Rebecca Penneys Piano Festival

June 27 - July 17, 2026
Tuition-Free at University of South Florida, Tampa
Apply by February 2

2026 Artist Faculty

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Artist Faculty Listings are in Random Order

Rebecca Penneys

Rebecca Penneys

Founder & Artistic Director

Ray Gottlieb

Ray Gottlieb

Vice President

Kathryn Brown

Kathryn Brown

CIM

Alvin Chow

Alvin Chow

Oberlin

Alan Chow

Alan Chow

Eastman

Lydia Artymiw

Lydia Artymiw

UMN Emerita

Ursula Oppens

Ursula Oppens

CUNY/MANNES

Roberto Plano

Roberto Plano

CSI Lugano/RNCM

Sofya Gulyak

Sofya Gulyak

IU Bloomington

Christopher Harding

Christopher Harding

U of Michigan

Spencer Myer

Spencer Myer

IU Bloomington

Angela Cheng

Angela Cheng

Oberlin

Jerome Lowenthal

Jerome Lowenthal

Juilliard

Jóse Ramon Méndez

Jóse Ramon Méndez

N Arizona U

Olga Kern

Olga Kern

MSM

Boris Slutsky

Boris Slutsky

Peabody/Yale

Asaf Zohar

Asaf Zohar

Tel-Aviv University

James Giles

James Giles

Northwestern

Douglas Humpherys

Douglas Humpherys

Eastman

HieYon Choi

HieYon Choi

Peabody

Arthur Greene

Arthur Greene

U of Michigan

Antonio Pompa-Baldi

Antonio Pompa-Baldi

CIM

Tamás Ungár

Tamás Ungár

TCU

Dang Thai Son

Dang Thai Son

Oberlin/NEC

Bernadine Blaha

Bernadine Blaha

USC

Ann Schein

Ann Schein

Mannes/Peabofy

“The dream is that every university is able to do what Rebecca Penneys is doing here at the festival. RPPF is really an amazing thing!”

  • Roberto Plano, Royal Northern College of Music

“I have not been to another festival where students get so much one-to-one instruction by the best faculty! It has really been a terrific experience. There is a tremendous amount of gratitude stemming from this tuition-free environment. It’s incredible!”

  • Kathryn Brown, Cleveland Institute of Music

“We have sent our student to RPPF for years, and they have all loved their experiences. The students each have 15 or 16 private lessons at no cost during the 3 weeks. This is such an incredible gift and this is why there is such great demand to be able to attend.”

  • Alvin Chow, Oberlin Conservatory

“The word that comes to my mind is astonishing. What hits you first is the atmosphere of the festival. It’s really unique – such collegiality among the professors and the students.”

  • Marina Lomazov, Eastman School of Music

RPPF Team

Tabitha Columbare

Tabitha Columbare

Associate Director - off site

E-Na Song

E-Na Song

Associate Director - on site

Chen Liang

Chen Liang

Transportation

Dan Sato

Dan Sato

Program Assistant

Janna Peña

Janna Peña

Program Assistant

Sarah Aldrich

Sarah Aldrich

Marketing

Mikale Tang

Mikale Tang

Video and Photos

Hin-Sing Au

Hin-Sing Au

Special Projects

Joy Thurmon

Joy Thurmon

Program Assistant

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