Born and raised in Portland, OR, my passion for piano started at age 5 when I would listen to my mother play Rachmaninoff on our old upright. Noticing an interest in piano, my parents enrolled me in lessons with Harry Viar in 2000 at age 7. I continued learning from him for two decades until his passing in spring 2024.

In my youth, I played in recitals, competitions, and masterclasses in Oregon for the Oregon Music Teachers Association, Portland Piano International and local piano groups. I have participated in masterclasses with Stephen Hough, Paul Roberts, Susan Chan, Catherine Kautsky, Antonio Pompa-Baldi, and Mei-Ting Sun. In 2010, I won the Oregon State-wide High School Piano Competition, playing the first movement of Rachmaninoff’s second piano sonata.

Seeking a career in piano performance, I enrolled at Oberlin Conservatory, where I studied with Alvin Chow for two years. Alongside my private lessons, I completed coursework in classical and jazz music theory, ear training, improvisation and accompanying. Following an unrelated finger injury playing sports, I shifted my focus away from performance piano and explored non-music related interests. During the covid pandemic, I returned to the piano and have since reconnected with my passion for music through both playing and teaching.

I am deeply grateful for the connection to music that piano has given me throughout my life. Playing and teaching is my life’s calling. As a teacher, I hope to help my students develop strong technical foundations, musical understanding, and their own individual voices. I look forward to building lasting relationships with my students and helping them find their own meaningful connection with music.

My piano studio is in SE Portland in the Richmond area.