Owner Biography
Jeffrey L. Cappelli was born and raised in River Forest. He attended Oak Park River Forest High School, where he was a repeat winner of the Concerto Competition, and the recipient of the Frederick Chopin Outstanding Musician award. During that time he was also a repeat winner of the Society of American Musicians, Illinois State Music Teachers Association, Geneva competitions, and a winner in the Steinway Piano competition. Jeff also received a scholarship from the MacDowell Artist Society of Oak Park. Prior to college, Jeffrey was a student of his parents, Dr. Amo and Nancy Cappelli of River Forest, Mr. Alex Joseffi of Chicago, and Dr. Donald Isaac of Northwestern University.
Jeffrey attended Indiana University where he received Bachelor and Master's degrees in Piano Performance. There he studied with Dr. Karen Shaw and Michel Bloch. Jeffrey served as associate instructor of piano at both I.U. and IUPUI campus's during his graduate studies. Jeffrey studied Piano Technology with Douglas Strong and Steven Shaver while a student at Indiana University. Locally, Jeffrey has performed as soloist with the Oak Park and River Forest Symphony, at the Unity Temple, 19th Century Club & Cantigny and in Benefit Concerts sponsored by the Cappelli Institute of Music for Ronald McDonald House, Northwestern University Lynn Sage Breast Cancer Center, Misericordia and St. Jude Children's Hospital in Memphis.
Jeffrey began teaching privately in the Chicago area in 1980, and soon after founded the Cappelli Institute of Music in Oak Park where he is director. The Cappelli Institute of Music (http://www.cappellimusic.com/) offers private music instruction for piano, vocal and instrumental studies.
Jeffrey owns and runs Piano Renaissance, LLC (http://www.pianoren.com/), a Chicago area piano rebuilding and refinishing business in Forest Park, Illinois. He also is an RPT (Registered Piano Technician) in the Chicago Chapter of the Piano Technicians Guild (http://ptg.org/) and currently serves as Program Chairman and as a Director of Education in the Chicago Chapter.
Jeffrey is a faculty member at the Chicago School for Piano Technology (http://www.pianotechschool.com/) and teaches courses in piano regulation and repair at the school.
Jeff enjoys being fully involved in daily activities, piano tuning and repair services in Chicago and suburbs and is an aural tuner. Jeff has worked as a Chicago piano technician since 1980.
Recently Jeffrey took part on an education panel at Indiana University to discuss successful entrepreneurial pursuits and business development for music majors. Jeff is Steinway Factory trained and has been a participant in Theodore Steinway Training Seminars at Steinway & Sons in New York.
