A program emphasizing study of the vast collaborative piano repertory, including songs, opera, duo sonatas, and chamber music.
Degrees Offered
- Master of Music (MM)
- Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA)
Other Studies
- Professional Studies Certificate (PS) – one year
- Professional Performance Diploma (PPD) – two year
- Artist Diploma (AD)
Program Details
The programs of study in Collaborative Piano at the graduate level are designed to offer skilled performers training and experience in solo and ensemble accompanying.
In addition to studies with our expert faculty, students are provided additional opportunities to play for and observe world-renown guest artists.
Audition Information
Procedures By Degree Level and Specialization
Handbook for Current Students
Collaborative Piano Department Handbook
Plan of Study & Course Descriptions
Plan of Study: Collaborative Piano
MSM Academic Catalog
Collaborative Piano Chair
John Forconi
917-493-4499 jforconi@601951.com
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Notable Collaborative Piano Alumni
David Aronson: Placido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti, Renée Fleming, Bryn Terfel
Thomas Bagwell: Danish National Opera, Metropolitan Opera, Washington National Opera, Santa Fe Opera, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis; Pianist for Renee Fleming, Susan Graham, James Morris
Robert Bosworth: Arizona Opera, Utah Opera, Chicago Summer Opera
Christopher Cano: Director of the Caffritz Young Artist Program and the Director of the American Opera Initiative at Washington National Opera at the Kennedy Center; Pianist for Marilyn Horne, Sherrill Milnes, Luciano Pavarotti
Jeremy Chan: Tanglewood Music Center; Aspen Opera Theater; Head Coach, Bright Sheng “Dream of the Red Chamber” China Tour
Mee Kyung Chang: Seoul National University, Korea
Ming Chen: China Conservatory, Beijing
Zhen Chen: Maxim Vengerov, Cho-Liang Lin, Elmira Darvarova, Milan Milisavljevic, Howard Wall: New York Philharmonic Ensembles, Shanghai Isaac Stern International Violin Competition
Chris Cooley: Amy Shoremount-Obra, Lauren Flanigan: Piatigorsky Seminar for Cellists, Austrian-American Mozart Academy, Opera Lirica Orvieto, Centro Studi Italiani, Ibla Grand Prize Competition, Opera Ischia Italy
Maria Paulina Garcia: Florida Grand Opera
Margo Garrett: former faculty Juilliard School, University of Minnesota; Pianist for Kathleen Battle, Lucy Shelton, Dawn Upshaw
Gordon Gerrard: Music Director, Regina Symphony
Ronny Michael Greenberg: San Francisco Opera
Kimberly Grigsby: Broadway Musical Director, Spring Awakening; Caroline, or Change; The Full Monty
Israel Gursky: Plácido Domingo, Operalia, Washington National Opera, Los Angeles Opera
Jonathan Heaney: Founder, ARE Opera, New York City; Janiec Opera Company
George Hemcher: Sarasota Opera
Jeeyoung Hong: Joong Ang University, Korea
Myra Huang: Official Pianist, Operalia Competition; former Head of Music Staff, New York City Opera; Valencia Opera; Pianist for Nicholas Phan, Eric Owens, Susanna Phillips, Lawrence Brownlee
Youngkyung Hyun: Sungshin & Hanshin University, Korea, Isang Yun International Competition, Great Mountain Festival
Paul Jarski: Los Angeles Opera and Washington National Opera Young Artist Programs
Soojeong Joo: British Youth Opera, Clonter Opera, Banff Centre, Edinburgh Grand Opera, English National Opera, Scottish Opera, Buxton International Festival, Gran Teatre del Liceu, Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, Royal Scottish Conservatoire Glasgow, and Conservatori Liceu in Barcelona.
Minyoung Kang: Yale University
Jonathan Kelly: Metropolitan Opera, San Francisco Opera
Kamal Khan: June Anderson, Lauren Flanigan, Juan Pons
Kyoung Im Kim: Aaron Rosand, Robert McDuffie, Sarah Chang, Ray Chen, Richard Lin, Yu-Chien Tseng: Summit Music Festival, Mannes School of Music, The Curtis Institute of Music.
Soyeon Kim: Montclair State University, Daniel Ferro Program in Italy
Yoojung Kim: Steinhardt School, New York University
Kelly Kuo: Faculty, University of Texas/Austin; founder and Artistic Director, Oregon Mozart Chamber Players; Anchorage Opera; Kentucky Opera; Cincinnati Opera, Opera Pacific, San Diego Opera
Thomas Lausmann: Head of Music Staff, Vienna State Opera; Bayreuth Festspiele; Komische Oper Berlin
Chonghang Lee: Central Academy of Drama, Beijing
Eunjung Lee: Salzburg State Theatre, Austria, Theater & Orchester Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Keun-a Lee: Chicago Lyric Opera; New York City Opera
Surry Lee: Yeonsei University, Great Mountain Festival Korea, Vittorio Gui Chamber Music Competition, Italy
Marie-France Lefebvre: Metropolitan Opera, Wolftrap Opera, Santa Fe Opera, Seattle Opera
Yulia Levin: Zurich Opera
Joseph Li: Wolftrap Opera, Houston Grand Opera, Houston Ballet, Coaching Faculty at Baylor University
John Lidal: Norwegian National Opera and Ballet
Mario Antonio Marra: Frankfurt Opera, San Francisco Opera, Chicago Lyric Opera
Carrie-Ann Matheson: Zurich Opera, Salzburger Festspiele, Metropolitan Opera; Pianist for Rolando Villazon, Jonas Kaufmann
Thomas Morris: Washington National Opera Domingo-Cafritz Young Artist Program, former Merola Opera Program
Kyung-Eun Na: Faculty, Indiana University
Steven Philcox: Head of Collaborative Piano at University of Toronto, Canadian Opera Company, National Arts Centre Orchestra
Sallie Pollack: University of Central Oklahoma, Associate Professor of Collaborative Piano; Texas Christian University, Instructor in the Preparatory Department; University of Nevada Las Vegas, Applied Studio Collaborative Pianist
Wei Quan: China Conservatory, Beijing
Milos Repicky: Metropolitan Opera
Mauro Ronca: Lyric Opera of Chicago, Atlanta Opera, Kentucky Opera
Gordon Schermer: LA Opera, Seattle Opera, Florida Grand Opera, Michigan Opera Theater, Santa Fe Opera
Michael Sheetz: Hunter College, Musica Sacra, Church of St. Ignatius Loyola
Douglas Sumi: faculty, Boston University; former faculty UCLA
Andrew Sun: Minnesota Opera, former Merola Opera Program
Craig Terry: Music Director, Ryan Opera Center, Chicago Lyric Opera; Pianist for Joyce DiDonato, Ana Maria Martinez, Christine Brewer, Stephanie Blythe, Patricia Racette, Danielle DeNiese
Charity Wicks DiPinto: Broadway Music Director and Conductor
Lindsay Woodward: Wolf Trap Opera, Minnesota Opera, Utah Opera
Jae Youn Yoo: Korean National University, Seoul, Korea
Kyung-A Yoo: Rice University, Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music, Oberlin Conservatory Music, Heifetz Institute, Aspen Music Festival: Paul Kantor, Ralph Kirshbaum, Steve Doan, Timothy Eddy, Norman Fischer, James Dunham, Leone Buyse, Jean Ferrandis, Sergio Pallottelli
Weicong Zhang: Shanghai Conservatory, Morningside Music Bridge Festival, Young Euro Classic Festival Ensemble Poland, Beijing International Music Festival, San Francisco Conservatory of Music International Chamber Music Festival: Pierre Amoyal, Ian Swenson, Alexander Markov, Kathleen Winkler, Feng Ning, Nobuko Imai, Lars Anders Tomter, Matthias Buchholz, Wen-Sinn Yang, Haiye Ni, Martti Rousi, Emmanuel Pahud, Henrik Wiese, Thorsten Johanns
Maureen Zoltek: San Francisco Opera; faculty, Music Academy of the West
Success Stories
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Jul 14, 2022 • Collaborative PianoAlumniHouston Grand Opera appoints MSM alumna Maureen Zoltek (DMA ’13) as Music Director of the HGO Studio
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Aug 18, 2021 • Collaborative PianoAlumni,FacultyPark Avenue Armory concert series this fall to feature MSM faculty members Warren Jones and Myra Huang, and a series curation by MSM alumnus Jason Moran (BM ’97)
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Mar 18, 2020 • Collaborative Piano, Vocal ArtsAlumniAlumni perform LIVE from 92nd Street Y