ABOUT
PINYI LIN
Born in China, 14-year-old Pinyi Lin has been studying piano at the Colburn Music Academy with Fabio Bidini, Hyejin Kim and Rodolfo Leone since 2023. Since his enrollment, he has been awarded the Kohl Scholarship in both 2023 and 2024. In 2024, Pinyi won the Grand Prize at the Valencia International Performing Arts Summer Festival and the Absolute First Prize at the Malaga International Piano Festival, among other accolades. He has also been invited to perform at numerous events, including Counterpointe in 2024, the California Club Concert in 2023, the German Blüthner Piano Concert in 2023, and the closing ceremony of the Yangtze River Piano Music Festival in 2020. Pinyi has participated in masterclasses with renowned piano professors and pianists such as Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Boris Slutsky, Edith Fischer, Vanessa Latarche, Juan Lago, Michael Leuschner, Thomas Just, and Agata Nowakowska-Gumiela.
Hear Pinyi 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
