I recently graduated with honors from the Pre-College Program at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, where I studied piano with Annamarie McCarthy. I found my passion for piano when I was 2 years old. I enjoyed teaching myself how to play Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy” on the piano after hearing a recording. I started formal lessons at age 4, but my primary instrument was violin for a decade. In 8th grade, I switched to piano as my primary instrument and found I was better able to musically express myself.
At SFCM, I tutored musicianship and participated in chamber groups as a violinist. I enjoy learning music theory and analyzing classical music, and I have written a piano trio, piano preludes, and a string quartet. Some of my favorite SFCM classes during my seven years in the Pre-College Program were conducting, chorus, and sound design/film scoring. In my free time, I enjoy practicing piano, hiking, cooking, and playing squash. I am passionate about math, and I enjoy researching, writing research papers, and solving interesting problems in pure mathematics.
In Summer 2022 I will attend the Tanglewood Institute Young Artists Piano Program (Boston University). As a winner of the 2022 Chopin Avenue Concerto Competition, I’ve been invited to perform in Poland with the Zabrze Philharmonic. As first-prize winner of the Rocky Mountain Concerto Competition and Royal Sound Concerto Competition, I’ve been invited to perform a solo work in Toronto in 2022 and Montreal in 2023. Recent in-person performances include the 17th Annual Young Pianists Play Liszt concert sponsored by SFCM and the San Francisco Bay Area Chapter of the American Liszt Society (attended by Garrick Ohlsson), the 2022 Junior Bach Festival in Berkeley, and my senior recital. I have also been invited twice by American Protégé to perform at the Weill stage in Carnegie Hall, and I was recently invited to perform as a winner of the Crescendo Competition 2021. In October 2021, I was named a Sorel Fellow in the Claudette Sorel Piano Competition & Fellows Program. In Fall 2022 I will attend UC Berkeley.
Competitions I’ve won in 2022 include:
Pianist of the Year (“master” category: 28 and under), London Young Musician
First Prize, Rocky Mountain Concerto Competition
First Prize, Royal Sound Concerto Competition
First Prize, Classical Music Artists Awards
Gold Prize, Global Genius Music Competition (Concerto), Spring Season 2022
Gold Prize, Global Genius Music Competition (Romantic), Spring Season 2022
Excellent Musicality Special Prize, Global Genius Music Competition, Spring Season 2022
Gold Prize, World Classical Music Awards, Concerto Performance
Gold Prize, World Classical Music Awards, Romantic Performance
First Prize, Charleston International Baroque Music Competition
First Prize, Charleston International Piano Competition
Gold Prize, London Young Musician International Music Competition, Concerto Performance, 2022 (Season 4)
Gold Prize, Global Genius Music Competition (Concerto), Winter Season 2021-22
Excellent Musicality Special Prize, Global Genius Music Competition, Winter Season 2021-22
Gold Prize, London Young Musician International Music Competition, Concerto Performance, 2022 (Season 3)
Gold Prize, London Young Musician International Music Competition, Baroque Performance, 2022 (Season 3)
Gold Prize, London Young Musician International Music Competition, Romantic Performance, 2022 (Season 3)
Versatile Musician Award, London Young Musician International Music Competition, 2022 (Season 3)
Characteristic Performance Award, London Young Musician International Music Competition, 2022 (Season 3)
Winner, Junior Bach Festival
First Prize, Great Composers Competition, Music of the 17th Century
First Prize, Great Composers Competition, Music of the 19th Century
First Prize, Great Composers Competition, Music of Germany and Austria
First Prize, Great Composers Competition, Best Chopin Performance
Second Prize, Chopin Avenue Online International Piano Competition, Concerto
Second Prize, American Music Talent Competition
“Highly Commended” Honorable Mention, Tchaikovsky International Piano Competition Online
Second Prize, Orbetello Online International Piano Competition
