YM Piano Studio:
Private piano lessons in Central NJ
Beginning / intermediate / advanced classical piano

About piano teacher

"His technique is stunning, quiet measures ... beautifully weighted and eloquent" (Courier Review, Scotland) 

Liebermann Gargoyles, Op. 29 No. 4, Yevgeny Morozov, piano

The "Gargoyles" of Lowell Liebermann – Presto, Adagio semplice, ma con molto rubato, Allegro moderato, and Presto feroce.

Education & performance experience

A native of Ukraine (former Soviet Union), pianist Yevgeny Morozov holds degrees from Yale University, Mannes College The New School For Music in NYC and Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama (now the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland). Yevgeny has studied, participated in masterclasses or taken lessons with some of the most prestigious piano teachers of our times including: John O'Conor (Ireland), John Lill (U.K.), Philip Jenkins (U.K.), Boris Berezovsky (Russia), Eugene Injic (USA/France), Boris Berman (USA), Claude Frank (USA), Peter Frankl (USA), Arie Vardi (Israel), Jacob Lateiner (USA) and Susan Starr (USA).

An active performer, Yevgeny Morozov has appeared as a soloist and chamber musician in numerous festivals and recitals series in the Europe and the U.S. Among them Prokofiev's Music Festival in Moscow, Middle European Festival of Concert Art in Slovakia, International Keyboard Institute & Festivals in NYC, Sarasota Music Festival in Florida. Yevgeny Morozov has performed with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine, Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Scottish Academy Symphony Orchestra, Odessa Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, Kharkov Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra among others. His more recent appearances include Franz Liszt 200th Anniversary Gala Concert at Carnegie's Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall's Piano/Violin recital with Heeguen Song, Prokofiev's Third Piano Concerto with the Rutgers Symphony Orchestra.

His performances were broadcasted live on WQXR - New York's Classical Music Radio Station, the Slovak Radio in Zilina, Slovak TV in Bratislava, Ukrainian State Television Company in Kharkov, Ukrainian National TV Company in Kiev.

Piano Teaching, Coaching

As a experienced concert pianist and piano instructor, Yevgeny coaches for recitals, trains and advises for competitions and music college entries. At present Yevgeny Morozov is a piano faculty member at the Mason Gross School of the Arts Extension Division in Rutgers University. He teaches also privately, prepares students for the RCM, ABRSM and Carnegie Hall Royal Conservatory Achievement Program exams, gives master classes, held lectures and adjudicates.

Awards:

• Winner of the Rutgers University Concerto Competition - Rutgers University, NJ 2004
• Laureate of the Dorothy Mackenzie Artists Recognition Award - the International Keyboard Institute and Festival in New York City, 2001
• The A. Ramsay Calder Debussy Prize - RSAMD (Glasgow, U.K., 1999)
• The Philip Halstead Prize for Piano - RSAMD (Glasgow, U.K., 1997, 1998, 1999)
• Winner of the RSAMD Concerto Competitions in Scotland (Glasgow, U.K., 1997, 1998)
• The Governor's Recital Prize for Piano (Glasgow, U.K., 1998)
• The Bach Prize for Harpsichord, Piano and Organ - RSAMD (Glasgow, U.K., 1997)
• The Dunbar-Gerber Prize for String and Piano Duo - RSAMD (Glasgow, U.K., 1997)
• Winner of the John Ireland Competition, Solo Piano (Glasgow, U.K., 1997)
• Semi-finalist of the GUARDIAN Dublin International Piano competition - (Ireland, 1997)
• Winner of the YAMAHA Music Foundation of Europe Scholarships Award (London, U.K., 1996)
• Winner of the RSAMD Concerto Competitions in Scotland (Glasgow, U.K., 1996)
• Honor Diploma of V. Horowitz International Piano Competition (Ukraine. 1995)
• Laureate of the Prokofiev's International Music Festival (Moscow, Russia, 1995)
• Laureate of the Kil's International Piano Competition - Sweden, 1994
• Laureate of the J.N.HUMMEL international Piano Competition - Bratislava, Slovakia, 1993

Degrees:

• YALE University School of Music: Master of Music in piano performance. Principal teacher: Boris Berman.
• Mannes College of Music, NYC: Professional Studies Diploma in piano performance. Principal teacher: Jacob Lateiner.
• RSAMD (now the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland), U.K. : Master of Music in piano performance. Principal teacher: Philip Jenkins.
• RSAMD (now the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland), U.K. : Bachelor of Music in piano performance. Principal teacher: Philip Jenkins.

Currently he is completing his doctoral studies at Rutgers University.