ABOUT
MIRA KARDAN
Eighteen-year old Mira Kardan attends the Glenn Gould School as a recipient of the Temerty Foundation Scholarship, where she studies with Hans Jorgen Jensen and Andres Diaz. She was a member of the Colburn Music Academy, where she studied with acclaimed cellist Clive Greensmith. An avid chamber musician, Mira performed as a member of the Olive Piano Trio, winning the Gold Medal at the 2022 Fischoff Chamber Music Competition. Mira was the 2022 first prize winner of the Bellflower[CA] Symphony Competition, and has won numerous other prizes including first prize laureate in the 2020 Sound Espressivo Competition. She has been featured twice on the NPR nationally syndicated radio program From the Top. Mira performed in masterclasses for cellists Gautier Capuçon and Steven Isserlis, and attended the Heifetz International Music Institute and the Meadowmount School of Music. Mira performs on a Grubaugh & Seifert cello, and a Sylvan Bigot bow.
Hear Mira at the Semi-Finals on Saturday January 25, 2025.
TICKETS FOR THE SEMI-FINALS
JANUARY 25, 2025
Session 1 - 11:00 AM
Session 2 - 1:45PM
Performers for each session announced on January 24, 2025.
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![Wilson Liu]()
WILSON LIU
Pianist
Mozart, Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, KV 466: 1. Allegro -
![Lily Sullivan, Violinist]()
LILY SULLIVAN
Violinist
Brahms, Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77: 1. Allegro non troppo -
![Emily Chen]()
EMILY CHEN
Violinist
Korngold, Violin Concerto in D major, Op.35: 1. Moderato mobile -
![Taige Wang, Pianist]()
TAIGE WANG
Pianist
Tchaikovsky, Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23: 1. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso – Allegro con spirito -
![Pinyi Lin]()
PINYI LIN
Pianist
Beethoven, Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37: 1. Allegro con brio -
![Neal Kotamarty Eisfeldt]()
NEAL KOTAMARTY EISFELDT
Violin
Tchaikovsky - Violin Concerto in D Major, Op 35: I. Allegro moderato -
![Bennett Larsen]()
BENNETT LARSEN
Pianist
Rachmaninoff, Piano Concerto No.2 in C Minor, Op. 18: 3. Allegro Scherzando -
![Joseph Gallwas]()
JOSEPH GALLWAS
Pianist
Prokofiev, Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Op. 26: 1. Andante – Allegro -
![Natalie Oh, Violinist]()
NATALIE OH
Violinist
Vieuxtemps, Violin Concerto No. 5 in A Minor, Op. 37: 1. Allegro non troppo - Moderato -
![Katherine Schaufenbuel]()
KATHERINE SCHAUFENBUEL
Violinist
Khachaturian, Violin Concerto in Dm, Op. 46: 1. Allegro con fermezza -
![Andre Peck, Pianist]()
ANDRÉ PECK
Pianist
Rachmaninov, Piano Concerto No.1 in F-Sharp Minor, Op.1: I. Vivace -
![Hana Gottesman, Violinist]()
HANA GOTTESMAN
Violinist
Ravel, Tzigane, Rapsodie de Concert -
![LEO ZUPKO, VIOLINST]()
LEO ZUPKO
Violinist
Sibelius, Violin Concerto in D minor, Op 47: 1. Allegro moderato -
![MIRA KARDAN, CELLIST]()
MIRA KARDAN
Cellist
Shostakovich, Cello Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Op. 107: 1. Allegretto -
![Madison Lee, Violinist]()
MADISON LEE
Violinist
Sibelius, Violin Concerto In D minor Op. 47: 3. Allegro, ma non tanto -
![ELENI MOON, PIANIST]()
ELENI MOON
Pianist
Prokofiev, Piano Concerto No. 1 in D-Flat Major, Op. 10: 1. Allegro brioso
