Piano with Michael K.

American pianist and educator Dr. Michael Kaykov was born into a musical family and gave his first public performance at the age of six. At seven, he enrolled at the Special Music School of America (New York City). He has earned his undergraduate degree from Mannes College of Music, studying with professor Jerome Rose, and Masters from the Juilliard School, where he studied with Jerome Lowenthal. In 2020, he earned his DMA at the Manhattan School of Music, studying with Dr. Marc Silverman and writing his dissertation on the Scriabin Etudes under the guidance of renowned Fulbright scholar and musicologist Dr. Edward Green. Dr. Kaykov is on the piano faculty at the Harlem School of the Arts in New York City and a professor of piano at Oclef Inc. Dr. Kaykov performed as a soloist in USA, Europe and China. He worked closely with the late Glen Roven, two-time Emmy winning composer, lyricist, conductor and producer. Recently, Michael's articles on Scriabin's music have been published (in English) in the International Review of the Aesthetics and Sociology of Music (IRASM, Croatian Musicological Society), and Problemy Muzykal’noj Nauki (PMN, Russia). His latest album "Liszt: Unrivalled" was published by Odradek Records in 2022. Michael Kaykov is a Steinway Educational Partner.