Yukimi Song Studio LLC

09/15/2026

I’m thrilled to share that my student Elle Levine 🎶 𝓔𝓵𝓵𝓮 𝓛𝓮𝓿𝓲𝓷𝓮 🎶 , age 13, has been selected as a 2026–27 From the Top Fellow in its Learning and Media Lab Fellowship!

Through the fellowship, Elle will take part in sessions devoted to storytelling, community engagement, artistic development, and media creation. She will also record a performance and interview with pianist and guest host Orli Shaham for From the Top’s national broadcast and podcast.

Elle has worked with tremendous dedication, maturity, and thoughtfulness. Watching her musicianship continue to deepen has been incredibly rewarding, and I am so proud of this well-deserved achievement.

Here is an excerpt of Elle performing Liszt’s Sonetto 104 del Petrarca.

Congratulations, Elle! 🎹💛

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10/28/2025

🎹 Teaching piano is not about teaching notes.

One of my students — now 8 years old — has been coming to my home studio since she was 5. She’s currently playing what she proudly calls “Moon Light Sonatina” — her title for a modified version of Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata.

She’s intuitive, curious, and full of questions. She listens deeply, thinks critically, and expresses herself with such honesty — like in this poem she wrote at school about the feeling of playing piano.

“Feel the way your fingers fly like a kite across the keys without missing a beat…”

In a world where you can learn how to play piano from YouTube (yes — I’ve had beginners who came to me already trying Chopin Scherzos after watching videos!), the real role of educators isn’t just to teach technique.

It’s to inspire, influence, and nurture — to guide students toward finding their own voice and connection with music.

That’s what keeps this work meaningful. Every poem, every spark, every “Moon Light Sonatina.”

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02/27/2025

🎉 Huge congratulations to one of my piano students, Elizabeth Levine (12)! 🎉

I am so proud to share that Elizabeth has been accepted into the Summer Performing Arts in Orlando with The Juilliard School! 🌟 Since we began our journey together in 2021, she has shown remarkable dedication, artistry, and an unwavering commitment to excellence. This exciting opportunity is a well-deserved next step in her musical journey! 🎶🎹

Bravo, Elle! Can’t wait to see what’s next for you! 👏✨

For my , please enjoy her performances on her YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/

01/28/2025

Season 5 Episode 10: Anna Heller - Concert Pianist & Creator of Moving Classics TV https://youtu.be/eXsCTLU_VIk

09/19/2024

Having a stressful week? Listen to this: https://youtu.be/ZLjprbeWMxQ?si=3b6tAKbByNfwjsL_

Namaste.

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750) - Suite per liuto in mi maggiore BWV 1006a - Lute Suite in E Major - Evangelina Mascardi, liuto barocco - Baroque Lute 0:...

08/16/2024

🎉 Congrats to my 11-year-old 🎹 student, who won 3rd prize in the Junior Category (10-13) at the Spotlight International Piano Competition!

And congrats to all the winners and finalists!

Watch all the performances by the winners in the Junior Category:
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Junior Category (10-13) - Prizes and Awards: 1st Prize - Simon Yao $1000 2nd Prize - Lindsay Tao $700 3rd Prize - Elizabeth Levine $400 Best Bach Prize - Lin...

07/31/2024

🎵Amadeus is in the house!
My 11-yo 🎹 student participated in two summer festivals in Euro 🇪🇺 this summer!

First, she was invited to perform and participate in the International Chopin Festival in Busko-Zdój, Poland 🇵🇱, for winning a prize at the XV Chopin International Piano Competition Hartford, CT, last March. Her program included Beethoven Sonata Op.14 No.1, Gnomenreigen by Liszt, Fantasie Impromputu, and Liebestraum No. 3.

Then, she took a train to Salzburg, Austria 🇦🇹 to participate in the International Summer Academy at the prestigious institution, Universität Mozarteum!

She knew that I participated in the summer academy at Mozarteum a few decades 😅 ago, so she brought back Mozart from Salzburg to my home in Brooklyn!

Welcome to NYC🗽, Mr. Mozart!