Countdown to Carnegie

From left to right: May 19, 2019: Standing in front of Carnegie Hall as a First Prize Winner of the Bradshaw & Buono International Piano Competition (first two photos); with my mother, Kaori; onstage in a performance of Mozart. All photos by Francis Catania.

It seems hard to imagine, but my Carnegie Hall solo debut recital is now a little over four months away.  Hard to imagine because it was more than fifteen months ago that I learned the date had been confirmed, and that seems like it was just yesterday. 

The first time I stepped onto the stage at Carnegie was almost seven years ago on May 19, 2019, as a First Prize Winner of the Bradshaw & Buono International Piano Competition at eleven years old. I performed the Mozart Piano Sonata in F major, K. 332.

Almost seven years later to the day, I will be making my solo recital debut on Sunday, May 3, 2026 in a full concert! 

There really are no words to describe what an incredible journey this has been, is, and continues to be for me, and I am extremely grateful to all of the people who are working to help make my dreams come true.  My parents, my family, my teachers, my mentors, my friends.  Everyone is doing all they can to move my career forward, and I could not be more thankful.

Tomorrow I will be sharing my selections for the program. Be sure to check back then, and let me know your thoughts in the Comments.

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