Ari Jonathan Brown

Ari's performances: https://www.youtube.com/user/pianoteaching#g/c/A5B75DE850734EF0 Irina Gorin, Piano's teacher piano site: http://www.gorinspianostudio.com/ Piano competition, first place, when level 3: http://www.youtube.com/indytownfamilybrown Current In Carmel Tuesday December 2, 2008 Carmel Resident Plays Carnegie Hall Eleven-year-old Ari Brown, a sixthgrader at Creekside Middle School, recently was invited to play piano during a recital at Carnegie Hall in New York City. Brown, who has been playing piano for three years and in piano competitions for the past year under the tutelage of Irina Gorin, clearly is a quick study based on his many successes. “My grandmother had taught me to play “Happy Birthday” on her piano and I was hooked,“ recalled Brown. “Mrs. Gorin’s deep commitment to helping me improve my musical skills has greatly accelerated my learning. Her detailed attention to my technique and performance is what I think led to me winning several competitions last year. “I remember my mom asking Mrs. Gorin if she thought I was ready to go to the Cincinnati World Piano Competition? The next thing I knew, I was in Cincinnati receiving a first-place gold medal for Level Three piano. When the judges announced that I had also won a special Grand Prize for levels 1-4, that was over the top. Words can’t describe how I felt when they invited me to play in a recital at Carnegie Hall in New York City.” Built by philanthropist Andrew Carnegie in 1891, acoustically perfect Carnegie Hall has hosted some of the world’s most brilliant and well-renown musicians. “We arrived at Carnegie. It was very exciting because all four of my grandparents and several other family members were there,“ said Brown. “In the lobby, all my relatives were packed around me fixing my bow-tie and straightening my vest. When I was called to enter the backstage of the hall, I got to take a breath. “I sat there thinking about all my friends and what they would say. I am just a normal kid sitting here in the backstage of Carnegie Hall and to think about who had been here before was amazing. “After the recital, I was called up on stage to receive a certificate,“ Brown continued. “My dad took a lot of pictures. This truly was one of the best days of my life.”