Pianist

Stefan Weiler Stefan Weiler was born in 1992 in Karlsruhe, Germany. He was introduced to classical music from a very young age by his parents, receiving his first piano lessons from his mother, Ok-young You, a Korean concert pianist, when he was seven years old. Since 2002, he has won several first

Shino Hidaka Born in 1988, Shino Hidaka started playing the piano at the age of five. In 2010, she was awarded two prizes: third prize at the 7th Kazusa Akademia Music Competition and an incentive award at the Chopin Piano Competition in Japan. In addition, Shino Hidaka performed as a soloist with

Seong-Hyeon Leem Seong-Hyeon Leem was born in 1992 and holds a Bachelor's degree from Seoul National University with honors. Ms. Leem studied at Sunhwa Arts School and High School and graduated both schools as a scholarship student. Her teachers include Aviram Reichert, Eun-Joo Heo, and she had master classes with world-class musicians

Richard Octaviano Kogima Richard Octaviano Kogima is a Brazilian pianist, composer, and conductor. Born in November 1990, he is currently pursuing a Master’s of Music in Piano Concert Performance at the Zurich University of the Arts in the class of Prof. Konstantin Scherbakov. He obtained his Bachelor’s degree in Piano Performance at

Nino Bakradze Nino Bakradze was born in Tbilisi, Georgia, into a family of musicians. She received her Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees from Tbilisi V. Saradjishvili State Conservatory as a student of Svetlana Korsantia. Ms. Bakradze completed a Graduate Diploma from the New England Conservatory with Alexander Korsantia in

Marie Šumníková Born in 1998, young Czech pianist Marie Šumníková started playing the piano at the age of four. She continued studying piano with her mother, Jana Šumníková, until reaching the age of 15. Currently, she is a student at the Prague Conservatory studying with Professor Martin Kasik. She has participated in

Liana Paniyeva Liana Paniyeva began winning prizes in piano competitions in Ukraine in 2002 when she earned Third Prize at the International Competitions in Memory of E. Gilels, First Prize at the International Competition in Memory of Prokofiev, and Second Prize at the International Competition in Memory of A. Karamanov. In 2008,

Kyohei Imaizumi Kyohei Imaizumi was born in Fukuoka, Japan, in 1992 to a family of musicians and received his first piano lessons at the age of 10.  He was the winner of many national competitions in Japan. In 2011, he was awarded 3rd prize at the 2nd Slobozhanska Fantasy International Competition for

Junhui Chen The 21-year-old Chinese pianist Junhui Chen has already appeared as a soloist with orchestras across the world, including the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Rapides Symphony Orchestra, Xiamen Philharmonic Orchestra, Xiamen Symphony Orchestra, Shanghai Music Middle School Youth Symphony Orchestra, and the Ashdod Symphony Orchestra. In addition to the concerto performances he

Joshua Allen-Rupley Born in 1993, Albuquerque native Joshua Rupley has performed in New Mexico, Colorado, New York, Switzerland, Italy, and in much of Germany. His large and varied repertoire ranges from the Baroque to the 21st century and includes numerous pieces composed for him or which he premiered. His playing is marked