They should learn not only piano, but theory, harmony, analysis, and the humanities. Leonid Levitsky, artistic director, received a scholarship at age 13 to Moscow Music School for Talented Children and attended Moscow Conservatory, studying with Lev Naymov and Boris Shatskes. He served as pianist for Tchaikovsky Competition for Young Musicians and was awarded The Tchaikovsky Diploma of Achievement for Exceptional Performance with first-prize winner, U.S. violinist Jennifer Koh in 1992. He has served on the faculty as pedagogue for piano performance and chamber music at Moscow Gnessin Music School for Talented Children, University of Southern California, Los Angeles and University of California, Irvine, where he conducts master classes and juries competitions. Tchaikovsky International Competition for Young Musicians in St. Petersburg.
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