Pianist Leslie Jin, age 16, is a rising senior at Carlmont High School. She studies with Steinway Artist, Sujeeva Hapugalle. Leslie was inducted into the 2019 MTAC Young Artist Guild. She has been a Young Performer at the Music@Menlo International Chamber Music Institute in 2013, 2014, 2018, and 2019. Additionally, Leslie was a full-scholarship student at the 2016 Morningside Music Bridge in Beijing. As a recipient of the 2018 National Chopin Foundation Scholarship, she will attend the 2019 Frost Chopin Academy as a scholar. Her successes at competitions include 1st-prizes at the MTAC Solo Competition (Divisions II/III), American Fine Arts Festival, and US Open Music Competition, including an Outstanding Gold Medalist Award. She is also a top-prize winner at the Pacific Musical Society Competition, US New-Star Competition, and San Jose International Piano Competition amongst others. She performed at Weill/Carnegie Hall and has been a participant in musical outreach since age nine.
