USA
- date of birth: July 15, 1993
- currently studying at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Munich with Prof. Julian Steckel;
- participated in masterclasses given by János Starker, Yo-Yo Ma, David Geringas, Natalia Gutman, Frans Helmerson, Miklós Perényi;
- performed with the Symphoniker Hamburg, Philharmonie Baden-Baden, Neues Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Taipei Philharmonic Orchestra and the Croatian Radiotelevision Symphony Orchestra.
Prizes: laureate of the International Cello Competition Dotzauer, David Popper International Cello Competition, TONALi International Competition, International Cello Competition Antonio Janigro
Program:
First Round
Piatti Caprice Op. 25 No. 6
Haydn Cello Concerto No. 2 in D major Hob. VIIb/2
Schumann Adagio and Allegro in A flat major Op. 70
Second Round
Schubert Arpeggione Sonata in A minor D. 821
Kodály Sonata in B minor for Solo Cello Op. 8, first movement
Davidov At the Fountain Op. 20 No. 2
Semifinal
Enescu Cello Sonata No. 2 in C major Op. 26
Debussy Cello Sonata in D minor L. 135
Final
Dvořák Cello Concerto in B minor Op. 104