Avigail Kohl is one of three young pianists selected to play at the International Piano Professionals Association (IPPA) masterclass with Dr. Melvin Chen. She will play Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53, known as the Waldstein.

A native of Tennessee, Dr. Melvin Chen has received acclaim for solo and chamber performances throughout the United States, Canada, and Asia. Dr. Chen’s performances have been featured on radio and television stations around the world, including KBS television and radio in Korea, NHK television in Japan, and NPR in the United States.

As a Professor in the Practice of Piano, Dr. Chen teaches a studio of graduate and undergraduate piano students. In addition, he serves as Director of the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival/Yale Summer School of Music, where he also performs. Previously, Dr. Chen was Associate Director and on the piano faculty at the Bard College Conservatory of Music…