EMAIL: allanpark@me.com
STUDIO LOCATION: Mill Creek, WA, near Mill Creek Town Center
UPCOMING RECITALS (not open to the public)
Currently there are no openings at Allan Park Piano Studio. Summer lessons in 2024 may be available to qualified pianists. If you need a referral to extremely wonderful piano teachers in the region, or to be placed on a waiting list, please send an email with YouTube link of their playing to allanpark@me.com.
ABOUT ALLAN PARK
Allan Park has been a premier piano instructor in Seattle, WA since 1990. He received his undergraduate studies at Indiana University with his primary teacher, professor Menahem Pressler. Past teachers included Luba Edlina-Dubinsky and received supplemental Summer lessons with Leonard Hokanson, James Tocco and Michel Block. He then received graduate studies with Bela Siki at University of Washington. As a first prize winner of several major piano and concerto competitions, he performed extensively throughout the United States and Canada before deciding to focus primarily on teaching. He has performed with many orchestras throughout USA.
He is currently the President of Pacific Competitions, President of Bellevue Symphony, President of Russian Chamber Music Foundation of Seattle, Past President for Chopin Foundation of the United States, NW Council and serves as Music Advisory Panel Member for Seattle Young Artist Music Festival. As an adjudicator and clinician, he has recently judged Geneva International Music Competition, San Francisco Chopin Competition and UW School of Music Concerto Competition and has given various lectures on technique and artistry for Kansas State University School of Music, EMTA, SCMTA, WSMTA and Seattle Piano Institute.
Allan Park's students have won Gold Medals and top awards from various regional, national and international piano competitions including: Cliburn International Junior Festival, National Chopin Foundation Scholarship Competition, Seattle Symphony Young Artist Auditions, Steinway Piano Competition, Chicago International Music Competition, United Kingdom International Music Competition, Rome International Music Competition, Canadian International Music Competition, Pacific International Piano Competition, International Grande Music Competition, Bellagrande International Piano Competition, Aloha International Piano Competition, Tokyo International Music Competition, Charleston International Music Competition, Chopin NW, WMEA Solo and Ensemble, MTNA, Russian Chamber Music Competition, PAFE and SYAMFA. His top students have performed multiple times at KING FM, Ten Grands, Carnegie Hall, Benaroya Hall, Meydenbauer Center and Luther Burbank Park. His concerto competition winners have performed with Bellevue Symphony, Everett Philharmonic Symphony, Federal Way Symphony, Seattle Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra, Bellevue Chamber Orchestra, Honolulu Symphony, Cascade Symphony, Eastside Symphony, Mukilteo Orchestra, Pacifica Chamber Orchestra, Heritage Symphony and Starry Night Orchestra.
Allan loves all animals and enjoys teaching his studio of 50 piano students. He also enjoys conducting a small chamber orchestra and spending time with various non profit organizations.
STUDIO LOCATION: Mill Creek, WA, near Mill Creek Town Center
UPCOMING RECITALS (not open to the public)
- December 1st, 2024 at 2 pm
- January 12th, 2025 at 3 pm
- February 9th, 2025 at 3 pm
- April 13th, 2025 at 3 pm
- May 18th, 2024 at 3 pm
Currently there are no openings at Allan Park Piano Studio. Summer lessons in 2024 may be available to qualified pianists. If you need a referral to extremely wonderful piano teachers in the region, or to be placed on a waiting list, please send an email with YouTube link of their playing to allanpark@me.com.
ABOUT ALLAN PARK
Allan Park has been a premier piano instructor in Seattle, WA since 1990. He received his undergraduate studies at Indiana University with his primary teacher, professor Menahem Pressler. Past teachers included Luba Edlina-Dubinsky and received supplemental Summer lessons with Leonard Hokanson, James Tocco and Michel Block. He then received graduate studies with Bela Siki at University of Washington. As a first prize winner of several major piano and concerto competitions, he performed extensively throughout the United States and Canada before deciding to focus primarily on teaching. He has performed with many orchestras throughout USA.
He is currently the President of Pacific Competitions, President of Bellevue Symphony, President of Russian Chamber Music Foundation of Seattle, Past President for Chopin Foundation of the United States, NW Council and serves as Music Advisory Panel Member for Seattle Young Artist Music Festival. As an adjudicator and clinician, he has recently judged Geneva International Music Competition, San Francisco Chopin Competition and UW School of Music Concerto Competition and has given various lectures on technique and artistry for Kansas State University School of Music, EMTA, SCMTA, WSMTA and Seattle Piano Institute.
Allan Park's students have won Gold Medals and top awards from various regional, national and international piano competitions including: Cliburn International Junior Festival, National Chopin Foundation Scholarship Competition, Seattle Symphony Young Artist Auditions, Steinway Piano Competition, Chicago International Music Competition, United Kingdom International Music Competition, Rome International Music Competition, Canadian International Music Competition, Pacific International Piano Competition, International Grande Music Competition, Bellagrande International Piano Competition, Aloha International Piano Competition, Tokyo International Music Competition, Charleston International Music Competition, Chopin NW, WMEA Solo and Ensemble, MTNA, Russian Chamber Music Competition, PAFE and SYAMFA. His top students have performed multiple times at KING FM, Ten Grands, Carnegie Hall, Benaroya Hall, Meydenbauer Center and Luther Burbank Park. His concerto competition winners have performed with Bellevue Symphony, Everett Philharmonic Symphony, Federal Way Symphony, Seattle Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra, Bellevue Chamber Orchestra, Honolulu Symphony, Cascade Symphony, Eastside Symphony, Mukilteo Orchestra, Pacifica Chamber Orchestra, Heritage Symphony and Starry Night Orchestra.
Allan loves all animals and enjoys teaching his studio of 50 piano students. He also enjoys conducting a small chamber orchestra and spending time with various non profit organizations.
Alexander Vollmer and Kaitlyn Gia Lee performing at Meydenbauer Theater
Ryan Chung performing Poulenc Piano Concerto with Philharmonia Orchestra, Town Hall, Seattle
Meredith Nam performing Tchaikovsky Concerto with Eastside Symphony
Jane Kwon performing with Bellevue Symphony Feb. 11 concert
Alexander Vollmer performing in Bonn, Germany as Grand Prize Virtuoso Winner
Alexander Vollmer, Carnegie Hall
Meredith Nam
Rosehill Performance Hall with Mukilteo Orchestra
Alvin Lee,
Eastside Symphony
Alexander Vollmer, Eastside Symphony
Jason Nam, Seattle Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra, Town Hall, Seattle
Melanie Liu, Junior Artist for Cliburn International Piano Competition
