Ayse Celasun-Cacie Miller-Maya Galperin

Ayse Celasun
Ayse Celasun is a French-Turkish pianist based in Chicago. A former tenured professor at the Conservatoire de Créteil (France), she is the founder of Notre École de Musique LLC (2014), a French-style music school, and Fine Arts Music – Performance & Scholarship (2013), a nonprofit supporting concerts and scholarships. She earned a Performance Diploma from the École Normale de Musique in Paris and a Licence de Musicologie from Paris VIII University. Ayse performs internationally while teaching piano and organizing cultural events, building bridges between Europe and the U.S. through music and education. Her repertoire spans Classical to Contemporary.

Cacie Miller
Chicago-based pianist Cacie Miller is an active chamber musician and founding member of the Ferrer Miller Duo and the Helia Trio. She leads Composing Our Climate, performer-driven commissioned works engaging the climate crisis. Cacie has performed solo and chamber music across Chicago as well as in Germany, Italy, and Puerto Rico. Her work emphasizes storytelling, community partnerships, education, and an environmentally attentive performance practice.

Maya Galperin
Originally from Russia, pianist Maya Galperin is a soloist, chamber musician, and international collaborator. She earned an MM in Piano Performance from Northwestern University’s Bienen School, studying with Sylvia Wang and Betty Buccheri. She has performed in Russia, the U.S., France, Italy, Belgium, and Czechia. Since 2003 she has been a collaborative pianist and coach at Northwestern. She also teaches at the Merit School of Music in Chicago and appears in masterclasses, recitals, and competitions across the city