Teachers are at the heart of Mi-Young LEE’s project. The quality of our courses cannot be guaranteed without a complete adhesion of the teachers to the pedagogy and the method wanted by PIANO ACADEMIE.
We thus have a recruitment, training and evaluation programme in place which enables us to offer the students of our academy a homogeneous level of quality teaching that meets the students’ requirements.
Know-how to serve the school
Trainers
Ariane Demange
Teacher-trainer
Expert Professor
A top-level pianist, after a few years as a commercial executive, Ariane returned to her first love. Discovery of a vocation with Piano Académie. Today she is responsible for the implementation of pedagogy at the school.
Estella Oliveiro
Concert Pianist
Concertist of Franco-Argentinean nationality, Estelle is the holder of numerous international prizes. Now living in Paris, she has been sharing her passion for the piano for more than 5 years.
Gayane Nersisyan
Concert Pianist and Violin Teacher
Gayane Nersisyan was born in Armenia. She started playing the piano at the age of 7. Since her childhood she has participated in many solo and chamber music concerts, as well as with the orchestra.
Love of work well done
Teachers
Beatriz Coimbra
Actress, Singer and Dancer
Born in Rio de Janeiro - Brazil Beatriz joins Cia in 2011. Histriônica de Teatro, a group with which she created and participated in numerous shows and productions as an actress, singer and producer for about 8 years.
SoYoung SHIN
Concert Pianist
Passionate about ensemble music, she won first prize at the Concours International de piano du Pays du Cognac in the four-handed piano discipline. The pianist performs in numerous events in Paris and Seoul.
SHIH YA PENG
Pianist & Composer
Born in Taiwan, PENG Shih Ya obtained a DEM in composition unanimously before being admitted to the Paris Conservatory (CNSMDP) in the composition class of Frédéric Durieux and the new technologies class of Luis Naón, Oriol Saladrigues, Yann Geslin and Yan Maresz.
Meyer COHEN
Piano teacher
Meyer Cohen is a pianist of various styles such as Jazz, Classical and Latin Music.
For 15 years, he joined Latin music groups (son montuno, pachanga, salsa) such as the candela siempre conducted by Carlos Kutimba in Paris from 2006 to 2014, which he will join in October 2019.
Daniel MANCERO
Piano Teacher
Pianist, composer and director in computer music. Doctor in Aesthetics, Sciences and Technologies of Arts, he is a researcher at the CICM and at the Musidanse laboratory of the University of Paris VIII.
An internationally recognized musician, he has been invited to participate in festivals as a composer and pianist.
Sora JUNG
Piano and Saxophone Teacher
First prize winner in many Korean university competitions, she is invited to perform as a soloist with Ma-san's orchestra and to give many recitals and concerts in Korea.
Finalist in many international competitions in Europe, she was awarded the first prize and the special prize in 2016 at the Léopold Bellan International Competition in Paris.
Justine FLEURY
Pianist and singer
Having grown up in a family of musicians, she often played in groups and was introduced to singing at a very early age. When she arrived in Paris, she discovered musical theatre, a new passion that she has been practicing for 4 years.
Soyeon KWON
Piano teacher
She is a teacher of piano, method of composition, and solfeggio, and specializes in accompaniment.
Soyeon studied at the Ecole Normal de Paris and at the W.A.Mozart Conservatory (Paris).
Eri Tanaka
Singer
Born in Japan, soloist of the Osaka Opera, Eri also has chanté́ in several international concerts. She received the Jury's Award of Excellence at the Asian International Music Competition. At present she participates in many concerts under the direction of various international conductors.
Sandrine Orpel
Violin, Piano and Musical Awakening Teacher
A true enthusiast, Sandrine has also participated in numerous masterclass sessions at various international festivals. She followed a training in Montessori and Freinet methods before joining the pedagogical team of Piano Academy in 2019.
Kimika Izumi
Piano teacher
Born in Tokyo Kimika was unanimously awarded the mention Very good with congratulations from the jury at the end of the graduate cycle in 2017-2019 at the CNSMDP. At the same time, she attended Yaïr Benaïm's chamber music class.
Jiyeon Chae
Concert pianist
Νée in South Korea, Jiyeon Chae is a pianist, winner of national and international competitions. She has played as a soloist at international festivals with the Romanian Timisoara Orchestra and the Vienna Orchestra of the CMS festival.
Mariia Esaulova
Concert Pianist
Born in St. Petersburg, Mariia has won various prizes in international competitions as a soloist, chamber musician or with singers.
In 2018, the duo won the First Prize at the Concours musical de France and the Honorary Prize at the Léopold Bellan International Competition in the "Two Pianos" category.
Henrique Cantalogo
Pianist, Composer and Improviser
Born in Brazil, versatile and inventive musician, Henrique Cantalogo directs most of his artistic activities towards creation, working mainly in the fields of musical improvisation, composition and arrangement. He is also interested in the intersection between music and other types of art.
