Pianist Leslie Jin, age 16, is a rising senior at Carlmont High School. She studies with Steinway Artist, Sujeeva Hapugalle. Leslie was inducted into the 2019 MTAC Young Artist Guild. She has been a Young Performer at the Music@Menlo International Chamber Music Institute for four years. Additionally, Leslie was a full-scholarship student at the 2016 Morningside Music Bridge in Beijing. As a recipient of the 2018 National Chopin Foundation Scholarship, she attended the 2019 Frost Chopin Academy as a scholar. Her successes at competitions include 1st-prizes at the MTAC Solo Competition (Divisions II/III), American Fine Arts Festival, and US Open Music Competition, including an Outstanding Gold Medalist Award. She is also a top-prize winner at the Pacific Musical Society Competition, US New-Star Competition, and San Jose International Piano Competition amongst others. She performed at Weill/Carnegie Hall and has been a participant in musical outreach since age nine.
Piano Sonata Op. 28 No. 3 in a minor, Sergei Prokofiev, 8:05
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_d_aCKcGpOQ&authuser=0
Ballade Op. 23 No. 1 in g minor, Frederic Chopin, 9:24
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nh0jGbaX5V0&authuser=0
Etude op. 10 No. 4 in c# minor, Frederic Chopin, 2:09
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpe4AS6ud6A&authuser=0
