American pianist and educator Dr. Michael Kaykov was born into a musical family and gave his first public performance at the age of six. At seven, he enrolled at the Special Music School of America (New York City). Kaykov is a Steinway Educational Partner. Important projects include an ongoing series of albums on Naxos Records devoted to the piano works of Franz Liszt. Liszt: Complete Piano Music, Vol. 69 is scheduled for release on June 12, 2026.

Dr. Kaykov has performed as a soloist in USA, Europe and Asia. He worked closely with the late Glen Roven, two-time Emmy winning composer, lyricist, conductor and producer.

Michael currently teaches at Virtu.Academy and the Harlem School of the Arts (New York City).

He has earned his undergraduate degree from Mannes College of Music, studying with professor Jerome Rose, and Masters from the Juilliard School, where he studied with Jerome Lowenthal. In 2020, he earned his DMA at the Manhattan School of Music, studying with Dr. Marc Silverman and writing his dissertation on the Scriabin Etudes under the guidance of renowned Fulbright scholar and musicologist Dr. Edward Green.

Michael's articles on Scriabin's music have been published (in English) in the International Review of the Aesthetics and Sociology of Music (IRASM, Croatian Musicological Society), and Problemy Muzykal’noj Nauki (PMN, Russia).

Awards Include:

• The Kamiya Sisters Piano Scholarship

• Susan W. Rose Piano Scholarship

• Celia and Joseph Ascher Fund for Piano Award

Juilliard School (2012-2014)

• Piano Scholarship and Doctoral Fellowship

Manhattan School of Music (2014-2020)

• Piano Scholarship

Mannes College of Music (2009-2012)

• Scholarship

Cirio Foundation (2016-2020)