A 9th grader at the Stanford Online High School in Redwood City, CA, David started piano lessons at age five. He made his solo debut at the Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall in New York at age six as the Grand Prix winner of the 13th International Youth Piano Competition of the Chopin Society of Texas. A student at the Colburn Music Academy, David currently studies with HyeJin Kim. Prior to that, he studied with Dr. Alex McDonald from 2017 to 2021.
Recently, David has received many accolades, such as first place in the 2022 Piano Star International Competition, second place and Best Baroque prize in the 2022 Spotlight International Piano Competition, first place in the 2022 Colburn Piano Seminar Competition, and second place in the 2022 Edith Knox Performance Competition. He was also the Gold Medalist in the 2021 Vancouver Symphony Orchestra Young Artist Competition, where he made his orchestral debut with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra under Maestro Salvador Brotons in January 2022.
David was also the Junior National winner of the 2021 MTNA Competition and placed first in the 2021 Texas Music Teachers Association Piano Competition, the 2021 Vernell Gregg Young Artists Competition, the 2020 Memphis International Piano Festival and Competition, the 2019 Collin County Young Artists Competition, the 2019 University of Texas Arlington Keyboard Competition, and the 2019 Texas A&M Commerce Youth Piano Competition.
Over the summers, David has attended music camps such as the Texas State International Piano Festival, the Southeastern Piano Festival, and the Colburn Piano Seminar.
Besides playing piano, David enjoys playing basketball, video games, and the violin.
REPERTOIRE
Round I
Handel Suite in F Major, HWV 427, No. 2
Scriabin Sonata Fantaisie in G-sharp minor, Op. 19, No. 2
Prokofiev Etude in D minor, Op. 2, No. 1
Round II
Haydn Sonata in C Major, Hob. XVI/50
Chopin Ballade in G minor, Op. 23, No. 1
Vine Resolve
Round III
Saint-Saëns Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22