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Thalit Pakittawatanasiri

W.A. Mozart: Viennese Sonatina No.1 Menuetto (C major)

I. Berkovich: Toccata in A minor

Thalit Pakittawatanasiri was born in June 2012 (Thailand). He began to learn music courses at the age of 4. And started learning piano when he was about 6 years old. He has a chance to participate in various international music festivals and piano competitions.

Wilson Liu

J.S.Bach: Two-Part Invention No.8 in F Major (BWV 779)

J.Haydn: Piano Sonata in C Major, HOB:XVI# 3, 1st movement

F.Chopin: Impromptu No.1 in A-Flat Major, Op.29

Wilson Liu is 6 years old. He has won various competitions, such as WPTA Singapore International Piano Competition 2020 and Chopin Avenue 2021. In his spare time, he enjoys drawing, playing chess, table tennis, and practicing Kung Fu.

Caleb Ding

D. Alexander: Tango à la Mango

F. Chopin : Waltz in B minor, Op. 69, No. 2

Caleb is a 6 years old kindergartener studying at Durham Academy in Durham, North Carolina. Caleb has been practicing piano for more than 2 years now. Ever since he learns piano with one of the Steinway & Son Hall of Fame teacher Ms. Florence KO, he has improved his skills tremendously. Caleb loves playing piano and looking forward to exploring more in the music world.

Sharon Tse

W.A. Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 21 Andante

F. Burgmuller: La Candeur

Sharon Tse (7 yr) began learning piano at age four with Miss Constanze Lee. Recently, she won the championships at International Fringe Music Festival and Competition Czerny Class and Burgmuller Class.

Felix Zhang

F. Burgmüller: La Fileuse Op.109 No.18

F.Chopin: Nocturne Op. poths in C sharp minor

I am Felix Zhang and 6 years old. I started playing piano since I was 4 and a half. I also play violin. Music theory is my favorite part and I would like to become a songwriter.

Suppakrit Payackso

J.S. Bach: Two-Part Invention No.4 in D minor

W. Gillock: Valse Etude

My name is Suppakrit Payackso, and I am 7 years old. I was born in Bangkok, Thailand and live here with my parents. I started playing piano when I was 3 years old and cello when I was 5 years old. I started piano lesson with Ajarn Sek Thongsuwan. Now I also take piano lesson with Mr. Panyawut choochuai. I have won numerous awards both national and international piano competitions such as 1st prize in Asia Music Competition for Young Artist 2019 in Busan, South Korea, 1st prize in Singapore International Piano Competition 2020, 2nd place in Osaka International Music Competition 2019, Gold prize in The 2nd WPTA Singapore international Piano Competition 2020, 1st prize in the 8th Hong Kong Youth Performing Arts Festival 2020, Grand Prize in International Instrumental Performance Competition 2021. I loves music, cooking, and swimming. My dream is to be a professional pianist.

Chieh-Yun Chen

Y. Bowen: .Ripples Op.100, No.1

F.Chopin: Marzurka Op.56, No.2

J.S. Bach: French Suite No.5 in G Major, BWV 816, Gigue

My name is Chieh-Yun Chen. I am 8 years old and come from Taiwan. I study second grade at Hsing Long Primary School in Hsinchu County. I have learned piano about 4 years, and I am learning to play piano with Dr. Fan-Chiang Yi now. I have played piano pieces by Bach, Haydn, Mozart, Chopin, Grieg, Kabalevsky, Bartok, and Khachaturian. I have participated in about thrity piano competitions in Taiwan receiving awards for the Taiwan Music Competition, Bratsche Music Competition, Asian Music Competition, and Osaka International Music Competition etc. In October 2020, I got a scholarship and was invited to performance in the Gala Concert of Taipei Excellence International Piano Competition. In January 2021, I won the first prize in the first round of the Hamamatsu Piara Piano Competition in Taiwan, and look forward to participating the second round in April.

Emmeline Chloe Hadeli

D. Scarlatti: Sonata in A major K. 39/L.391

F. Chopin: Nocturne No. 20 in C-sharp minor, Op. posth.

F. Chopin: Etude Op. 25 No. 2 in F minor

My name is Emmeline Chloe Hadeli, from Switzerland. I am a 2nd class primary school student. I live and study piano in Switzerland. My teacher is Mr. Slava Spiridonov. I hope you enjoy my piano performance.

Delal Arin Demirel

J.S. Bach: Prelude in C minor, BWV 999

E Satie: Gnossienne no:1

M. Clementi: Sonatine Op.36 no:1 Spiritoso

I am delal arin Demirel. I’m 6 years old. I’m attending from turkey. I play the piano since I was 3 years old. I live in Diyarbakır, Turkey. I love playing the piano and I cannot imagine a life without piano.

Arianna Salvalaggio

J.S. Bach: Invention in F Major

F. Chopin: Etude op.25 n.2

F. Chopin: Waltz Op.64 n.1

E. Grieg: Notturno Op.54 n.4

S. Slonimsky: Cartoons With Adventures

Born in Padova (Italy) in September 2012, she began studying piano when she was 5 years old with M° Francesca Vidal, currently her teacher. Since April 2018 she has taken part in National and International competitions, winning five first prizes and twelve first absolute prizes. In November 2019 she won the 1st prize at the Steinway selection and got the pass for Italian finals in Verona in 2021. In March 2020 she won the Second Prize in the Carmel Klavier Europe online competition. In September 2020 she won the Most Distinguished Performance Award and Best Performance of Chopin Waltz Special Prize at the 2020 Conero International Piano Competition. In December 2020 she has been awarded with the Gold star at the Music & Stars Awards. In January 2021 she won the 1st Prize at the V Future Stars International Piano Competition. In March 2021 she won the Bronze Award at the Canada International Piano Competition, the Third Prize at the 5th International Piano Competition for Young Pianists "Merci, Maestro!", and the Second Prize at the Chopin Avenue International Piano Competition 2021. She took part in Masterclasses, performing in concert, with M° Giuseppe Devastato and with M° Konstantin Bogino.

In February 2020 she performed in concert at the 5th International Stage4Kids Festival at the Laeiszhalle in Hamburg.

Mariia Yermak

J.S. Bach :Sinfonia No.6 in E major, BWV 792

F.Chopin : Three Ecossaises op 72 no.3

Maria Yermak, born in 2012 in Kyiv, became interested in playing the piano during her older sister’s music lessons at the age of five. Having tried to play by herself, she showed a remarkable talent for music and began studying at the Kosenko Children's Music School №3 in the city of Kyiv. During 2019 and 2020 she successfully took part in numerous music festivals. In November 2019 Maria won the first place in the international Mozartion Competition for the Young Piano Players under the age of 11 AMADEUS, Brno (Czech Republic). Beginning of January 2021 Maria received the 1st Place at International 2020 Music Competition, New Port Virtuosi, USA.

Xiaohan Ji

J.S. Bach: Prelude No.18 in G sharp minor BWV 863

J.B. Cramer: Etude op.30 No. 16 in f minor

L.V. Beethoven: Sonata Op. 49 No. 1 - 1st movement in G minor

Xiaohan Ji comes from Shanghai, China. She is 7 years old and in primary school grade one. She has been playing the piano for nearly 3 years. It’s her second time to participate in the Elevato Piano Competition. She won the 2nd Prize in 2020 competition. She also won the Silver Award in 2019 Liszt International Youth Piano Competition - China Final. She enjoys the beautiful color piano brings to her life. Besides piano, Xiaohan also likes equestrian.

Kim Haorui Yu

LV. Beethoven:Ecossaise

D. Kabalevsky The Clown: Op. 39 No. 20

Anna Magdalena Bach: Minuet in G no. 1

Anna Magdalena Bach: Minuet in G no. 2

R.Schumann: Knight Rupert

I just turned 7 years old. I am chinese and I live in Germany. I like eating chocolate and noodles! I like piano very much. I want to play the piano well like many others

Sze Yui Ching (Katrina)

J. Haydn: Andante

A. C. Gaudet: Angelfish

Wong Tsz Kwan (Harvey)

J.S. Bach: Prelude and Fugue in C minor BWV 847

W.A. Mozart: Sonata in D k311 1st movement

F. Chopin: Minute Waltz

Celine Ip

M. Arnold: The Buccaneer

Joseph Yourong Cai

J.S. Bach: Two Part Invention No13

W.A. Mozart: K545 sonata in C 3rd movement

L.V. Beethoven: Sonata in G major Op. 49 no. 2

F. Chopin: Waltz in A minor

Joseph was born in July 2016, and is turning 5 years old in a month. He started to play piano at age 3 and passed the ABRSM grade 5 exam with Distinction at age 4. He is a music lover and has a great innate passion for playing piano.

Joseph has won a few regional piano competitions in the past year, for example:
- the 1st Place, Children Class A, Singapore International Piano Competition 2020 (Final)
- the 1st Place, Pre-Junior Piano Class, the 8th Hong Kong International Youth Performance Arts Festival ( Final)
- the 1st Place, Kindergarten Class, Hong Kong Children and Youth Piano Contest 2021 (Final)

Besides music, Joseph enjoys sports activities such as ice skating and swimming in his spare time.

Lo Sum Wing

F. Burgmuller: L'Arabesque

Sophia Zhang

M. Clementi: Piano Sonata in G Major Op.36 No.3, Movement 1

Hello, My name is Sophia, I just turned seven this January! I have been studying piano for two years. My piano teacher is Ruirui Johnson, and I love her. I am curious about everything happening around me. Besides piano, I am a swimmer, ballerina and I love reading, playing with my friends. I have a twelve-year-old brother and lives with my mom and dad in Edmond Oklahoma, United States. Thank you!

Tsai-Ting Ho

W.Gillock: Sonatina in C Major, Mov.1

W.Gillock: Fountain in the rain

Tsai-Ting Ho is currently a second grade student in Taipei, Taiwan. She has been studying piano under Ms. Hui Cheng Yu since the age of 5.

Artur Elezi

J.S. Bach: Minuet in D-minor, BWV anh.132

A Diabelli: Sonatina in F major, op. 168. no.1 1st mvt

C.Czerny: Etude F-dur op. 139 nr. 40

M. Kacinari: Fyelli Bariut

Artur Elezi, was born on 04.11.2011 in the beautiful and historic city of Kosovo called Prizren, by two educated parents, a pedagogical mother and a doctor internist hematologist father. Arthur comes from a well-known family of musicians: his grandmother Nexhibe Elezi who is a pianist by profession and worked for many years in the first music school of Lorenc Antoni in the state of Kosovo, founded in 1948 as a piano teacher, accompanying many generations of pianists and Thone of them is the world-famous pianist Lule Elezi (a pianist by profession and currently working at the University of Prishtina-Faculty of Music as a piano professor). The well-known pianist in question is also Arthur's aunt. Artur Elezi took the first steps from his grandmother, at the age of six. He started his first piano class at the age of 7 in the music school Lorenc Antoni- Prizren near the class of Festa Nevzati Thaçi (a pianist by proffesion, PHD cand.) Artur Elezi is currently in the second grade of piano and is a very talented student, very hardworking, a very educated child and above all of them is that adores the piano instrument.

Ihsiang Wang

J.S. Bach: Polonaise in G Minor, BWV Ahh. 119

A. Yuyama: Baumkuchen

I-Hsiang Wang is 6 years old and at the age of 4, began to learn piano. His piano teacher is Karen Chiang. He loves the sea, plants and playing the piano on stage.