Aryo Wicaksono, Piano, New York City

Website: http://www.aryo-wicaksono.com

LinkedIn Site: http://www.linkedin.com/in/aryowicaksono Home Phone: (646) – 559 – 4264 Cellphone: (520) – 204 – 0914

Email: awicaksono7760@msn.com

Selected Performance and Teaching Experience

Education 2006 University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ – Master of Music in Piano Solo Performance and Collaborative Arts 2004 University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ – Bachelors of Music (with Honors) in Piano Performance & Collaborative Arts 2000 Colburn School of Performing Arts, Los Angeles, CA – Pre-College High School 2000 Los Angeles Unified School District – LAUSD USC 32nd Street Magnet Math Science High School, CA Teaching Experience - Employment History

Chamber Music America, Membership Manager: March 2013 – present Rome / Jubilee Piano Academy NYC: October 2010 – present Mark Morris Dance School Academy Ballet Pianist: October 2012 – February 2013

New York University Tisch School for the Arts Ballet School: January 2011 – February 2013 American Academy of Ballet Pianist – SUNY Purchase – July 2011 Summer Program 92nd St Y Harkness Ballet School, NYC: January 2011 – August 2011 Dance Theatre of Harlem Lecturer and Touring Ensemble Pianist: Fall 2010 Tucson Unified School District OMA Music Program: Teaching Artist / Core Team: 2004 – 2010 Private teaching studio – Tucson AZ, Los Angeles CA, and NYC (ages 5 to 86): 2000 – present

Music Directorship, Organizational and Administrative Employment History

Chamber Music America, New York, NY – Membership Manager: March 2013 – present Yogyakarta International Music Festival Academy 2012 – Artistic and Executive Director: May 2011 – present Music In The Hills Chamber Music Series – Founder and Artistic Director: 2001 – 2004 University of Arizona Music School – Group Class Teaching Assistant: Spring 2003 – Spring 2006 University of Arizona Office of International Student Programs – Peer Integrator Officer: 2001 – 2005 University of Arizona Campus Health Computer Technology Relocation Staff – Winter 2004 KUAT Radio / TV Station Fundraising Core team (Phone, bookkeeping) – Fall 2001 to Spring 2010

Competition Adjudication Experience

2nd Thailand International Mozart Piano Competition June 2012 Surabaya Music Teachers Association Open Piano Competition Sept 2011

Master Class, Residency, Workshop Presentations Experience Colloquium Class Guest Lecturer New York University Steinhardt School Oct 2013 Solo Piano Master Class 2nd Thailand Intl Mozart Competition June 2012 Jakarta Conservatory Master Class Series Jakarta Conservatory of Music, Indonesia Oct 2011 ISI Yogyakarta Master Class Residency Yogyakarta, Indonesia Sept 2011 Surabaya International School of Music Surabaya Symphony Orchestra, Indonesia Sept 2011 Solo Piano Master Class Surabaya Teacher’s Association, Indonesia Sept 2011 Collaborative Piano Master Class Surabaya Singers Community, Indonesia Sept 2011 Master Classes and Private Lessons Southwestern College, San Diego, CA Nov 2010 Camerata Guest Lectureship Series University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ Nov 2010 Dance Theatre of Harlem Music Lectureship Dance Theatre of Harlem, New York, NY Oct 2010 Master Class, Private Lessons, and Lecture American University of Sharjah, UAE Nov 2009 Surabaya International School of Music Surabaya Symphony Orchestra, Indonesia Oct 2009 Memorization Lecture and Master Class Surabaya Teacher’s Association, Indonesia Oct 2009 Chamber Music Master Class Jakarta Int’l Music Foundation, Indonesia Oct 2009 Solo Piano Master Class Jakarta Int’l Music Foundation, Indonesia Aug 2009 Solo Piano Master Class – UNICEF Tour Jakarta – Jogjakarta – Bali Conservatories Aug 2009

Concerti / Large Ensemble Performance Experience

Prokofiev 3rd Piano Concerto Op. 26 Civic Orchestra of Tucson, USA Nov 2010 Prokofiev 1st Piano Concerto Op. 10 United Arab Emirates Philharmonic, UAE Nov 2009 Prokofiev 3rd Piano Concerto Op. 26 Nusantara Symphony Orchestra, Indonesia Oct 2009 Prokofiev 1st Piano Concerto Op. 10 Civic Orchestra of Tucson, USA Feb 2009 Prokofiev 1st Piano Concerto Op. 10 St. Petersburg State Symphony, Russia July 2008 Stravinsky “Les Noces” (1st piano) Arizona Choir & Percussion Ensemble, USA April 2003 Liszt Totentanz S. 126 Arizona Symphony Orchestra, USA Feb 2002 Liszt Totentanz S. 126 Arizona Symphony Orchestra, Sonora, MX Jan 2002 Liszt Totentanz S. 126 Tucson Symphony Orchestra, USA Nov 2001

Solo and Collaborative Recitals Performance Experience Solo Recital Debut 2nd Thailand Mozart Intl Competition June 2012 Lecture Recital Presentation Assumption University, Thailand June 2012 Silk Purse Series Solo Recital Silk Purse Concert Series, Vancouver, Canada May 2012 Singapore Solo Recital Debut Joselson-Quay Intl School, Singapore October 2011 Jakarta Solo Recital Debut MedCo Energy – ElCanna Recital October 2011 San Francisco Solo Recital Debut Noontime Concert Series, San Francisco September 2011 Gordin – Wicaksono Duet Recital Gordin Opera, Oakland, CA, USA September 2011 Solo Piano Vancouver Recital Debut TomLee Concert Series, Vancouver, Canada August 2011 FAZIOLI Showcase Vancouver Recital Series Richmond Fazioli Series, Richmond, Canada August 2011 Solo Piano San Diego Recital Debut Southwestern College, San Diego, CA, USA Nov 2010 Camerata Program Benefit Recital University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA Nov 2010 Dance Theatre Of Harlem Ensemble Tour New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, USA Oct – Nov 2010 Swara Sonora Trio Debut Recital Joan Chambers Series – Pittsburgh, USA April 2010 Nobel / 90 Years of Laser Recital Arizona Inn – University of Arizona, USA March 2010 United Arab Emirates Solo Recital Debut American University of Sharjah, UAE Nov 2009 Solo Piano Recital Surabaya Symphony Orchestra, Indonesia Oct 2009 Swara Sonora UNICEF Peace Tour Jakarta-Jogjakarta-Bali-Surabaya, Indonesia Aug 2009 Solo Piano Recital – Two Premieres St. Philips Friends of Music Recital Series April 2009 Solo Washington DC Recital Debut Embassy Series, Washington DC, USA Dec 2008 Solo Piano Recital Bisbee For the Love of Music Series, USA Oct 2008 Solo Piano Recital La Zarzuela Inn Concert Series, USA Oct 2008 World Premiere, Love & Variations St. Philips Friends of Music Recital Series April 2008 Solo Piano Recital – Mozart 250th Village Friends of Music, Green Valley, USA Jan 2007 Rillito Duo (Cello Piano) Recital St. Marks Tucson Concert Series, USA Feb 2006 Rillito Duo (Cello Piano) Recital San Carlos Concert Series, San Carlos, MX Dec 2005 Rillito Duo (Cello Piano) Recital Hacienda de Los Santos Series, Alamos, MX Dec 2005 Swara Sonora Trio Recital St. Marks Tucson Concert Series, USA Nov 2005 Solo Piano Recital Los Angeles Phil Women’s Assoc., USA Jan 2002

Article / Interviews / Reviews by Newspapers Arizona Daily Star The Gulf News – Sharjah, UAE Tucson Citizen

The Jakarta Post QB-Headlines Asia Business Magazine Bali Post

MenAsia Magazine Surabaya Post Rhode Island – Providence News, RI Bisbee Observer White Mountains Newspaper, AZ ANTARA International AP News East Indonesia Chinese News Jogjakarta People’s Autonomy Newspaper Jawa Post

The Jakarta Globe BEAT Magazine Jakarta Kabari Magazine International San Francisco Examiner Bisnis Indonesia Magazine Jogja News

Radio / TV Broadcasts Radio Arts Indonesia KUAT-AZ Arte Arts Illustrated TV profile St. Petersburg Russia Arts Radio Radio Camargo Spain Bali-Vision TV Profile Voice of America Radio Intl Broadcast KUAT Classical Radio METRO TV Morning News Profile Paradise-FM Bali Radio Intl Broadcast JJFM-Business Radio TRANS TV News Profile TRANS-7 TV “Hitam Putih” Show ArtsMusicLife Singapore KOMPAS-TV DELTA-FM Jakarta Radio

Competitions, Scholarships, and Press Awards 2007 Arizona Daily Star “Mac Award” Winner for William Finn’s “Elegies” Musicals performance 2007 Tucson Weekly “Best of Best” Award Winner for William Finn’s “Elegies” Musicals performance 2004 – 2006 University of Arizona Graduate Teaching Fellowship and Scholarship 2005 Green Valley Piano Competition Young Artist Awards – 1st Place 2000 – 2004 University of Arizona Honors Alumni Association Scholarship Awards & Medici Scholars Award

Professional References

Dr. Spencer Myer (New York – Concert Pianist: Oberlin / Juilliard / Stony Brook): spencer@spencermyer.com 1-917-282-6180

B.W. Grant Barnes (Los Angeles – Attorney-at-law, Former Legal Counsel for Los Angeles Philanthropic Community of the

Arts): grant_barnes_jd82@post.harvard.edu 1-213-268-0394

Dr. Keith Hege (University of Arizona – President’s Office Ombuds Committee): hege@as.arizona.edu 1-520-907-1857

Dr. John Steele Ritter (Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, SongFest Summer Festival): jsritter@earthlink.net 1-513-236-5268

Gisela Duell (University of Arizona Campus Health Officer – Retired): gisela.duell@gmail.com 1-720-335-3018

UPDATED BIO (as of April 2015):

Hailed by the SF Examiner after his San Francisco recital debut as a “virtuoso talent, offering an excellent combination

of solid technique and sensitive expressiveness,” pianist Aryo Wicaksono has performed as a featured soloist and

chamber musician in venues and festivals throughout the United States and in major cities internationally—and was

the first Western classical music artist to hold a visiting artist-in-residence position at the American University of

Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. Recent highlights include the Prokofiev Third Piano Concerto with Indonesia’s

Nusantara Symphony Orchestra, under Maestro Hikotaro Yazaki; Prokofiev’s First Piano Concerto with United Arab

Emirates Philharmonic Orchestra, under Philipp Maier; Prokofiev’s First Piano Concerto, in a sold-out orchestral debut

with Russia’s St. Petersburg State Symphony; Prokofiev’s Third Piano Concerto in Tucson with Civic Orchestra of

Tucson; and a 10-city tour of the U.S. East Coast with Dance Theatre of Harlem.

As musical director and pianist for the William Finn’s musical Elegies–Looking Up, Wicaksono won the Arizona Daily

Star’s 2006 MAC Award for Best Musical Performance and the Tucson Weekly’s Best Musical in Tucson for 2006-

2007 season. As a composer, Wicaksono created scores for the independent Japanese film short Dream of an Hour. He

was pianist-composer in residence for the American Academy of Ballet School in July 2011, and some of his music

was set into a ballet for the San Francisco-based Teatro Jaguar Luna.

Currently Membership Manager for Chamber Music America, Wicaksono has also served as a consultant for music

and music-development programs for universities and academies in South East Asia, United Arab Emirates, and

Vancouver, BC, and was one of the judges for the 2nd Thailand Mozart International Piano Competition in June 2012.

His former piano students have gone to attend undergraduate and graduate programs on full scholarships at The Curtis

Institute of Music, Peabody Conservatory at the Johns Hopkins University, University of British Columbia in

Vancouver, BC, and Yong-Siew Toh Conservatory in Singapore. He taught a Colloquium Seminar Class in music

career management for musicians at NYU Steinhardt in the Fall 2013, and have continued giving various classes in

music career management at University of Arizona, Southwestern College San Diego, and Assumption University

Thailand. As a session presenter at regional conferences such as Western Arts Alliance, Arts Midwest, and SouthArts,

he is also a Board Member of the Art-of-Giving Back organization (www.artofgivingback.org), and artistic director of

Yogyakarta International Music Festival Academy. He currently lives in New York City. Upcoming 2015-2016 (and

beyond) concert / teaching engagements will include United States, Canada, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand,

and Serbia. For more information and press reviews, please visit www.aryo-wicaksono.com

NEWSPAPER REVIEW QUOTES (selections): Able and dynamic performance of Prokofiev’s 3rd Piano Concerto… Wicaksono kept the dry and percussive quality, reminding us this is not a romantic work, but a modern work about Romanticism. Wicaksono was not permitted to depart before giving an encore… showed soul in his restrained and lush playing of Wagner’s Liebestod, as arranged by Liszt – Jakarta Post Concert Review (Nusantara Symphony Orchestra Concert – Prokofiev 3rd Piano Concerto – October 5th, 2009)

A pianist with “technical prowess, balletic grace, warm tones, and unwavering devotion to the score” – Arizona Daily Star Review (Civic Orchestra of Tucson – Prokofiev 1st Piano Concerto – February 14th, 2009)

Wicaksono demonstrated a technique that would rival that of the best known piano soloists, a mastery that is nearly unique… a noteworthy concert, a musical triumph of a young man of exceptional talent – Sierra Vista Herald Review (Sierra Vista / Bisbee Solo Piano Recital, October 25th, 2008)

Aryo Wicaksono has fully mastered the language of Sergey Prokofiev… full of color, sarcastic, playful and witty, ended with glissando and big octaves in hyper speed… Mr. Wicaksono and the Nusantara Symphony Orchestra is an able communicator in Prokofiev’s musical language – Aditya Setiadi Jakarta Concert Review (Nusantara Symphony Orchestra Concert – Prokofiev 3rd Piano Concerto – October 5th, 2009)

An extraordinary musical locomotive… (Wicaksono) executed all technical hurdles with precision and full concentration, giving colors and strong logical focus to Prokofiev’s 3rd Piano Concerto – Mike BM Jakarta Concert Review (Nusantara Symphony Orchestra Concert – Prokofiev 3rd Concerto – October 5th, 2009)

(Aryo Wicaksono) … gives two riveting evenings back-to-back performances of Western classical music… proved to be a big hit to the Emirates area audience – Gulf News Concert Review (UAE Philharmonic Concert – Prokofiev 1st Piano Concerto on November 3rd, 2009, and Solo Piano Recital on November 4th, 2009)

His (Aryo Wicaksono) smooth playing rang throughout the theatre, never competing with the singers, always working in concert with them – Arizona Daily Star Concert Review (ELEGIES – Arizona Onstage Productions Fall 2006 – MAC Award Winner for Best Musical Production of 2006 – 2007 Season)

(The Elegies Performance)… Overflowed with heart and powerful emotion, thanks to a cast that committed itself completely to giving full life to the songs and characters – Arizona Daily Star MAC Award Winner for Best Musical Production of 2006 – 2007 Season)

Ably backed by Aryo Wicaksono on the piano… they gave the tunes’ sentiments resonance – Arizona Daily Star Concert Review (I-Do I-Do Live Theatre Workshop Production Summer 2008)

With a supreme technical ability and graceful hand movements by pianist Aryo Wicaksono, and adding a consistent, steady intonation and rhythmically beautiful voice of soprano Kathryn Mueller and a grandiose baritone voice of Nathan Krueger, the concert (presenting 14 numbers from different composers of various eras) were captivating the audience throughout. The concert truly answered the needs of classical music lover for a high quality classical recital – Kedaulatan Rakyat Concert Review (People’s Democracy Newspaper – Central Java, Yogyakarta – UNICEF Peace Tour 2009 Concert review – August 10th, 2009)

If such a thing as “language barrier” exists, the Swara Sonora Trio is certainly doing its part to tear it down – Tucson Weekly (St. Andrews Bach Society Concert Tucson – July 19th, 2009)

The performance of Swara Sonora Trio as guest stars in the Surabaya Symphony Orchestra’s Independence Day’s Concert enchanted the audience… beautiful songs were presented with elegance and sweetness – Surabaya Town Square / Radar Surabaya Newspaper Review (Swara Sonora Trio Concert with Surabaya Symphony Orchestra – August 18th, 2009)

The Dream-Casting (of the Teatro Jaguar Luna) is unique. You won’t see anything like it. The work is an explosion of color, music, puppetry, dance, and imagery. The original soundtrack, co-composed by pianist Aryo Wicaksono and soprano Allison Lasley, works together with the other elements to create a fusion of sensation that weaves a spell almost hypnotic in its effect. A theatre to absorb and experience – Washington DC Capital Fringe Magazine Review (Original Incidental Music Composition for Teatro Jaguar Luna, Summer Tour 2008)