Bio
A versatile solo pianist and avid chamber musician, Cicilia Yudha has given performances in the US, Austria, Cambodia, Canada, France, Germany, and Indonesia. She has given master classes and presentations across the United States and Southeast Asia. In an effort to promote Casadesus’s oeuvres, Dr. Yudha was a guest artist at David Dubal’s classes, "The World of the Piano" at Juilliard, and “Hommage to Robert Casadesus” at La Maison Francaise, New York University. She also focused her doctorate dissertation on several of Casadesus’s works, and is actively pursuing his largely unknown works. Navona Records released her debut CD Selected Piano Works by Robert Casadesus and Henri Dutilleux in September 2016.
As a creative artist, she has enjoyed collaborations with musicologist Ewelina Boczkowska, tap dancer Claudia Rahardjanoto, and Polish Folk Dance specialists Christine Cobb and Staś Kmieć. She has presented lecture recitals at TEDx Talks, the Ohio Music Teachers Association Conferences, the College Music Society (CMS) National Conferences, and CMS Regional Conferences. She regularly presents Preview Concert Lectures for the Cleveland Orchestra at Severance Hall.
Passionate about music education and community service, Yudha is a Nationally Certified Teacher of Music (NCTM) and is a recipient of the Steinway Top Teacher Award. She also holds degrees from the Cleveland Institute of Music, New England Conservatory, and University of North Carolina Greensboro. She is a founding member of the Dana Piano Trio and the Associate Professor of piano at the Dana School of Music Faculty at Youngstown State University.
Research Interests
Indonesian - French intertwined musical lineages over centuries
(Studies of the works by Indonesian composers, namely Slamet Abdul Sjukur and Trisutji Kamal; and French composers, such as Maurice Ravel, Robert Casadesus, and Henri Dutilleux)
Piano Pedagogy and Mental Health/Mindful Practice
Chamber Music Repertoire
Teaching Interests
Piano, Piano Pedagogy, Chamber Music
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Education
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2012
Other, Piano Performance
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
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2008
Other, Piano Performance
New England Conservatory of Music
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2006
Other, Piano Performance
New England Conservatory of Music
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2004
Other, Piano Performance
Cleveland Institute of Music
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2001
Other, Piano Performance
Cleveland Institute of Music
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Awards and Honors
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2023
Research Professorship
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2022
Steinway & Sons Top Teacher Award
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2021
YSU Research Professorship
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2021
YSU Research Grant
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2019
YSU Faculty Improvement Leave (FIL)
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2019
YSU
YSU Distinguished Professor Award in Scholarship
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2019
YSU Distinguished Professor Award in Scholarship
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2019
YSU Cliffe College Summer Faculty Innovation Grant
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2019
University Research Council Grant
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2017
YSU Research Professorship Award
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2016
Steinway & Sons Top Teacher Award
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2016
Mahoning Valley Young Professionals
Nominee for the Mahoning Valley Young Professionals “25 Under 35”
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2015
YSU
Faculty Improvement Leave Award
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2014
University Research Council Grant from YSU
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2014
University Release Time Research Professorship
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2014
Nationally Certified Teacher of Music (NCTM) accreditation
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2014
TEDx Youngstown
Co-presenter at TEDx Youngstown
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2013
Co-winner of the NEXUS grant from the YSU’s College of Creative Arts and Communication
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2012
Nominated as a member of Pi Lambda Kappa
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2010
“Ingrid-Martin-Förder” third prizewinner
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2010
Cambridge Who’s Who
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2009
UNCG
Winner of Student Artist Concerto Competition
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2009
Greensboro Music Teachers Association
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2009
Greensboro Music Teachers Association
First prizewinner
Greensboro Music Teachers Association Young Artists Scholarship Competition, NC
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2008
New England Conservatory/Boston Pops Soloist Competition
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2004
Rosario Marciano Prize
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2004
Jeunesses Musicales Montreal International Competition
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Past History
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2023
Steinway Gallery Indonesia
Artist-in-residence
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2022
Ohio Music Teachers Western District
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2019
West Liberty University
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2019
The Cleveland Music Settlement
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2018
various music schools and concert venues
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2018
Cedarville University
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2018
Aurora Music School, OH
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2017
YSU
Associate Professor of Music
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2017
Virginia Commonwealth University Global Summer Institute of Music
Piano Faculty
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2016
University of North Carolina Greensboro Summer Music Camp
Piano Faculty
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2015
various Indonesian universities and music organizers
Guest Artist
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2015
University of Indonesia
Guest Artist
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2015
UNCG Summer Music Camp
Piano Faculty
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2015
GMTA, Grove City College, Western Connecticut State University
Masterclass
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2014
Yayasın Pendidikan Musik
Guest Artist
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2014
ArtPlus Foundation, Cambodia
Guest Pianist
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2013
Cleveland Institute of Music “Summer Sonata”
Guest Artist
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2012
Youngstown State University
Assistant Professor of Music
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Intellectual Contributions
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2016
"Selected piano works by Robert Casadesus and Henri Dutilleux"
Navona Records (9693100353)