Senior Division Finalist
Final Round Program:
AMY BEACH – Dreaming, Op. 15, No. 3
W.A. MOZART – Sonata No. 1 in C Major, KV 279
FRANZ LISZT – Concert Paraphrase of Rigoletto (Verdi)
CLAUDE DEBUSSY – Feux d’artifice
FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN – Scherzo No. 4 in E Major, Op. 54
Beginning her journey through music and piano, Victoria Bi started learning piano at three-and-a half years old under the guidance of Yifan Liu at Studio for Piano Arts. With Mr. Liu's invaluable mentorship, her passion for music continued to grow. In addition, she has also had masterclasses with renowned pianists including Dang Thai Son, Michail Markov, Mikhail Voskresensky, Yoheved Kaplinsky, Vanessa Latarche and Gabriel Kwok.
In the course of her piano studies, Victoria has received numerous awards including being the National Winner of the 2023 MTNA-Kawai America Junior Piano Competition in Reno, NV; the 3rd Place at both 2024 and 2022 Emory University Young Artist Piano Competitions; 3rd Place and the Special Press Award at the 11th International Piano Competition in Netherland in 2022; 2nd Place at 2021 Houston International Music Competition and 3rd Place at 2021 Spotlight International Piano Competition; 1st Prize in the Steinway Junior Piano Competition in 2019; as well as the 1st Place at Dallas Symphonic Festival Competition since 2018. She made her first debut with Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra (“FWSO”) in 2022 after winning the Grand Prize in 2022 Young Artist Competition held by FWSO. Victoria also often plays at events for non-profits and with the Dallas Asian American Youth Orchestra (“DAAYO”) as part of their chamber music program.
Outside of her academics and piano, Victoria also engages in helping and giving back to her community; she is part of the Mind-full of Music organization which volunteers at senior living communities to spread the joy of music into the senior community and contributes her cash awards from piano competitions to non-profits such as the North Texas Food Bank and DAAYO. She also enjoys reading, traveling, writing short stories, taekwondo and attempting to cook.
