Discovery. Inspiration. Enchantment.
ORY SHIHOR (sh-EE-or) is an internationally acclaimed, award-winning pianist and renowned pedagogue. Born in Tel Aviv, Israel, he came to the U.S. at age 15 to study at the Curtis Institute of Music and later graduated from the Juilliard School. Mr. Shihor was the winner of the Young Concert Artists, the Gina Bachauer Juilliard Prize, first prize winner of the Washington International Piano Competition and prize winner at the Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition.
His students have garnered impressive credentials as winners of top prizes in prestigious international competitions such as the Naumburg and Hilton Head, and are regularly accepted to top conservatories and universities.
Mr. Shihor and his wife, Maria Liu, founded Ory Shihor Institute which provides piano instruction and exams for students of all levels, teacher training and certification, and a pre-college program for advanced young pianists with a focus on college audition preparation. Prior to founding his own institute, Mr. Shihor was dean of the Colburn Music Academy, which he founded in 2010, and served as professor of piano at the Colburn Conservatory for 10 years.
Mr. Shihor's teaching philosophy has transformed the playing of thousands of students over the course of his 25-year teaching career, making him one of the most sought-after and well-respected piano teachers in the world.
Ory Shihor is a Bösendorfer and Yamaha artist.
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