Anastasia Magamedova
17, Tajikistan
Magamedova, who has called Utah home in recent years, made her Carnegie Hall debut last year. She also studies violin and enjoys ceramics.
Gregory Martin
17, United States
The lone native Texan in the field, Houston-born Martin has taken part in piano festivals ranging from Moscow to TCU’s PianoTexas. As a result of his family living in Colorado and New Mexico, he also enjoys a wide range of outdoor activities, including soccer, fly fishing and skiing.
Evelyn Mo
16, United States
In addition to her successes at the piano, Virginia-native Mo is so accomplished at the violin that she has served as co-concertmaster of the American Youth Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra. She also writes for her school newspaper and is a member of the yearbook staff.
Arsenii Mun
16, Russia
This St. Petersburg native has performed and competed extensively since his 2012 recital debut. He counts Real Madrid among his favorite soccer teams.
Roger Shen
16, United States
This Illinois native spreads the joys of classical music by performing in nursing homes on a regular basis in New Hampshire, where he attends Phillips Exeter Academy.
Amir Siraj
15, United States
A student at the New England Conservatory Preparatory School, Amir Siraj is a champion of new music who has played the world or U.S. premiere of several works. He keeps his arms in shape for the piano by being part of the varsity men’s crew team.
Clayton Stephenson
16, United States
This New Yorker attends the Dalton School, where, in addition to his keyboard efforts, he makes time for a great deal of club activity. Stevenson is involved in the Boys Club of New York, Men of Color Club and the math team and Transformation Geometry Club at the school.
Zitong Wang
16, China
This native of Inner Mongolia, who is a student at the Curtis Institute of Music, has a special affinity for Bach. That interest led her to participate in a master class by noted Baroque music expert Trevor Pinnock that used antique harpsichords.
Wai Yuen Wong
17, Hong Kong
Wong has earned top prizes in a number of international piano competitions and performed in world capitals that include Hamburg, Beijing and her hometown of Hong Kong.
Natasha Wu
15, United States/Taiwan
As a child, the California-born Wu overcame idiopathic thrombocytopenia (a disorder affecting platelet counts) to become an international prize-winning pianist. She lives in Taiwan, where she has performed to raise funds for needy children.
Tony Yike Yang
16, Canada
In addition to earning numerous competition prizes, this student in The Juilliard School’s Pre-College Division has also performed for Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall.
Source: The Cliburn
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