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Jiaxun Yao

CELLO

Nationality: South Korea
Age: 22
Stage: Semifinal​

Repertoire: 
STAGE ONE - SELECTION: R. Schumann, Cello Concerto; F. Poulenc, Cello Sonata, FP 143

EDUCATION
The Juilliard School / Bachelor of Music (2020-2024) - The Juilliard School Pre-College Division (2015-2020) - Central Conservatory of Music (2012-2014)

COMPETITIONS
First prize - Orchestra 914 Concerto Competition, Senior Division, 2021 - Second prize & Hong Kong International Music Festival - Schoenfeld International String Competition - Second prize & Best Commissioned Work Performance International Irving Klein Competition - First prize, Spectrum Symphony Concerto Competition, NYC, 2019 - NPR’s From the Top radio show #361 at Brunswick, ME, 2018 - Young Artist Award - From the Top’s Jack Kent Cooke 2018 - First prize, senior division - New York Chamber Player Orchestra Concerto Competition, 2018 - First prize - Juilliard Pre-College Cello Concerto Competition, 2017 - First prize - Schoenfeld International String Competition, Open Children Division, 2013 - First prize, 5th Annual Ai Qin Cup China National Cello Competition, professional E category, 2012

PERFORMANCE
The New York Chamber Orchestra, Maestro Giacomo Franci; Elgar Cello Concerto, October 26, 2018,
San Jose Chamber Orchestra, Maestro Quartuccio; Schumann Cello Concerto | May 15, 2022
Harbin Symphony Orchestra, Maestro Johnny Poon; Elgar Cello Concerto | September 16, 2023
Juilliard Pre-College Symphony, Maestro Stelluto Tchaikovsky Rococo Variations | May 21, 2017
Carnegie’s Weill Hall, Pianist Giacomo Franci; Stravinsky Suite Italienne | Jan 17, 2019
The Spectrum Symphony, Maestro David Grunberg; Elgar Cello Concerto | March 13, 2019
Qingdao Symphony Orchestra, Maestro Guoyong Zhang; Beethoven Triple Concerto | Sep 2, 2018
Orchestra of Qingdao Concert Hall, Maestro Si; Shostakovich Cello Concerto No.1 | August 20, 2017
The Orchestra of Qingdao Concert Hall, Maestro Jin; Tchaikovsky Rococo Variations | Aug 2016
Qingdao Symphony Orchestra, Maestro Zhang Tchaikovsky Rococo Variations | August 6, 2014
National Gallery of Art, Women in Arts and Music Conference | October 21, 2023
The Juilliard School, Triple Instrument Recital, November 28, 2023
Metropolitan Museum of Art; Chausson Piano Quartet | March 25, 2022
Tianjin Juilliard Recital Hall; Stravinsky, Schumann, and Bloch | June 8, 2021
NPR’S From the Top ft. Orli Shaham; Debussy Cello Sonata | October 17th, 2018

FESTIVALS
Full Scholarship - Kneisel Hall Young Artist Chamber Music Festival | 2024
New Horizon Fellowship - Aspen Music Festival | 2019
Full Scholarship - Music Academy of the West | 2022
Orford Musique/ Montreal, Canada | 2023

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