Ethan Yu started playing piano from age 6 and is currently studying with Prof. Anna Poklewski. In 2018, he won the Honorable Mention in the US International Music Competition, and 2nd Prize winner in the American Protege Piano Competition, and was invited to perform in Carnegie Hall in New York. In 2017, he won the EXCEPTIONAL YOUNG TALENT Special Prize and 1st Prize Winner at Grand Prize Virtuoso International Music Competition in London, and was invited to perform in the Royal Albert Hall in London. In 2016, he won the 1st Prize in the Korea Times Music Competition, 3rd Prize in San Francisco Youth Chopin Competition, 3rd Prize in US International Music Competition, and Award Winners for both East Bay Music Festival and US Open Music Competition. Ethan said, “when I set off to stage, I like to express my emotions and feelings, just like Chopin and Liszt. I also like to play piano with my feelings for the day. Sad, joyful, angry and sorrow, just like Beethoven and Tchaikovsky”. Other than piano, Ethan is also playing Cello in his Junior High Orchestra program. Outside of music, Ethan enjoys acting, golf, basketball, tennis and reading world history.
