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Michael Davidman
2021 Awards laureate and Manhattanite Michael Davidman, 26, returns this year, having completed his MM at Juilliard and now pursuing his DM at Park University’s International Center for Music, where he studies with Stanislav Ioudenitch. Michael maintains a promising performance schedule and continues to pursue his passion for classic opera, publishing regularly to his PucciniMD YouTube page.
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Avery Gagliano
Washington, D.C. native Avery Gagliano, 22, made her first of three appearances on NPR’s “From the Top” at age 10 and began touring the world with the Lang Lang International Music Foundation’s Young Scholars Program shortly a fter. In 2020 she claimed First Prize of the 2020 National Chopin Piano Competition. Avery just completed her bachelor’s degree at the Curtis Institute of Music and enjoys pop music and cooking in her free time.
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Sasha Kasman Laude
Sasha Kasman Laude, 28, began her musical studies with her parents and continued studying with her father, professor Yakov Kasman, at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She later received an MM degree from Juilliard and a DM from the University of Michigan, where she received the top graduation honor from the School of Music, Theater and Dance. She recently joined the faculty of Utah State University and enjoys beating her husband in chess and transcribing Soviet film music in her leisure time.
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Elliot Wuu
Hiking and boba tea enthusiast Elliot Wuu, 24, is a Young Steinway Artist, received the 2018 Gilmore Young Artist award, and is a winner of the Salon de Virtuosi 2021 Career Grant. Born in 1999 in Fremont, CA, he began piano at age six and made his debut at age 16 with the Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra playing Rachmaninoff’s “Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini.” Elliot currently resides in New York City, where he recently finished his BM and MM degrees at Juilliard.
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Angie Zhang
Equally at ease on modern and historical pianos, Angie Zhang, 28, spends her time as a soloist, chamber musician, educator and speaker. She holds BM and MM degrees with honors from Juilliard and will receive a MM in Fortepiano Performance and DMA in Piano Performance from University of Michigan in May 2024. From her base in Los Angeles, she travels around the world to perform, and this season she will be reunited with prior collaborators Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra and Dover Quartet.
