Brianna Tang is a concert pianist, educator, and multidisciplinary artist currently pursuing her Doctorate of Musical Arts under Gilbert Kalish at Stony Brook University. She has performed solo and with orchestras in the United States and abroad.

Brianna has appeared in venues throughout the US and in Europe, as well as private residences in the Hamptons. She was selected as a Young Artist for Pianofest in the Hamptons (dir. Paul Schenly) and Rebecca Penneys Piano Festival. During the summer of 2025, she served on faculty at Summertrios Festival at the Franklin & Marshall University in Pennsylvania. Brianna is currently on faculty at the Third Street Music School Settlement in New York City.

Brianna graduated summa cum laude from Stony Brook University, studying with Dr. Pablo Lavandera and Gilbert Kalish. As the winner of the 2018 Stony Brook University Undergraduate Concerto Competition, Brianna performed Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 under the baton of Dr. Susan Deaver. While pursuing her Master of Arts Degree at the Royal Academy of Music, Brianna was part of the Royal Academy of Music Chamber Ensemble which premiered a children’s opera, Daylighting, by Louise Drewett during the RAM Bicentenary Celebration. In June 2025, Brianna performed at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden Summer Solstice Celebration with the Metropolis Ensemble. She holds a Master of Arts degree with Distinction at the Royal Academy of Music under the guidance of Rustem Hayroudinoff, as well as a Licentiate of the Royal Academy of Music (LRAM). She has collaborated with visual artists and curated recital series. She is currently a Doctorate Candidate of Musical Arts at Stony Brook University studying with Gilbert Kalish, while maintaining an active collaborative and contemporary music life.

Austrian pianist and composer Kiron Atom Tellian has quickly established himself as one of the most compelling young artists of his generation. Praised for his artistry, imagination, and commanding presence at the keyboard, Tellian has already appeared on major stages across Europe, the United States, and South America, and his career continues to expand internationally.

This season marks a series of major debuts that highlight his rising profile. He will appear with the San Diego Symphony, make both his Carnegie Hall and Kennedy Center solo recital debuts, and join the Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano on its European tour, which includes performances at the Großes Festspielhaus Salzburg.  His international engagements will also bring him to Israel for a tour with the Beer Sheva Symphoniette.

Recent seasons have brought Tellian to some of the world’s most distinguished stages. He has appeared in solo recital at the Vienna Konzerthaus, performed with orchestra at the Vienna Musikverein, and made notable debuts with the Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano, the El Paso Symphony, and at Cultura Artística in São Paulo, Brazil. His work as a composer has also drawn attention, with an orchestral commission premiered at the Vienna Musikverein. Festival appearances have included invitations to the Verbier Festival, Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, and the Konzerthaus Blaibach.

Tellian is the recipient of numerous awards, including first prize and the Haydn Prize at the 17th Ettlingen International Piano Competition, the grand prize and special awards at the X. Savshinsky International Music Competition in St. Petersburg, three first prizes at the Rosalyn Tureck International Bach Competition in New York, as well as the Grand Prize and multiple distinctions at the Nashville International Chopin Competition and the Borderland Chopin International Competition.

In Fall 2024, Tellian won the Young Concert Artists Susan Wadsworth International Auditions, one of the most prestigious career-launching platforms for young musicians in the world. Alongside his victory, Tellian was awarded an extraordinary eight special prizes, offering him major concert opportunities and career support throughout the United States and beyond.

Born in Vienna, Tellian began studying piano at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna (MDW) at the age of seven, making his orchestral debut at nine. He is currently finishing his Bachelor’s degree at The Juilliard School, where he studies with Emanuel Ax, having previously studied with Sergei Babayan. He is a proud recipient of the prestigious Kovner Fellowship, which covers all expenses related to his studies.

Michael Davidman started piano lessons at age five at the Greenwich House Music School, and continued piano studies with Efrem Briskin at the Manhattan School of Music. Michael completed his Bachelor of Music degree under the guidance of Robert McDonald, also with mentor and teacher Ford Mylius Lallerstedt at the Curtis Institute of Music, his Master of Music degree at the Juilliard School with renowned pianists Jerome Lowenthal and Stephen Hough. Michael earned his Artist Diploma studying with renowned pianist Stanislav Ioudenich at the International Center for Music (ICM), Kansas City, MO. In June of 2025, Michael completed his studies at the Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofia in Madrid, Spain studying with Stanislav Ioudenitch and Vadim Gladkov.

A dedicated and disciplined young musician, Michael has gone on to win numerous piano competitions. He is the winner of the 2025 American Piano Awards and the Christel DeHaan Fellowship at the University of Indianapolis, the 2022 Long-Thibaud International Piano Competition – third place and Orchestra prize, first place winner 2019 Juilliard Gina Bachauer Competition, first prize 2018 New York International Piano Competition chamber ensemble, and a four-year scholarship from the Chopin Foundation of the United States, amongst others.

He has performed at Salle Cortot, Théâtre du Châtelet, Alice Tully Hall in Lincoln Center, Carnegie Recital Hall, Kimmel Center, Sandler Center, Symphony Space, Merkin Concert Hall, Hilbert Circle Theater, given recitals in Spain at the Burgos International Music Festival, in Italy at Teatro Alfieri, in St. Petersburg Russia with the International Academy of Music, and at numerous music festivals, including the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival (Yale), the Music Academy of the West, Kneisel Hall, Summit Music Festival, Music@Menlo, and PianoFest. Michael has also performed on WHYY “Curtis On Stage”, WQXR McGraw Hill Young Artist Showcase – “The Robert Sherman Show”, WSKG-FM radio Expressions Series, NPR’s radio program “From the Top”, “Piano Evenings with David Dubal.”

An opera enthusiast from a very young age, Michael delights in uploading historical and rare opera recordings to his YouTube channel called PucciniMD and accompanying opera singers.