Simon Yao, age 13, is from Moorpark, California. He began playing piano at age 6 and currently studies with Jeffery Lavner, Chair of the piano department at the Colburn School in Los Angeles. Simon held his first solo concert at age 9 and made his orchestra debut at age 10. His recent accomplishments include first prize and best performance award in the 2022 Los Angeles International Liszt Competition, gold medal in the 2023 Southern California Junior Bach Festival Complete Works Audition, first place in the 2023 Southwestern Youth Music Festival, special recognition award of 2023 Colburn Piano Seminar Steinway Competition, winner of the 2024 Colburn Advanced Orchestra Concerto Competition, and second prize in the 2024 Edith Knox Performance Competition. Simon has participated in masterclasses with world-renowned pianists like Lang Lang, Jean-Yves Thibaudet, and Fabio Bidini. As a member of the Arts Ed and Mari Edelman Chamber Music Institute honors program, Simon also actively engages in piano trio.

Lindsay Tao was Born in San Jose, CA in 2013. She started to learn pianowith Ms. Le Yu when she was five and currently studies with Mr. OryShihor. She showed her talent in the following years and has won manyawards. At the age of 6, Lindsay was invited to perform at Carnegie Hall.Her dream is to become a pianist who could inspire others with the powerof music. Recently, she was been selected as Juniors Performers inPianoTexas Festival. As a Concerto Competition Winner in 2024PianoTexas, she made herdebut with the renowned Fort Worth SymphonyOrchestra and conductor Miguel Harth-Bedoyaperforming BeethovenPiano Concerto No. 3 at Fort Worth, Texas. She won the First Place StateFinal at the 2024 MTAC Piano Concerto competition; First Place at 2024CAPMT Honors Competition .In 2023, She won a 2nd prize award of1500€ at the 30th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition forChildren and Young in Szafarnia, Poland; First Place State Final at the 2023MTAC Piano Concerto and Solo competition; First prize at 10th EnkorInternational Piano Competition; First Place at the XIV ChopinInternational Piano Competition Hartford Young Talents category; FirstPlace, Best Outstanding Gold Medalists and Scholarship for Master ClassWinners in 31st USOPEN Showcase piano solo competition.Among her previous honors were First prizes in these competitions: 2021New Star piano competition; 2021 3rd WPTA Singapore InternationalPiano Competition; 2020 USA Steinway Piano Competition regionals;
2020 American Protégé International Music Competition of RomanticMusic and chosen only one Judges’ Award Winner.Lindsay has studied in master classes with world-class pianists Arie Vardi,Enrico Elisi, Meng-Chieh Liu, Tamás Ungár, Steven Spooner, JohnOwings, and Igor Resnianski.Apart from music, she enjoys writing, reading, swimming, and traveling.

Elizabeth Levine is 11 years old and lives in New York, NY, where she studies piano with Yukimi Song. Elizabeth is a top prizewinner of over 20 international competitions including the following: AADGT Album of the Young Gifted Performers (Gold Medal); American Protégé; Elite International (Golden Star Award and perfect score); Chopin International Piano Competition Hartford; Franz Liszt Center International; Henle International Piano Competition; Piano League Piano Star International (Silver Medal in Grand Final); Piano Teachers Congress of New York’s Honors Program; Young Pianist Competition of New Jersey; and Young Soloist International (Grand Prize Finalist). Elizabeth has performed at both Weill Hall and Zankel Hall, for a total of twelve performances at Carnegie Hall. She had her orchestral debut in June 2023, performing a piano concerto with the Somerset Symphony Orchestra. Elizabeth enjoys performing chamber music with The Chamber Music Center of New York and in a summer chamber music program coached by Mannes School of Music faculty and New York Philharmonic musicians (summers 2023 and 2024). Elizabeth was invited to perform a concert and take master classes at the XXIX International Piano Festival “Chopin Summer” in Busko Zdrój, Poland in July 2024. She will also participate in the 2024 International Summer Academy at Mozarteum University in Salzburg, Austria.

Elizabeth designed two flags that were displayed at Rockefeller Center as part of art exhibitions sourced from international competitions. She also designed a stamp that was selected to be mailed to 20 million families in Easterseals’ 2024 campaign to raise funds to support individuals with disabilities. Elizabeth was featured on The Today Show to discuss her artistic inspiration in April 2022. Elizabeth is a member of the Asphalt Green girls U13 travel soccer team.

Christina Sung, a pianist from Salt Lake City, Utah, has made significant achievements in national and international piano competitions. Under the guidance of Prof. Jihea Hong-Park at BYU, she has flourished as a pianist, making her orchestral debut with the Utah Symphony as a winner of the Salute to Youth Concerto Competition in 2022. Since starting the piano at the age of 8 ½, Christina has already amassed an array of competition wins. She achieved First place in the 2024 Emory University Young Artist Piano Competition and the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) Southwest Division Competitions in 2023 and 2024. She also won the Grand Prize in the 2024 ENKOR International Music Competition. Christina accomplished Third place in the 2024 MTNA National Finals and was awarded the Ebony prize in the 2023 MTNA National Finals. She is also the winner of the Steinway & Sons Special Award at the Kaufman Music Center 2024 International Youth Piano Competition. Christina has consistently succeeded in First-place prizes in numerous piano competitions during 2023, including the International Keyboard Odyssiad Concerto Competition, the Paderewski International Piano Competition, the Radda Rise International Piano Competition, the Walgreens National Concerto Competition, the Medici International Music Competition, the BYU Piano Competition, the UMTA Concerto Competition, and the University of Utah Summer Arts Piano Competition, among others. Furthermore, Christina has appeared as a soloist with several orchestras, including the Utah Symphony, the American West Symphony, the Utah Philharmonic Orchestra, the Timpanogos Symphony Orchestra, the American Fork Symphony, and the Chamber Orchestra Ogden. Her performances have been broadcast on Classical 89 FM and ABC4 Television. She participated in the Southeastern Piano Festival (SEPF), the International Keyboard Odyssiad Festival (IKOF), and the Philadelphia Young Pianists' Academy (PYPA). Additionally, Christina frequently performed for Gina Bachauer's The Music in Our Schools Program and was featured as a soloist in the Gina Bachauer Collaboration Concert at the Gallivan Center. Christina received the Gold Medal of the President’s Volunteer Service Award in 2022, 2023, and 2024 in recognition of her commitment to community service through music. Besides her musical accomplishments, Christina is fluent in five languages and enjoys figure skating and swimming in her leisure time.

Avery Armstrong has studied at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music’s Pre- College Division since the ago of six, where she began with Annamarie McCarthy and currently studies with Dr. Chia-Lin Yang. She has participated in numerous international competitions and recitals, including: ·First Prize 2024 Aloha International Piano Competition ·Second Prize in 2024 International Grande Music Competition ·Grand Prize in the 2023 American Soloist International Music Competition ·Grand Prize in 2023 Young Soloist International Music Competition ·Concerto Prize winner in 2023 The Central Oregon Symphony Young Artist Competition ·First Prize in the 2023 KAMSA Competition ·First Prize in the 2022 Chicago International Music Competition ·First Prize in 2022 United States International Music  Competition ·First Prize in 2022 International New Star Piano Competition ·Grand Prize in 2022 Prodigy International Music Competition ·Grand Prize in 2022 New York Laureate International Music Competition ·Grand Prize in 2022 New York International Young Musician Competition ·First Prize and Judge Distinguished Award in 2022 American Protégé International Piano and Strings Competition She has performed in many world-renowned venues, including multiple performances at New York’s Carnegie Hall and at various charity events. In her free time, she enjoys reading, biology, and volunteering at her local animal rescue.

Ivy Wang, 12 years old, student of Prof. Ning An, is a junior at Miller Middle School in San Jose,California. She has been studying piano from 4 and half years old and previously studied withProf. Hans Boepple. She is also a member of the California Music Prep Chamber musicProgram with Cellist Jonathan Koh in the Bay Area. She is a prize winner of the Pacific MusicalSociety&Foundation Competition, Steinway Regional Competition, MTAC Solo& ConcertoRegional Competition, Piano League Piano Star Competition, CAPMT Concerto andContemporary Competition, Marilyn Mindell Piano Competition, Aloha International PianoCompetition, The KAMSA Competition, Bellagrande International Competition, Junior BachFestival Honor Performance Selection and perform with Old First Concerts. Ivy attended JohnPerry Academy, Chicago International Music Festival, San Jose International Piano CompetitionIntensive Summer Program, and Aloha Piano International Festival. Ivy has had the honor toparticipate in masterclasses with AlanChow, Antonio Pompa-Baldi, Ann Schein, John Perry, JonNakamatsu, Kevin Kenner and Meng-Chieh Liu. Outside of music, Ivy loves math, reading,drawing, traveling, playing with her younger sister and friends.

Jeremy Liu, 13, is a 7th grader at Gregory Middle School in Naperville. He has learned piano with Mrs. Sueanne Metz for 6 years.Under the help and guidance of his teacher, Jeremy won many local competitions. He was the first-place and best Korean interpretation winner of the Sejong Music Competition for 2018, 2019, and 2021. He won first place in the Confucius Competition for 2019 and 2024. He was the first-place winner of the Music Teacher Nation Association (MTNA) Illinois Competition (Junior Division) in both 2022 and 2023, and he won first-place in the 2021 and 2023 ISMTA Competition.Jeremy has also won a lot of international piano competitions. He was the winner of the Pacific International Piano Competition, the Quebec Music Competition, and the Odin International Music Competition. He also won first place in both the solo and concerto divisions of the Carmel Klavier International Competition in 2022. In the summer of 2023, he had the honor of performing with the orchestra in Perugia, Italy. In the school's music programs, Jeremy is a cello player in the orchestra and a keyboard player in the jazz band.In addition to music, Jeremy also enjoys sports. His favorite sports are snowboarding and tennis.