Tiffany Poon
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Tiffany Poon | |
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| Born | 29 December 1996 |
| Nationality | Hong Kong |
| Education | Juilliard School Columbia University (BA) |
| Occupation | Pianist |
| Website | tiffanypoon |
Tiffany Poon (born 29 December 1996, Hong Kong) is a Hong Kong classical pianist, currently residing in New York City.
Career[]
Poon began taking piano lessons at the age of 4.[1] Aged 9, she moved to New York to study at the Juilliard School Pre-College Division for 8 years with a full scholarship, under the guidance of Yoheved Kaplinsky. Poon continued her studies through the Columbia University/Juilliard School exchange program with Emanuel Ax and Joseph Kalichstein.[1] In May 2018, she graduated from Columbia University as a John Jay Scholar with a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy.[2]
Poon made her concerto debut at the age of 10, and has since appeared with orchestras and in recital throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia and China.[3] She has performed at venues including Carnegie Hall, Steinway Hall in New York City and Sala Mozart in Bologna, Italy. Poon has appeared as a soloist with the Plainfield Symphony Orchestra, Fort Smith Symphony Orchestra, ProMusica Chamber Orchestra, and Moscow Chamber Orchestra of Pavel Slobodkin Centre.[4]
Since 2017, Poon progressively developed a strong relationship with her audience via social media.[5]
In 2020, Poon founded Together with Classical, a nonprofit charity that seeks to unite people and communities by promoting classical music, as well as supporting and funding classical music education programs and opportunities.[6]
Awards[]
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- 2012: First Prize and Best Performance of Concerto Award, 8th Moscow International Frederic Chopin Competition for Young Pianists[7]
- 2013: Kaufman Music Center International Youth Piano Competition
- 2014: National YoungArts Winner in the United States
- 2014: First Prize, Juilliard Pre-College Concerto Competition
- 2014: Second Prize, 10th Chopin Golden Ring International Competition, Slovenia
- 2016: First Prize, Manhattan International Music Competition
- 2016: Third Prize, 17th International Robert Schumann Competition, Germany
- 2016: Third Prize, “Debut at the Berlin Philharmonic Hall” International Concerto Competition
- 2017: Second prize, Walter W. Naumburg Foundation International Competition
- 2019: Second Place, KlavierOlymp of the Kissinger Sommer festival, Germany
- 2019: Young Artist Award, Hessen Agency at the Rheingau Music Festival.[7][8]
Discography[]
- Natural Beauty - J.S. Bach, Haydn, Chopin, Liszt, Debussy, Kawai Edition, 2014[8]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Wise, Brian (1 May 2021). "New Artist of the Month: Tiffany Poon". Musical America. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
- ^ "Senior Profile: Tiffany Poon, CC '18". Columbia Daily Spectator. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
- ^ "Tiffany Poon - Piano - Biography". Young Artist Foundation. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
- ^ "Biography | Tiffany Poon". Retrieved 2021-01-29.
- ^ Blackmore-Dobbyn, Andrew (25 November 2020). "Tiffany Poon: "Music is not about music, it's about life"". Bachtrack. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
- ^ "Together with Classical". Togetherw/Classical. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Tiffany Poon Piano Recital | Department of Music | Brown University". www.brown.edu. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Tiffany Poon". Top of the World. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
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- 1996 births
- Living people
- 21st-century classical pianists
- American classical musicians of Chinese descent
- American classical pianists
- American women pianists
- Chinese classical pianists
- Chinese women pianists
- Juilliard School alumni
- Columbia University alumni