User:James Chang

Biography as of 1-1-2008

James Chang is 15 years old and is a sophomore in the IB Program at Stanton College Preparatory School. James began his piano studies at the age of four and violin studies at the age of seven. At the age of eight, Chang performed Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Concerto No. 19 (1st mvt.) and received a standing ovation. He made his solo debut at the age of 10 performing an hour-long classical program in front of an audience of 300. He was also selected as one of nine finalists in the 11th Annual World Piano Pedagogy Conference in Atlanta, 2006. His most recent awards include winning 1st place in the piano division of the 2007 Bach Festival Young Artists Competition at Rollins College and 2nd place overall. He and Kong Shi have also been selected to perform with the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra in March as a duo team. He has won district and state awards in solo and concerto divisions of the National Federation of Music Clubs. Other awards included 1st place in both piano solo and piano concerto in the 2006 Greater Jacksonville Piano Competition. Currently, he is studying Fantasia by Benjamin Lees, Ondine (the first piece from Gaspard de la Nuit: Trois Poèmes pour Piano d'apres Aloysius Bertrand) by Maurice Ravel, Ballade No. 4 by Frédéric Chopin, and Concerto No. 2 in F Minor, 1st mvt. also by Frédéric Chopin. In addition to learning piano, he is also an advanced violinist and is currently studying Felix Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto in E Minor, 1st mvt. James is studying piano with Myrtle Edwards and Peggy Fleming, while studying violin with former semi-finalist of the Paganini International Violin Competition, Aaron Krosnick. He is also a violinist in the Philharmonic Orchestra of the Jacksonville Symphony Youth Orchestra ([1]).

His interests include studying music (especially orchestral scores such as Stravinsky's orchestral works), computer technology, Traditional Chinese Medicine, and other subjects.

He has completed transcription of Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring for two piani as of 2-15-2008.

Update: 4-19-2008: Three 1st place awards from the 2008 Greater Jacksonville Piano Competition, April 12, 2008, (Piano Solo, division B, Musically Advanced II; Senior Piano Concerto; Piano Sightplaying, Musically Advanced II)

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