Asen Doykin has established himself as a prominent teacher leading the piano facility at the New York Jazz Academy, Montclair Kimberley Academy and his own music studio. He has taught piano master classes as a visiting teacher at Berklee College of Music in Boston, Klavierhaus in New York, The Royal Stockholm Conservatory in Sweden, Hanover University of Music in Germany, Montclair Kimberley Academy in New Jersey and Plovdiv Music Institute in Bulgaria.
Asen Doykin is a Steinway certified piano teacher and is an official Steinway Educational Partner.
Asen's teaching style and approach has been refined through more than twenty five years of experience. Equally comfortable with an array of piano repertoire, from classical to pop, jazz, Broadway and even film scoring. Asen has an individual touch that is tailored to the skill level and age of each of his students. His teaching style effortlessly combines the process of learning new piano pieces with the student acquiring technical and theoretical knowledge of the music.
Throughout the years, Asen Doykin’s students have graduated from his piano program and have been accepted into some of the most prestigious academic institutions such as Harvard University, Columbia University, Berklee College of Music and The Julliard School.
Below are the notable accomplishments of Asen and his students over the years:
2026: Oliver Clarke wins first prize at the 2026 Young Maestro Jazz piano competition at Carnage Hall and performs at Carnage Hall.
2026: Rajastvi Gangwal wins third prize at the 2026 Golden Key International Music Festival and performs at Lincoln Center Merkin Hall.
2025: Saanvi Katarya wins second prize at the 2025 American Protege International PIano and String Competition and performs at Carnegie Hall.
2024: Asen and his piano teaching studio have become Steinway Educational Partners, and Asen has been certified as a Steinway piano teacher.
2024: Asen is awarded the Top Teacher award at the 2024 International Crescendo Music Competition.
2024: Asen was awarded a certificate of excellence at the 2024 Golden Key Music Festival for his work with piano students Sanvi Jain and Camellia Cohort.
2024: Asen was awarded Top Piano Teacher by Steinway Hall for his work with his students this year.
2023: Oliver Clarke wins first prize at the at the 2023 American Protege International Piano and String Competition and performs at Carnegie Hall.
2019: Asen was awarded a certificate of recognition for his work with Max Radzyminski, who wins first prize at the 2019 International Maestro Piano and Strings Competition and performs at Carnegie Hall.
2014: Asen’s student Jake Sasfai wins first prize at the 2024 Steinway Society Jazz Piano Competition.
