Music Matters.
Laura Marchisotto Bogart, pianist, collaborative artist and director of Piano Partner Mclean, teaches in-studio in McLean, VA and virtually anywhere in the world and new students are always welcome. Musical and technical excellence form the heart of her teaching. Students acquire vital skills to play the piano throughout their lives in all of its glorious forms – solo, ensemble, chamber music, the collaborative arts.
STUDENT AWARDS
2022
VMTA Northern Districts Competition
2nd place: Seren Shen
WMTA Hartman Awards
HM: Seren Shen
NVMTA Sonata Competition Honors Concert: Hanke Kang, Seren Shen, Sophia Wang 2nd round: Caitlin Aronin, Ling Shen, Rachel Xiao, Amber Zhang
NVMTA Bach Baroque Competition Honors Concert: Caitlin Aronin, Sophia Lee, Rachel Xiao 2nd round: Audrey Wandow
NVMTA Piano Concerto Festival and Competition Grades 4-12 2nd place: Rachel Xiao, JJ McKie 3rd place: Sophia Lee, Sophie Xu
NVMTA Piano Concerto Festival and Competition Grades K-3 1st place: Hanke Kang, Seren Shen 3rd place: Sophia Wang HM: Amber Zhang
WMTA Modern Piano Music Competition HM: Nicolas Aronin, Sophie Xu
American Youth Philharmonic Concert Orchestra Audrey Wandow accepted, by audition, into the orchestra as pianist.
2021
WMTA Modern Piano Music Competition
1st place: Seren Shen
3rd place: Sophia Lee
NVMTA Piano Concerto Competition
Grades 4-12
2nd place: Rachel Xiao
3rd place: Hudson Keeler
NVMTA Sonata Competition
2nd round: Alice Deng, Hudson Keeler, Michelle Ning, Isaac Ning, Neha Reddy, Rachel Xiao, Sophie Xu
2020
NVMTA Bach Baroque Competition
2nd round: Anah Pho
NVMTA Sonata Competion
2nd round: Alice Deng, Joyce Deng, Hudson Keeler, Lindsey Li, Linda Li, Isaac Ning, Anah Pho, Rachel Xiao, Lillian Xu, Sophie Xu
2019
NVMTA Sonata Competition
Honors Concert: Sophie Xu
2nd round: Alice Deng, Hudson Keeler, Michelle Lin, Anah Pho
NVMTA Piano Ensemble Competition
Level 1
2nd place: Alice Deng & Linda Li
3rd place: Michelle Lin & Rachel Xiao
Level 3
1st place: Anah Pho & Madeleine Meng
Meet Laura
Over the course of my career I have been privileged to work with leading singers, instrumentalists and teachers. Teaching young musicians passes on those wonderful musical traditions and inspires a new generation of pianists.
Playing piano duets with my mother is my fondest early memory of playing the piano. I studied piano for many years and played for chorus, singers, shows and instrumentalists. In conservatory I realized that collaborative music was my real love and studying piano the gateway to it. I was hooked and never looked back.
EXPERIENCE
Professor of Piano and Assistant Conductor to the University Singers The George Washington University
Music Staff The Washington National Opera, Des Moines Metro Opera, Opera Theater of Northern Virginia and other companies
The Franz Schubert Institute of German Art Song Full scholarship, performance on Austrian national radio
Northwestern University, MA in Piano Performance, full scholarship, Teaching Assistant to the Director of Opera and lecturer, French and Italian Diction
My Performances
Students speak from the heart…
I love piano best because of its depth, a piece is yours in so many different ways – dynamics, the mood, heaviness, being light on your fingertips, articulation (which you should always have). To play a piece well, you really have to dig in deep, become passionate about it, take the time to work and care for it. Even if your day’s really busy, just taking five minutes to sit down and play it and cherish it.
I like the way I can express myself and my emotions without having to confide in someone because that makes me feel awkward. I love how Mrs. Bogart guides me instead of telling me very concretely how I should play.
I love the melody of Menuet in g minor by Bach [especially] the sad part. My heart is a little bit touched.I love Mrs. Bogart’s popcorn story and always come back and share with my grandparents. I was very excited when Mrs. Bogart said I did a good job practicing by myself and rewarded me a special lollipop!
My favorite thing about piano is if you find a piece you love, you can perform it for other people so that they can also feel the joy you feel from playing the piece. Mrs. Bogart is always positive and you can feel her passion for piano whenever she is teaching.
I love learning piano because I can play different kinds of music. Sometimes I can see the story behind the music and sometimes I can feel the different emotions of the melodies. My favorite book is Russian School of Piano Playing. All the music in that book is very beautiful.
Mrs. Bogart’s class is lively. She uses stories to let me understand techniques and music better. Sometimes my piano sounds should “pop” like popcorn and sometimes the music should feel like sitting on a swing. The class is full of imaginations!
Mrs. Bogart’s teaching is serious. I like it! It’s pretty talented.
What I love about piano is that I get to play freely with many different notes to choose from.
What I love about Mrs. Bogart’s teaching is that she has the best ways to improve your playing!
I like to play music for people. To make people happy. To have joy.Mrs. Bogart pushes us to be better. If something goes wrong, she always helps you out.
What I love best about piano is dynamics. I like music. The sound of piano is lovely.I like Mrs. Bogart’s lollipops and stickers. She is super nice! I really like her piano playing.
What I love best about piano is playing around. Mrs. Bogart is strict in a good way and helps my technique a lot.
I love playing the pieces on the piano because they sound very beautiful. However, I know the rest of the things I do while I practice are essential for playing a piece the right way.Mrs. Bogart is patient with me and always tries to explain what I do not understand. She always keeps a cheerful attitude and a friendly tone!
My favorite thing about piano is how I can use it as an outlet for artistic expression and play around with different elements to create something beautiful.
I really love the Bells on Top of the Hill because of the pedal. I feel happy!
I really enjoy piano because of the many choices [in pieces] that it gives you. Some instruments are more limited. I also think that piano helps sharpen or improve my focus and my memory.One thing I love about Mrs. Bogart’s teaching is that she can pick out many small problems just by listening, and she always knows the correct technique to make it better.
