Studies
I recently graduated from the University of Maryland under the tutelage of Dr. Larissa Dedova. I have studied with Dr. Eugenia Posey-Marcos and Suzanna Kalina, as well as learned from artists such as Thomas Mastroianni, Randall Faber, Brian Ganz, Audrey Andrist, Boris Slutsky, Gábor Eckhardt, and Julian Martin. My next adventure takes me to the Cleveland Institute of Music to pursue my master's degree in piano performance.
Achievements and work
1st at the 2016 Steinway Piano Society/FGCU Young Artist Piano Competition
1st at the 2017 Music Foundation of Greater Naples Piano Competition
Semi-final honors recital winner in the 2019 Knabe International Piano Competition
Semi-finalist in the 2019 American International Piano Competition
Finalist in the University of Maryland Concerto Competition (2018 and 2019)
Featured in:
The MCMTA Evelyn Swarthout-Patrick Hayes Scholarship Competition Concert at Strathmore Mansion
2019 UMD School of Music Honors Chamber Music Concert
2019 UMD School of Music convocation
UMD School of Music Piano Division Showcases (2018, 2019, and 2021)
2021 UMD School of Music Showcase
2022 UMD School of Music Commencement (Pressez)
1st at the 2017 Music Foundation of Greater Naples Piano Competition
Semi-final honors recital winner in the 2019 Knabe International Piano Competition
Semi-finalist in the 2019 American International Piano Competition
Finalist in the University of Maryland Concerto Competition (2018 and 2019)
Featured in:
The MCMTA Evelyn Swarthout-Patrick Hayes Scholarship Competition Concert at Strathmore Mansion
2019 UMD School of Music Honors Chamber Music Concert
2019 UMD School of Music convocation
UMD School of Music Piano Division Showcases (2018, 2019, and 2021)
2021 UMD School of Music Showcase
2022 UMD School of Music Commencement (Pressez)
Performance & Outreach
I love to bring music to people; my greatest joy is programming, organizing, and performing in concerts whenever I can. I have, for instance, fostered a close relationship with residents at Collington Retirement Community, performing there in-person and virtually on numerous occasions. I have also programmed and organized a concert with several other young musicians at a nursing home in Salem, Ohio and I have taught masterclasses and performed at Easton Middle School and Strathmore Mansion. I also had the pleasure of leading a sensory-friendly introductory music seminar for UMD students through Microsoft's 3rd Annual Autism at Work Research Workshop. Most recently, I organized, promoted, and performed in a concert of premieres in December of 2021, playing the works of my peers as well as my own composition. You can read more about this project on my What's New page.
Chamber Music
I am especially passionate about chamber music, whether it be two pianos, violin/piano, cello/piano, piano trio, piano quartet, or piano quintet.
Among my collaborations is my beloved group Pressez, which was formed in my first year of college. I and two colleagues began a piano, oboe, and clarinet trio together for fun, and this later expanded to the Pressez Quartet when we added flute. Following the move to online classes due to COVID-19 in the spring of 2020, we worked on a project to record and layer our parts for the first movement of Jean-Michele Damase's Quatuor. This project was subsequently featured on the UMD College of Arts and Humanities website.
The Pressez Quartet was admitted to the National Symphony Orchestra’s Summer Music Institute on full scholarship in 2021. The quartet was coached by Nicholas Stovall, principal oboist of the NSO, as well as Lisa Emmenheiser-Saratt, frequently-engaged pianist for the NSO. We were consequently featured on the NSO’s Facebook and YouTube pages following the institute.
Pressez later expanded to a sextet, tackling lesser known works such as Leo Smit's Sextet and Joseph Jongen's sprawling Rhapsodie. In spring of 2022, we collaborated with the UMD fellowship quintet Ignis to premiere Desire Paths, a work for wind dectet and piano composed by Dr. William Kenlon.
Among my collaborations is my beloved group Pressez, which was formed in my first year of college. I and two colleagues began a piano, oboe, and clarinet trio together for fun, and this later expanded to the Pressez Quartet when we added flute. Following the move to online classes due to COVID-19 in the spring of 2020, we worked on a project to record and layer our parts for the first movement of Jean-Michele Damase's Quatuor. This project was subsequently featured on the UMD College of Arts and Humanities website.
The Pressez Quartet was admitted to the National Symphony Orchestra’s Summer Music Institute on full scholarship in 2021. The quartet was coached by Nicholas Stovall, principal oboist of the NSO, as well as Lisa Emmenheiser-Saratt, frequently-engaged pianist for the NSO. We were consequently featured on the NSO’s Facebook and YouTube pages following the institute.
Pressez later expanded to a sextet, tackling lesser known works such as Leo Smit's Sextet and Joseph Jongen's sprawling Rhapsodie. In spring of 2022, we collaborated with the UMD fellowship quintet Ignis to premiere Desire Paths, a work for wind dectet and piano composed by Dr. William Kenlon.
Teaching
Another major interest of mine is teaching. I am a 4-time teaching assistant for English 101, I have tutored university-level students in music theory and aural skills, and I now teach piano through my own studio as well as in affiliation with Chevy Chase Music.
