2021 SUMMER COMPETITION WINNERS - PIANO, AGE GROUP A (5-7)

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 Yilin is a six and half years old girl who lives in Ohio, USA. She  started to play the piano when she was five. She loves piano recital,  but not that into practice. It's her first time participating in a real  competition. She's an ordinary girl who loves playing with her friends,  cute dresses, ice cream, sparkle hairbands, and ballet dancing. 

 My name is Lum Wei Xuan. I am 7 years old and currently based in Kuala  Lumpur, Malaysia.  I started playing piano since I was 4 years old.  I  obtained my grade 8 piano certificate at the age of 6 for CBE.  I am so  motivated to participate in piano competitions and has won several  awards. Recently, I won a Platinum top prize for 2021 Quebec  International Music Competition. In 2021, I won first prize in IMKA  International Music Competition, first prize in spring 2021 King’s Peak  International Music Competition, and Gold award in 5th Brilliant Talent  Discovery Awards International Music Competition. , First prize for V  Odin International Piano Competition 2020, first prize for Chopin Avenue  International Piano Competition 2020, First prize in King’s Peak  International Music Competition 2020, also a gold award in Canadian  International Music Competition 2020. In year 2020, I also awarded 2nd  prize for 2* France Music Competition and I am the Silver star winner in  Music and Stars Award. I enjoy playing piano especially classical music. 

 My name is Kate Luo, and I live in the United States. I started playing  piano when I turned 6. In addition, I play several sports, such as  soccer, softball, golf, and I love to draw and hang out with my friends.    

 Wilson is 7 years old, he participates in and won some piano  competitions for the past years, including Elevato International Piano  Competition (Austria), 4th International Music Competition “Città di  Sarzana” (Italy), Chopin Avenue Piano competition (HK) etc., in 2021, PL  Piano Star International Competition, WPTA International Piano  Competition (Singapore), Chicago International Music Competition (USA)  etc., in 2020. In his spare time, he enjoys drawing, playing chess,  table tennis, and practicing Kung Fu. 

 My name is Alvaro Gavriel Wibowo. I am 7 years old. I was born in  Indonesia in the city of Surabaya. I study at Charis National Academy in  the 2nd grade. My teacher Miss Martha Noviana teaches me to play piano  very well. I like doing sports as well at Stellar Power House Surabaya  to learn calisthenics. I also like playing games like Nintendo switch  and Roblox. Thank you Mommy Rida and Daddy Christoffer for your support  and helping me learning well. 

 Maddox Marsollek (born December 2013) began taking piano lessons at the  age of three. After ten months of teaching, he made his debut at a  summer concert in the Altlandsberg Castle Church and has played more  than 25 concerts so far.  He has been tutored by Echo Prize Winner and Concert Pianist Elisaveta  Blumina since January 2019. In August 2019 she invited him to her master  class in Israel as the youngest up-and-coming musician, where he also  played in a final concert at Elma Hall. He has been taking composition  lessons since 2019.  In 2020 and 2021 he won a total of 38 international prizes in Germany,  Poland, Russia, Latvia, Ukraine, Estonia, Italy, Spain, Switzerland,  Indonesia, Japan, Canada and the USA, some in age groups up to 12 years,  always first to third prizes and special awards, including a total of  15 first prizes and one absolute prize. In addition, there are three  first prizes in national competitions.  In August 2021 he will play in the Beethoven House in Bonn, Germany and  in the Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria and in September 2021 in a  children's concert at the Berlin State Opera. One of his compositions  (an arrangement for voice, violin and piano) will be premiered there. 

 Edward Nathaniel Handoko (7 years old) was born in Surabaya, Indonesia  on July 7, 2014. He is a cheerful and enegetic boy. He started playing  piano when he was 5 years old. Under the guidance from Ms.Marcella  Halim, AMusA, FRSM, Edward's piano playing skills has gradually well  developed. He has received some awards regarding his participation in  national piano competitions. This competition is the first international  level competition that he has participated in. He is very glad to be  able to participate in this great competition with all participants  around the world. 

 Janetta Yessenia Djumantoro is 7 years old from Surabaya, Indonesia. She started her piano lessons when she was five and her current teacher  is Ms. Marcella Halim, AMusA, FRSM. Janetta always shows great interest in classical music. Her latest  achievements were Summa Cumlaude at La Pianista Classical Festival 2020,  1st Prize at IYMO Open Piano Competition 2021, and Diamond Award at  Indonesia National Piano Festival 2021. 

 My name is Angela and I am six years old. I really like music since I  was little. My mum says  I always dance when I heard the music. I  started to learn piano when I was five years old, and practice nearly 3  hours everyday. I love to express all my feelings through my songs. It  is the way I tell you all my stories  , hope you will like my song. 

 Michael Phillipe Andree, born in July 2010 in Indonesia, currently  studying with Catherine Tanujaya from Sydney Conservatorium of Music and  attending masterclasses: Prof. Massimo Folliero (Italy), Prof. Inge  Rosar (Germany), Natalia Ricci (Australia), Ronaldo Rolim (USA), Tony  Lee (Australia), Dr. Nicholas Young (Australia), Dr. Chan Wei Tuck  (Malaysia), and Vatche Jambazian (Australia). His achievements are: 1st  winner International PianoArt Piano Competition by Slakva, 2nd Winner  Gloria Artist International Piano Competition Vienna,  1st Winner 6th  Odin International Music Competition Sweden, 2nd Winner and Best  Classical Award 5th Brilliant Talent Discovery Awards Singapore, and 3rd  Winner 2021 American Music Talent Competition. 

 My name is Jackson White.  I live in the United States of America, and I   have been playing piano since I was 5 years old. I also love mountain   biking and skiing. I am 9 now. My teacher is Ms. Pamela Ibeth Vera, and  I hope you  enjoy my performance.  

 Born in 2013 in Minnesota, Annabelle moved to Salt Lake City, Utah with  her parents when she was three months old. From September to December  2018, she took group piano lessons at University of Utah’s School of  Music. Since November 2018, she has been taking private piano lessons  with Professor Armen Sahakyan of Utah Valley University. She won the  First Prize in King's Peak International Music Competition (Group A) in  2020. In addition to playing the piano, she also enjoys reading, math  and traveling. She is excited to enter the 5th grade in fall 2021. She  currently lives in Chicago.  

 10-Year-Old Thannapas Luanpitpong was born in Bangkok, Thailand. Thannapas started piano lessons when she was 3. She is currently a  student of Dr. Pornphan Banternghansa and Dr. Christopher Janwong  Mckiggan. Thannapas has won numerous prizes in several national and international  music and piano competitions including: - 2  Gold Prizes  of  Music & Stars  Awards Competition 2021 , (  Vocal Category & Piano Category) - Second Prize of The E -Piano Junior Competition 2021 , USA  - the Platinum Medal in the Quebec International Music Competition 2021  - Brilliant Prize Winner of The 5thBrilliant Talent Discovery Awards  International Music Competition 2021, Singapore  - First Prize Winner of Canadian International Music Online Competition  2021  - First Prize Winner & Best Etude Award of The UCSI International  Piano Festival & Competition 2020 ,Malaysia - First Absolute Prize Winner of 10th International Piano Talents  Competition 2020 Milan,Italy - First Prize Winner of 2020 Piano League Piano Star International  Competition ,USA - First Prize Winner of SEA Piano Competition 2020 , Malaysia - First Prize Winner in The Royal Cup of Yamaha Thailand Music Festival  2020 For Electone Solo - First Prize Winner in The Royal Cup of Yamaha Thailand Music Festival  2019 for Both of Piano Solo and Singing for kids  - First Prize Winner + Top Prize award of The Singapore Asia Youth Piano  Competition 2019  - First Prize Winner + Top Prize award of The 6thMacao asia pacific  youth piano competition 2019 - First Prize Winner of The 20th Osaka International Music Competition  2019, Japan for Piano Solo & Second prize winner for Vocal Musical  Course Junior Category - First Prize Winner of the 3rd Singapore international Classical Piano  Competition 2019 - First Prize Winner of The American Protégé international Piano &  string Competition 2018 ,USA - Gold Prize of ADDGT “ Passion of Music “ 2018 , USA - First Prize winner and Exceptional young musician special prize at  Grand Prize Virtuoso International Music Competition 2017, Salzburg  Austria  Currently at the age of 10, Thannapas is a Music Scholar & Music  Ambassador of Regent’s International School Bangkok, and Thannapas is  also a member of The Mensa International Organization ( High IQ Society)  as a gifted child with an IQ score of 143  Aside from playing piano, Thannapas also excels in Chinese, Japanese,  German, Song composition, Singing, Cello, Violin, Electone, Ukulele and  Guitar 

 Isabella Xue is currently 10. She has been Peyhwan Kuan’s student since  May 2018. Isabella is one of the Grand Prix winners in the 2021  International Piano Competition Paderewski in Memoriam and the Platinum  Medal in 2021 Quebec Music Competition. She won the Absolute First Prize  in the 4th International Competition of Musical Execution "City of  Sarzana”. At the 2021 Great Masters International Piano Competition and  the 1st Swiss International Online Competition Isabella won first place.   Isabella won the 2021 Pacific Music Society and Foundation  Scholarships in the first age category Piano competition. At the 2nd  WPTA Singapore International Piano Competition, Isabella won Platinum  Award and Best Romantic Award. She won 1st place in the 2020 Putra  International Piano Competition and the Neapolitan Masters Competition,   she is also the first place winner and Beethoven Prize of the 2020  Virtual International Music Competition organized by the Chopin Society  Malaysia. Isabella won 1st and was named TOP PERFORMER RUNNER UP PRIZE  at 2020 US New Star Music Competition by Composer Chopin & Bach.  Isabella won the 1st Prize in 2020 COSTA RICA Piano Festival Online  Competition.  

 Ding Aixin, started to learn piano at the age of four.From 2016 learn  piano with her mother, in 2020, learn from pianist Wang Da  In 2019, she performed well in the first multi-piano concert in Jeonju,  South Korea, and won the "Excellent Performance Award"; The 9th Steinway National Youth Piano Competition in 2019 and the 83rd  Steinway International Youth Piano Competition in China, Henan Division  Children’s Group A "First Prize" In 2018 and 2019, she performed on the same stage with Steinway artist  Mao Weihui at the  Music Festival. 

 Eiden Kenneth Ongkoraharjo, age 9, was born in Surabaya, Indonesia on  August 15, 2011. Eiden began his piano studies at the age of 5, and is  currently a student of Marcella Halim, AMusA, FRSM, where he grows and  develops his finesse in piano. By the grace of God, Eiden has won  several piano competitions. Most recently he got 3rd Place Winner in  Odin International Piano Competition in January 2021 and a Silver Award  in WPTA Finland International Piano Competition in June 2021. In his  spare time, Eiden loves listening to classical music and composing his  own works for piano. 

 Hannah Yap Qian Yi 10-year old from Malaysia. I Have strong passion in  music, art and ballet since very young age. It has always been my  aspiration to be a music composer, performers as pianist, violinist,  vocalist, artist and ballerina ever since I was a little girl. I started  playing piano and violin when I was four years old and started my music  theory study a year later. I also picked up my vocal study  in late  year 2019. I have participated in various music competitions / festivals and have  attained many outstanding awards and achievements from Malaysia, Hong  Kong, Singapore, US, UK, Canada, Italy, France, Malta, Finland, Spain,  Russia, Hungary. Most recently I was invited to perform in  Salzburg  Austria, Bonn Germany in Aug 2021 for piano and violin, also Carnegie  Hall for violin in Jun 2022.  

 Fellisca Stefany, born in Februari 2012. Fellisca started her piano  lesson at the age of 4, under the guidance of Ms. Adelheid Yoanita. She  also has a regular masterclass sessions with Mr. Levi Gunardi, B.Mus,  M.Mus since 2019 until now.   She has participated in Regional, National, and Overseas Piano  Competitions, Festivals, also Various Concert, and received many  achievements. Some of them are the winner of Opus Nusantara Piano  Competitions 2019, receiving multiple awards in Indonesia Piano Festival  2018 - 2020, 2nd winner of Veranza Euroasia Malaysian Piano Competition  2021, and many more.   She also selected in professional piano recording for some pieces  composed by Levi Gunardi. Lately, as the receiver of Platinum Award in  Petrof Levi Piano Festival 2020, she has scheduled to perform in Praque,  Czech Republic for the upcoming year.  

 Joline Abigail Iskandar (Age 10), was born in Malang, Indonesia. She  started playing piano when she was 5 years old. Under the discipline  guidance of Marcella Halim Music Studio, founded by Marcella Halim,  AMusA, FRSM, Joline has received several awards and recognitions  regarding her participation in piano competitions. Thanks to Jesus,  Father in Heaven for every achievement that she has received so far. 

 Julia Gentry of California, 10 years old, was first exposed to piano  when she was just one year old, beginning formal training at the age of  four.  Now, at 10 years old, Julia has performed on prestigious stages  like Carnegie Hall, New York, Salzburg-Austria, and earned First Place  at the Carnegie Hall American Protégé International Competition of  Romantic Music 2020, and 2018, First prize + Exceptional Young Talent  Special Prize Winner at the Salzburg, Austria, Germany, Amsterdam and  Rome competitions. Julia also excels academically, having received an  Award of Academic Excellence. Julia is a student of Professor Ana Maria  Eckstein.   

 Pauling Zhou has been learning piano for five years and currently  studying at Point View School in Auckland New Zealand. She is an  enthusiastic performer and loves playing piano.  

 Avishai Justin Yuvaraj is a 13 year old pianist from India. He has been  learning the piano for the last 5 years. He has completed his Piano 8th  grade with distinction and is currently pursuing his Associate Diploma  from the Trinity college of London under the guidance and mentorship of  John Pettigrew. He has been the recipient of several awards including  the 2nd Prize at the Vienna Virtuoso Music Competition and multiple  distinctions along his musical journey. Avishai has also taken master  classes from Prof. Gabriele Baldocci and Prof. Douglas Finch. While his  interests span several genres, his favorite is piano sonatas by  Beethoven. 

 I am Xingchen Lin. I was born on November 6, 2009. I started studying in  2018 and have been studying for 3 years. Under the guidance of pianist  Shan Jiang. I have taken ABRSM grade 5 piano performance and passed with  distinction. I like piano because it is expressive in ways that cannot  be done with words or expressions. I am very happy to be able to  participate in this competition. Classical music makes me excited and I  really enjoy the stage very much.  

 Michelle was born in September 22th, 2008 and live in Bali, Indonesia.  She started playing piano at the age of 3,5  under the guidence her  mother, Cecilia Florence Wilieam. At the age of 5, Michelle began  to  compete several national and international Piano Competition, and she  won several awards. Not only piano, Michelle also playing violin.  

 Lerchen is a 12-year-old musician from Austin, Texas. He has been  studying piano since 5 years old. Lerchen has won numerous piano  contests including most recently, 1st place in the Kate Schedler  Performance Scholarship competition. Lerchen also plays violin, and  enjoys math, swimming, chess, and video games. 

 Alvin Li is a 13-year-old student who started learning piano at the age  of 6. He enjoys piano playing and dazzling the people listening. At 11  and 12 years old, he won first place in the AAFAA Young Artist Music  Competition and performed in Carnegie Hall. These experiences were the  most memorable moments in his piano journey. Other than music, Alvin  also enjoys playing baseball, and mathematics. He was a pitcher for a  district winning baseball team and had the top score in his Middle  School math Olympiad. 

 I was born in Bombay, India, and have been playing the piano since I was  six years old. I enjoy improvising on the piano and am also interested  in the music of other keyboards such as the organ and harpsichord. The  King’s Peak International Music Competition is my first music  competition, and I aspire to participate in many more. Besides playing  the piano, I also enjoy swimming and playing pool.  

 Mariia Gasiuk was born in Kyiv (Ukraine) and started her piano journey  at the age of six under the guidance of Inna Goncharova. For eight years  of studying music Mariia has won half a hundred international and  national competitions, and had the honor to represent Ukraine in Italy,  Lithuania, Finland, Slovenia, Germany, USA and UK. At the age of 10 she  set the national record of Ukraine as the youngest Ukrainian pianist to  perform at Carnegie Hall. For significant personal achievements, Mariia  became a scholarship holder of the mayor of Kyiv for the fourth year in a  row. 

  Ana Mancheva was born in 2010 in Skopje. She started playing piano when  she was 5 years old at the Piano Forte Music School in the class of Ms.  Violeta Stefanovska-Sukovic and then continued in the class of Ms.  Kristina Angelova. Since 2020, her mentor has been Ms. Danica Stojanova.  Ana Mancheva won first prizes at numerous international competitions.  

  13 year old Logan Chan began playing the piano at five. In 2018 he was  accepted into the Sydney Conservatorium of Music Rising Stars Program  with Dr Natalia Andreeva. He has participated in many national and  international competitions. In 2021 he has achieved first place in the  Little Mozarts 2021 International Competition. In 2020 he was awarded  first prize in the Neurio Cup Australia and an outstanding award in the  Singapore International Online Popular Piano Competition. He  participated in the Sydney Eisteddfod ‘Crowd Favourite Performances’,  ‘Make Music Day Australia’, and in China CCTV Youth Online Spring  Festival Talent Show. In 2019 he received third prize in the junior  division of the Australia International Youth & Family Talent  Competition. 

 My name is Rinchen Esther Posel, and I live in Saugerties, New York,  USA, a little town in upstate New York along the Hudson River. I was  born in Singapore. I took piano lessons from my cousins’ piano teacher  in Singapore when I was age 4, and discovered my love for music. I  especially enjoy playing the piano. Currently, I am studying music at  Bard Conservatory Preparatory Division. My piano teacher is Janara  Khassenova, whom I have been studying with for 4 years now, and I  started learning to play the violin a year ago. I also study Composition  with Martha Sullivan because I love composing my own music.  

 Jie Liang was born in October 2005. His current teacher is Dr. Songwen  Li, Chairman of Piano at Xinghai Conservatory. He is currently a Year 11  student at King's College, Auckland, and gained his LRSM in 2019. In  October 2019 he performed Beethoven's “Appassionata” Sonata at the  Kennedy Centre in Washington DC. He has won prizes in many international  piano competitions and festivals, including the 2018 Moscow State  Tchaikovsky Conservatory International Master Music Competition and the  2019 Washington International Piano Festival. Besides loving piano, Jie  also has a passion for Biology and Mathematics. He is a member of a  chamber group at King's College. 

 I am a 16-year-old who studies piano at the San Francisco Conservatory  of Music with Annamarie McCarthy. I have won numerous top prizes in  competitions such as US New Star, Fundacja Life and Art International  Music, Gustav Mahler Prize (Mahler Institute in Prague), ENKOR  International Piano, and Great Composers Competitions. I have also been  invited to perform for the Junior Bach Festival (in 2022) and at  Carnegie Hall (Weill) for the American Protege Music Talent Competition.  I am also very passionate about mathematics, and in my free time, I  enjoy hiking, cooking, and practicing piano.  

 May Ng was born in Hong Kong before moving to the United States at the  age of 6. Soon after, she began studying piano with HuiMin Wang. May has  placed in several competitions, such as Grand Prize in TYMA Russian  Music Competition, 1st Prize in South Shore Conservatory Solo Piano  Competition, 1st Prize in South Shore Conservatory Concerto Competition,  and 2nd Place in MMTA Bay State Piano Contest. May has also performed  three times at Carnegie Hall and once at Lincoln Center in New York.  

 Jeffrey Wang is a senior at Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts. He  has been studying piano for eleven years, and with his current teacher,  Ruo-Huang Balko, for six years. Previously, Jeffrey has won many  accolades, including Second Prize in the Nomea International Piano  Competition, Third Prize in the VI Paderewski International Piano  Competition, Third Prize in the Wonderkeys International Piano  Online-Competition, and First Prize in the Florida Federation of Music  Clubs Senior Concerto. Additionally, he has participated in numerous  piano programs, including the Curtis Young Artist Summer Program,  Eastern Music Festival, and FSU Piano Institute - Piano Plus program. 

 Vojtěch Ocelka has been learning music since the age of seven at the  Jaroslav Kvapil’s School in Brno, where he studies piano playing with  his teacher Jelena Kapitula. He also regularly accompanies chamber music  and a choir. He also sings solo and plays the recorder. He loves music  and wants to be a music teacher. 

 Reina Hewes lives in Los Angeles and attends Harvard-Westlake School.   She began piano lessons at the age of five and currently studies with  Dr. Deborah H. How.  During the summers, she lives and attends school in  Japan.     Reina has been a winner at many international, state and local piano  competitions. As a winner of the Elite International Music Competition,  Reina had the honor of performing at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall  in 2019 and 2020.  Reina has also performed as the piano soloist with  the Los Angeles Doctors' Symphony Orchestra.  Reina participates in the RCM Certificate Program and the MTAC  Evaluations for both piano and flute.  She also plays tennis and is an  avid skier.  

  Mia Chen is 16 years old, living in Seattle, Washington. She began  taking piano lessons at the age of 4 and currently studies under Nino  Merabishvili. Mia has won awards at various music festivals -- most  recently, first prize at Eastside Scholarship Competition and a silver  at the Pacific International Piano Competition. She was also a winner at  the International Piano Composition Contest, Guild. Mia is a rising  junior in high school. Besides music, she enjoys hiking, swimming and  photography. 

  Adriana Zhou is an upcoming 10th grader at Troy High School in  Fullerton, California. She studies both piano and violin at Opus 119  under Dr. Bella Tseng. In 2017, Adriana gave her first performance at  Carnegie Hall. Her other accomplishments include prizes in the Southern  California Junior Bach Complete Works Festival, Scholarship Competition,  Vienna Virtuoso Music Competition, Texas Music Stars International  Competition, and Pelican International Music Competition. Besides music,  Adriana enjoys reading books and snowboarding. 

 Ashot Mkhitaryan was born in Almaty, Kazakhstan in 2007. He has been  interested in classical and Kazakh ethno music since early childhood. He  actively participates in concerts, festivals and competitions. He works  very hard at developing his skills with his teacher Gulzhan Uzenbayeva  who is not only a great music teacher but also a prominent pianist and a  composer. Ashot takes part in master classes of famous artists from  different countries. You can learn more about him from his instagram  page: https://www.instagram.com/ashot_pianist/  

 Thalia Winata, was born in October 2005 in Indonesia. Thalia started  piano lessons at the age of 6, under the guidance of Mrs. Adelheid  Yoanita since 2012. She also has regular masterclasses with Levi  Gunardi, B.Mus, M.Mus since 2017 until now, and has attended NAFA  masterclasses with Ms. Lena Ching last year.   Back in 2013 to this year, he has participated in various music  festivals and competitions and got many achievements, some of which are  the winner of the 2016 Essex International Piano Competition, receiving  the Gold Medal at the 7th Singapore SMTA, the winner of the 2018 Opus  Nusantara Piano Competition and the 2019 in various categories, received  several awards at the Indonesian National Piano Festival, became top 11  at the Kawai International Piano Competition in Thailand 2019, 2nd  winner of the US King's Peak International Music Competition 2020,  winner of the 2020 International Grand Piano Online Festival, received  the Gold Award Quatre Music Youth Piano Competition Singapore 2021, and  many more.   She also had the opportunity to perform at various regional and national  events in Jakarta, and was selected in professional piano recordings  for several works composed by Levi Gunardi. Most recently, as a  recipient of the Platinum award at the Levi Piano Festival 2020, he has  been scheduled to perform in Praque, Czech Republic for the coming year. 

  Yoonseo Jung (14 years old) was born in Seoul, South Korea, and started  playing the piano when she was 6. She has received numerous awards from  music competitions, including the National Federation of Music Concerto  Competition and Illinois State Music Teachers Association. Besides  piano, she plays the violin; aside from multiple awards, she has  performed as a soloist with the Southern Illinois Symphony Orchestra and  served as the Concertmaster of the District 6 Illinois Music Education  Association Orchestra. Apart from music, she loves to draw and solve  math problems. She was the winner in drawing at the 2020 National Beta  Convention, and one of the top 10 finalists for math at the 2019  National Beta Convention.  

  Evgenia Boiko is a 19 years old, was born in Belarus. She began playing  the piano at the age of 6. Currently resides and study piano in Minsk  first-year student at the Belarussian State Academy of music under  direction of the pianist, participant of  Chopin Piano Competition in  Warsaw 2015  Ms. Yuliya Yermalayeva.  Evgenia likes to play piano on the stage, quickly and with great  pleasure learns new pieces of music, likes to play contemporary music.  She is also fond of dancing and psychology. Evgenia is a winner of  numerous local and  international competitions. 

 Sebastian was born on 12th of February 2002 in Bolzano (BZ) - Italy. He  started taking music and piano lessons at age 9 with Denis Lombardi in  the "Scuola musicale il Diapason" - Trento (TN). He studied in the "S.  Pedrolli" secondary school were he had played the clarinet. He studied  in the "F. A. Bonporti" music high school, attending the homonymous  Conservatory in Trento whit piano as main instrument. Here he studied  violin as a second instrument with Aldo Campagnari while maintaining  piano studies with Bruna Pulini and from 2020 with Massimo Lambertini.  He's currently finishing his piano bachelor in the "F. A. Bonporti"  Conservatory - Trento. 

 My name is Yap Hao was born in 2002 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. I am 19  years old now.  I am started piano playing at the age of 5 and picked up violin playing  at the age of 9. I obtained my ABRSM grade 8 piano and distinction in  violin.  I has participated in various music competitions and festivals such as  the 5th and 6th Hong Kong International Music Festival, Malaysia  International Music Art Festival, Putra International Piano Competition  and ABSRM High Scorer Festival. Most Recently, I have passed my ABRSM  Diploma with distinction 49/50 for piano. 

 Claire Lewis is a 17-year-old classical pianist, and is a junior at the  Manhattan School of Music. She is studying under Dr. Arkady Aronov, and  previously studied with Inessa Litvin. Claire made her Carnegie Hall  debut in December 2019. She recently won 1st prize in the American  Protege International Music Talent Competition, 1st prize in the MTAC  Chopin Festival, and was the youngest winner of the Musical Merit  Foundation Scholarship, winning in 2018 and 2019. When she was 13,  Claire became the youngest student to graduate from Palomar College in  the school's 70-year history, graduating with a 4.0 GPA. 

 Rong Lin, 19 years old, a young piano player studying in Germany, was  once evaluated by Professor Sarah, the dean of the piano department of  the Toronto Conservatory of Music, as an "excellent young piano player"  and wrote a letter of recommendation.Born in China in 2001, she started  to learn piano at the age of five. At the age of 16, she was admitted to  the  piano major of the High School Affiliated to the China  Conservatory of Music. At the age of 17, he was admitted to the "die  Musikakademie der Stadt Kassel" in Germany and majored in piano  performance. 

 Qianhan Sun started taking group lessons in piano at age 4 and started  private lessons at age 6. At the age of 9, he started studying with a  Russian teacher, entering state, and international competitions, earning  awards in many of them including 1st place in the American Fine Arts  Festival and an honorable mention in the Glendale Piano Competition and  L.A. International Piano Competition. 

 Curtis Li, 17, is a rising senior at Amador Valley High School. He  started playing piano when he was 6 years old, studying with Peyhwan  Kuan. He passed his DipABRSM exam with distinction and has attended and  placed at various competitions, both local and international. Recently,  he also attended Interlochen Arts Camp and learned from conservatory  professors. In addition to piano, Curtis plays flute - he started  playing in 5th grade through the band program, and now studies with  Catherine Payne. He is part of Amador's Wind Ensemble 1. 

 Ethan Resnik is pursuing a BM Degree in Composition at Eastman School of  Music.  His music has been performed by several ensembles, and his solo piano  music has been performed across the US. He was featured as a composer on  NPR's From The Top in February, 2020.  He won several piano competitions, performed from NYC to Paris, and was a  soloist with the North Shore Symphony Orchestra. He also enjoys  performing chamber music.  Ethan studied composition at The Juilliard School Pre-College Division  and the New York Youth Symphony Composition Program. He also  participated in several summer programs and music festivals. 

 Hello everyone  My name is Wei-Tung Tseng . I am eighteen years old and come from Taiwan  . I have just graduated from high school and I am going to study at  National Tsing Hua University in Taiwan . I started learning piano when I  was seven . In this experience of learning piano, I have participated  in large and small competitions and music camps and went to Singapore to  participate in the Singapore International Classical Piano Competition  in 2019 and achieved many good results . Hope you like my performance 

 Aurora Lee is a high schooler who has been playing piano since age four.  She is a 2018 Music Institute of Chicago Artists of Tomorrow Merit  Scholar, and she has won first place in the 2021 Charleston  International Music Talent Competition, 2020 Great Composers Debussy  Competition, 2017 Granquist Music Competition, and the 2014 Rhapsody  Arts Center Sonatina festival. Aurora also received Gold medal in the  2021 North American Virtuoso International Music Competition, honorable  mention in the 2015 Wisconsin Music Teachers Association Badger State  Competition, second place in the 2019 American Protege International  Piano and Strings Competition, and superior rating awards from the  National Federation of Music Clubs for three consecutive years  (2011-2013). Aurora has also performed in masterclasses at the Chicago  Duo Piano Festivals and Borromeo Music Festival. Besides playing the  piano, Aurora also studies violin and was invited to perform at the  Music Institute of Chicago's 86th Anniversary Gala. She has received  full score honors at the 2017 IGSMA Solo and Ensemble in both piano and  violin. In her free time, Aurora enjoys singing and playing percussion  and guitar.  

 Maddox Marsollek (born December 2013) began taking piano lessons at the  age of three. After ten months of lessons he made his debut at a summer  concert in the Altlandsberg Castle Church and has so far played more  than 25 concerts.   Since January 2019 he has been tutored by the concert pianist and Echo  Prize winner Elisaveta Blumina. In August 2019 with five years Maddox  was invited to an international master class in Israel as the youngest  up-and-coming musician, where he also played two concerts, one of them  in the Elma Hall. At the same time he started taking composition  lessons.  In 2020 and 2021 he won a total of 12 international prizes (always first  to third prizes) and special prizes in Germany, Poland, Russia, Latvia,  Ukraine, Switzerland and the USA, some in age groups up to 12 years.  In May 2021 he will give a concert in the Berlin State Opera. One of his  compositions (an arrangement for voice, violin and piano) will be  premiered there. 

 My name is Lum Wei Xuan.  I am 7years old. Currently I am based in Kuala  Lumpur, Malaysia.  I started playing piano since I was 4 years old.  I  am so motivated to participate in piano competitions and have won  several awards. For year 2021, I have won a gold prize in 5th Brilliant  Talent Discovery Award.  I won First prize for V Odin International  Piano Competition 2020 as well for Chopin Avenue International Piano  Competition 2020, First prize in King’s Peak International Music  Competition 2020, also a gold award in Canadian International Music  Competition 2020. In year 2020, I also awarded 2nd prize for 2* France  Music Competition and Silver star in Music and Stars Award. 3rd prize  for The First Online Young Stars International Piano Competition 2020  USA, and invited to perform in a recital in Massachusetts. 3rd prize  laureate diploma for The International Piano Competition “Clavis Saint  Petersburg 2020” Russia  I enjoy playing piano especially classical music. 

 Born in Columbus Ohio, William Zhang is 6 years old.  He started  learning piano with Mrs. Li Wang at 4 years of age.    William loved to play with the piano when he was a baby, before he knew  the keys and notes. He reads fast and focuses well. He has been making  progress under the high expectations of Mrs. Wang.    William is a sweet son, a responsible brother and a hard-working  student. Besides playing piano, William also enjoys singing, hiking and  learning languages. 

 My name is Luca Liu. I was born in Germany in 2014 and have been living  in Germany since then. I started playing piano at 4 years old. Under the  guidance from pianist Tatiana Orlova, I have participated in lots of  concerts and won the 2nd prize of the 2019 Edelweiss International Piano  Competition in Vienna. Music makes me happy and I find myself enjoy the  stage very much. I'm very glad to be able to participate in this great  competition with all children pianists around the world. 

 Matthew Kenzo Alexander, was born on July 4, 2016 in Bali, Indonesia.  Kenzo started learning piano when he was 3,5 years old under the  guidance of Mrs Emanuela Felicia Sulianto (Felice Music Bali). He also  has a reguler masterclass with Mrs Grace Wibowo, LRSM .Kenzo has  received several awards and recognitions regarding his participation in  piano competitions. He is very excited to take part in this great  competition with all pianist around the world. 

 Ally Napapat Niltawach was born in 2014 in Bangkok, Thailand. She  started learning piano at the age of 3. Under guidance from the Piano  Academy of Bangkok and Ms.Kwanchanok Pongpairoj, She has received awards  from  both domestic and international piano competitions. With her  strong passion towards piano, she dreams to be a great pianist in the  future. Apart from piano, she loves reading books, travelling and art. 

 I love music. I love my family.  I started playing piano since I was 4. I have been taking group piano  lessons and private lessons. I gave my first solo recital in February  this year. I am passionate about playing piano, violin and xylophone. In addition, I also enjoy reading, painting, math and traveling.  

 Hi, my name is Audrey Heaven Liadinata.  I was born in Bali, Indonesia  on February 2016. Music is the thing I love the most! I love to sing  since I was little. I love listening to happy song and dance along. When  I was 4 years old, I started my piano lesson under the guidance of Miss  Emanuela Felicia Sulianto (Felice Music Bali). Since then, I started to  join some piano competitions at the national levels. In my free time, I  also enjoys drawing and watching movies. My favorite series is Bingo,  they are so funny!  

 Daniel Genkin is 7 years old and he lives in New York. He especially  loves music of Bach and Tchaikovsky. Besides piano, Daniel likes  history, science, and computer games. 

 Klėja Kašubaitė is a winner of 6 Grand Prix and near 30 1st prizes at  the international music competitions in the whole world - from her  native Lithuania through almost all European countries to Moscow,  Russia, and from USA to Indonesia... Performed with 3 symphony  orchestras, participated in many international festivals. For high  artistic achievements she is awarded a name of “Lithuanian Maximalist”  and Maxima scholarship two years in turn, as well as a scholarship by a  Mayor of Kyiv city V.Klychko and Letter of Honor by Ukrainian President  L.Kuchma.  

 My name is Jackson White.  I live in the United States of America, and I  have been playing piano since I was 5 years old. I also love mountain  biking and skiing. I am 8 now. My teacher is Pamela Vera, and I hope you  enjoy my performance. 

 Little pianist Prapti Rajguru has started her musical journey at the age  of 4 when she was enrolled for Piano classes. During the same time, she  somewhere listened to Beethoven's Fur Elise and started dreaming of  performing it live on stage. 4 years have passed since then, Prapti has  not only performed her favourite composition live on different stages  but also has cleared 7 grades of piano studies with Distinction in all  the 7 grades under the piano curriculum of London College of Music.  Currently she is one of the youngest students in her music institute who  is preparing for grade 8 piano exams. Prapti also won the first prize  in the category A national competition of Fujairah International Piano  Competition 2020. She has also won 2nd prize in piano recital in VI Odin  International Online Music Competition.  

 Phillip Owen Gunadi was born in Surabaya, Indonesia in 2010. He began  his piano studies at the age of 4. His deep interest in music became  apparent the moment he touched the black and white keys. Over the  following years he had been prize winners at numerous piano competitions  locally and internationally. Most notables are Platinum Award and  Scholarship recipient at the 7th Singapore Music Teacher Association  Performer’s Festival 2018, 2nd Prize winner at the 20th Hongkong Asia  Piano Open Competition 2018, 2nd Prize winner at Singapore Online  Popular Piano Competition 2020 and 3rd prize winner of Ananda Sukarlan  Award 2018.  Through his exuberant musical spirit, he loves to convey his feelings  and tells stories to his audiences whenever he plays the piano. He has  also attended masterclasses conducted by Steven Spooner, Ivan Yanakov,  Niccolo Ronchi, Nigel Clayton, Sam Haywood, Yung Jen Chen, Ananda  Sukarlan, Iswargia Sudarno and Myrna Setiawan.  Besides playing the piano, he likes to make creative online videos and  enjoys experimenting in the kitchen. 

 He was born in 2012. He  began learning piano at the age of Six. Over  the past year, he had a chance to participate in international piano  competitions and had won several award.  "First Prize and Exceptional Young Talent Special Prize" winner in  international Music Competition "Salzburg and Amsterdam" Grand Prize  Virtuoso 2019. - "First Prize" Bangkok International Piano Competition  2020. - "Second Prize winner" The 8th Hong Kong International Youth  Performing Arts Festival 2020. - "Brilliant Awards" The 5th Brilliant  Talent Discovery Awards International Music Competition 2021. - "Bronze  Awards" The Canada International Piano Competition 2021. 

 Howl Maciuca is 8 years old.  He started studying piano with Dr.Jenny  Chai at age 7.  He then achieved two First Prizes at Golden Classical  Music Awards and Elite International Music Competition and was invited  to the 2021 Winner’s Concert at Carnegie Hall. He also won the First  Prize from Charleston International Music Competition for European Music   in 2020.  He enjoys listening to all kinds of classical music, and his  favorite piano composers are Mozart, Chopin, and Bach.  Besides piano,  Howl enjoys reading, solving Rubik’s cube, and programming.  He hopes to  integrate music, literature, and games into his life.  

 Michael Phillipe Andree was born in July 2010 in Indonesia. He is  currently studying with Mrs. Catherine Tanujaya, B.Mus from Sydney  Conservatorium of Music and several masterclasses, such as Dr. Chan Wei  Tuck, Prof. Massimo Folliero, Prof. Inge Rosar, and Vatche Jambazian.  His latest achievements are: 1st winner in International PianoArt Piano  Competition by Slakva Ukraine, 2nd Winner in King's Peak International  Music Competition, 2nd Winner in Gloria Artist International Piano  Competition Vienna,  1st Winner in 6th Odin International Music  Competition Sweden, 2nd Winner and Best Classical Award in 5th Brilliant  Talent Discovery Awards Singapore, and 3rd Winner of 2021 American  Music Talent Competition. 

 Sadie Sahara Soegieyanto lives in Indonesia. She is 9 years old. She  started piano since 3,5 years old. Her interest of playing piano grows  after joining recitals and winning competitions. Her recent achievements  include 2nd place in Indonesia Piano Competition, 2nd place in  Indonesia Music Celebration, Summa Cumlaude in La Pianista Competition,  and many others. Not only music, she also enjoys food, drawing, and  dancing. She wants to be an artist one day in the future! 

 Hi, my name is Sofía. I am 9 years old. I am from San Sebastián, Spain. I  started to play piano at school like a game when I was 6. In October  2019 I started 1º elemental grade of conservatory of music playing  Violoncello. In March 2020 I started class of piano with Leonel Morales  Alonso. In September 2020 I entered in “Alfonso X El Sabio” Musical High  Performance Center with Leonel Morales Alonso.  In 2020 I am presented to 4 contest obtaining 5 awards. First Prize in  “Maria Herrero International Competition” (Spain), and special award for  musicality. First Prize in “Magia colindelor George Enescu  international online Competition” (Romania), First Prize in “all colours  of art International online festival”, Italy. Third Prize in “Santa  Cecilia Competition” (Spain)  In 2021, First Prize in “Rocky Mountain Winter Classical Music Festival”  (Canada). First Prize in “Concorso Internazionale per Giovani Musicisti  "Citta di Massa" (Italy). First Prize in “Winter Music Star  International Competition” (Romania). Second Prize in “Propiano  International Competition” (Spain). Third Prize in “Odin International  Music Competition” 

 My name is Maria Karvatska. I am 10 years old, I was born in Ukraine in  the city of Lviv, and I live here. I study at Sykhivsky Lyceum in the  5th grade. We also study at  Lviv Music Arts School № 5 in the  percussion instrument class. My teacher Stepan Kuchmister teaches me to  play drums and xylophone very well and professionally. I like doing  sports as well. I go to the sports section of the martial art of aikido  and I also dream of fencing. I also like  reading  books of different  genres . I have a younger sister, her name is Khrystyna. She studies  flute at a music school. I thank my parents Taras and Natalia for their  support and help in learning. 

 At age of 6, Ceicilia started learning piano with Prof. Yoon Sen Lee and  at the age of 7 she has performed in Carnegie Hall. She finished the  Licentiate Diploma from Trinity College London with Distinction at the  age of 12.   Over the last few years, Ceicilia has won several local and  International competitions, including 1st place at Grand Prize Virtuoso  in Vienna and in Paris with an ‘Absolute Score’. At her performance at  Metallener Saal, Musikverein in Vienna, she was also awarded with the  Best Beethoven Award, 1st place at Golden Classical Music Award, USA ,  1st place at the GOCAA International Piano Competition and won the Best  Talent and Contract Junior Award and was invited to perform with The  Wuhan Philharmonic Orchestra. At the age of 9, she won 1st place at  American Protege, USA , 1st place at TIPNOC International Piano  Competition, Romania.  Recently, she won 1st place at 2020 Open Solo  Western Australian International Piano Competition. 

 Claire Wang started learning piano when she was 5 and joined the Yehudi  Menuhin School when she was 7 as youngest piano pupil in school history,  studying with Professor Ruth Nye MBE. Since then she has won many  international competitions in Germany, USA, Austria, Italy etc. Claire  has performed in many online concerts for the public during the 2020  Covid19 lockdown, including, whole set Chopin Scherzo Op 20 No.1-4. She  also joined Grange Park Opera online concert “Romeo and Juliet  ----Prokofiev” and the BBC “Babar the Elephant” broadcast recording.  Claire has taken many master classes in Europe and USA.  

 Student at Gnessin Moscow Special School of Music.  Winner of various international competitions, including: International  Competition for Young Pianists in Riga (Grand-prix); FLAME Competition  in Paris (1st prize); Grand Prize Virtuoso in Salzburg, Vienna and  London (1st prize, special prize “Exceptional Young Talent”);  Competition “Armonia” of Armenian Assembly (Special award from Classical  Young Stars Vienna); International piano competition “Royal-2021”  (Grand-prix).  First debut recital was performed in the “Great Amber” Hall in Latvia in  2018. The pianist has performed in concert halls like Small Hall of  Moscow Conservatory, Radio France Musique, Concert Hall of Hermitage in  Amsterdam, Mozarteum, Musikverein, and others. 

 Alisa-Mariia Vorokh (11 y.o.) was born on January 13, 2010 in Ukraine. She lives in Odesa, Ukraine. A student of Odesa Specialized Music School Named after Professor P. Stolyarsky. Piano teacher - Iryna Didushok. Laureate (1 place, piano) of International competitions in Odesa such as: "The Constellation of the Sea"; V International Competition "Music Unites Us"; I International online festival-competition "The Constellation - 20 VS Covid-19". Alisa-Mariia played in Odesa Regional Philharmony solo and with the Odesa Regional Chamber Orchestra (conductor Volodymyr Dykyj); in Odesa Roerich House; also she played the organ in St. Paul's Lutheran Cathedral (Odesa). 

 Anna Harper is 13 year old. She was born in San Diego, California and  now lives in Minsk, Belarus. She started taking piano lessons at the age  of 3-1/2 and violin lessons at the age of 6. Currently, Anna is  studying in the Belarus Music College majoring in two instruments. She  greatly enjoys the vast repertoire she is able to play on piano and  violin. Anna has performed extensively in Belarus and throughout Europe  and the United States. She is a winner of numerous local and  international competitions. Besides music, Anna speaks six languages and  loves her horseback riding lessons. 

 Matthew Atticus Tan, from Singapore, has been learning the violin and  the piano since 5 years old. Matthew enjoys composing music and in  particular, loves playing contemporary music. Since 2019, he has taken  part in various international and local music competitions, winning  awards.   During his free time, Matthew can be often found playing chess with his  father, and swimming laps at the pool with his sister. .

Reina Hewes lives in Los Angeles and attends Harvard-Westlake School.  She began piano lessons at the age of five and currently studies with Dr. Deborah H. How.  During the summers, she lives and attends school in Japan.   

Reina has been a winner at many international, state and local piano competitions. As a winner of the Elite International Music Competition, Reina had the honor of performing at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall in 2019 and 2020.  

Reina participates in the RCM Certificate Program and the MTAC Evaluations for both piano and flute.  She also plays tennis and is an avid skier. .

 Abigail (12) a seventh grader at Academy of Laurel Springs School. She started piano study since four years old and has won many national  and international competitions including the Brussels Grand Prize Virtuoso International Music Competition, Golden Classic Music  Awards, Kathryn Gawartin Chopin Competition, MTAC Music Solo and  Concerto Competition. She's the finalist for 2019 Kauffman International  Music Competition, Southern California Youth Bach Festival, William  Knabe International Piano Competition and recently won American Music  Talent Competition. She has been invited to perform at Carnegie Hall  twice at age 10 and 11. Besides piano she also loves to dance and skate  boarding. She recently moved to Brentwood Tennessee and really enjoys  biking on the rolling hills.     .

 I'm Le Trang Linh from Viet Nam. I started to pay piano at the age of 7.   Now I Study at Vietnam National Academy of Music (Piano faculty ,  Grade 5th) and study at The International School of Vietnam (Grade 8th).  I've won in many competitions such as: Special prize and First prize  for free repertoire; Second prize for compulsory repertoire in 20th  Kyushu International Music Concour in 2018,  First prize in 9th  International Music Competition “Piano Talents”,  the First absolute  prize22nd International Music Competition “Pietro Argento”, The First  absolute prize in 22nd Val Tidone International Music Competition in  2019, First prize at The art of piano, Great Composers competition 2020,  The First prize  at Glory In't Piano Competition in 2021.  Specialy, I  was honored as one of the ten most outstanding young Hanoians of 2019. .     .

 Torsten Fras is a harpsichordist born in 2007. He started learning piano  when he was five, and started learning harpsichord when he was eleven,  studying under the guidance of Dr. Anna Kislitsyna at the Nelly Berman  School of Music. He has been awarded a variety of prizes from many  competitions: Boulder Bach Festival, French International Music  Competition, Canadian International Music Competition, and Finalist on  "From The Top". He resides in Haverford Pennsylvania with his family.  When not practicing harpsichord, he enjoys reading, playing tennis and  squash, and watching movies and hiking with his family on the weekends.     .

 BoKun Liu was born in New Zealand in July of 2004 and later settled in  Vancouver, Canada with his family. At the age of 11, he had his debut at  Carnegie Hall in New York. Since then, he became the prizewinner of  various music festivals and competitions in North America  Europe and  Australia。 BoKun Liu is the Winner of the 2020 Steinway Piano  Competition (Gold Award), Canadian Young Artist Standards of Excellence  Award and recipient of multiple grants and scholarships to support his  studies.  

 Born in Spain, Yasmin started piano lessons at 4. At 11 was accepted to  Shugom Music School for Gifted Children (class of N.V.Kovalik).  Recipient of Shugom Merit Scholarship. At 14, award-winner of many  international competitions: Anton Rubinstein Piano Jr (Dusseldorf,  Germany), OnStage (Codogno, Italy), ClaMoMusic Piano Jr (Murcia, Spain),  Piano Talents (Milan, Italy), Radiant Kazan (Russia), Islamey (Moscow,  Russia), D.Shostakovich competition (Volgograd, Russia), Danubia Talents  (Budapest, Hungary), among others. Received masterclasses from Riccardo  Marini, Vincenzo Balzani (Italy), Henri Sigfridsson (Finland), Filipe  Pinto-Ribeiro (Portugal), Konstantinos  Destounis (Greece), Judith  Jauregui (Spain), Julia Siciliano (USA), Ludmil Angelov (Bulgaria),  Tatiana Safonova, Zhanna Nazaryants (Russia). 

 Collins Tanujaya was born on 4th March 2006 in Indonesia. Collins has  started his piano lessons at the age of 3, unter the guidance of his  mother, Ms. Mutia Hartono. He has regularly joined many national and  international piano competitions. Such as : 3rd Prize in Alberti  International Piano Competition (concert in Carnegie Hall, NYC), 2nd  Prize in National Essex Piano Competition, Gold Award in Indonesia  Steinway Youth Piano Competition, 3rd Prize in America Protégé  International Music Competition (winner recital in Carnegie Hall, NYC),  1st Prize Winner in Brussels Grand Prize Virtuoso International Music  Competition (performed in Royal Museum of Fine Art, Brussels), 1st Prize  in Indonesia Music Celebration in Jakarta, and many more prizes.  He graduated in the age of 12, ALCM Diploma Piano Examination and in the  age of 13, LLCM Diploma Piano Examination (both by University of West  London). 

 Marianna Sereda , was born 2004. She goes to Music School in   Krosno-Poland. She has been learning piano for 11 years, in class of  Iwona Madera. She takes part in lots of competitions e.g.: I prize on  24th National Halina Czerny Stefańska Piano Tournament in Żagań(2020),  I  prize on 5th International Monika Sikorska -Wojtacha Piano Competition  in Wieliczka (2019), 11th Concorso Internazionale di Esecuzione Musicale  “Giovani Musicisti” (2019), I prize on 3th  National Competition for  Young Pianists in Cracow (2017), I prize on 5th West Pomeranian Piano  Competition in Szczecin (2017) and much more. She played in lots of  polish cities like: Warsaw (Royal Castle), Wrocław, Żelazowa Wola,  Duszniki- Zdrój, Gdańsk. 

 Pianist Clarissa Mae Prajogo was born in 2006 in Indonesia and has been  living in Surabaya.  As a winner of multiple national and international  competitions, Clarissa has achieved 1st prizes at International Maestro  Piano and Strings Competition, International Music Competition Grand  Prize Virtuoso Brussels, and Indonesia International Piano Competition.  Other honourable mentions include 2nd place winner of Chopin Nocturne  Class and 3rd place winner of Rachmaninoff Class in the 20th  HongKong-Asia International Piano Competition, and 3rd place winner in  Piano Star International Competition by Piano League. She has also  performed as a winner in numerous prestigious venues such as Weill  Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, Centre for Fine Arts of Brussels (BOZAR),  and Esplanade Recital Hall. 

 Daniella Tsang was born in 2004 and lives in Seattle, WA. She has played  the piano since she was three years old and has been competing since  eight years old. She previously studied with Julia Black, and now  currently studies with Ni Liu and Peter Mack. She has won local and  international competitions every year, most recently including the WA  Outstanding Young Artists Competition in 2019, the Chopin NW Festival in  2021, and the Cap Ferret International Music Competition in 2021.  Daniella is currently a junior in high school. Besides piano, she loves  movies, card tricks, and board games. 

 Leila Hargitai was born in 2003, in  the Netherlands, lives and studies  in Hungary.  She has studied music since she was 4. She is the student  of Gábor Eckhardt. Leila won 1 st prize in  piano competitions like the  International Béla Bartók Piano Competition, the National Piano  Competition. As a multiple music-talent she won  the Kodály Solfeggio  and Singing Competition. At the age of 15 she played Chopin’s four  ballades at her own concert. She won 1st prize at American Protégé Music  Competition with Recital in 2022 in New York Carnegie Hall, and at  American Youth Music Competition in 2021. 

 won the first prize in the Brisbane International Youth Music Competition. won the first prize in the “London Grand Prize Virtuoso International Music Competition. won the 1st prize in the XI. International Competition and Festival of Arts and Music "WINTER STARS OF DRESDEN". won the 1st prize in the Franz Liszt Center International Piano Competition. won the 1st prize in the New York Golden Classical Music Awards International Competition. won the 1st prize in the “Music Fantasy” International Grand Music Competition. won the 1st prize in the 5th Danubia Talents International Music Competition Hungary. won the 1st prize in the International Music Competition ‘Bonn’ Grand Prize Virtuoso. won the 1st prize in the 30th Young Musician International Competition “Citta Di Barletta”. won the 1st prize in the 3rd New Talent British International Youth Music Competition. won the 1st prize in Classical category in SF International Innovative Music Competition. won the 1st prize in Romantic category in SF International Innovative Music Competition. won the 1st prize in V category in VII International Piano Competition Smederevo. Be invited to perform in Carnegie Hall. Be invited to perform in Royal Albert Hall in UK. Be invited to perform in Bonn Beethoven House. Performed several times with the Hamburg Orchestra to play Schoenberg and Weber. Performed many concerts with important modern works by famous modernist composer Xiaoyong Li etc. in Germany. Performed many Lied concerts like Zwerg, Erlkoenig, etc. Performed many Chamber Music concerts. 

 Howard Yu is a pianist who studies under the direction of Mr. Yaroslav  Pugach. He began playing the piano at the age of 4 and currently resides  in Toronto. Howard is a sophomore at Upper Canada College where he is  the pianist of the Jazz band and part of the school choir. He has  participated and won in numerous local and international piano  competitions such as the Kiwanis Festival and Steinway and Sons virtual  piano competition. Most recently, Howard has placed first place in the  international crescendo competition and second in the American Protégé  piano and strings international competition in which he is invited to  play at the Carnegie Hall in 2022. Howard also has a ARCT diploma in  piano performance from the Royal Conservatory of Music, where he passed  with honors. .

 He was born in Caravaca de la Cruz - Murcia, in 2002. He began his  musical studies at the age of four, after hearing the melody of Mozart's  Rondo Alla Turca, making his first public performance that same year. He began under the tutelage of Juan Francisco Lago, at the age of  sixteen he entered the Reina Sofía School of Music, in the class of  Professor Galina Eguiazarova and currently, he studies with the pianist  and pedagogue Denis Lossev. He gave his first recital at the age of twelve, and a year later he made  his debut as a soloist with an orchestra. That same year he was  selected to receive a master class from the famous pianist Lang Lang,  with whom he also had the opportunity to perform four hands at the  prestigious Brahms-Saal of the Musikverein (Vienna-Austria). In 2017, at just 15 years old, he was the first underage pianist invited  by the Scherzo Foundation to be part of its select cycle of young  artists, in a recital that took place in the Sala Roja of the Teatros  del Canal (Madrid). He has received master classes, advice and his talent has been  recognized by great teachers, such as Paul Badura-Skoda, Cyprien  Katsaris, Lang Lang, Pavel Gililov, Mikhail Petukhov or Jorge Luis  Prats, among many others. Throughout his career there are many scholarships that he has received,  as well as more than twenty-five awards in competitions both in Spain  and abroad, among which are numerous first prizes and special awards. In 2017 he was awarded as the best pianist of all the conservatories in  Spain. 

   I got accepted to Anadolu University State Conservatory piano  department in 2013. I started my studies with İrem Çelikten Hepgüler. In  2016, I performed as a soloist with Anadolu University State  Conservatory Symphony Orchestra. I performed as a soloist again in the  Farkas Families 30. Year concert. I was awarded  with 3rd prize in the  Bursa Nilüfer International Piano Contest, in which 182 contestants from  22 countries took part. I gave my first recital in 2017. I performed as  a soloist with the İzmir State Symphony Orchestra in 2018.  I attended  to the GFA Piano Masterclass in 2019. During the masterclass, I had the  opportunity to work with famous pianists such as Gülsin ONAY, Francesco  LİBETTA and Konstanze EİCKHORST. I also took masterclasses from Özgür  ÜNALDI,Elena CHEKICH,Gülden GÖKŞEN,Hande DALKILIÇ and Jerzy STERCZYNSKİ.  I currently  continue my study at Anadolu University State Conservatory  with Gökhan Aybulus. 

 Ni Enlin was born on January 23, 2004 in Guangdong, China. At the age of  four, she studied piano with a professor from Ukraine Vera Kozlowa. Graduated from the Internationales studienjahr of the Hamburg  Conservatory of Music on September 30,2019. Studied of the Jungstudium at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater  Hamburg on October 1, 2019. Now studying Bechlor at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg  with Mariya Yankowa. 

 Faye Evans is from London, England, and has been playing piano since the  age of 7.  She was awarded the Jaqueline Williams and David Gosling  scholarship to study B.Mus Performance Piano with Professor Gabriele  Baldocci.  Previously Faye studied with Professor Murray McLachlan at Chethams  Music School and subsequently with Emily Jeffrey at the Royal College of  Music.  She has been selected for numerous Masterclasses with  distinguished artists such as Sergio De Simone, Katya Apekisheva, Pascal  Rogé and Dmitri Bashkirov.  Faye has played solo at Wigmore Hall, Royal Festival Hall (selected by  Lang Lang), Purcell Room and in a chamber group with her violinist  brother at Carnegie Hall.  Faye recently won the senior category at the Wandsworth Young Musician  of the Year Competition 2 years running and 1st prize at the Windsor  International Piano Competition. 

 I am a pianist, organist and composer. I study at YEREVAN SPECIALIZED  MUSIC SCHOOL NAMED AFTER ALEXANDER SPENDIARYAN.I also study at M.V.  LOMONOSOV MOSCOW STATE school. In this year I am going to study at the  YEREVAN STATE CONSERVATORY NAMED AFTER KOMITAS. I have a lot of performances, participated a lot of master classes,  festivals. I participated a lot of competitions and become a lot of times laureate. 

 Jenny Yu is a sophomore and Biology and Economics double major at  Williams College and she has been studying piano for 12 years. In the  past, she has received many awards such as a finalist in the 2020-2021  Crescendo International Competition, 2 2nd-place awards in the American  Protogé International Competition, a semi-finalist in the 2020  E-Contest, 3rd place at the Arizona Piano Institute's Concerto  Competition, winner of the 23rd Annual Young Artists' Debut! Van Buren  Competition, and various winner and honorable mention prizes at the  state level. Aside from piano, she was a member of the Portland Youth  Philharmonic as a 1st violinist. Now, a pianist in a woodwind chamber  ensemble in college and a member of the Zambezi Marimba band. She  currently studies with Dr. Renato Fabbro in Portland, OR and Doris  Stevenson at Williams College.  

 Aniela Madera is a young talented pianist, born in Poland. Her  repertoire ranges from Bach and Mozart to Paderewski and Prokofiev. She  appeard in solo recitals in places such as: Museum of Fryderyk Chopin in  Warsaw, Theatre Variete in Cracow, Chopin Centre in Szafarnia. Aniela  improves her personal skills at the Academy of Music in Poznan with dr  hab Joanna Marcinkowska. Aniela Madera is a laureate of many  competitions: Third prize in 4th International  Chopin Competition in  the Podkarpackie Region, First prize in 4th West- Pomeranian Pianists  Competition, Second prize in 1st  Jan Hoffman International Piano  Competiton, Second prize in 11th International Competition “ Giovani  Musicisti – Citta di Treviso”. 

 Yuan Jiaqi showed a musical talent from early childhood and her parents  sent her to a music school to study the piano.  In the middle school she  was invited to study in class of a Russian piano teacher, associate  professor Nadezhda Pakulova. During 5 years she studied very hard and  graduated with honors.  In 2017, Yuan Jiaqi entered the prestigious  Jinan University in Guangzhou. She became a student of professor of the  piano department, graduated from unuversity in USA,  Zhishuai Chen.   Yuan Jiaqi actively participates in all concerts of the university and  became the best student in the piano department and received a special  scholarship from the university.  She also became a laureate in the  William Knabe 2019 International Piano Competition held in China and was  invited to the USA for the final of the competition.  Yuan Jiaqi plans  to continue her studies at a master's degree at a USA university.  it.

 Gabriela Dindorf was born in 1999. She is currently a student at Music  Academy in Gdansk (Poland) in the class od professor Waldemar Wojtal.  Recently she took 3rd place at ‚Odesa Music Olymp’.  

 I started playing piano at the age of 5 in a small music school from a  town near to Barcelona. At the age of 11 I studied in the Conservatory  Municipal de Música de Barcelona where I graduated with the piano  performance award. Since then, I have been rewarded in many state and  international competitions and I have had the chance to perform in  concert halls from Germany and Spain. Also, I had some masterclasses  with teachers as Uta Weyand, Friedemann Rieger, Markus Schirmer, Noriko  Ogawa or Akiko Ebi.  Currently, I am on the third year of my musical degree in the  Conservatori Superior del Liceu, in Barcelona.  

 Adam Auchie is currently in his third year at the University of  Edinburgh, studying for a Bachelor of Music Degree. He began playing the  piano at the age of six and at the age of twelve, was awarded a music  scholarship at one of Aberdeen’s leading schools. He received lessons at  the prestigious North East of Scotland Music School under the Tom  Johnston Scholarship, and currently receives lessons with the acclaimed  concert pianist Andrew Johnston. Adam performs regularly around  Scotland, with several recent successes in the North East of Scotland  Performing Arts Festival and the Edinburgh Competition Festival. He is  the current holder of the James Smart Memorial Organ Scholarship at the  University of Edinburgh and has performed as soloist in the highly  esteemed Greyfriar’s Kirk concert series. 

 Yohana Tania Riyantono, 22, an “adult restarter”, born in Sidoarjo,  Indonesia. She started playing keyboard by the age of 3, and focused on  piano when she was 8 years old. She received several awards regarding  her participation in various piano competitions and festivals, back  then. As a competitor, she won the 1st Prize Winner (A5 Category) in the 11th  Additional Galaxy Open Piano Competition 2009 & the 3rd Prize Winner  (Junior Category) in the Chopin Piano Competition 2008. Recently, under  the guidance from Mr. Adi Nugroho, she won Gold Award (Pre-Diploma  Category) in the 11th Jazzin & Classic Piano & String  Competition 2019 and got the title “Summa Cum Laude” in the La Pianista  Online Series Classical Festival (Adult Group, Age 20 Years old and  above Category) 2020. She's got some opportunities to masterclasses  with Mr. Tomaz Tobing (Slovenia), Mr. Ananda Sukarlan (Indonesia), Mr.  Henokh Kristianto (Indonesia), and so on. From 2017 until now, she  worked as a piano teacher and still studying to pursue a Diploma in  piano.  

 Jingyi Han, a doctorate candidate at Michigan State University, had been  performed in various halls, such as, Jordan Hall (New England  Conservatory of Music), Kulas Hall (Cleveland Institute of Music), and  Cook Hall (Michigan State University). She learned piano at age of 6,  and she showed her outstanding talent in each institution attended. She  had been granted 1st prize for Mozart Variation Competition while  studying in Shenyang Conservatory of Music in China, and Chopin Mazurka  Competition winner honored concert while studying in New England  Conservatory of Music. Her first teacher in the United States was Mr.  Gabriel Chodos (NEC), and she did her master degree in Cleveland  Institute of Music with Ms. Haesun Paik. She is currently attending  Michigan State University with the chair of the piano department Prof.  Deborah Moriarty pursuing her doctoral degree in piano performance and  master degree in piano pedagogy with Dr. Derek Polischuk. 

 Xu Guo is currently a student of Dang Thai Son and HaeSun Paik at New  England Conservatory, before she studied with Meng-Chieh Liu. She  graduated from the Music School Attached to the Central Conservatory of  Music in Beijing under Hua Chang.  Her recent awards including Thailand International Piano Competition  （First Prize, Audience Prize, Best Romantic Prize）; Karlovac  International Piano Competition (First Prize, Audience Award); NEC  honors competition (First Prize), etc. She has performed in major cities  of North America, Europe and Asia, in venues like Royal Concertgebauw  (Amsterdam), Jordan Hall (Boston), Forbidden City Hall (Beijing), etc.   it.

 Hao Zhang is the winner of Eastern Division MTNA Young Artist Piano  Competition (2019-2020). He has performed in many places, including  venues such as Carnegie’s Weill Recital Hall (New York), CCPA Recital  Hall (Chicago), SFCM Caroline H. Hume Concert Hall and Sol Joseph  Recital Hall (San Francisco), WVU Bloch Hall (West Virginia), JMU  Recital Hall (Virginia), Shanghai Symphony Orchestra Concert Hall  (Shanghai). He earned his Master of Music degree as a student of Dr.  Sharon Mann at San Francisco Conservatory of Music. He received his  Bachelor Degree in piano from Shandong University, where he studied with  Steinway Artist Qin Chuan. Currently, he is studying for his doctorate  in piano pedagogy at James Madison University with a full-time teaching  assistantship. 

 Pianist Lanjiabao Ge started piano at the age of five with her mother  and continued learning Organ as her secondary instrument. Lanjiabao Ge  has maintained an active performing career as a soloist, chamber  musician, and on the international competition circuit. Highlights  include appearances at venues such as Carnegie Weill Recital Hall,  Steinway Hall (Miami, Florida), and the Kennedy Center (Washington, DC),  and prizes at the Young Artist Competition of the Hershey Symphony  Orchestra Competition, MTNA Young Artist Piano Competition in Virginia  State, the Rising Starts Grand Pix International Music Competition  Berlin, and Platinum Award in Piano Solo and the Best Baroque  Performance Award at the World Piano Teacher Association International  Competition, Singapore.   Lanjiabao Ge graduated with a Master of Music and Artist Diploma in  Keyboard Performance in the studio of the pianist Santiago Rodriguez at  the Frost School of Music, University of Miami where she studied under a  full scholarship and was the graduate teaching assistant. Currently,  Lanjiabao Ge is pursuing a Doctoral of Musical Arts degree in Piano  Performance in the studio of Kevin Robert Orr at the University of  Florida where she also serves as a full teaching assistant. 

 Alexander Tchobanov has gained international recognition as a concert  pianist, chamber musician, and music pedagogue. Following his 2013  Carnegie Weill  Recital Hall piano debut, the New York Concert Review  wrote, " Mr. Tchobanov's colors and voicing were superb, creating that  ineffable aura of Russian sadness we love so much, there is a major  virtuoso there".  In 2012, Alexander made his  Austrian debut as a  soloist of the Vienna Residence Orchestra at “Palais Auersperg”.  He was  a First Prize winner at the “Bradshaw & Buono International Piano  Competition”,  Third Prize winner at the " VI Odin International  Competition", and a finalist of The American Prize National Competition  and  the Los Angeles Music Center “Spotlight” Competition. He was also a  top prize winner at numerous competitions in his native  Bulgaria. His  recordings of works by Scriabin and Rachmaninoff are due to be released  commercially  in May 2021 on the “Ulysses Arts’’ label in the UK.    Alexander's concerts were broadcast live on various radio stations  across the United States including  WGBH Boston, NPR, and WXEL South  Florida. He has also made numerous recordings for  Bulgarian National TV  and Radio. Solo engagements have taken him to venues such as New York's  "Steinway Hall" and "WMP Hall", "Dorothy Chandler Pavilion" in Los  Angeles, “Jordan Hall” (Boston), Harriet Himmel Theatre (  West Palm  Beach), "Kaisersaal" (Vienna), and "Balabanov House" in Bulgaria. An  active chamber musician, Alexander appeared at Weill Carnegie  Hall and  Juilliard's  Paul Hall in New York, "Schloss Halbturn Palace"(Austria),  "Madinat Theatre"( Dubai) and "Emirates Palace" in Abu Dhabi. His  concerts were followed by articles in the "Yakima Herald", "The Palm  Beach Post", ''Trud", "Gulf News" and " Al Bayan".   Alexander completed his Masters Degree at Rutgers University, where he  was awarded Assistantship under the guidance of Prof.  Susan Starr. In  addition, he won a Fellowship to attend the Music Academy of the West in  Santa Barbara, under the tutelage of  Jerome Lowenthal( Juilliard  School). He also appeared as a guest artist at the CME Vienna Concerto  Fest , Steinway Piano Festival and North American Contemporary Music  Festival. Mr. Tchobanov has earned full-scholarships from the  Conservatory of Music at Lynn University, where he trained with Dr.  Roberta Rust,  and the Idyllwild Arts Academy.  

 Lisa Molinaro was born in Ischia(Italy) where she received her first  instruction and her Baccalaureat at the classical High school. Her  family is not a musicians' family but since she was a child she has ever  had a great passion for the music and for every form of art. Thereby while she was at school, she attended the music Conservatory  ''Domenico Cimarosa'' in Italy, where she received on March 2011 her  Diploma in piano with “summa cum laude” thanks to her teacher, Lina  Tufano, presenting an experimental program entirely based on Ravel  music. Her interest in French music led her to take a specialization  course in Paris in 2013-2014 with the pianist Huseyin Sermet. Lisa has obtained numerous prizes and awards in the recent years in many  musical competitions: first prize at the “international competition of  execution and musical composition Don Vincenzo Vitti''; first prize  finalist at the ''concours musical de France'' in Paris; second prize at  the “international competition''Gianluca Campochiaro'' in Sicily; first  prize at the “European competition ''don Matteo Colucci''; honorable  mention at the “Risingstar-Grandprix” of Berlin; second prize at the  “international piano competition “Vietri sul mare” in Amalfi Coast;  honorable mention at the “Bradshaw and Buono international piano  competition” of New York,; in 2019 first prize at the “Amsterdam  virtuoso piano competition” ; recently, first prize at the “Golden  Classical music Awards” in New York; second prize at the North  International Music Competition and second prize at the “international  music competition Brussels”, ( thanks to she has had the opportunity to  perform at the Studio Recital Hall at Centre for Fine Arts of  Brussels);third prize at the "American Youth Musician union  competition"; most recently first prize at the “concours international  de piano”Albert Roussel” in Sofia thanks to she has had some concerts in  the Bulgarian capital. She played for many musical associations and festivals(festival  “Pianocity” in Naples and Milan, William Walton’s Foundation(London),  “BOZAR”(“Centre of fine arts”) in Bruxelles, Association “Amici della  musica”of Alcamo, musical Association “Giuseppe Albanese” , “Academie Maurice Ravel” in Saint Jaen de Luz, Salle Yamaha in Paris,  ''Marevivo'' association, Napolinova association, ''Premio  internazionale di poesia Ciro Coppola’', Conservatoire municipal  Chatillon Montrouge, Ravello Festival(Amalfi), Conservatory of music “D.  Cimarosa”, festival of philosophy “la filosofia, il castello e la  Torre”, “Boesendorfer” concertos in Sofia etc…). In summer 2016 she was selectioned to take part to Academy Maurice  Ravel’s courses in Saint- Jaen de Luz and during this experience she  held some concerts and public Masterclasses, where she was obtained  numerous feedback by public. She took part in some Masterclasses with some famous Professor as  Alexander Hintchev, Pasquale Iannone, Jean- Claude Pennetier and Claudio  Montesano. She performs  regularly as soloist and in chamber formations  and her repertoire includes most of the works by Ravel, Albeniz, De  Falla, Debussy, Poulenc, Clementi, Scarlatti, Haydn, Beethoven, Liszt,  Prokofiev, Messiaen, Bartok and Berio. She has collaborated as accompanying pianist in the class of double bass  of Maestro M. Rino Zurzolo at the Conservatory "Nicola Sala"(Benevento)  and in the class of piano of Lina Tufano at the Conservatory  “Cimarosa”(Avellino) and she performs regularly with numerous violinist  and cellists in many concerts organized by the W.Walton Foundation. In addition to her musical studies, she attended University studies and  in 2016 she has obtained a law degree at the University of Law in  Naples, specializing in music and entertainment law. As for the music, she cultivates a strong interest in art in general, in  particular painting and illustration for children, taking part in some  collective exhibitions and collaborating with some editors. 

 Dr. Yuhui Li has performed as a soloist and chamber musician in the  United States and China. She received her MM from the San Francisco  Conservatory of Music, where she studied with Prof. Yoshikazu Nagai. She  obtained her doctoral degree at Arizona State University, majoring in  Piano Performance with Prof. Robert Hamilton. Yuhui has been a  prizewinner in national and international piano competitions, such as  the Colorado International Piano Competition. Yuhui also won the 2018  ASU Concerto Competition and performed with ASU Symphony. She has been  invited to various international piano festivals, such as Cincinnati  International Music Festival. 

 Yufan Gu was born in 1998 in JiangSu ChangZhou, she began learning piano  at the age of 6. In 2009.02, she won the gold medal in the 3rd China  “Art and Culture Grand Ceremony” Youth Piano Competition. In 2009.06,  she won the gold medal at the juvenile group of the 2nd “QinSheng Cup”  JiangSu Piano Competition. In 2009.09, she began studying in GuLangYu  Piano School of Central Conservatory of music in XiaMen. In 2010.10, she  won the 5th prize in the 12th HongKong Piano Competition. In 2011.04,  she won the 4th prize in the 2nd German Omeller Piano Competition. In  2011.05, she won the 2nd prize of the 7th “Amadis” International Music  Competition in Taiwan. In 2014.09, she began studying at the Feliks  Nowowiejski Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz with Prof. Dr hab. Piotr  Kępiński. In 2021.02, she graduated with a master’s degree. 

  Takahiro Dohi was born in japan. He studied at the Moscow State Conservatory of Music . Currently he works as a piano teacher, performing at many concerts and recitals.  

 Major prize recipient of Harrison Winter Concerto Competition and Taiwan  National Competition, Dr. Wen-Chun Ku has performed extensively in the  United States and at prestigious venues in her native Taiwan, such as  National Concert Hall and Kuan Du Arts Festival. Wenchun has  collaborated with the artistic director Roger Brunyate at Peabody Opera  Theatre, West Bay Opera, the violinist Minsun Choi, and the composer  Yuan-Chen Li.  Born in Taipei, Wenchun received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree at  Taipei National University of the Arts, and Master of Music, Doctor of  Musical Arts degrees at Peabody Conservatory of Johns Hopkins University  where she was a merit scholarship student under the guidance of the  pianist Benjamin Pasternack and Boris Slutsky. Besides, Wenchun has  worked closely with her mentor Meng-Chieh Liu at Curtis Institute for  many years. She is currently an active pianist and chamber musician in  San Francisco Bay Area. . 

 Anna Guja is a professional pianist, having obtained a BA degree in  piano performance under the tuition of Mirosław Herbowski (PhD) at the  Academy of music in Kraków, and later graduating from the Academy of  Music in Katowice where she studied in the piano class of Piotr  Sałajczyk (PhD). Currently, she studies harpsichord performance in  Katowice under the tuition of Marek Pilch (PhD) and Anna Firlus (MA).  Being a laureate of international competitions both in Poland and  abroad, she perfected her skills during masterclasses led by such  musicians as: Eugene Indjica, Barbara Halska, Andrzej Jasiński, Sergey  Osokins, Aleksey Orlowiecki, and Marek Toporowski. . . 

 Born in 2013 in Minnesota, Annabelle moved to Salt Lake City, Utah with  her parents when she was three months old. From September to December  2018, she took group piano lessons from University of Utah’s School of  Music. Since November 2018, she has been taking private piano lessons  with Professor Armen Sahakyan of Utah Valley University. As the youngest  player, she won a Third Prize at American Mountain West International  Piano Competition in 2019.She is passionate about playing the piano. In  addition, she also enjoys reading, math and traveling. She currently  lives in Chicago, Illinois.  

 Bentley Penn, from Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. He is 7 years old. He  began learning piano at the age of Five. He always sees his mother  playing the piano and he has developed a natural passion for it as well.  He has been studying piano with Dr. Hyejin Park since the age of 6.  Over the past year, Bentley has won several international piano  competitions and performed in venues worldwide.    *Little Mozart international piano competition 2020 (USA) -First Place *Estonian National Academy music competition in 2020 (Estonia) -First  Prize *Young artist music competition 2020 ( South Korea) - First Place *Glovil national music competition 2020 (South Korea) - First Place *Quebec international music competition 2020 ( Canada) - First Prize *Muse international music competition 2020 ( Greece) - First Prize *Progressive musicians competition 2020 (USA) - Gold Award Winner *Appassionato Youth Music Festival 2020 (Canada) - Gold Award Winner *New Talent Youth Music Competition 2020 ( England) - Gold Award Winner *Grand Prize Virtuoso Competition 2020 (Austria) -First Absolute Prize +  Exceptional young Talent special prize *Golden Classical Music Awards 2020 (USA) - First Prize + Exceptional  young talent special Prize *Virtuoso International Competition 2020 (South Korea) - First Prize *Odin International Music competition 2020 (Estonia) - First Prize *Grand prize virtuoso international music competition(Germany)- ABSOLUTE  PRIZE (100/100) Winner + EXCEPTIONAL YOUNG TALENT Special Prize. *30th Young Musician Competition Città di Barletta (Italy) - Firet prize   *American Protégé International Music Talent Competition Fall 2020(USA)-  First place winner *American Protégé International Competition of Romantic Music 2020(  USA)- First Place Winner (Young Musicians Category) *Steinway Virtual Piano Competition - Nationals (USA) - Third place  winner, Division 1  *Sinyoung music competition( South Korea) - First place  *Oilsands Rotary Music Festival 2019 (Canada) - Platinum award winner  *2019 Royal Conservatory Gold Medalist for the Alberta, Northwest  Territories and Nunavut region 

 My name is Lum Wei Xuan.  I am 6 years old. Currently I am a  kindergarten student based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.  I started playing  piano since I was 4 years old.  Recently, I have obtained Grade 5 piano  in CBE.  I am so motivated to participate in piano competitions and  have won several awards. I won First prize for V Odin International  Piano Competition 2020 as well for Chopin Avenue International Piano  Competition 2020. In year 2020, I also awarded 2nd prize for 2* France  Music Competition and Silver star in Music and Stars Award. I obtained  3rd prize for The First Online Young Stars International Piano  Competition 2020 USA, and invited to perform in a recital in  Massachusetts. I won 3rd prize laureate diploma for The International  Piano Competition “Clavis Saint Petersburg 2020” Russia  I enjoy playing piano especially classical music. 

 Minka Corine Lim, 6 years old. She started learning piano when she was  4. Recently she won the Gold award in the 2020 WPTA Singapore. She also  won numerous award at piano competition, such as Charleston  International Music Competition 2020 (1st place, below 10 years old  category), La pianista 2020 (1st place, 6 years old category), Victory  National open competition 2020 (1st place, 6 years old category),  Veranza Indonesia Music Celebration (Titanium Award) and many more 

 Maddox has been playing the piano since he was 3 years old. He gave his first public concert at the age of 4 and has played concerts  regularly ever since. At the age of 5 he took part in an international  master class in Israel and played two concerts there, one of them in the  Elma Hall. Shortly afterwards he took part in his first competition and  won a sponsorship award. In the meantime he has won multiple prizes (1st to 3rd prizes as well as  special prizes) at national and international competitions in Germany,  Russia, Ukraine and Latvia. 

 Sarvesh Sriram is an excellent piano player. He started learning piano  when he was 6 and continues to learn. With academic and other  commitments, he practices about 30- 45 mins every day and enjoys playing  fast music. Waltz in A minor is the first slow piece he learned and his  piano playing improved since then. His teacher Irena Mitova, encourages  him on all aspects and he is happy to learn under her supervision. 

 Clary Viltan, was born in August 2013, Indonesia.  Clary started learning piano at the age of 4. And began her piano lesson  under the guidance of Miss Adelheid Yoanita since 2017.   She enjoys playing music and drawing.  During her journey of study, she has participated in various music  festivals and piano competitions. She has received many achievements and  won numerous music and piano awards at the national levels.   Seeking to improve her musical skills at international levels, she is  very eager to take part in this great competition with all pianist  around the world. 

  My name is Pristine Law.  I was born in Singapore and have always lived  in Singapore.  I started learning piano about 2 years ago, when I was 4  years old.  I really love music!  Asides from piano, I am also learning  singing for the musical theatre.  My favourite song is "River Lullaby"  from "The Prince of Egypt".  I have also just recently picked up  learning cello.  I like the sound cello makes!  I also enjoy other  things like candies and ice-cream.  My favourite country in the world is  Japan in winter!  And my favourite movie is Frozen!   

   Vanessa Ludwinia Wattimena, a young multitalented girl was born on  September 30, 2014. As a model, she loves to learn piano since she was  four.   Under the guidance from Ms. Marcella Halim, AMusA, FRSM, she has  received several awards and recognitions regarding her participation  both in national or international piano competitions and from  performance in some general events.   She won the 1st Place & the highest score among all participants in  Indonesia Youth Piano Festival 2020. She got Summa Cumlaude at La  Pianista Piano Competition 2020 and also become the high scorer at  family group, open age category. She won the 1st Place at IYMO Piano  Festival 2019 and many more.   As a young musician, she will always develop her musical expertise not  just to be better, but to entertain everyone who listens to her  performance. Stay smile and happy.   

 Shan Liu, 10 years old. Shan started to learn piano close to 7 years  old. Shan was a winner of numerous Piano competitions in NZ, China and  internationally. Highlights includes Grand Jury Prize of 8th Macao Piano  Competition, Winner of 5th Freiburg EU Conservatory of Music Youth  Piano Competition, Winner of 2nd Erverad National Youth Piano  Competition, 1st Prize of 11th Shanghai International Piano Competition,  1st Prize of 2020 Milan (Italy) Online International Piano Competition,  2nd Place of 2020 American Lancaster International Piano Competition,  Finalist of 2020 Cesar Frank International Piano Competition. Shan is  also a winner of numerous NZ competitions including 2020 NZ Young  Artists Piano Concerto Competition. He was the youngest Finalist of 2020  NZ Junior Piano Competition in NZ history. 

 Nguyen Huy, the Vietnamese boy was born in Hanoi, Vietnam. He started  playing the piano at the age of 5 and officially became a student of Dr.  Dao Trong Tuyen - Dean of the Piano Faculty at the VNAM in Hanoi. Under the devoted guidance of the respected Prof., Nguyen Huy’s love of  classical music has gradually developed as well as his piano skills. Hailed as a young pianist with bright, energetic piano sound and a  virtuoso technique playing, Nguyen Huy has some highlight achievements  during the past year as follows: 2019: - First Prize at Grand Prize Virtuoso Int'l music Competition in  Austria. - First Prize at China Asean International Piano Competition in China. - First Prize at the 12st Hanoi Piano Festival, Vietnam - Having highest scores in the entrance examination of VNAM 2020: - First Prize at Piano Talents Milano - Third Prize at Int'l Music Competition Paris At present, Nguyen Huy is always an excellent student in piano faculty  of VNAM.  

 Hi, my name is Emmeline. I am 8 years old and I live in Switzerland. I hope you enjoy my piano performance.  

 Michael Phillipe Andree was born in July 2010 in Indonesia and he has  practiced piano since 5 years old. He is currently studying with mrs.  Catherine Tanujaya, B.Mus from Sydney Conservatorium of Music and  further sharpening his skill with several masterclasses, such as Dr.  Chan Wei Tuck (Malaysia), Prof. Massimo Folliero (Italy), Prof. Inge  Rosar (Germany), and Vatche Jambazian (Australia). He continues to  strive for musical excellence and had been awarded many top ranks in  domestic and online competition. His biggest interest now is in romantic  era, especially pieces from Frederic Chopin 

 My name is Robert Seifert. I was born in Germany but am living with my  parents in Switzerland now. I am going to the primary school Mösli in  Wallisellen. I started to play the piano when I was 6 years old. My  current teacher is Miłosz Sroczyński from Zurich. Beside playing piano, I  like reading, playing computer games and riding a bike. 

 Maria begun studying the piano at the age of four and showed in very  short time excellent musical qualities. Her love for Bach, Mozart and  Beethoven coloured her childhood and drove her into studying music at  the Arts Secondary School No. 3 in Bucharest, Romania. She aspires to  become an accomplished artist such those whom she admires: Martha  Argerich, Clara Haskil, Yuja Wang and her Professor, Mrs. Carmen Enescu. 

 Koki Sawada (12 years old)  Born in Japan in 2008, he started playing the piano at the age of 4 and  is studying with Reiko Nagai.  He has won numerous competitions, including 1st Place in the Tkaczewski  International Piano Competition(Poland), 1st Place and Audience Award  two times in a row in the Steinway Competition in Japan, 1st Place in  the Osaka International Music Competition twice and received the  Minister's Award from competitors of all ages.   At the age of 11, 1st Place in the PTNA Piano Competition in the  category up to the age of 15. 1st Place in the Imola International Piano Academy Audition and won a  special award from competitors of all ages, so he was invited to the  Brilliant Talent Concert in Italy.  His achievement on the piano was highly evaluated, Koki invited to the  American Association for Development of the Gifted and Talented 25th  Anniversary Gala Concert held at the Carnegie Hall in New York  in 2019. 

 Emilija lives in Lithuania, she has been studying piano at the Juozas  Karosas Music School in Klaipeda for 7 years (teacher expert Vaiva  Purlytė). She has given many concerts and participated in many  competitions in Lithuania, Latvia, Italy, Spain and Turkey, where she  won first places and won special prizes. 

 Pianist KAJA KAŠUBAITĖ (11 y.o.) is a prize winner of numerous  international competitions across Europe (France, Italy, Great Britain,  Switzerland, Serbia, Ukraine, Lithuania, Latvia, Austria). At such a  young age, Kaja won 4 Grand Prix and 25 first prizes. Since 2018 with  her Lithuanian diplomat family, she lives in Kyiv, attending Pechersk  International School (PSI) and V.Kosenko School of music (piano teacher  Viktoria Diubenko). She performed with 4 symphony orchestras,  participated in many international festivals. Kaja is also a winner of 4  Ukrainian Olympics of music theory/solfeggio. Starting 2018 she is  cooperating with the Foundation by a former Ukrainian President  L.Kuchma. In 2020 she was assigned a scholarship by a Mayor of Kyiv city  V.Klychko. 

 Theo Singh begun his piano journey at the age of seven years old. Since  then, he has been taking piano lessons and enjoying piano a lot. He has  been participating in many competitions and music festivals. Because of  this, he improved a lot in many aspects of piano and won some awards in  different countries. Theo lives in Brazil and he has classes with the  teacher Mrs. Marisa Rosana Lacorte. He loves music, reading, animals and  to play tennis. 

 Andrew Xiao can converse in English，Mandarin,Spanish fluently, he also  won first place of the whole China for English speech. Furthermore  does  a lot of wildlife protection such as WWF.Although Andrew is not a  professional piano player, he still won first place in Steinway and Sons  piano competition, Singapore international competition, Liszt Shanghai  international competition... 

 Wang, Xinrui   Started piano at age of six and studied under Mr.Jin,Yang.Since 2016, he  has participated in competitions at all levels, and won the second  prize and the first prize respectively in the 10th, 11th, 12th and 13th  Shanghai International Youth Piano Competitions. He participated in the  "Yanzi Cup" piano competition and won the first prize. The renowned  pianist Richard Clayderman once had a Tour in Harbin, China, Xinrui had  the privilege to perform on the same stage with him. He also won the  second prize in the 2020 KAWAI Asian Piano Competition, which is of  great significance. 

 Justyna Maślanka - born on 2 July 2004 in Radom. She learns in Zespół  Szkół Muzycznych im. Oskara Kolberga w Radomiu and now she is in 4th  class in second stage. She began learning piano at the age of five. Her  teacher is prof. Karol Radziwonowicz She performed at many important  ceremonies. She is a laureate of numerous national competitions and  international festivals. Her most important achievements include, among  others Grand Prix on V international Music Festiwal  "Samocvity -  Online" Lviv, Ukraina, 3rd prize at the 2nd ProPiano Competition or 2nd  place at the International Slavic Music Festival in Ostrava, Czech  Republic.  Music is an important part of heir life.  

 Under the tutelage of Dr. Jarl Hulbert at William Knabe Piano Institute,  Andy has matured in the art of piano performance since he was 5. He  enjoys playing Jazz during Central PA Jazz Festival at Messiah College  Camp and is always excited attending the Organ and Vocal Institutes at  Westminster Conservatory. Over the years, he has won third prize at  Knabe Piano Mid-Atlantic Festival and honorable mention at Baltimore  International Piano Festival. While his performance during  the Piano  Week at Peabody Conservatory was cancelled due to Covid, he looks  forward to travelling with Peabody Prep Wind Ensemble next year to  Scotland. 

 My name is Vitor dos Santos Francisco and I had my first contact with  the piano at the age of five I took classes with my first piano teacher  Marcia R. Volp, from then on I never left the piano, always studying  more and more, I have regular piano lessons for more than eight years  and I have already participated in several MasterClass and two  competitions in which I was a finalist, in the first competition I was  in 1st place and the second competition was in 2nd place. I currently have regular piano and theory classes at the São Paulo  School of Music with teacher Marisa Rosana Lacorte, from whom I have  been learning a lot. 

 Sarah Girges, a homeschooled 16 year old sophomore from Maple Valley, WA  began competing at the age of 10. She is currently studying with  Barbara Miller. Her accomplishments include: CAPMT Honors district  winner CAPMT Honors state 3rd place, Ghiglieri Piano Competition 1st  place junior division,  Paderewski Youth Piano Competition junior  division 2nd place, MTAC junior division Honorable mention, Musicfest  Northwest Piano Competition gold medals in all 5 categories entered,  Spokane Piano Competition 1st place senior Baroque and 1st place senior  ensemble and WSMTA Outstanding Artist 3rd place. She also plays piano  duet with her sister, Avah. They have won 2nd place at the MTNA  nationals as well as 1st place in the Chicago International Music  Competition ensemble category.  Sarah also enjoys playing violin in the  Maple Valley Youth Symphony, where she is a principal violinist, as well  as reading historical fiction, bike riding, hiking and serving in her  community and church.  

 Thalia Winata, was born in October 2005 in Indonesia. Thalia has started  her piano lessons at the age of 6, under the guidance of Ms. Adelheid  Yoanita since 2012. She also has a regular masterclass with Levi  Gunardi, B.Mus, M.Mus since 2017 until now, and participated in NAFA  masterclass this 2020 with Ms. Lena Ching.   Back in 2013 until this year, she has been participating in various  music festivals and competitions and received many achivements, some of  them are the winner of Essex International Piano Competition in 2016,  receiving Gold Medal in 7th SMTA Singapore, the winner of Opus Nusantara  Piano Competition in 2018 and 2019 in numerous categories, receiving  multiple awards in Indonesia National Piano Festival, became the top 11  in Kawai International Piano Competition in Thailand 2019, and many  more.   She also has gotten an oppurtunity to perform in numerous regional and  national events in Jakarta, and selected in professional piano recording  for some pieces composed by Levi Gunardi.   Lately, as the receiver of Platinum award in Levi Piano Festival this  2020, she has scheduled to perform in Praque, Czech Republic for the  upcoming year. 

 My name is Demir Zengin. I live in Denizli Turkey. I have started my  music education with drums at the age of 5. After secondary school I  have entered the exams for Hakki Derekoylu Fine Arts School, Music  Department and started studying music since 2018 and now I am at 3rd  grade now. My main instrument is Piano. I also play guitar, drums,  baglama (Turkish folk instrument). Besides my school education I am  having private piano lessons from Ellada Nadjafova who raised a lot of  successful pianists. I am attending international music competitions to  improve myself through my education.   

 Dana Kovler was born in 2005, and lives in the city of Hadera, Israel.  Dana started to study music in the age of 5, learns playing piano and  singing. Participated in music competitions both in Israel and abroad,  won competitions in Hungary and Latvia. Dana was included into the  Israel Ministry of Education list of musically gifted children. 

  Ryan Zhang is 15 years old and he has been playing piano since he was 5.  He currently studies at Nelly Berman School of Music with Marianna  Prjevalskaya and Olga Mogilevsky, and he previously studied at Meridee  Winters School of Music. In the past, Ryan has won the silver prize in  the Golden Key music festival and he has won many competitions within  Nelly Berman such as the Music Technique Building Studies Competition  and the Celebration of the Arts competition. Ryan’s favorite composers  include Chopin and Mozart and in his free time he enjoys playing chess.  

 In the age of 18, Lev Vladimirov - winner and laureate of several  international piano competitions in USA, Russia, Austria, Estonia,  Romania, Ukraine, Turkey. He is regular participant of festivals and  masterclasses by renowned musicians. Lev Vladimirov was born in April 4,  2002 in Odessa, Ukraine. At the age of 7 gave first recital, at 15  debuted in the Odessa National Philharmonic performed 1st Piano Concerto  by F. Chopin. Now, continues studying in Tel-Aviv, Israel. 

 I was born on 10th of July 2002 in Sulaimaniyah, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.  I started playing piano at music institute with my teacher (Narin Sdiq) I  continued with him for a while, Then I started studying with teacher  (Dler Hussein), participated in many festivals in Suleiman city, In 2018  I started studying at the Institute of Fine Arts in Sulaymaniyah, I'm  in third grade, Now I am continuing my studies with Teacher (Nasik  Hassan), I did my first concert at the age of 12. 

 Karolina lives in Lithuania, she has been playing the piano for 11  years: she studied at the Juozas Karosas Music School in Klaipeda for 7  years (expert teacher Vaiva Purlytė), and now she continues piano  studies at the Stasys Šimkus Conservatory (teacher Zivile Capiene). She  has given many concerts and participated in many competitions in  Lithuania, Latvia, Spain, Germany, Austria, Russia, where she became a  laureate and won special prizes. 

 I’m Bruno de Lorenzo, a Brazilian pianist and composer. I have been  studying piano since I’m 14 years old (I’ve 19 now), always passionate  about romantic and modern music. I’m living and studying law school in  Rio de Janeiro, but I am every day plus interested in a concert pianist  life, because music is my true passion. The most important composers in  my formation as an artist are Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann, Berlioz,  Ravel, Stravinsky, Bartók, Shostakovich, Villa-Lobos and Camargo  Guarnieri. .

 Born in 2001 and began studying piano at the age of five, Siyao Wang is  currently enrolled as a second-year student at Soochow University School  of Music, majoring in Piano Performance. 

 Parker Konkle is from Williamsport, Pennsylvania, and is studying in the  studio of Dr. Christopher Guzman at the Pennsylvania State University  School of Music. Parker has been highly active in the Penn State music  scene as a keyboardist of the Penn State Glee Club, Philharmonic  Orchestra, Symphonic Wind Ensemble, as well as collaborating with many  instrumentalists and vocalists. As a competitor, he has won Second Prize  in the 2016 Keystone Chamber Music Competition, Finalist in the 2017  Williamsport Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition, and First Prize in  the 2019 Steinway and Sons Junior Piano Competition. He is a two-time  prizewinner in the 2019 and 2020 Annual Penn State School of Music  Scholarship Competitions and garnered honorable mention at the 2019  Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) Pennsylvania State  Competition. 

 21-year-old Tom De Beuckelaer is regarded as the leading young pianist  of his generation in Belgium.   Tom holds the title of several first prizes: the 21st “International  Fryderyck Chopin Piano Competition for Children and Youth” (Poland); 8th  International Rosario Marciano Piano Competition (Austria); the 7th  Steinway Piano Competition (Belgium); and the 21st International Music  Competition “Pietro Argento” (Italy); the 37th Andree Charlier Piano  Competition (Belgium).  In 2017, he enrolled as a Bachelor’s student in the Universität  Mozarteum Salzburg with Professor Pietro De Maria. Now he continues his  studies with Professor Aleksandar Madžar at the Royal Conservatoire of  Brussels. 

 My name is Denys Zarubaiko. I'm 20 years old. I am studying piano at  National Music Academy of Ukraine. Music is my life, and I have been  playing the piano since I was 6 years old. My favorite composers are  Rachmaninoff and Liszt. 

 Zhe Qiao，born in 2000. She has learned the piano since childhood and  actively participated in various competitions and music festivals. In  2014，She won the first prize In The 18th Hong Kong-Asia piano open  competition. In 2019，She won the second prize in New York Artist  international competition and was invited to perform at Lincoln center.  Currently，she is a junior in Manhattan school of music，study with Dr.  Joanne Polk. 

 Born in 2000 in  Chongqing, China, Yongqiu Liu started piano playing at the age of four.  After completing her study in Music Middle School Affiliated to Shanghai  Conservatory of Music and graduated with first place score, she is now a  student and full scholarship recipient in New England Conservatory. She  has studied with Ting Zhou and Wha Kyung Byun, and is currently  studying with Zhe Tang and Alexander Korsantia.

She  has won awards and prizes in important competitions including the  second prize in Chopin International Youth Piano Competition, USASU  Yamaha Senior Competition, and International Jeunessess Music  Competition in Belgrade; first prize in Asian Piano Open Competition,  New York Music Summer Festival Concerto Competition and Taiwan Maestro  Piano Festival Competiton, third prize and special prize with 30000  euros prize money in Malta Piano Competition 2018 as the youngest  competitor among 728 competitors, and fourth prize in 9th Tchaikovsky  Competition for young musicians; she is also the laureate of Minnesota  E-Piano Competition 2017.

She  has cooperated and performed successfully with Minnesota Orchestra,  Serbia National Radio Orchestra, Novosibirsk Orchestra, Armenia  Orchestra, Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra, New York Festival  Orchestra, Xiamen Philharmonic Orchestra, Sichuan Conservatory  Orchestra, and will perform with Taipei Phiharmonic Orchestra in next  music season; she has appeared as a soloist in United States, United  Kingdom, Germany, Russia, Italy, Poland, Serbia, Malta and China. She  was invited to perform in Rome Music Festival, “Spring of Shanghai”Music  Festival series concert, Trentino Music Festival in Italy, Cologne  Music Festival in Germany, BIMFA Festival; she was invited to give solo  recital in Poland Embassy in Beijing, also played for the Central Leader  of China in Shanghai Helvting Concert Hall, with lots of acclaim. Due  to her great achievement, she was awarded with Honor of People  Scholarship for over ten times, also with Shanghai Literary and Artistic  Talent Scholarship, Ende Niu Scholarship, Junyuan Tang Scholarship,  Chengxian Fu Scholarship, Shanghai full time ordinary secondary school  Scholarship, Dean’s scholarship and many other honors.

She  has been participated in masterclasses given by Dmitri Bashkirov, Barry  Douglass, Gary Graffman, Robert McDonald, Eleanor Wong and so on.

 Studied at the Paris Conservatory and  was once invited to a concert in  German music festival and be invited by the mayor to perform  concert at  Galenkirchen Town Hall and Bank Concert Hall Win the first place in the Shanghai division and the gold medal in the  2019 The International Franz Liszt Piano Competition.Win the 4th prize  in the group of young professional performers of the 8th Euregio Piano  Award. 

 In 2019, He was admitted to the Royal Northern College of Music with the  Ian Scott Award scholarship to study for a master's degree in piano  performance. During his postgraduate study, He was taught by Chinese  pianist Li Bingbing and British pianist and chamber musician Prof. Frank  Wibaut. In 2019, He worked as a piano teacher in St. Bridge Primary  School. During his university years, He participated in many  competitions and won second prize in The 2017 Melbourne International  Youth Music Competition in China, second prize in the 5th KAWAI Asian  Piano Competition, and first prize and Gold Medal in Shanghai  International Youth Piano Competition. 

 Praised for her “exquisite playing” by CUNY’s The Brook Center, pianist  Ariadne Antipa enjoys a balance of solo recitals, collaboration, and  private teaching. She has performed throughout North America, Europe,  and Africa, and has performed works by Tchaikovsky, Shostokovich, and  Gershwin as concerto soloist. Passionate about performing new works  alongside standard repertoire, Ariadne has been called upon to record  works by living composers. Most recently she concluded a recording of  Miguel Roig-Francoli’s “Six Preludes after Chopin” and her commission of  Tyler Kline’s “Nectarine.” She holds degrees from Eastman, University  of Michigan, and is completing her doctorate at the University of  Cincinnati.  

 Rafał Błaszczyk graduated with the highest distinction from the Feliks  Nowowiejski Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz in the class of renowned  Professor Katarzyna Popowa-Zydroń and Professor Katarzyna Rajs. Now he  is a student of second year of doctoral degree in the class of Professor  Ewa Pobłocka and Katarzyna Rajs. He is a prize-winner of national and  international piano competition.He won Third Prize in the Bydgoszcz  Chamber Tournament, First Absolute Prize in the International Piano  Competition „Citta di Barletta”, First Prize in the 2 International  Piano Competition „Citta di Villafranca vr”, Second Prize in the Antonio  Vivaldi International  Competition Vienna. He was one of the  participants of the XVII International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition  in Warsaw He has taken part in masterclasses given by Katarzyna Popowa-Zydroń,  Nelson Goerner, Alberto Nose, Ewa Pobłocka, Elżbieta Tarnawska, Mikhail  Voskresensky, Janusz Olejniczak, Dmitri Alexeev, Dang Thai Son, Kevin  Kenner, Nikolai Demidenko, Paolo Giacometti and Tobias Koch(period  instruments). 

 Dimcho Velichkov was born in a family of musicians on 11.08.1987 in  Stara Zagora, Bulgaria. He started playing the piano when he was six.  In 2005 he graduated ”The National High School For Music, Dance and  Theatre” Hristina Morfova, Stara Zagora with an excellence. Later that  year he became a student at the Music and Arts University of the City of  Vienna in the piano class of professor Franz Zettl.  In 2011 he obtained a bachelor degree in the piano class of professor  Markus Prause. In 2015 he obtained a master degree. He has participated in various competitions and festivals in Bulgaria  and abroad. Some of them are:  - Second award and silver medal from the XII international competition  “Euterpe” – Corato, Italy (2010); - First and Absolute award on the XIV international competition  “Internazionale di Muzica Euterpe” – Corato, Italy (2012); - “Stage of The Young Performer” which was part of the Youth Festival  for stage arts – Stara Zagora, Bulgaria (2013);  - Youth International Festival “Muses” (2013) – Sozopol, Bulgaria;  - “Korean World Music Performing” – South Korea (2014);  - “Sofia Music Weeks” – Sofia, Bulgaria (2016);  - “Apollonia”  - Sozopol, Bulgaria (2016);  - “Festival of Arts Boris Hristoff" – Sofia, Bulgaria (2016);  - International Festival “Skopje Summer” (2018) – Skopje, Macedonia;  - International Festival “Оhrid Summer Festival” (2019) – Ohrid, North  Macedonia . He has performed concerts as solist and with orchestra in Austria,  Bulgaria, Canada, France, Hungary, Italy, North Macedonia, Poland, South  Korea, Russian Federation, Slovakia. 

 Bogyeong Lee is native Korean. Her musical talent soon blossomed when  she was admitted to the Incheon Korean Educational Center for Gifted  Children. Later on, she pursued studying piano at the Incheon Arts High  School and the College of Music of Dankook University. Miss Lee was  proud to be admitted, and graduate, as a top fellowship student -  receiving magna cum laude from both institutions. She also earned Master  of Music Degree, studying with professor Emile Naoumoff, at the Jacobs  School of Music in Indiana University with Graduate Tuition Award and  Artistic Excellence Fellowship. Currently, she is pursuing her DMA  degree under Dr. Nosikova Ksenia at the University of Iowa School of  Music.  

 Studied at the Moscow State Conservatory of Music 

   Described as "A very talented pianist" by the world-renowned pianist  Gabriel Chodos, Tingting has won the 1st prize in V Odin International  Music Online Competition and the 2nd prize in the ProPiano International  Competition in 2020. Selected by the world-renowned composers Salvatore  Sciarrino and Eric Ewazen, she performed their pieces in public, such  as De la nuit (1971) by memory in 2013 and Ewazen Piano Trio (1991) in  2014 with the presence of the composers. Currently, Tingting is pursuing  D.M.A degree in piano performance with the world-renowned pianist Kevin  Kenner at the University of Miami.  

 Start leaning piano at 5 for more than 10 years. Went back to piano  couple years ago and currently pursuing piano performance certificate at  the New England Conservatory and hope to continue to pursue the  professional track  

 Angela Lin graduated with her masters from USC this past May and  received her undergraduate degree in piano performance at UCLA. During  her time in school, she was involved in the LA community as a teacher  through the Music Partnership Program and hired as an accompanist at  USC. As an honor student, she was nominated to join Pi Kappa Lambda  National Music Honor Society. Angela’s mentors include George Katz,  Walter Ponce, David Kaplan, Craig Richey, Antoinette Perry and Stewart  Gordon, with master classes from Mykola Suk, Baruch Meir, Soyeon Kate  Lee, Peter Miyamoto, Jerome Rose, Gilbert Kalish and Ken Long.   

 Aiko Fujiyama was born in Yamaguchi, Japan, and received her piano  education at the age of 3. She received her bachelor's degree from the  Kobe College under the tutelage of Prof. Yukari Sassa.  She was selected to perform in several concerts based on her grades in  college.  She also received a scholarship from the college to attend the  International Summer Academy of the Mozarteum, took classes with Prof.  Dominique Merle, and performed in select Academy concerts.  She gave a solo recital in Osaka in 2020, and she has won many  competitions in Japan. 

 Joonhyun Yoo was born in Seoul in 1994. There he attended Seoul Arts  High School and began studying at the Manhattan School of Music New  York. Since October 2019 he has been studying at the HfMDK Frankfurt  with Prof. Eike Wernhard. He has won first prizes in Music Stars and  awards and several competitions.  

 Praised as “a musician of integrity and depth” (New York Concert  Review), pianist Jui-Sheng Li has appeared as a soloist and chamber  musician across Asia, Europe and North America. Jui-Sheng has been awarded top prizes and honours in numerous  competitions, including the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA)  Steinway & Son Young Artist Competition (U.S.A.), the Vancouver  International Music Competition (Canada), and the International Piano  Island Competition (Singapore) among others. Currently, Jui-Sheng is pursuing a Doctor of Music degree at McGill  University's Schulich School of Music under the guidance of Professors  Kyoko Hashimoto and Roe-Min Kok.