Piano Lessons- Pittsburgh Suburbs

07/24/2023

Capturing the moment backstage as I and Katie weave our harmonies on stage 🎹🎤🎶 Thank you to those who came for today’s Rachmaninoff concert💕

07/13/2023

Rachmaninoff - Music for Piano & Piano and Voice

Eric Dzugan, will bring out the emotional depth and technical brilliance of Rachmaninoff's piano pieces. Katie Manukyan, will lend her mesmerizing voice to Rachmaninoff's vocal compositions, adding an extra layer of beauty and expressiveness.

-Date: Sunday, July 23, 2023
-Time: 2:00 pm
-Venue: Frick Fine Arts Building, Oakland
-Admission: Suggested donation of $10 (all proceeds benefit razomforukraine.org)*
-Free admission for children and Pitt students (with valid ID)
*You can give your admission donation at the door

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rachmaninoff-music-for-piano-piano-and-voice-tickets-675687578737?aff=efbevent

12/15/2022

Here's my interview for the Déodat de Séverac concert with Mr. Jim Cunningham of WQED aired last December 8, 2022. Enjoy and listen as I play "The Sowers" (1900), from the Song Of The Earth by Séverac -

Eric Dzugan presents Deodat de Severac, a 150th Anniversary Concert at the JCC in Squirrel Hill Sunday December 11 at 2:30pm with soprano Katie manukyan. There is an elaborate commemorative booklet available at the concert written by the pianist who has dedicated the event to his teacher Gabriel D.....

12/13/2022

Exploring the Piano presents the work of Déodat de Séverac. We thank all the people who attended and enjoyed his beautiful music.

11/29/2022

Déodat de Séverac - French Composer
150th Anniversary Concert (1872-2022)

Featuring:
Eric Dzugan - piano
Katie Manukyan - soprano

December 11, 2022 - 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM
JCC. Squirrel Hill - 5783 Forbes Ave. Pittsburgh PA 15217

Déodat de Séverac (1872-1921) was a French composer living at the time of Claude Debussy, the most well-known composer of "Impressionistic" music. Behind Debussy and Maurice Ravel, he was the third most talked about composer living in France. This two-hour concert will feature Severac's most popular works for the piano including the five-movement suite Cerdana composed from 1908-1911. In addition to the piano pieces, the concert will feature 8 songs sung in French by the soprano Katie Manukyan.

The JCC requires proof of vaccination to enter the building. Masks may be required depending on the current situation. Please allow extra time for a security check at the front desk. Parking is available on street (pay at the kiosk) and underneath the JCC (city parking lot). The JCC does not sponsor this event.

10/08/2018

2018 is the 100th Anniversary of the great French composer, Claude Debussy (1862-1918). This concert will feature Art Songs (music for voice and piano) sung by Kelly Fiona Lynch, professor of music at Chatham University and Seton Hill University, Katie Manukyan, professor at University of Pittsburgh, and Franklin Mosley, a Boston University Graduate. They will be accompanied by the creator of the Exploring the Piano series and past Guest Lecturer at Grove City College, Eric Dzugan.

October 13, 2018,Saturday | 7:00 PM
Frick Fine Arts Auditorium - Oakland, Pittsburgh PA 15213

Suggested Donation:
$10 General | $5 Student / Pitt Students FREE with ID

01/13/2018

Pianist Eric Dzugan and Soprano Katie Manukyan gave a presentation of the music of Enrique Granados to enthusiastic students of Spanish at Wi******er Thurston School December 2017

11/09/2017

MUSIC FOR PIANO & PIANO AND VOICE
2017 Granados 150th Anniversary (1867-2017)

November 11, 2017 - Saturday, 7:00 PM
Frick Fine Arts Building,
Oakland, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Suggested Donation: $10 General | $5 Students

Spanish Nationalist and non-Nationalist music by Enrique Granados. Selections from the Spanish Dances for piano, Tonadillas, Love Songs (Canciones Amatorias), Spanish Songs (Canciones Espanoles), and his Aria from the opera Goyescas, all for voice and piano, will be featured.

Eric Dzugan, piano
Katie Manukyan, soprano

11/09/2017

Please check out full interview of pianist Eric Dzugan and soprano Katie Manukyan with Jim Cunningham at WQED 89.3. In honor of the 150th anniversary of the birth of Enrique Granados, Eric and Katie will perform at the Frick Fine Arts Building in Oakland on the University of Pittsburgh campus Saturday November 11 at 7pm.

https://www.wqed.org/fm/podcasts/voice-arts/eric-dzugan-0

10/13/2017

Exploring The Piano
MUSIC FOR PIANO & PIANO AND VOICE
2017 Granados 150th Anniversary (1867-2017)

Eric Dzugan, piano
Katie Manukyan, soprano

This recital will feature the Spanish Nationalist and non-Nationalist music by Enrique Granados. Selections from the Spanish Dances for piano, Tonadillas, Love Songs (Canciones Amatorias), Spanish Songs (Canciones Espanoles), and his Aria from the opera Goyescas, all for voice and piano, will be featured.

November 11, 2017 - Saturday, 7:00 PM
Frick Fine Arts Building,
Oakland, Pittsburgh, PA 15213

Suggested Donation: $10 General | $5 Students

10/24/2016

VASILY KALINNIKOV ~ 150th Anniversary (1866-2016)
Music For Piano & Piano and Voice

Eric Dzugan, pianist / Katie Manukyan, soprano

8:00 PM, Saturday, November 12, 2016
Frick Fine Arts Building, Oakland, Pittsburgh

$10 suggested donation