Pittsburgh Piano Academy

Our teachers and staff have been trained professioanlly in the music industry. We love what we do, with passion and compassion. We work dilligently and professionally to provide the best qualitied musical education to our students.

Dr. Hyunjoo Park, Manager

Born in Seoul, South Korea, Hyun Joo Park graduated with an Artist Diploma at Duquesne University, Doctorate and Master’s Degrees at Penn State University, and a Bachelor’s Degree with highest honor at Sookmyung Women’s University in Korea. Since her Carnegie Hall debut, she has given recitals in prestigious venues in Korea, France, and the United States. Park holds awards from the Piano Academy of Korea, the Seoul National Orchestra Concerto Competition, the Pennsylvania Music Teachers Association Competition, and the American Protégé International Piano and String Competition. She has won concerto competitions at every university she attended. In Pittsburgh, she appeared in numerous recitals with the finest Pittsburgh's musicians both locally and nationally, and was featured on WQED public radio. Currently, she is active as a private teacher and a manager in Pittsburgh Piano Academy, as an accompanist at Duquesne University and the First Presbyterian Church at Bakerstown, and recently served as a judge for the Pittsburgh International Piano Competition. 

                    Ms. Brianna Eddy

Brianna Eddy is a Doctorate of Piano Performance student at West Virginia University where is she also a graduate teaching assistant. She received her Bachelor of Music degree in Keyboard Performance from Central Washington University, a Master of Music in Keyboard Performance from Central Washington University and is an honours graduate with a Master of Music in Instrumental Performance and Pedagogy from the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire in the UK. Following her Carnegie Hall debut with the CWU Chamber Choir, Brianna has performed in Italy, Germany, and across the United Kingdom in solo and chamber performances. She as well was a part of the 88 Pianist’s music project which broke a world record in partnership with the University of Cambridge. She was awarded the CWU Peggy Shaake four-year full tuition music scholarship to study piano, and the CWU School of Graduate Studies Summer Creative Fellowship and Research grant to travel to Vienna, Austria to study classical music history. Apart from teaching internationally, Brianna enjoys competing in the Miss America Scholarship Organization and many national level pageant systems, where she has been a three-time national talent winner, often placing into the top five for the overall title.



Mr. Ethan Ludwick

Mr. Ethan Ludwick holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Performance (piano) and a minor in Englishfrom University of Valley Forge. He has received several awards and honors which include placing in the top ten at the National Fine Arts Festival, receiving the Young Musician’s Award, receiving multiple music scholarships from his alma mater, and performing during the University of Valley Forge’s Baccalaureate service his graduating year. Ethan also received several years of training in guitar and voice while in college. He works with young children on regular basis. Ethan is the newest member of PPA and is looking forward to working with the students.



 

Ms. Sheena Chopra

Jeffery Israel