I was honored to be awarded Second Prize in the 2022 Cooper International Competition, held at Oberlin Conservatory. See coverage here on the Cooper Website, The Violin Channel, Violinist.com, and The Strad, as well as reviews of my Second Round and Third Round. Thank you to all of the participants, the jury, the Coopers, the Canton Symphony Orchestra with Gerhardt Zimmermann, and especially my pianist Hyunsoo Kim for an amazing learning experience.
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I was honored to be one of the co-concertmasters for the Chicago Youth in Music Festival, under Riccardo Muti and Lina Gonzalez-Granados. This event was sponsored by the Negaunee Foundation of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, NIMAN, and CMPI. Find out more here.
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The CMPI Quartet has had a number of great opportunities lately! We performed Jessie Montgomery’s Strum on a Chicago Symphony Orchestra Salon Series on April 26. Then, we had a masterclass with Jessie Montgomery, working with her on her own work. We also are playing a series of pre-concert performances for the CSO May 5-7.
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The Hyacinth Quartet enjoyed a masterclass this past April with the Spektral Quartet. We worked on the Grieg String Quartet and the Bacewicz String Quartet #4. Thanks to MIC and the Harris Theatre for making this class possible.
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I played on a masterclass for the amazing violinist Stella Chen, through a partnership between MIC, Harris Theater, and Chamber Music of Lincoln Center. Image credit: Music Institute of Chicago.
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I had the honor of competing as a semifinalist in the Johansen International Competition. I had a wonderful time performing, visiting Washington D.C., seeing old friends, and making new friends.
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The CMPI Quartet performed a featured recital on WFMT during their live 70th Anniversary Celebration. Works included George Walker’s String Quartet #1 and Jessie Montgomery’s Strum. You can listen to the livestream here.
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I had the honor of participating in a masterclass with violinist Hilary Hahn. I performed the first movement of the Dvorak Concerto. Thank you to Chicago Musical Pathways Initiative and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for this amazing opportunity. Photo credit: Anne Ryan and Chicago Symphony Orchestra
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I recorded Mozart Violin Concerto #5 with the Oistrakh Symphony of Chicago. You can replay the livestream here!
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