Guest Artist Raymond Feng, Piano

A pupil of Elier Suárez since age five, 13 year-old Raymond Feng has been a prizewinner of international and national competitions since age 9. He was First Prize winner of Thousand Islands Chopin International, Cooper Piano Festival at Oberlin Conservatory, and Duquesne National Young Artist, among others. As a national finalist of 2015 Music Teachers National Association Competition in junior piano performance, Raymond performed at the national conference held in Las Vegas. Raymond was named the 2015 winner of several concerto competitions including Genesee Symphony Orchestra Young Artist, Greater Buffalo Youth Orchestra Piano Concerto and Cayuga Chamber Orchestra Concerto Competitions. Raymond was recently accepted to the prestigious Morningside Music Bridge Festival in Calgary, Canada with full scholarship for summer 2015.As piano soloist, Raymond had his orchestral debut at age eleven with the Ashdod Symphony Orchestra in Perugia, Italy, and locally performed with the Hochstein Youth Symphony Orchestra at age 12. Raymond also plays violin under the guidance of Nancy Hunt. A mathlete as well, Raymond has been the NY State Champion of MathCounts for three successive years, 2012-2015. For community service, Raymond often performs solo recitals at senior living facilities around Greater Rochester. Raymond's other interests include computer programming and music improvisation. His favorite sports are tennis and competitive swimming.