Uniquely successful as a classical musician as well as seasoned tech industry veteran, Jennifer K. is now dedicating her career to teaching piano in Chicago, Illinois as a way to equip young people with essential life skills. She understands how music and all aspects of life require grit, critical thinking, emotional intelligence, a good work ethic, time management, and creativity. 

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Jennifer studied with Ian Hobson (piano), Timothy Ehlen (piano), Julia Jameson (harp), Dr. Ann Yeung (harp) at the University of Illinois as well as studied and performed under the direction of Jack Ranney (violin) in the Illini Symphony. She has also studied with Denis Moffat, Whe Do Kim, Jacques Rouvier, Bruno Rigotto, and Aldo Mancinelli. She is a prizewinner of numerous competitions and scholarships throughout the United States and internationally including being selected for the International Tchaikovsky Competition for Young Musicians in St. Petersburg, Russia. 

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She has been featured on WNIB FM (Chicago) numerous times, performed at DisneyWorld, and most recently, at the historical Église Saint Germain des Prés and Sainte Clotilde Basilica with the Orchestra Académie Symphonique de Paris. She is a frequent performer at the Beethoven Museum in Vienna, Austria. She is scheduled to perform in Vienna at the Hofburg-Imperial Palace and the Mozart-Saal in the Wiener Konzerthaus in 2027 and will return to France in 2028 for additional performances.