He went on to study at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, where he received tutelage from renowned pianists such as Gary Graffman and Eleanor Sokoloff.

他继续在费城的柯蒂斯音乐学院学习，在那里他接受了加里·格拉夫曼和埃莉诺·索科洛夫等著名钢琴家的指导。