gunardi. Her interest in learning music made her continue her Bachelor Degree at UPH Conservatory of Music in Piano Performance.
She graduated with cum laude in 2019 under Ong Seng Choo, Levi Gunardi, Nathania Mihardjo, Amelia Santoso's guidance. During her study at UPH, she also took further lesson with Iswargia Sudarno at Jakarta Conservatory of Music. She actively performed and joined piano masterclass from International Musicians such as Alfred Sugiri and Prof. Manfred Aust.
Christian started his musical journey at the age of 10. In his early life, he took guitar course at Purwacaraka Music School and graduated in 2003. He continued to study guitar at Farabi Music School and finished the course in 2012.
Longing for more, Christian directly took bachelor program majoring Guitar Performance at Conservatory of Music UPH and graduated in 2017.
Christian now actively perform as guitar player for many local jazz and pop musicians. He also active as a music teacher since 2017.
Harold graduated from the Satya Wacana Christian University's performing arts faculty under the guidance of Paulus Dwi Hanantyo. After graduating he continued his education with Sudirman Leman and John Paul. After 8 years teaching guitar, Harold is now focused on building the music business, in 2017 he founded Guitanesia, a media that provides quality information and journalism about the guitar, from classical guitar to flamenco.
Dexter started learning piano at the age of 9 under the tutelage of Ms. Shanny Salim and Ms. Linda Farida at Medan Musik. He continued his study and received his Bachelor Degree from Pelita Harapan University, Conservatory of Music, concentrating in Music Education under the guidance of Ms. Ding Elaine Waworuntu and majoring in piano under the guidance of Ms. Cecillia Widjaja, Ms. Gita Bayuratri, Ms. Ong Seng Choo, and Mr. Firdy Salim. During his university life, he attended concerts, recitals, masterclasses and also got a chance to learn about vocal under the tutelage of Ms. Delima Simamora and Mr. Ridolf Hehanusa. He was a finalist at Piano Competition 2010 and won the “performance” category at Konser Citra 2011 organized by Medan Musik. For the past 10 years, he had actively joined St. Caecilia Church Choir in Medan and 6 years in UPH Choir Karawaci, participated in their concerts and choral festivals. He is also a church pianist/ accompanist, worshipper, and participated in several church choirs.
Eunice started learning piano at the age of 11. In 2015, she continued her study at Conservatory of Music, Pelita Harapan University, majoring in Music Education and was under the tutelage of Mrs. Nathania Mihardjo and Ms. Stefina Wibisono. Eunice also equipped herself with music seminars held by Kodály Institute, Musicmind, Yayasan Music Jakarta, Pelita Harapan University and joined masterclasses with Marco Grieco and Manami Kawamura.
Michaela received her Bachelor of Music, majoring in Music Education with Cum Laude in University of Pelita Harapan. Throughout her study of 3.5 years in UPH,she has been exposed with knowledge about Music Education from Ms. Ding Ee, Elaine Waworuntu, M.Mus; about piano playing and interpretation from Ms. Ong Seng Choo, M.Mus; specifically in piano technique and performance from Mr. Firdy Salim, M.Mus; about piano performance and history of music from Dr. Mario Santoso and piano literature from Ms. Nathania Mihardjo, M.Mus. During her university year, she has also participated in a lot of music education seminars, festivals and master classes both active and passive. She has also been actively teaching with the ABRSM curriculum since 2014 until now. In June 2018, she received a Gold Award at the preliminary section in UCSI International Piano Festival and Competition, Malaysia.
Tania started learning piano at the age of 3 at Symphony Music School under the tutelage of Ms. Jenny Shie, Ms. Elly Yap & Ms. Ernawaty Suddarman. Tania is currently pursuing her passion at UPH Conservatory of Music, majoring in Classical Performance under the guidance of Dr. Mario Santoso.
Tania has also completed her ABRSM in piano and taken several masterclasses with Mr. Boris Kraljevic, Daniel Herscovitch, Danang Dirmansyah & Hans-Jürgen Schnoor.
Michelle started learning piano at the age of 7 at Symphony Music School Medan and continued her study at Era Musika Medan under the tutelage of Ms Rosemery Halim. She got her Bachelor Degree from Pelita Harapan University, majoring in Music Education under the tutelage of Mr Firdy Salim. She was once participated a masterclass with Mr Boris Kraljevio.
Wanita yang lahir di Jakarta pada 22 Maret 1995 ini mulai memupuk kecintaannya pada musik dengan mempelajari piano sejak usia 6 tahun. Kemampuan bermusiknya disalurkan melalui kegiatan sekolah pada masa itu. Hingga ia menemukan keindahan dari permainan gitar klasik yang membuatnya menempuh pendidikan S1 di Universitas Pelita Harapan dengan jurusan Classical Performance (guitar) dibawah bimbingan langsung Maestro Benny M Tanto. Semasa itu, ia juga pernah belajar dibawah bimbingan Lilis Simanjuntak. Nama-nama besar seperti Jeremy Jouve, Giordano Passini, Michael Patilla & Oliver Pletscher juga mempengaruhi warna musik Priscilla secara langsung melalui masterclass-nya yang ia ikuti. Setelah kelulusannya pada tahun 2018, Priscilla saat ini aktif berkarya sebagai gitaris tunggal, composer, arranger, pengajar musik di Sekolah Laurensia & beberapa sekolah musik, founder dan mentor dari komunitas Earhouse Guitar Club (komunitas berbasis edukasi gitar untuk masyarakat), serta menulis rubrik gitar untuk majalah Staccato.
Rio, lahir di Jakarta 18 Mei 1991 merupakan lulusan sarjana seni musik jurusan mayor gitar klasik di Universitas Negeri Jakarta pada tahun 2015, dibawah bimbingan bapak Eddy Husni Rachim.
Sejak tahun 2013 Rio memulai karirnya sebagai pengajar gitar klasik, teori musik, solfegio, harmoni dan konser gitar klasik di berbagai tempat baik solo, duet, kuartet maupun ansambel.
Demi memperdalam ilmu gitar klasik Rio juga mengikuti Masterclass dengan beberapa gitaris klasik dunia meliputi Gabriel Bianco (Perancis), Jeremy Jouve (Perancis), Grigory Novikov (Rusia), Ogmundur Johannesson (Islandia), Alberto Marin (Spain), Zulkifly (Singapura).
Kini Rio aktif sebagai pengajar gitar klasik di RMI, sekolah musik dan privat gitar klasik