USA
- date of birth: November 29, 1995
- currently studying at Rice University – Shepherd School of Music with Prof. Brinton Averil Smith;
- performed with the Houston Symphony, Michoacán Symphony, the Shepherd School of Music Symphony Orchestra, the Boise Philharmonic, the Walla Walla Symphony, and the Music in the Mountains Festival Orchestra;
- participated in masterclasses given Gautier Capuçon, Lynn Harrell, Ko Iwasaki, Alisa Weilerstein, Clive Greensmith, Joel Krosnick, and Laurence Lesser;
- performs on a 1696 Grancino composite cello.
Prizes: laureate of the Meridian Symphony Young Artist Competition, Ann and Charles Eisemann International Young Artists Competition, IX Concurso Internacional de Violonchelo Carlos Prieto, Ima Hogg Competition
Program:
First Round
Popper Etude Op. 73 No. 29
Haydn Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major Hob. VIIb/1
Schumann Adagio and Allegro in A flat major Op. 70
Second Round
Schubert Arpeggione Sonata in A minor D. 821
Ligeti Sonata for Solo Cello
Davidov At the Fountain Op. 20 No. 2
Semifinal
Enescu Cello Sonata No. 2 in C major Op. 26
Shostakovich Cello Sonata in D minor Op. 40
Final
Prokofiev Sinfonia Concertante in E minor Op. 125