Performing Members

CARL DI CASOLI, a citizen of both the USA and Italy, studied statistics at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, USA, earning both his masters and PhD degrees in statistics in 2006 and 2009, respectively. Although he currently works as a director of biostatistics at Dainippon Sumitomo Pharmaceuticals America (Sunovion) in Marlborough, Massachusetts (Boston area), he finds time to indulge his passion for piano by performing recitals and entering amateur competitions. In 2021, he was finalist and laureate at the International Chopin Competition for Amateurs in Warsaw, Poland and first prize winner at the World Piano Teachers Association – Missouri Amateur Piano Competition. In addition, he was first prize winner in the amateur divisions of the Bradshaw and Buono (New York) International Competition (2020), first prize winner of the Windsor (UK) International Competition (2020), a winner of the inaugural Pianolink International Amateurs Piano Competition (Italy) (2020), first prize winner in the San Diego International Amateur Piano Competition (2019), and the second prize winner of the Concours International de Grands Amateurs in Paris, France (2008). In 2017, he played a full solo recital at the München Gasteig Kleinersaal in Germany.

has appeared in solo recitals, chamber concerts, and with orchestras at New York’s Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall and Town Hall. He has accompanied renowned Metropolitan Opera Sopranos Carol Vaness and Korliss Uecker as well as Metropolitan Orchestra Principals Julie Landsman (French horn) and Jerry Grossman (cello). He performs regularly with the New York Piano Society and was a finalist in the Van Cliburn “Professional-Amateur” Competition. Reviews described his "perfect voicing and projection and an arresting sense of drama." Dr. Horovitz is a board-certified Internist and Pulmonologist in private practice in New York City. He is listed among Castle-Connolly's and New York Magazine’s "Best Doctors," and was named Who’s Who “Pulmonary Professional of the Year.” He is on staff at Lenox Hill Hospital , and at Weill Cornell-New York Presbyterian Hospital, and he appears as a medical commentator on national and local news. Len Horovitz has been performing as a pianist since childhood — although he was born with three thumbs. His parents were told: “He’ll never play the piano.”

is an Italian pianist and earned a PhD in Mathematics and currently works in the financial industry. Mr. Facchi graduated cum laude from Conservatory “Luca Marenzio” (Brescia, Italy) in 2004. He further studied piano in the US. He has won national and international piano competitions and has given solo recitals in several Italian cities, Canada and the United States. He performs in various chamber music groups.

is a fashion designer for her own brand, ZuZu Kim, and is a graduate of The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. As a member of a diplomatic family, she lived internationally for many years, yet considers Seoul, South Korea her home. She currently lives in New York City. Christina began her piano studies as an adult and is passionate about her “serious hobby”.

Evelyn Mo began pursuing the piano at age 3 and is currently studying under the tutelage of pianist John O'Conor. As a soloist, she has performed across North America at venues including Carnegie Hall, Kennedy Center, and US Department of State. She has been a top prizewinner of numerous international competitions, most notably the inaugural Cliburn Junior International Competition, the New York International Piano Competition, and the Ettlingen International Piano Competition. Evelyn made her orchestral debut at age 11, and has since performed with orchestras including the Montgomery Symphony Orchestra, Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Orchestra of Northern New York. Evelyn has been featured on NPR’s “From the Top” and WQXR’s “Piano Prodigies”. She was named a National YoungArts Winner and full scholarship recipient of the National Chopin Foundation of the United States, and received admission to the Juilliard School. Evelyn holds a BA with Honors from Harvard College in Economics and Statistics, and is currently working in the financial industry.

received a Bachelor's degree in music from the University of California at Berkeley, and a Master’s Degree in Accompanying and Chamber Music from the Manhattan School of Music. Mr. Sisskin was the first prize winner of the Chicago International Amateur Competition, concerto division in 2014. He has appeared as soloist with the New York Piano Society, with the New York Concerti Sinfonietta, and with the Fort Worth Symphony as part of the PianoTexas Amateur Program. Mr. Sisskin has worked as a software developer for Bloomberg, LP since 2002.

At the age of five, Alex discovered his passion for the keyboard upon being mesmerized by a xylophone street performer. He first began playing piano by ear, and his father enrolled him in lessons shortly thereafter. Throughout his childhood and teen years, Alex studied piano in Florida under Nina Selyutin, a pedagogue of the Russian piano tradition. Alex attended Yale University where he studied Mathematics and Philosophy, while continuing to pursue piano performance at the Yale School of Music. Upon graduating from Yale in 2014, Alex moved to New York to work for Citi, where he spent seven years structuring financial derivatives for corporations throughout Latin America. While at Citi, Alex was introduced to the New York Piano Society by his mentor and colleague, Simon Yates. Alex continues to play piano actively through NYPS. He currently works at Riverside Risk Advisors, a boutique financial advisory firm.

started learning how to play piano when he was eight, and has made modest progress since then. He attended The Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, CT, where he studied with Brazilian pianists Fabio and Gisele Witkowski. His high school senior recital ended melodramatically with Isolde's Liebestod, as transcribed by Liszt. He spent several summers studying at the Amalfi Coast Music Festival, where he played in master classes for Paul Badura-Skoda. In college he studied with Diana Fanning and under her tutelage won first prize at the Middlebury Concerto Competition with Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 1 in D-flat. After college he lived in India for a year teaching music at a small music conservatory and transcribing Bollywood film scores for Oscar winning composer A.R. Rahman. His favorite composers for the piano are Ravel and Rachmaninoff. He has lived in New York for six years and currently works in digital strategy for Verizon. In his spare time he is an enthusiastic Wagnerian and is desperate for tickets to Bayreuth's 2020 "Ring" cycle.

is currently CEO of Two Sigma Securities and has previously held Managing Director positions as Head of Equity Derivatives at Citibank and Credit Suisse in New York City. Born in England, Simon began piano lessons at the age of four and subsequently began studying organ and voice. He attended Cambridge University where he studied Mathematics with a scholarship as organist of Emmanuel College. After leaving Cambridge, Simon joined JP Morgan as an equity derivatives trader - he fell in love with New York on an early business trip and has considered the US as his home for almost two decades. He is actively involved in the musical life of New York City, has performed at numerous events and festivals in the US and UK, and is a member of the board of the Metropolitan Opera and the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra. Simon joined NYPS in 2011.