ABOUT
TAIGE WANG

14-year-old Taige Wang, a Young Steinway Artist and a young scholar of the Lang Lang International Music Foundation, studies piano at The Juilliard School. Taige has won numerous piano competitions, including the YAMAHA Piano-E and Rosalyn Tureck International Bach Piano Competition. In 2023, as the youngest competitor, Taige made the quarterfinals at The Cliburn Junior Competition and was one of the three finalists at the Thomas and Evon Cooper International Piano Competition, performing with The Cleveland Orchestra. Taige appeared on NPR’s From the Top and its Gala in 2021 and 2022. He has played at various prestigious venues, including Carnegie Hall, Nixon Presidential Library Museum, and Severance Hall. As a prize-winning composer, his piano trio Chopin vs Chopin 2.0 was commissioned by the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, and he performed its debut at Alice Tully Hall in 2023. Taige received the American President’s Volunteer Service Gold Award in 2022.

Hear Taige 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.

  • Wilson Liu

    WILSON LIU

    Pianist
    Mozart, Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, KV 466: 1. Allegro

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  • Lily Sullivan, Violinist

    LILY SULLIVAN

    Violinist
    Brahms, Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77: 1. Allegro non troppo

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  • Emily Chen

    EMILY CHEN

    Violinist
    Korngold, Violin Concerto in D major, Op.35: 1. Moderato mobile

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  • 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

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  • Pinyi Lin

    PINYI LIN

    Pianist
    Beethoven, Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37: 1. Allegro con brio

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  • Neal Kotamarty Eisfeldt

    NEAL KOTAMARTY EISFELDT

    Violin
    Tchaikovsky - Violin Concerto in D Major, Op 35: I. Allegro moderato

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  • Bennett Larsen

    BENNETT LARSEN

    Pianist
    Rachmaninoff, Piano Concerto No.2 in C Minor, Op. 18: 3. Allegro Scherzando

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  • Joseph Gallwas

    JOSEPH GALLWAS

    Pianist
    Prokofiev, Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Op. 26: 1. Andante – Allegro

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  • Natalie Oh, Violinist

    NATALIE OH

    Violinist
    Vieuxtemps, Violin Concerto No. 5 in A Minor, Op. 37: 1. Allegro non troppo - Moderato

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  • Katherine Schaufenbuel

    KATHERINE SCHAUFENBUEL

    Violinist
    Khachaturian, Violin Concerto in Dm, Op. 46: 1. Allegro con fermezza

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  • Andre Peck, Pianist

    ANDRÉ PECK

    Pianist
    Rachmaninov, Piano Concerto No.1 in F-Sharp Minor, Op.1: I. Vivace

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  • Hana Gottesman, Violinist

    HANA GOTTESMAN

    Violinist
    Ravel, Tzigane, Rapsodie de Concert

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  • LEO ZUPKO, VIOLINST

    LEO ZUPKO

    Violinist
    Sibelius, Violin Concerto in D minor, Op 47: 1. Allegro moderato

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  • MIRA KARDAN, CELLIST

    MIRA KARDAN

    Cellist
    Shostakovich, Cello Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Op. 107: 1. Allegretto

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  • Madison Lee, Violinist

    MADISON LEE

    Violinist
    Sibelius, Violin Concerto In D minor Op. 47: 3. Allegro, ma non tanto

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  • ELENI MOON, PIANIST

    ELENI MOON

    Pianist
    Prokofiev, Piano Concerto No. 1 in D-Flat Major, Op. 10: 1. Allegro brioso

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