Meet the people behind the music & art.

Piano

Magi Dizdari Kapllani

• Founder & Director
• M.M. Piano Performance, University of Illinois (Urbana–Champaign)
• Founded DEA Music & Art in 2003; multi-location & franchise leader

Piano

Adriana Dizdari

• Piano Instructor
• M.M. Piano Performance, University of Arts, Tirana
• Founder, Songs of the Earth International Competition

Voice & Piano

Ania Kapllani

• FiDi Branch Manager
• Voice & Piano Instructor
• Founder, Sunset Music
• B.M., Music Industry

Voice & Piano

Julia Freitor

• Voice, Piano & Theory Instructor
• Singer, Pianist & Actress
• M.A. Art and Music Education, Brooklyn College Conservatory

Art

Sophia Di Meglio

• Art Instructor
• BFA, Fashion Institute of Technology
• MA, SUNY New Paltz

Piano & Voice

Philip Henry Garcia

• Piano & Voice Instructor
• M.A. Music Composition, Hunter College
• Performer, Visions NYC

Voice

Noa Miranda

• Voice Instructor – Musical Theatre & Pop
• B.A. Vocal Performance, CSI
• Certified, New York Vocal Coaching

Violin

Gvantsa Butskhrikidze

• Violin Instructor & Performer
• Award-Winning Violinist
• Founder, MAMMA International Competition

Guitar & Voice

Ronnie Angell

• Guitar Instructor
• Professional Guitarist & Singer-Songwriter
• Trained under Peter Prisco

Voice, Piano & Guitar

Kay Ashley

• Vocal & Piano Instructor
• B.A. Brown University
• Trained in Classical, Contemporary & World Vocal Styles

Piano & Organ

Elona Migirov

• Piano, Theory & History Instructor
• MA, Queens College (CUNY)
• Organist & Performer

Piano

Refika Elibay

• Piano Instructor
• B.M. & M.M. Piano Performance, Manhattan School of Music
• Performer at the United Nations

Violin

Larissa D. Vollis

• Violin Instructor
• M.A. Violin Performance, Glinka Conservatory
• Certified Suzuki Teacher

Guitar, Ukelele, Bass

Victor Vega

• Music Educator & Composer
• BFA, CUNY
• Composition & Performance

General Studies / Administration

Pubudika Shavanthi Navarathn

• Instructor & HR Professional
• B.A. Human Resource Management
• CIPM Certified

Voice & Piano

Evan Harden

• Jazz Vocalist & Pianist
• Music Director, Bay Ridge Catholic Academy
• B.A. Jazz Performance, SUNY New Paltz

Drums & Percussion

Mauro Corona

• Drum & Percussion Instructor
• B.A. Music, College of Staten Island
• Specializes in Classical & Latin Styles

Voice, Piano, Guitar, Ukulele

Nicole Javorsky

• Vocal & Instrument Instructor
• B.A., Barnard College (Columbia University)
• Singer-Songwriter & Visual Artist

Guitar

Matthew O’Malley

• Guitar Instructor
• B.A., Music, Williams College
• M.M., Guitar Performance, San Francisco Conservatory of Music

Piano & Violin

Emily Park

• Branch Manager, FiDi
• Piano & Violin Instructor
• Graduate, LaGuardia High School (Music)
• Finance Student, Baruch College

Visual Arts

Bianca Akotia

• Visual Arts Instructor
• Artist & Creative Educator
• M.A., City College of New York
• B.A., John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Piano, Guitar, Drums, Bass & Voice

Marco Varisco

• Multi-Instrument Instructor
• Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music, NYU

Visual Arts

Abigail Zhuk

• Fine Art & Mixed Media Instructor
• Graphic & Experience Designer
• B.F.A., Graphic Design
• St. John’s University

Violin

Sue Nishida

• Violin Instructor
• Manhattan School of Music
• Carnegie Hall Performer
• Concertmaster & Ensemble Musician