Fedorova & Takser Piano Studio

🏆 An absolutely fantastic performance and a well-deserved First Prize!

Congratulations to our student Bryan Chen on winning First Prize in the Professional Artist Category (Ages 10–13) at the 2026 IPPA Conero International Piano Festival and Competition IPPA International Piano Competition, along with a $1,000 award.

We are very happy for Bryan and proud of this achievement!

Ilya Takser Daria Fedorova

Our Summer Studio Recital is behind us ✅
Bach and Rameau to Ravel, Rachmaninoff, and Kapustin both solo performances and piano ensembles.

It was especially rewarding to see our students take their first steps in ensemble playing, a particular joy for us 😉

Not many people realize that ensemble playing is probably one of the most challenging forms of chamber music.
And they nailed it 💪

Looking forward to what comes next 🎶
Daria Fedorova & Ilya Takser

🎹 Students’ Summer Recital 2026

We warmly invite families, friends, and our community to our Studio Summer Recital.

This Sunday, June 14 at 6:00 PM, our students (ages 7–13) will share their music. The program includes both solo pieces and piano four-hands ensembles.

It will definitely be musical, charming, and cheerful.
We would be glad to see you there and share this evening together.

📅 EVENT DETAILS

Date: Sunday, June 14, 2026
Time: 6:00 PM
Location: Pacific Spirit United Church (2195 W 45th Ave, Vancouver)
Admission: Free, all are welcome

And Yay! We built our new website with a very humble domain 👀 😆

https://pianolessonsvancouver.vip/

Daria Fedorova & Ilya Takser

The other day, we sat in the audience at the beautiful Chan Centre and watched our students, Olesya and Bryan, perform at the Crescendo International Competition 2026 Winners' Concert after winning First Prize 🏆🎹 We felt incredibly proud!

A warm congratulations to both of them on this wonderful achievement!

And thank you to the wonderful parents who support them every step of the way🌹

Daria Fedorova & Ilya Takser

✨ Alumni News Week ✨

What a joy to witness the journeys of our students beyond the studio walls:

🎹 Brayden has officially graduated from The Juilliard School with his Bachelor’s degree!

🎹 Zhixin successfully completed the 1st year of the DMA program at Manhattan School of Music

🎹 Eric received an outstanding final mark of 96% in his 1st year at the Conservatoire de musique de Montréal

Feeling truly blessed to work with such talented, dedicated young artists and to watch their musical and personal growth unfold year after year. The journey continues — and we couldn’t be prouder ❤️

P.S. Photos go as follows:
Us with Eric, 2026 in Montreal
Us with Zhixin Qi 2025
Us with Brayden Liu 2018 (one of our very first 📸 together)

🥇 🥇 🥇 Three of our talented students performed at the IPPA International Competition (Canada Division) the other day, and we are thrilled to announce that all three won Gold Medals in their age groups!

A huge, warm congratulations to:

Dylan (8) - who received a striking 96
Bryan (12) - with an incredible score of 98
Olesya (13) - with a beautiful 95

What made us especially happy today was seeing each of them push themselves a little further, step outside their comfort zone, and genuinely try to bring to life all the details and ideas we have been working on together.

We are happy to celebrate this achievement with you 🎊

We’re so happy and proud of our student Yuncheng Bryan Chen for advancing to the Final Round of the San Francisco International Piano Competition! 🎉

Bryan is the youngest finalist this year, which makes this moment even more special. So much hard work, focus, and real artistry behind this result.

See you in San Francisco this August 🤗
Ilya Takser Daria Fedorova

Such an intense and wonderful week of competition results!
We are so proud and happy for Dylan (8), who has advanced to the National Round of the 2026 IPPA Conero International Piano Competition (Canada, Vancouver Division)! 🎉

To celebrate, we’re sharing his recent recording of Scarlatti’s Sonata in A Major, K. 83b:
https://youtu.be/-SVmDzFc5_I?si=ptRTqFVm6j6ytXqL

Sonata in A Major, K. 83b by D. Scarlatti | RCM Level 6 List A | Dylan, 8 years old Our student Dylan performs Domenico Scarlatti’s Sonata in A Major, K. 83b, an RCM Level 6 List A Baroque repertoire piece from the Royal Conservatory of Musi...

🎊 Congratulations to our wonderful students Bryan (12) and Olesya (13) on their incredible performances at the Provincial Round of the Canadian Music Competition, where they were awarded 2nd and 3rd prizes, respectively.

🎉 A special congratulations to Bryan on advancing to the National Final in Montreal.
We are especially proud to celebrate this achievement, as it marks his second consecutive year successfully advancing through the provincial round

Kiwanis 2026 has come to a close, and we are absolutely thrilled to share these wonderful results. Please join us in congratulating our dedicated students:

​🥇🥇 Miles — Grade 8 (Baroque & Contemporary)
🥇 Kathy — Grade 7 (Modern Music)
🥇🥈🥈 Bryan — ARCT Etudes, Age 12 Group, Grade 10 Concert Group
🥇🥈🥉 Olesya — Age 13 Group, Grade 10 (Classical Sonata, Bach Prelude & Fugue)
🥈🥈🥉 Dylan — Grades 6 & 7 (Concert Group, Baroque & Modern)

​🌟 A huge congrats to our fantastic first-time participants:

🥈 Zachary — 2nd place (Études, Grade 5)!
🥉🥉🥉 Hailey — 3 performances, 3 prizes (Grades 4 & 5)! A beautiful debut.

A fantastic first Kiwanis experience.

​We are incredibly proud of everyone’s hard work, focus, and musicality.

For the 4th year in a row, every participating student brought home a prize! 🌹👏