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 Mr. Kawin is a faculty member in the College and Precollege for the following department(s) and division(s):
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| | | Phillip Kawin has developed a highly individual pedagogical approach that has established him as a much sought-after artist teacher. His concepts have evolved through an eclectic background of training that combines a variety of artistic and esthetic influences. He has created a teaching methodology that presents the principles of technique and musicianship in a detailed analytical approach — an approach which does not ignore the intuitive aspect of music-making.
Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Mr. Kawin began his piano studies at the age of seven. At the age of sixteen, he was invited by Jules Gentil to study at the Ecole Normale de Musique in Paris where he was awarded a diploma with honors. He then studied in New York City with Howard Aibel, who was Rosina Lhevinne's assistant, and later with Dora Zaslavsky at Manhattan School of Music, where he received both his Bachelor and Master of Music degrees (Zaslavsky had studied with Backhaus and Bauer). He has coached chamber music with Gary Graffman and Artur Balsam, and was a scholarship student of John Perry at the Aspen School of Music in Colorado.
Phillip Kawin has given performances internationally in Russia, Italy, Australia, and China, and in such U.S. states as Arizona, Connecticut, California, Texas, Missouri, and New York. In New York City, his appearances include a scholarship benefit concert for Manhattan School of Music's Preparatory Division and a performance of Rachmaninov's Suite for Two Pianos at Merkin Concert Hall. For four years, Phillip Kawin was artist-in-residence for the Colly Soleri Music Center in Arcosanti, Arizona where he gave masterclasses, recitals, and lecture demonstrations. Mr. Kawin has been the subject of radio programs in St. Louis, New York, and on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Recent performances have been in Australia, Italy, Russia, and in New York City, which included the Leschetizky Association's 60th Anniversary Gala Concert and a guest performance on David Dubal's "Remembering Rubinstein" program.
In 1989, Mr. Kawin was appointed to the college faculty of Manhattan School of Music where he currently works with a select studio of advanced, gifted pupils. Coming from diverse corners of the globe, the students in Mr. Kawin’s studio over the past 19 years have hailed from Australia, Chile, China, England, Finland, France, Hong Kong, Japan, Jordan, Korea, Mexico, Romania, Russia, Singapore, as well as the United States. They have won top honors in such competitions as the Martha Argerich International, Jacob Flier International, World Piano, Thelonious Monk International (jazz piano), Melilla in Spain, Heida Hermanns, Soulima Stravinsky International, Josef Hofmann, Artists International, Dora Zaslavsky Koch, Mieczyslaw Munz, and Leschetizky competitions.
A student of his has been named the Young Australian of the Year, and two of his students have been selected for the Panasonic Harmony Scholar Award which resulted in concerti performances in Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall. In 2001, a Kawin pupil was selected as winner of the Young Concert Artists auditions and he had two students admitted (of the 30 selected worldwide) to the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition.
Phillip Kawin is frequently in demand as a guest master class teacher and adjudicator throughout Asia, Europe, Russia, Australia, and the United States. He has toured Taiwan, giving masterclasses at the National Sun Yat-Sen University in Kaoshiung, the Chinese Culture University, and the Taiwan National Academy of Arts in Taipei, among others. He has given classes in Hong Kong, including one at the Academy for the Performing Arts, and, in the Spring of 2003, toured Korea, teaching master classes at such institutions as the Seoul National University and Kyung Won University. In 1994 and 1995, Mr. Kawin was the only non-Russian pianist to be invited as guest professor at the Moscow Conservatory International Summer School. In addition, for two summers, he traveled to St. Petersburg, where he gave master classes for Russian pupils and performed as a guest of the International Academy of Music, both in Russia and in Italy. He was in residence twice at the London Music Festival at Middlesex University as well as teaching at Italy's Meranofest.
The year 1999 marked Kawin's fourth visit to Australia, where his tours were sponsored and hosted by that country's Youth Music Foundation. His teaching schedule brought him to the Queensland Conservatorium/Griffith University, University of Melbourne, Victorian College of the Arts, Melba Conservatory, Sydney Conservatorium, and the Australian National Academy of Music, as well as working with students of the Canberra School of Music at the National Gallery of Art in the nation's capitol. He has served as an overseas advisor for the Youth Music Foundation and was the subject of a feature interview in the Australian Music Teacher Magazine. Kawin's return visits to Australia were sponsored by Master Performers of Australia, which has appointed him chairman of their first-ever scholarship competition. In the spring of 2004, sponsored by Master Performers of Australia, he appeared in a solo recital at City Recital Hall Angel Place in Sydney.
In the United States, Kawin has adjudicated for a variety of organizations, including Bösendorfer USASU, Lennox International Young Artists (Texas), The Juilliard School (New York), Schubert Club (Minnesota) and the Van Cliburn International Competition for Outstanding Amateurs (Texas). He has served as a member of the adjudicating board for the National Alliance for Excellence, an independent organization which awards merit-based scholarships in the arts, and is currently a member of the board of the World Pedagogy Conference and the Leschetizky Association. He was twice featured as a guest clinician at the Columbia Music Teachers Association conference held in Maryland and has been a member of the artist faculty for ten consecutive years at PianoSummer at New Paltz, an international piano festival and institute at the State University of New York. He has also given master classes at the Summit Music Festival in New York and the Cliburn Piano Institute in Texas.
Mr. Kawin can be observed presenting his multi-media lecture, "Sound Principles: Principles of Sound," on two Pianovision DVDs (available on www.pianovision.com); three other DVDs are now available. His first commercial solo recording has been released by Master Performers (Australia), a 2-CD set that includes works by Beethoven, Schumann, Liszt, and Prokofieff, plus an interview with David Dubal. A second CD is forth-coming.
Recent engagements included performances and master classes at the Beijing International Music Festival/Academy "On the Road" in Shanghai; Rimsky-Korsakov St. Petersburg Conservatory of Music, Russia; PianoSummer International Festival at SUNY New Paltz, Summit Music Festival in New York State; 2008 World Pedagogy Conference in Dallas; and the International Academy of Music in Castelnuovo, Italy.
In 2009, Mr. Kawin will add to his regular summer commitments (PianoSummer, Summit Music Festival, International Academy of Music in Italy/Spain) a residency at the first-ever Vianden Music Festival in Luxembourg. He will also be a juror for the 4th Bösendorfer USASU International Piano Competition.
Phillip Kawin is a Steinway artist.
Kawin has been a Manhattan School of Music College faculty member since 1989 and was elected Faculty Council President in 1996, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008.
Manhattan School of Music Precollege faculty since 1986.
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