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SMETANA: Piano Works: Sonata in G Minor, Czech Dances, Books 1 and 2
Bogang Hwang, Piano
(Released: August 2026)
In the 11th volume of the Naxos Romantic Piano series, Bogang Hwang makes her recording debut with two works by Bedřich Smetana, widely referred to as the father of Czech music. Czech Dances was one of the composer’s last major piano works.
Bogang Hwang graduated from the Conservatory of Music in 2024. 
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MOZART: Keyboard Works Fragments and Rarities 
Vijay Venkatesh, Piano
(Released: November 2025)
Vijay Venkatesh adds his touch to this eclectic collection by Amadeus Mozart, featuring early childhood miniatures to complete sonata movements, minuets, and a set of variations. The Piano Sonata No. 6 recording can be heard on a digital-only release. 
Vijay Venkatesh graduated from the Conservatory of Music in 2023.
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LISZT: March Transcriptions (Liszt Complete Piano Music, Vol. 67)
Paul Williamson, Piano
(Released: November 2025)
As part of Naxos’s Complete Piano Music edition, Paul Williamson conveys the virtuosic and complex nature of the March Transcriptions. These pieces illustrate Franz Liszt’s inclination to express local cultural themes of the early 19th century. 
Paul Williamson graduated from the Conservatory of Music in 2023. 
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SCHUBERT: Dances for Piano, D. 779, 783, 924, 969
Dominic Cheli, Piano 
(Released: October 2024)
On all 99 tracks of Dances for Piano, Dominic Cheli shines a lively light on Franz Schubert’s works focusing on the waltz—from the Valses sentimentales to the Kupelwieser-Walzer, which was transcribed by Richard Strauss in 1943.
A 2019 Conservatory graduate, Dominic Cheli currently serves on the Colburn Community School of Performing Arts faculty.
dominiccheli.com
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CLEMENTI: Piano Jewels: Capriccios • Toccata • La chasse 
Rodolfo Leone, Piano
(Released: January 2022)
Generations of pianists have showcased Muzio Clementi compositions, but Rodolfo Leone opted to highlight pieces that had never been recorded. Toccata in B-flat Major  garnered Mozart’s admiration and Capriccios encompass a quarter century of the composer’s works.
A 2019 alum of the Conservatory of Music, Rodolfo Leone is a member of both the Community School of Performing Arts and Music Academy faculties.
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CLEMENTI: Keyboard Sonatas, Op. 1, Nos. 1, 2, 4, 5; Op. 10, Nos. 2, 3; and Op. 12, Nos. 2, 3 
HyeJin Kim, Piano
(Released: February 2022)
Pianist HyeJin Kim pays tribute to Muzio Clementi with the Keyboard Sonatas that include some of his signature rapid thirds in both hands, which are said to have demonstrated Clementi’s own dexterity as a pianist
HyeJin Kim, a 2018 Conservatory alumna, currently teaches piano and chamber music for the Community School of Performing Arts and Music Academy.
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CLEMENTI: Monferrinas, WoO 15–20 and Op. 49
Dominic Cheli, Piano 
(Released: July 2017)
By recording Muzio Clementi’s earliest surviving work to his incomplete Allegro and Finale, Dominic Cheli paints an extensive portrait of the Italian composer. The works highlight Clementi’s travels as well as reflect popular culture of the period. 
A 2019 Conservatory graduate, Dominic Cheli currently serves on the Colburn Community School of Performing Arts faculty.
dominiccheli.com
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Coming Soon
This November, Conservatory alum Yanfeng Tony Bai will release a new recording of music by Christian Sinding for the label.