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Umi Garrett (born August 15, 2000) is an American pianist.
Early career
Garrett began playing the piano at the age of four years.[1][2][3] Garrett began serious study of the piano under the instruction of Mrs. Itoe Akimoto[4] and Mrs. Yoshie Akimoto. Currently, Garrett studies with John Perry. She has been invited to perform at the Killington Music Festival in Vermont as the youngest performer in the 26-year history of the festival. Garrett attended the Sydney International Piano Masterclass Festival in 2012.[5] She also plays the violin[4] and has taken ballet since she was two and a half.
Career
Garrett captivated European audiences in August 2009 as a performer in several concerts at the Vianden Music Festival in Luxembourg.[6] and Germany in selected solo and chamber music works.[7] In 2010, Umi won the Second International Chopin Competition in Hartford, Connecticut with a perfect score from all three judges, and was subsequently invited to perform at Carnegie Hall.[8] Also in 2010, Garrett had an appearance with Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops[8][9] sponsored by NPR's From The Top, and her orchestral debut with the Desert Symphony in Palm Desert, California in December 2009, performing Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major.[1][10] Garrett made her China debut with the Wuhan Symphony Orchestra in 2010 at the age of nine at Wuhan.[11] She also was a recipient of the MusicFest Perugia Scholarship.
In 2011 Garrett performed at the Assisi nel Mondo Festival.[12] Garrett has performed with the Charlotte Symphony in Florida, Thayer Symphony in Massachusetts, Saddleback Symphony in California, Indiana Chamber Orchestra in Indianapolis, and the Missouri Symphony in Columbia. On March 2012 Umi Garrett performed at The International Piano Stars Festival in Latvia being the youngest performer in the festival's history.[13][14] This year she performed again at the Assisi nel Mondo Festival.[15]
Umi Garrett created a special concert series called "Kizuna Concert Series" to visit people in Tohoku, Japan, where the Tsunami happened in 2011.[4] She had four concerts in Tohoku in March 2013.[16][17] In 2015 Garrett was invited to perform with the Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra in a performance show that was planned to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the peace treaty that was signed by the United States and Japan.[3]
Awards
| Year | Award | Location | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Southwestern Youth Music Festival | Los Angeles | First prize |
| J.S. Bach Competition | Los Angeles | First prize | |
| 2009 | J.S. Bach Competition | Los Angeles | First prize |
| Saddleback Symphony Concerto Competition | Mission Viejo, CA | First prize | |
| 2011 | Chopin International Competition[1][18] | Hartford, CT | Grand Prix |
| Schubert Club, Liszt Competition | CT | First prize | |
| 2012 | Bradshaw & Buono International Piano Competition | New York City | First prize |
| The International Chopin Competition "Chopin Plus"[19] | Budapest, Hungary | First prize | |
| The Osaka International Chamber Music Competition[1][20][21][2] | Osaka, Japan | First prize |
References
External links
- ↑ a b c d Piano prodigy Umi Garrett to perform in Los Gatos on May 3. In: San Jose Mercury News. 22. April 2015, abgerufen am 23. Mai 2016.
- ↑ a b Trevor Harris: Thinking Out Loud: Umi Garrett. In: KBIA. 6. Juni 2014, abgerufen am 23. Mai 2016.
- ↑ a b Christopher Yee: 5 questions with teenage pianist Umi Garrett of Aliso Viejo. In: The Orange County Register. 4. November 2015, abgerufen am 23. Mai 2016.
- ↑ a b c Elysse James: Keys of success: Young pianist has traveled the world to perform. In: The Orange County Register. 6. Mai 2014, abgerufen am 23. Mai 2016.
- ↑ Australia International Piano Master Classes. Abgerufen im Jahr 2011.
- ↑ VIANDEN INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL & SCHOOL. Abgerufen im Jahr 2009.
- ↑ Umi "Wunderkind". Abgerufen im Jahr 2009.
- ↑ a b Joe Payne: Child prodigy Umi Garrett performs for the Lompoc Concert Association - Music. In: Santa Maria Sun, CA. 23. Mai 2016, abgerufen am 23. Mai 2016.
- ↑ Umi Garrett with the Boston POPS. From the Top, abgerufen am 8. Juni 2010.
- ↑ Umi Garrett Shows How Classical Performance Can be for All Ages. Greenroom From the Top, abgerufen am 15. September 2010.
- ↑ Classical pianist Umi Garrett to perform at special Community Concerts of Rancho Santa Fe event. In: Rancho Santa Fe Review. 22. Februar 2014, abgerufen am 23. Mai 2016.
- ↑ Progetto Omaggio all'Umbria. In: Festival Assisi nel Mondo. Abgerufen am 23. Mai 2016 (italienisch).
- ↑ atrastie rezultāti. In: Liepājas Simfoniskais orķestris. Abgerufen am 23. Mai 2016.
- ↑ Festivāla sensācija - pianisma brīnumbērns. In: liepajniekiem.lv. 9. März 2012, abgerufen am 23. Mai 2016 (lettisch).
- ↑ Assisi nel Mondo Festival. Abgerufen am 4. Juli 2011.
- ↑ Kizuna Concert Series AJL. Abgerufen am 4. Mai 2013.
- ↑ Kizuna Concert Series. Abgerufen am 4. Mai 2013.
- ↑ Umi Grand Prix Award Chopin Competition Hartford, CT. Abgerufen im Jahr 2011.
- ↑ Umi First Prize Award Chopin+ International Piano Competition Budapest, Hungary. Abgerufen im Jahr 2012.
- ↑ Umi 13th OSAKA International Music Competition. Abgerufen im Jahr 2012.
- ↑ Umi 13th OSAKA International Music Competition Japan News Paper. Abgerufen im Jahr 2012.