Philadelphia-based pianist Angeline Ma studies with Yoheved Kaplinsky and Robert McDonald at The Juilliard School. Recent accolades include 3rd Prize of the 2025 Juilliard Munz Competition, Winner of the 2025 Northwestern University Concerto Competition, 4th Prize at the 2025 National Chopin Competition, 3rd Prize and Best Duo Sonata Award at 2024 PianoArts Competition, Winner of the 2024 PianoTexas Festival Concerto Competition, 1st Prize Young Artist at the 2024 Music Teachers National Association, and 2024 Gilmore Keyboard Festival Fellowship,. She has performed Chopin’s 1st Concerto with the Chopin Competition Symphony Orchestra under Maestro Ramón Tabar, Mozart’s 20th with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra under Maestro Yaniv Dinur, Prokofiev’s 2nd with Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra under Maestro Miguel Harth-Bedoya, and Prokofiev’s 2nd with Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra under Maestro Luis Aguilar. Angeline has performed at the Polish Embassy in Washington, D.C. and the Kosciuszko Foundation in New York City. She has been featured on NPR’s “From the Top”, WUSF 89.7, WWFM’s “Kids on Keys”, and WRTI 90.1. Angeline has attended programs including Kneisel Hall, PianoFest in the Hamptons, Frost Chopin Academy, and PianoTexas International Academy. She has worked with Maria João Pires, Paul Lewis, Piotr Anderszewski, Kevin Kenner, Jerome Lowenthal, Alexander Korsantia, and Dang Thai Son. Angeline is from Berwyn, Pennsylvania and previously studied with Susan Starr. She previously attended Northwestern University, where she studied with James Giles. In her free time, Angeline enjoys literature, films, and birdwatching. Angeline credits Grigory Sokolov, Radu Lupu, Sviatoslav Richter, and Kate Liu, among her greatest musical idols, for her inspiration.

Pianist Chi-Jo Lee is an emerging voice in the classical music landscape. Her playing has been described as “virtuosic… with impressive grace” (San Diego Union-Tribune) and that her performance was “delivered with brio and apt abandon” (The Santa Barbara Independent). During the 2024-25 season, Chi-Jo will perform the Ravel Piano Concerto with conductor Stephane Deneve and the Colburn Orchestra, Grieg Piano Concerto with conductor Chan Wang at the National Concert Hall in Taiwan, recitals at the Ventura Music Festival and ECHO Chamber Series, chamber music performances at the La Jolla Music Society and Le Salon de Musiques, and a recording of the music of Carl Czerny to be released on Naxos’ Romantic Piano Series. Additionally, she has engaged in collaborative projects with the Los Angeles Opera and Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra. Chi-Jo is a prize winner at The Wideman Piano competition, The Odyssiad Festival and Competition, and the concerto competitions at Indiana University and Colburn School. She was recently a semi-finalist at The Gurwitz Competition in the United States and a candidate at the ARD Competition in Germany. Her piano trio was the 2022 winner of the Eslite Chamber Music Audition. Chi-Jo is currently pursuing an Artist Diploma in piano performance at the Colburn Conservatory of Music with Fabio Bidini, where she is also a keyboard instructor for the Colburn Academy. Prior to her time at Colburn, Chi-Jo studied under the guidance of legendary pianist André Watts at Indiana University Jacobs School of Music.

Huiping Cai is a pianist praised for her “dignified and mature approach” (Third Coast Review), as well as for her lyricism, nuanced musicality, and formidable technique. She was awarded First Prize and the Audience Award at the 2023 New York Franz Liszt International Piano Competition. Additional first prizes include the 2022 Los Angeles International Liszt Competition; the 2019 Chopin International Piano Competition in Hartford, Connecticut; the 2018 Miami Music Festival Piano Concerto Competition; and the 2017 Philadelphia International Piano Competition. In 2023, Cai made her Carnegie Hall debut, performing at both Weill Recital Hall and Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage with the Orchestra of St. Luke’s. She has appeared as concerto soloist with the Evergreen Symphony Orchestra, Hong Kong VTC Symphony Orchestra, Jalisco Philharmonic Orchestra, Kazakhstan National Symphony Orchestra, Miami Music Festival Orchestra, Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra, Temple University Symphony Orchestra, and Vancouver Metropolitan Orchestra. Her performances have taken her to the United States, Canada, Mexico, Russia, Kazakhstan, and China. She has also been featured as a soloist on WRTI (Philadelphia), WSMR (Florida), and WFMT’s Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts in Chicago. Cai is a graduate of the New England Conservatory, where she studied with Dang Thai Son and served as a teaching assistant. She is currently pursuing a Doctor of Musical Arts in piano performance and literature at the Eastman School of Music, studying with Alan Chow and served as his teaching assistant. Concurrently, she is completing a second Master of Music degree in piano accompanying and chamber music under the guidance of Dr. Andrew Harley.

Isaac Foreman is establishing himself as an exciting and versatile pianist and chamber musician. Recent appearances include performances on Alice Tully Hall’s “Wednesday at One” series, the Juilliard Focus Festival, the Houston Symphony Chamber Music Series, and at the Gijón International Piano Festival. Isaac is a prize winner of the American Virtuoso International Competition (1st Prize), MTNA Steinway and Sons Piano Competition (2nd Prize), and the Young Texas Artists Piano Competition (2nd Prize). He has also performed concerti with the Shepherd School Symphony Orchestra, as the winner of the school’s concerto competition, and with the Brunesis Virtuosi Orchestra. As a soloist and chamber musician, Isaac has performed at festivals across the globe including Internationale Sommerakademie der Universität Mozarteum (Austria), MusicFest Perugia (Italy), PianoTexas International Festival and Academy (USA), Tel-Hai International Piano Masterclasses (Israel), The Festival of American Song (USA), and Semper Music International Festival in Völs am Schlern (Italy). A passionate advocate for the arts, Isaac was a featured artist for The Cliburn’s signature outreach program, Cliburn in the Classroom, during the 2019/2020 season. He is also an alumnus of the Young Artist Program of the Houston-based concert presenter, DACAMERA. Mr. Foreman is currently pursuing a Doctor of Musical Arts at Rice University under the guidance of Jon Kimura Parker. He previously completed a master’s degree at The Juilliard School as a student of Jerome Lowenthal, and a bachelor’s degree at Texas Christian University as a student of Tamás Ungár.

Chinese pianist Jialin Yao has been praised for his “exquisite melody and profound understanding” and “supreme touch control” (The Boston Musical Intelligencer). A passionate soloist and chamber musician, he brings warmth, imagination, and expressive depth to every performance.
Jialin has appeared at major festivals including the Verbier Festival, PianoFest in the Hamptons, Aspen Music Festival, Gilmore Festival, and Ravinia Festival, and in concert halls such as Alice Tully Hall, Benaroya Hall, the Warsaw National Philharmonic, Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, and major venues across China.
As a concerto soloist, he has performed with orchestras including the Castilla y León Symphony, Beijing Symphony, Málaga Philharmonic, Boulder Symphony, Mercury Orchestra, and Wuhan Philharmonic, collaborating with conductors such as Zoe Zeniodi, Lihua Tan, Salvador Vázquez, and Yue Bao. At age eighteen, he released his debut album Campanella with KNS Classical.
Recent and upcoming highlights include Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3, the Yellow River Concerto, Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 1, and recital appearances for the Liliane Questel Rising Stars Series, the Foundation for Chinese Performing Arts, and the Dallas Chamber Music Society. An active chamber musician, he has collaborated with artists including Midori, Aaron Boyd, and members of leading string quartets.
Born in Beijing, Jialin studied with Hong Fu at the China Conservatory of Music and also received guidance from pianist Ruoyu Huang. He later earned his master’s degree at The Juilliard School under Sergei Babayan and is currently pursuing the Artist Diploma at the SMU Meadows School of the Arts.

Korean pianist Jihee Moon is an emerging artist recognized for her poetic sensitivity, intellectual depth, and compelling virtuosity. She is currently pursuing her Master of Music at the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University Bloomington under a full scholarship, studying with Norman Krieger while serving as an Assistant Instructor, contributing to the school’s vibrant pedagogical community. Jihee earned her Bachelor of Music from the Eastman School of Music, minoring in Brain Cognitive Science (Music Cognition)—a field that deeply informs her interpretive approach. Her recent 2025 season features a soloist appearance with the Brevard Music Center Orchestra under Ken Lam, alongside recitals at venues like Parker Concert Hall, Merrill Recital Hall and Ford-Crawford. Previous performances include her Eastman recital at Kilbourn Hall and the Piano Texas International Festival and New Paltz Piano Festival. Jihee’s competitive achievements are substantial: First Prize in the Indianapolis Matinee Musicale Competition, Mildred E. Allen Memorial Piano Award, Winner of the Jan and Beattie Wood Concerto Competition, Finalist in the San Francisco International Piano Competition, and Fourth Prize at Brevard. Earlier accolades include Semifinalist at the Washington International Piano Competition and Second Prize in the Korean NY Daily Times Competition. A dedicated collaborator, Jihee performs extensively with instrumentalists and vocalists and is the pianist of the NEO Piano Trio. Her commitment extends to community engagement through initiatives like Eastman to Go and earlier outreach in South Korea. Jihee Moon continues to explore the piano’s expressive potential while actively sharing music across diverse communities and artistic settings.

Kamil Pacholec first gained international recognition through major piano competitions, most notably as a finalist at the 18th International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw, where he received an Honorable Mention. In 2019, he was awarded Second Prize and multiple special prizes at the XI Paderewski International Piano Competition in Poland. His earlier achievements include top prizes at the Livorno International Piano Competition (2018), the 47th Polish National Chopin Piano Competition (2016), and the César Franck International Piano Competition in Belgium (2015). In 2018, he also received the Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli Prize at the Klavierakademie Eppan in Italy.
These distinctions led to concert appearances throughout Europe, Japan, Brazil, and the United States. He has appeared at venues including Carnegie Hall (Zankel Hall) and Merkin Hall in New York, the Berliner Philharmonie, Salle Cortot in Paris, and other major halls in Warsaw, Kyiv, São Paulo, Miami, Nagano, and Livorno.
His playing has been praised by critics. Gramophone described it as “elegantly confident,” noting his “effortless fingerwork and idiomatic flair,” while South Florida Classical Review highlighted his “strong technique and interpretive skills.” Australian critic Michael Moran called him “a major young Polish pianistic talent.”
Pacholec has performed at leading festivals such as “Chopin and His Europe” in Warsaw, “Chopin for All” in Miami, and Chopin festivals in Valldemossa, Nohant, Duszniki-Zdrój, São Paulo, and Tokyo.
In 2022, he moved to the United States to study with Kevin Kenner at the Frost School of Music, University of Miami. His previous teachers include Ewa Pobłocka, Wojciech Świtała, and Małgorzata Kowalska.

Pianist Lucas Amory is currently pursuing his Masters in Piano Performance at the Juilliard School in the studio of Julian Martin, having previously studied in the Harvard-New England Conservatory dual degree program under Hae-Sun Paik while graduating with the Robert D. Levin Prize and a double degree in German and Music. The first prize winner of the PianoArts 2024 North American Competition and 2022 Harvard Concerto Competition, Lucas has also collaborated with many esteemed artists including Matt Aucoin and the American Modern Opera Company, Bruce Adolphe, Nico Muhly, and Claire Chase. He is a dedicated chamber musician, having attended the Taos School of Music, the Ravinia Steans Music Institute, and as part of the Juilliard Honors Chamber Music Program from 2024-5. Lucas’ other musical pursuits have included conducting, singing baritone, film scoring, musical theater, and opera.

Miao Gao started his musical study from his very young age. In 2012, Gao was accepted by The Middle School Attached to China Conservatory of Music in Beijing and he began his professional piano study there, studying with Professor Yun Guo. In 2018, he was admitted by China Conservatory of Music and started to study with Professor Wei Zhang with the first place in his major. In 2022, he was admitted by Eastman School of Music and started to study with Professor Alexander Kobrin. Gao was invited to perform in many professional and academic events, including 2023 Lancaster International Piano Festival; The Second Piano Education Seminar (2017, China); The concert of Chinese outstanding music students (2017, China). In March 2018, Gao successfully presented a piano recital at Steinway Gallery in Beijing. In November 2018, Gao was invited to perform in the “Steinway 165th Anniversary Celebration” at Steinway House in Beijing. Gao was a prize winner of numerous major piano competitions throughout the world, including The Weatherford International Piano Competition(Jury’s Discretionary Award, 2025); The Lancaster International Piano Competition(Second Prize, 2025); The 4th Shigeru Kawai International Piano Competition(Second Prize, 2023); The Huang Long International Music Festival Piano Competition(First Prize, 2019); The 15th Khachaturian International Piano Competition(Third Prize and Special Prize, 2019); and The 7th Steinway Youth Piano Competition (Second Prize, 2017).

Tatiana Dorokhova is a pianist of striking sensitivity, virtuosity, and stylistic insight. Her repertoire spans from the Baroque to the present, and her interpretations reveal a deep understanding of musical language and cultural context.
From an early age, Tatiana’s artistry drew attention from leading musicians, and despite her youth, her performances consistently left a lasting impression on audiences worldwide. Today, she performs across Europe, the United States, and Asia, captivating listeners with the depth and sincerity of her playing.
Born in Volgograd, southern Russia, into a family of musicians, Tatiana began piano lessons at the age of six. She went on to study at the Moscow Conservatory under Professor Alexander Mndoyants, a laureate of the 5th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, later becoming his teaching assistant.
In 2023, she joined the International Center for Music at Park University (USA), studying with Stanislav Ioudenitch, Gold Medalist of the 11th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. Under his guidance, Tatiana became a laureate of several prestigious international competitions, including the Gurwitz (San Antonio), Santa Cecilia (Porto), and George Enescu (Bucharest).
She has performed with orchestras led by Stanislav Kochanovsky, Christian Reif, Scott Yoo, Sascha Goetzel and others.
Tatiana’s recordings were featured in the Anthology of Russian and Soviet Piano Music, released by the iconic Melodiya label. Her debut solo album Liebestod was released in 2025 on the KNS Classical label.

Trinity Fan, 24, is a pianist and composer based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She has been a top prizewinner of several competitions including YoungArts, Music Teachers National Association, Camerata Artists International Competition, and more. Recently, Trinity performed Gershwin’s Concerto in F with the Dexter Community Orchestra, and was awarded First Prize in the 2025 Rosamund P. Haeberle Piano Competition as well as Honorable Mention in the Michigan MTNA Young Artist Piano Competition. In 2022, Trinity was a finalist in the Spotlight International Piano Competition, where she won Honorable Mention and the Audience Award. As a composer, Trinity was awarded Second Prize in the 2024 MTNA National Composition Competition for her piece, “Reminiscence.” She previously studied with Shuyu Lin, Corey Chang, and Wong Chun Wai. Aside from performing, Trinity has a love for teaching. She is a former faculty member of IU’s Young Pianists Program and is now a Graduate Student Instructor at the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance and teaches at SMTD’s Piano Pedagogy Laboratory Program. Trinity completed her bachelor’s and master’s in Indiana University and the University of Michigan. She has attended festivals including the Rebecca Penneys Piano Festival, the Amalfi Coast Festival, Tanglewood, and the Edward Auer Piano Winter and Summer Workshops, where she also assisted as a coordinator for 3 years. Her teachers include Christopher Harding, Edward Auer, and Tomoko Harada. Trinity is currently pursuing her doctorate studies at the University of Michigan in Piano Pedagogy and Performance under Christopher Harding and jazz improvisation with Andy Milne.

Truman Walker is a 19-year-old pianist and composer from Eagle, Idaho. He currently studies with Wha Kyung Byun at the New England Conservatory of Music (NEC) in Boston, MA. He previously studied with Suzy Clive and HaeSun Paik. He has been studying composition with Daniel Felsenfeld since 2017. At age 4, he was a student in the young musicians program Let’s Play Music. Truman recently won top prizes in the Yamaha USASU and NEC Honors piano competitions. He has performed in Jordan Hall at NEC and Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall.

Originally from Los Angeles, Victor Radko-Shlyakhtenko (b. 2002) started learning the piano aged five. A prizewinner of several piano competitions, he received second place in the 2019 Waring International Piano Competition and first prize in the 2018 Los Angeles International Liszt Competition; the latter led to his European debut at the Leipzig Gewandhaus.

After making his orchestral debut at the age of 12, Victor has collaborated with over a dozen orchestras in concerti by Beethoven, Chopin, Grieg, Liszt, Mendelssohn, Mozart, Tchaikovsky, and Clara Schumann. Victor was a recipient of the U.S. National Chopin Foundation Scholarship from 2016-2019 and a Young Scholar of the Lang Lang International Music Foundation from 2018-2020. In 2023, Victor received second prize in the Lima Symphony Young Artists’ Competition (Bluffton, OH), was a finalist in the Wideman International Piano Competition (Shreveport, LA), and was a grand prize winner of the Delta Symphony Orchestra competition (Jonesboro, AR).

Victor is deeply grateful to his music teachers, Stanislav Ioudenitch (piano) and Raphael Jiménez (conducting), with whom he studies at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music in Ohio.

William Chen began studying the piano at age five and gave his debut solo recital at eight. Since then, he has played for renowned teachers including Arie Vardi, Yoheved Kaplinsky, Wha Kyung Byun, Dang Thai Son, Alexander Korsantia, and Richard Goode. He has also won gold prizes and special awards in the Bosendorfer and Yamaha Competition, Kaufman Youth International Piano Competition, New York Music Competition, New Jersey statewide Music Teachers National Association Competition, NEC Preparatory Concerto Competition, and the Oberlin Conservatory Senior Concerto Competition. In his 2019 solo recital in Merkin Hall, Kaufman Music Center, William moved the New York Concert Review with his “tonal beauty and mature phrasing… leaving the audience with bated breath until the very last note”. He also has played at Holywell Music Hall in Oxford, Organ Hall in Moldova, Jordan Hall in Boston, and Harris Concert Hall in Aspen, and soloed with the Bravura Philharmonic Orchestra, the Plainfield Symphony Orchestra, the 92Y School of Music Symphony, Park Avenue Symphony, Sound Symphony Orchestra, and the Midwest Young Artists Symphony as a Lang Lang Foundation Young Scholar. Now, he studies with Stanislav Ioudenitch in his fourth year at Oberlin Conservatory.

Wooyoung Cho, born in June 2000 in Seoul, South Korea, is a Korean pianist currently pursuing her Master’s degree at the New England Conservatory, where she studies under Professor Wha Kyung Byun. She earned her Bachelor’s degree from Seoul National University, studying with Professor Haeesung Joo. Wooyoung has distinguished herself in several major international competitions. In 2025, she won First Prize at the HGGNA International Music Competition and was selected to advance to the Live Screening Auditions of the Seventeenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. In 2024, she reached the quarterfinals of the Leeds International Piano Competition, her first major international competition, placing among the top 24 pianists. That same year, she won the Promising Star Competition at the International Maestro Piano Festival in Taiwan, which led to an invitation to present a solo recital at UCSI University in Malaysia. In January 2025, she performed Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 3 with the Taipei Symphony Orchestra at one of Taiwan’s most prestigious concert halls. Wooyoung began studying piano at the age of seven and entered formal pre-professional training as a piano major at twelve. A pivotal moment in her artistic development came in 2016, when she made her orchestral debut with the Berlin Chamber Music Orchestra at the Berlin Philharmonic Hall. This experience inspired her to pursue an international performing career. She has since participated in numerous music festivals and workshops worldwide, including the International Maestro Piano Festival, the Edward Auer Workshop, the Amalfi Coast Music Festival, and Poland’s BelEur ICPA. In Korea, she has presented acclaimed solo recitals through the Kumho Young Artist and Kumho Young Prodigy Concert series, and has received prizes in several major national competitions.

Youjin Kim had her first solo recital at 15 in Kumho Art Hall after winning the Kumho Prodigy Audition. She graduated from the prestigious Sunhwa Arts School and Sunhwa Arts High School with Artistic Excellence Scholarships. While attending Sunhwa Arts High School, she won the audition for the Regular School Concert and, at the age of 17, performed with an orchestra at the prestigious Seoul Arts Center Concert Hall. She has earned acclaim and recognition in numerous competitions, including the 71st Wideman Competition, NSAL Competition, Grand Prize at the Arizona International Music Competition, Grand Prize at the Concert Artists International Competition, Grand Prize at the New York Laureate International Music Competition, AYTIMC 1st Prize, New York International Classical Music Competition Grand Prize, Young Soloist International Music Competition Grand Prize, Spotlight International Piano Competition Best Schumann Prize, WPTA Italy Piano Artist 1st Prize with the Best Prokofiev Sonata Special Prize, and finalist in the Washington International Piano Competition and performed in Kennedy Center. Recently, she was selected as a finalist and performed in the San Francisco International Piano Competition. She has performed on prestigious stages, including Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center. She earned her Bachelor’s degree at Seoul National University, studying under the guidance of Professor Hyoung Joon Chang. She then completed her Master’s degree at Indiana University. Currently, she is pursuing her Doctor of Musical Arts degree at the University of Cincinnati on a full scholarship, where she is studying under the esteemed mentorship of Dr. Dror Biran.

Yuhang Wang a student of Sergei Babayan, holds an artist diploma from the Cleveland Institute of Music and is currently pursuing an Artist Diploma at the Meadows School of the Arts in Dallas. A laureate of numerous international competitions, he won First Prize in the chamber division of the New York International Piano Competition, the Gaotian International Piano Competition, the Prime Golden Bell National Piano Competition Grand Prize, the Cleveland Concerto Competition, and the Southern USA Chopin International Piano Competition. He was also a competition candidate in the International Chopin Piano Competition in Poland and the Dublin International Piano Competition in Ireland. Wang has performed with celebrated conductors, including Grammy Award winner JoAnn Falletta in Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 1 and Jake Taniguchi in Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 17.