Ilya Blinov
PIANO
Dr. Ilya Blinov is an accomplished pianist and teacher. He began his teaching career in his native Nizhny Novgorod (Russia) in 1993, and since then he has taught at the University of Michigan, Bowling Green State University, Interlochen Arts Camp, and Susquehanna University. Over the years, Dr. Blinov has worked with students aged 5 to 83. He sees teaching as the rewarding process of facilitating change and growth in students and strives to show them a direction, a road, a path to knowledge, and give them a chance to discover their strengths.
Dr. Blinov is a versatile solo recitalist, chamber musician, and accompanist. He has presented recitals in his native Russia as well as in the United States and Western Europe. His performances include an appearance at the Shostakovich Festival in Rome and Venice, Italy, and a recital at the Yamaha Center in Paris, France among others. He has also performed live on WGTE Public Radio in Ohio and WDET studio in Detroit, Michigan.
Throughout his career, Dr. Blinov has developed a format of a recital-demonstration, a performance devoted to the music of a single composer using a PowerPoint presentation and a discussion of the composer’s life and compositional style. The audiences have warmly received his performances of Tchaikovsky and Mozart, Shostakovich and Stravinsky, Mussorgsky and Beethoven.
YouTube channel: youtube.com/PianistIlyaBlinov
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Rose Chen is a highly accomplished pianist and dedicated educator, currently on the faculty of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music’s Pre-College Division, where she teaches piano and chamber music. She also serves on the piano faculty at the Conservatory of the Arts at Valley Christian Schools in San Jose.
Ms. Chen earned her Master of Music degree (2002) and Graduate Performance Diploma (2004) in piano performance from the Peabody Conservatory of Johns Hopkins University, studying with the renowned Boris Slutsky. She was awarded a full scholarship and teaching assistantship in recognition of her exceptional artistry and academic excellence.
Equally passionate about performing and teaching, Ms. Chen maintains a vibrant private studio in West San Jose. Her students have achieved top prizes in international competitions, been selected for the MTAC Young Artist Guild and Panel Honors, and gained admission to leading institutions including The Juilliard School, Eastman School of Music, Peabody Conservatory, Northwestern University, UCLA, and the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.
With her unwavering commitment to musical excellence and her ability to inspire, Ms. Chen nurtures not only technical mastery but also a deep and lasting love for music in every student she teaches.
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
Conservatory of the Arts at Valley Christian Schools
PIANO
Rose Chen
Rose Chen
PIANO
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
Conservatory of the Arts at Valley Christian Schools
Rose Chen is a highly accomplished pianist and dedicated educator, currently on the faculty of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music’s Pre-College Division, where she teaches piano and chamber music. She also serves on the piano faculty at the Conservatory of the Arts at Valley Christian Schools in San Jose.
Ms. Chen earned her Master of Music degree (2002) and Graduate Performance Diploma (2004) in piano performance from the Peabody Conservatory of Johns Hopkins University, studying with the renowned Boris Slutsky. She was awarded a full scholarship and teaching assistantship in recognition of her exceptional artistry and academic excellence.
Equally passionate about performing and teaching, Ms. Chen maintains a vibrant private studio in West San Jose. Her students have achieved top prizes in international competitions, been selected for the MTAC Young Artist Guild and Panel Honors, and gained admission to leading institutions including The Juilliard School, Eastman School of Music, Peabody Conservatory, Northwestern University, UCLA, and the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.
With her unwavering commitment to musical excellence and her ability to inspire, Ms. Chen nurtures not only technical mastery but also a deep and lasting love for music in every student she teaches.
Wei Coglio
PIANO
Dr. Wei Coglio holds a Doctor of Musical Arts and a Master of Music degree from the Manhattan School of Music, as well as a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of the Pacific. Her principal teachers include Dr. Arkady Aronov, Mr. Frank Wiens, and Mr. Daniel Cheng. A winner of numerous competitions—including the Music Teachers’ Association of California (MTAC) Concerto Competition—Dr. Coglio has also performed at international festivals such as Meranofest and the Tivoli Piano Festival in Italy. She has been invited to serve on judging panels for major competitions and examinations, including the United States International Music Competition, the Thera Rabinowitch Piano Competition, and the Certificate of Merit (CM) Exams. In addition, she is a frequent guest faculty memberat the C’est Bon Chamber Music Academy and is a piano coach for the Golden State Youth Orchestra. Passionate about nurturing musical interest in the younger generation, Dr. Coglio maintains a thriving private studio in the Bay Area. Her students regularly appear in masterclasses, distinguish themselves in national and international competitions, and are accepted into elite schools. Beyond her teaching, Dr. Coglio is deeply involved with the Music Teachers’ Association of California. She has served on the Certificate of Merit Council and currently serves as President of the MTAC Santa Clara County Branch.
Jihea Hong-Park
PIANO
Pianist Jihea Hong-Park enjoys a distinguished career as a soloist, chamber musician, and collaborative pianist, with performances spanning major venues and festivals throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia.
Hong-Park is Professor of Piano at Brigham Young University and artist faculty at Brevard Music Center. A graduate of The Juilliard School, where she later served on the faculty for fourteen years, she received the William Schuman Commencement Prize for achievement, leadership, and service in music. Her students have earned numerous first-place and top prizes in national and international competitions, including the Utah Symphony Salute to Youth Concerto Competition, San Francisco International Piano Competition, and MTNA National Piano Competition. She serves on the University Advisory Board of the Gina Bachauer International Piano Foundation, the 2027 National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy International Committee, and Korea’s Socially Engaged Musicians Network Advisory Board. Her contributions have been recognized with the 2025 BYU Class of 1949 Young Faculty Award, the 2024 BYU Faculty Women’s Association Award in Excellence in Creative Works, and the 2023 Utah Valley Magazine Fab40 Award.
For more information, please visit https://music.byu.edu/directory/jihea-hong-park.
Ariel Wei
PIANO
Ariel Wei, a native of Taichung, Taiwan, began studying the piano and zheng at early age. Ms. Wei has won top music competitions in both instruments and recognized for her outstanding achievements. She maintains an active piano studio in Santa Clara and is the co-founder of C’est Bon Chamber Music Academy. She shares the love and passion for music with young musicians in bay area through various music activities.
Ms. Wei received her B.F.A. from the National Taiwan Normal University in Taipei and M.A. from Eastern Washington University.
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Elliot Wuu
PIANO
Praised for the "power, speed and finesse of artists twice his age" (Tribune Star), pianist Elliot Wuu is a 2018 Gilmore Young Artist and a Young Steinway Artist. In 2026 he won First Prize at the Lloyd Piano Competition with the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, and was named a Laureate of the 2025 American Piano Awards. His album Onward on the Steinway & Sons label features Bach, Schubert, Schumann, and Debussy. He also won the Salon de Virtuosi Career Grant and the 2017 National YoungArts Competition.
Wuu has appeared as a soloist with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra and the Minnesota Orchestra, and performed with Lang Lang, Augustin Hadelich, and the Dover Quartet. He has performed in venues including Carnegie Hall's Stern Auditorium, the United Nations Headquarters, the Fondation Louis Vuitton, Le Piano Symphonique, Ravinia, Aspen, and Music@Menlo.
Wuu is Artistic Director of The Summit Series at Valley Christian Schools' Conservatory of the Arts in San Jose and also serves as Associate Artistic Advisor of the Lang Lang International Music Foundation. A Kovner Fellow at The Juilliard School, Wuu earned his BM and MM degrees under Robert McDonald, and studied chamber music with Emanuel Ax, Joseph Kalichstein, and Catherine Cho.