โ๏ธ No classes on June 30, July 1-6 (Mon-Sun) for July 4th week.
Carnegie Hall debut of violinist Beckett Chua at the American Protรฉgรฉ Winners Recital at the Weill Recital Hall Carnegie Hall on June 16, 2024. Beckett studies with violist Pham Thi Thu Thuy in Singapore.
Alexandra Miรฑoza is the founder of Piano Buds in a Podยฎ, a professional pianist, and a Steinway Teacher & Educational Partner based in New York City. She holds a Master of Music in Advanced Performance (Piano) from the Royal College of Music in London, where she studied under Professor Leon McCawley and received the Polani Award Scholarship. She earned her Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance from the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music at the National University of Singapore on a full scholarship sponsored by Singtel, studying with Professor Albert Tiu, Head of Piano Studies. Alexandra began her formal training at the Philippine High School for the Arts as a government scholar. She has taught early childhood music, the Suzuki Piano Method, and prepared students for ABRSM and Trinity College London exams in Singapore. She also taught at KM Music Conservatory in Chennai, India, founded by Grammy Award-winning composer A.R. Rahman.
From 2024 to 2025, Alexandra collaborated as a pianist in various competitions and concerts in Carnegie Hall in New York City.
Please ensure that music scores for the pieces are emailed no later than 4 weeks before the concert date. Kindly send the music scores to pianobudsinapod@gmail.com.
1 x acoustic grand piano
Rehearsals will take place at Piano Buds in a Pod located inside Knickerbocker Plaza, via door entrance on 2nd Avenue, between 91 Street & 2nd Avenue โ Upper East Side in New York. Subway station nearby: Q to 96 Street then take the exit at 94 Street & 2nd Avenue.
Address:
1751 2nd Avenue, Suite 101, New York, New York 10128
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Please arrive 5-10 minutes early at Piano Buds in a Pod to ensure that we start and end the rehearsal on time.
Address:
1751 2nd Avenue, Suite 101, New York, New York 10128
Google Maps location click here
1. Upon entering Knickerbocker Plaza, via door entrance on 2nd Avenue, inform the concierge that you are going to Piano Buds in a Pod
2. Take the elevator to Floor 1.
3. Piano Buds in a Pod is located in Suite 101.
4. Attend the rehearsal.
The performance duration of the piece is capped at 5 minutes; if it's between 6 to 20 minutes, the rehearsal fee with the piano accompanist including the rehearsal space is $100/30-minutes.
If you require another 30-minutes rehearsal, it will be an additional of $25.
Includes: pre-concert waiting-time (up to 45-minutes before the concert) and concert, within reasonable travel time and distance in New York.
Performance duration is capped at 5 minutes; if it's between 6 to 20 minutes, the piano accompanist fee is $100.
Write to us here / pianobudsinapod@gmail.com. if you need a piano accompanist for an upcoming concert.
Clarinetist Kristianna McClain, Rabaudโs Solo de Concours at Elite International Music Competition
Piano Buds in a Podยฎ NYC (91 St. & 2nd Ave.)
1751 2nd Avenue, Suite 101, New York, New York 10128, United States