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      Home website of romantic period pianist, teacher, graphic designer, computer expert and music instructor for most types of music

      “You cannot teach passion, but you can give that person enough knowledge of the techniques and other ways to think about the music itself to make passion attainable early for the student”

      -JONATHAN CAMBRY

       

      Cambry in Denmark, Europe

      Jonathan Cambry performs "La Campenella" by Paganini - Liszt

      Jonathan Paul Cambry performed "La Campanella" (live in California) which in English means "The Little Bell" what is widely recognized as one of the most difficult pieces ever written for piano

      Jonathan Cambry plays "Une Barque sur L'ocean" by Maurice Ravel

      Jonathan Paul Cambry plays lovely piece, "Une Barque sur L'ocean", at home in Chicago, which means "A boat on the ocean", a movements in the suite "Miroirs" in French, which in English means "Mirrors", written by Maurice Ravel

      Jonathan Cambry plays "Moment Musical No. 4" by Sergei Rachmaninoff

      Jonathan Paul Cambry plays one of Sergei Rachmaninoff's most difficult and lovely romantic period piece a favorite

    • Biography

      Will give more updates about performing and teaching in the future

      Jonathan Cambry in Chicago, IL

      About Jonathan Paul Cambry

      Jonathan Paul Cambry known as PianoPlaya is a Haitian-American Romantic period pianist, freelance music instructor of multiple forms of music, graphic designer and computer expert from Chicago and has been playing piano since the age of 3. He was featured on YouTube, then had performances in Europe, Asia and all over the United States most notably the Chicago Symphony Center in 2012.

      In 2000, shortly after finishing high school at the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools, Jonathan was invited to perform and study in a prestigious 3-month intensive program in Casalmaggiore, Italy where he studied with Sedmara Zakarian Rutstein of the Oberlin Conservatory and Mario Delli Ponti who is a world renowned teacher and lecturer. He then studied with instructor Joseph Schwartz at Oberlin. While at Northern Illinois University studying with William Goldenberg, Cambry was the recipient of the Jane Jenkins Lovering, Memorial Scholarship (2005) and received a Master Class from Martin Canin, professor emeritus of the Juilliard School of Music in New York City. Cambry previously studied also with professor Kuang-Hao Huang, one of the most popular collaborative pianists located in Chicago, IL.

      Years ago, Jonathan created the Chicago’s Piano Meetup group. He also worked with in project Sonatasia(video) which originated in California. He now also uses his talents (not currently) to also perform music, work with other programmers, work with other artists on classical, romantic and contemporary music like R&B and hip-hop.

      His now current interests include playing and will in the future continue to do performing, improvising and teaching(online and offline) all genres of music from all classical to all contemporary music and graphic designing folders for his students in which you can see in the pictures below. Just for fun in Chicago, Jonathan's personal interests include many sports as well! He believes that learning the piano is the greatest start to doing music of all forms and help with other abilities.

    • Videos

      There are more videos featuring Jonathan Cambry which can be shown on his YouTube channel with nickname PianoPlaya123(click here)

      Jonathan Cambry plays "Transcendental Etude No. 10" by Franz Liszt

      This is Cambry playing one of his favorite romantic period pieces, and most popular romantic piano compositions, composed by Franz Liszt, recorded in Chicago

      Jonathan Cambry plays "Scherzo No. 1" by Frederic Chopin

      One of Cambry's favorite one of his favorite romantic period pieces, featured on YouTube, composed by Frederic Chopin, recorded in Chicago

    • Gallery

      Photos of romantic period pianist musician, technology expert and graphic designer

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      Folder designed for student
      Folder designed for student
      Jonathan Cambry's remix of his original song, "Music Theory"
      Cambry making beats
      Jonathan Cambry at Chicago Symphony Center
      Jonathan Cambry at St. John Cantius in Chicago, IL
      Jonathan Cambry - YouTube Live 2008
      Jonathan Cambry graphic design
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    • Articles and more about Jonathan Cambry

      Check this out to learn more about the great versatile artist

      Jonathan Cambry created, organized and runs the Chicago Piano Meetup Group

      https://www.meetup.com/pianoparty/

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    • Pieces Uploaded

      These are all of the pieces Jonathan Cambry has learned to perform in the future in different locations and is on YouTube

      Cambry is still learning new pieces at this moment.

       

      J.S. Bach

      1. Prelude and fugue no 1 in WTC book 1

      Ludwig van Beethoven

      1. Moonlight Sonata
      2. Pathetique Sonata

      Frederic Chopin

      1. Étude op 10 no 12 “Revolutionary”
      2. Étude op 25 no 1 “Aeolian harp”
      3. Étude op 25 no 10 “Octave”
      4. Scherzo no 1 in B minor
      5. Scherzo no 2 in B-flat minor
      6. Nocturne op 15 no 1 in F major
      7. “Heroic” Polonaise
      8. Fantasie-Impromptu in C# minor

      Franz Liszt

      1. Transcendental étude no 8 (Wilde Jage)
      2. Transcendental étude no 10 (Appasionata)
      3. La Campanella (The Little Bell)
      4. Funerailles

      Sergei Rachmaninoff

      1. Moment Musical no 3
      2. Moment Musical no 4
      3. Prelude in C# minor
      4. Étude-Tableau no 5

      Claude Debussy

      1. Claire de lune
      2. Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum 

      Maurice Ravel

      1. Miroirs “Une Barque sur L'ocean”

      Alexander Scriabin

      1. Étude no 2 no 1
      2. Étude op 8 no 12
      3. Étude op 42 no 5

      Compositions

      1. Music Theory (hip-hop)

      Collaborations

      1. Prealudium and Allegro by Kreisler (piano and violin)
      2. Yankee Doodle Variations (piano and violin)

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