Online Resume Jacob Ertl

Jacob M. Ertl

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Website: www.jacobertl.com

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Education:

 D.M.A. Eastman School of Music Sept. 2008-present

 M.M. Eastman School of Music May 2008

 B.M. Oberlin Conservatory of Music May 2006



Primary Teachers:

 Prof. Nelita True (Piano) Sept. 2006 – present

 Prof. Robert Shannon (Piano) Aug 2002 – May 2006

 Prof. Michael Injae Kim (Piano) Sept. 1997- Aug 2002

 Carol Leybourn (chamber music) Sept. 2000- June 2002



Performance Highlights:

 Carnegie Hall- Weill Recital Hall (April 2009)

 Merkin Concert Hall, Kaufman Center (April 2009)

 Concerto Soloist with the Milwaukee Chamber Orchestra

 Concerto Soloist with the Fox Valley Symphony

 Recital broadcast on WFMT FM Chicago Radio “Live From WFMT” series

 Recital broadcast on Wisconsin Public Radio “Live from the Elvehjem” series

 Artist-in-Residence (Feb/March 2007-2011) for PianoArts organization, over 200 performances in

Milwaukee, WI: Joyce Parker Productions Theatre, Calvary Baptist Church, Congregational and New

Castle retirement homes, Wisconsin Conservatory of Music, Hepatha Lutheran Church, outreach

performances in 20 Milwaukee public school. College tour to Lawrence University, UW-Oshkosh, Mount

Mary College.

 Gamper Festival of Contemporary Music, UpBeat, Artists of Tomorrow, Eurofest, Bowdoin, ME

 Eastman Broadband Contemporary Music Ensemble, NYC

 Recital at Steinway Gallery, Milwaukee, WI – Horowitz/Van Cliburn legendary piano tour

 Recital at the Convention Center, Seattle, WA

 Performance at University of Akron Gazzetta Concert Hall

 Guest Recital at Lawrence University, Harper Hall

 Guest Soloist at the 10th Anniversary of the Yamaha Music Program Recital

 Performance at the Harry Houdini Historical Museum

 Numerous performances as a member of the Samstag Trio (1999-2002)



Competitions/Awards:

 1st Prize 2009 American Protégé International Piano Competition

 3rd Prize, 2008 Young Artists International Piano Competition, DC

 Semi-finalist, 2008 Washington International Piano Competition

 Finalist, 2008 Schubert Club Competition

 Nominee, 2008 American Pianists Association Fellowship Awards

 1st Prize 2006 Tuesday Musical Association Scholarship Competition

 3rd Prize at National Finals of 2005 MTNA/Steinway Young Artists Competition

 2nd Prize in 2002 Piano Arts National Concerto Competition

 Wisconsin Contestant Prize in 2002 Piano Arts National Concerto Competition

 Winner of 2002 Wisconsin Public Radio Neale-Silva Music Competition

 Semi-finalist in 2002 Kingsville International Competitions

 Semi-finalist in 2002 Oberlin International Piano Competition

 1st Prize in 2001 Fox Valley Symphony Orchestra Youth Soloist Competition

 2nd Prize in 2001 Missouri Western State College National Young Artists Competition

 Honorable Mention in 2001 Lennox International Piano Young Artist Competition

 Twice quarter-finalist in National Fischoff Chamber Music Competition

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Scholarships:

 Berstein-Crosman Piano Scholarship, Mu Phi Epsilon National Foundation, 2011

 Weiler/Frame Piano Scholarship, Mu Phi Epsilon National Foundation, 2010

 Performing Associate Fellowship, Bowdoin International Music Festival, 2009

 Summer Study Scholarship from Mu Phi Epsilon National Foundation, 2009

 „Helen Haupt Piano Scholarship‟ from Mu Phi Epsilon National Foundation, 2008

 Professional Development Grant from the Eastman School of Music, 2008

 Dean‟s Talent Scholarship, Oberlin Conservatory of Music, 2002-2006

 Bryan Scholarship, Oberlin Conservatory of Music, 2002-2006

 Nell M. Menn Music Scholarship 2002-2006



TV Appearances:

 One of two people selected for a TV segment on WLUK Fox 11 for gifted youth

 TV interview on WBAY Channel 2 in conjunction with winning the FVSO Competition



Teaching Experience:

 Teaching Assistant- for Nelita True, Eastman School of Music, 2009-10

 Teaching Assistant – Primary/Secondary Piano Instructor, Eastman School of Music 2009-2011

 Teaching Assistant- Class Piano Instructor, Eastman School of Music, Sept. 2006 –2008

 Piano Faculty, Hochstein School of Music and Dance, Sept. 2008 – present

 Piano Instructor in Secondary Piano Program at Oberlin Conservatory, 2003-2006



Additional Studies: Summer Music Festivals

 Gijon International Piano Festival, Spain, 2011, 2010

 Nice International Summer Music Academy, Nice, France, 2010

 Bowdoin International Music Festival, Maine, 2009, 2004

 Tel-Hai International Piano Master Classes, Israel, 2007, 2008

 The Quartet Program, directed by Charles Castleman, New York, 2007

 Banff International Keyboard Festival, Alberta, Canada, 2005

 TCU/Van Cliburn Piano Institute, Texas, 2005

 ARIA International Summer Academy, Indiana, 2003

 Heifetz International Music Institute, Maryland, 2001

 International School for Musical Arts, Ontario, Canada, 1998-2000



Private Studies with:

Arie Vardi, Vladimir Krainev, Yoheved Kaplinsky, Pascal Roge, Robert McDonald, Julian Martin,

Boris Slutsky, Emanuel Krasovsky, Jerome Rose, Gabriel Kwok, Tamas Ungar, John Owings, Barry

Snyder, Daniel Shapiro, Craig Sheppard, Marian Hahn, Micah Yui, Adrian Oetiker, Marilyn Engle



Chamber Music Studies with:

Kyoko Hashimoto, Charles Castleman, Grigory Kalinovsky, James Dunham, Harry Wimmer, Vladimir

Panteleyev, Jeffrey Solow, Tao Chang Yu, Peter Basquin, Olivier Gardon, members of the Shanghai

Quartet



Master Classes:

Richard Goode, Ruth Laredo, Arie Vardi, Russell Sherman, Vladimir Krainev, Christopher Elton, Emanuel

Krasovsky, Marcello Abaddo, Yoheved Kaplinsky, Daniel Pollack, Peter Takacs, Jania Aubakirova