Richard Kazandzhidi

[ 528 Westgate Drive ]

[ Edison ], [ NJ ] [ 08820 ]
732-672-4638 Rkazandzhidi@gmail.com
Objective/Resume Profile
To major in piano performance in classical music
Work Experience
Pacific Sunwear
From- Spring 2012
To-Fall of 2013

#1 Salesman in Northeast district with a grand total of 44 thousand dollars in sales in sold merchandise in
the month of August.
Assisting customers the sale floor
Working the register and helping with customer service
Cleaning the store, putting up new displays.

Novita- Italian restaurant, bistro, and lounge.

Fall- 2013- Present
Assistant waiter/pianist

Assisting the front server, taking orders from customers, cleaning the restaurant, small kitchen work
Playing cocktail piano and jazz standards on the weekends
Education

John P. Stevens High school

Fall of 2010- Present
Graduation date- June 2014
Manhattan School Of Music- Pre College
Fall of 2011-Present.
Took classes in Advanced conducting, Theory, Ear training, Piano literature, Jazz improvisation, Jazz Harmony,
Classical improvisation, private piano lessons and chamber music.
HONORS, AWARDS, AND MEMBERSHIPS

First place in International Young Musicians Festival- Passion Of Music 2012

Winners recital was held in Weill recital hall
First place as accompanist in Washington D.C national Music Festival- 2012
Performed the Bloch concerto grosso with the John P. Stevens chamber orchestra
First place in Music-Fest, Sounds of Music recital- at Princeton University- 2009 2010 - present.
Selected as the pianist for the Manhattan School Of Music concert orchestra 2013-2014
Scored a 4.0- (A) on the 2012-2013 as well as 2011-2012 Jury for Manhattan School of Music
One of thirty people world-wide to participate in the Adamant Music School of intensive piano study
and performance- 2013
Performed in venues including- Merkin Concert Hall- NY, Mount Laurel Chapel- PA, Princeton
University- NJ, Greenfield Hall-NY