Hazim Suhadi began his piano lessons at Yayasan Musik Jakarta (YMJ) with Yola Mathilde and Soetarno Soetikno. He later received his B.A in French and Francophone Studies and B.M in Piano Performance at Lawrence University (LU), Wisconsin, where he studied with Catherine Kautsky, Luba Poliak, Dmitri Novgorodsky, and Vadim Serebryany. He then continued to pursue his M.M. in Piano Performance at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW-Madison) with full scholarship where he studied with Christopher Taylor, Jessica Johnson, and Martha Fisher.
His other interests include chamber music and accompanying, where he received coaching from Marian Hahn, David Perry, Nobuko Imai, Malcolm Bilson, Robert McDonald, Gilbert Kalish, Wendy Warner, and Dale Duesing. He also served as an opera accompanist and was involved in several productions, including Leonard Bernstein’s Candide, Emmanuel Chabrier’s L’étoile, and select opera scenes.
He previously served as a board member of the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) Collegiate Chapter at UW-Madison to promote wellness and artistic development in the local community. He also served as a board member of Classical Revolution Madison Cooperative (CRM-C) to promote live classical music in non-traditional venues, such as cafés, pubs, and restaurants.
His accomplishments include his winning performance at the Lawrence University Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition, UW-Madison Beethoven Piano Competition, twice honorable mentions at the UW-Madison Woodwind-Piano Duo Competition, and winner of the Wisconsin Public Radio’s Young Artists’ Competition with Poulenc’s Concerto for Two Pianos.
He currently serves as a faculty member at the Jakarta Conservatory of Music where he teaches music theory, music history, and chamber music. Pursuing his interest in Indonesian contemporary classical music, he recorded select piano works and art songs by the Indonesian composer, Trisutji Kamal. He also co-published a book of art songs titled Trisutji Kamal Tembang Puitik by the same composer.
Continuing his passion for sharing music with a larger audience, he cofounded Klassikhaus, an innovative and active classical music community that seeks to bridge the gap between traditional classical music and the general public.