My Experience with Piano

I started playing the piano at age 5, and was instantly intrigued. My parents supported my hobby of playing the piano, and we cycled through several teachers before finding my current teacher, Elena Makarova.

The next 5-8 years, I practiced every day for at least an hour or two, in hopes of getting better. Although I was improving, and had achieved success at several competitions, piano had become like a task to me, not something I did for fun.

As a result, I played very little the next few years, from age 13-15, often times skipping practice for several days in a row. During my freshman year of high school, I quit the piano, vowing never to come back.

After a year, however, I had found a piano arrangement of popular Japanese song "Unravel" by TK. This rekindled my love for piano, and I found myself again practicing hours a day, learning new pieces and improving my old ones.

Although I'm certain that piano will never be a career for me, I hope it will continue to be an integral part of my life. I've learned a lot from my experiences playing piano, and I hope to learn even more and make new connections in the future.

Past Performances/Awards

2022-2023 American Fine Arts Festival Competition:
Winner, qualification to perform at Weill Recital Hall @ Carnegie Hall

2019 LA Young Musician International Competition:
Piano Concerto Category B: 2nd place

2019 Southwestern Youth Music Festival:
2rd place

2018 MTAC Los Angeles Branch Scholarship Competition:
Division III: 3rd place

2018 Glendale Piano Competition:
Honorable Mention

2018 Southwestern Youth Music Festival:
1st place

2017 Southwestern Youth Music Festival:
3rd place

2016 Southwestern Youth Music Festival:
3rd place

2016 Lansum International Piano Competition:
Piano Solo Chopin Category; 1st place
Piano Solo Mozart Category: 2nd place

Certificate of Merit Level 10 with Honors

...and more!