Junior 1 Division Finalist
Final Round Program:
FRANZ LISZT – Concert Etude S.144 No.3 “Un Sospiro”
L.V. BEETHOVEN – Sonata No.17 in D minor, Op.31 No.2 “Tempest”:
III. Allegretto
FLORENCE PRICE – Goblin and Mosquito
ALBERTO GINASTERA – Danzas Argentinas, Op. 2:
I. Danza del viejo boyero
II. Danza de la moza donosa
III. Danza del gaucho matrero
Claire Li is a 9-year-old pianist who has garnered numerous accolades both locally and internationally. She has won top prizes in IMPACT Young Artists Competition, NLPA International Young Artists Competition, William Knabe International Piano Competition, NJMTA Young Musicians Competition, Piano League Piano Star International Competition, VIVO International Music Competition, Camerata Artists International Competition, Anselmo Academy International Youth Competition and Henle Piano Competition, among others. She was the Third Prize and Audience Prize winner of 2022 and 2023 Thousand Islands International Piano Competition, Junior Division(18 years and under). Claire has performed at Carnegie Hall and Merkin Hall at Kaufman Music Center on multiple occasions. Currently, she is studying piano under the tutelage of Michael Thomopoulos at the Palisades School of Music. When she is not playing the piano, Claire enjoys reading, coding, hiking and playing with her pet birds.
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