Kasey Shao and Harmony Zhu 2024 Gilmore Young Artists
Kasey Shao started playing piano at age six, and made her concerto debut at age 12 with the Philadelphia Orchestra under Yannick Nézét Séguin. A Young Steinway Artist and 2021 U.S. Presidential Scholar, she studies with Dr. Ran Dank, and with Dr. Magaret Kampmeier at Princeton University, concentrating in music composition and pre-med. She is the founder and president of the Princeton chapter of Doctors Without Borders, and she hopes to become a hand surgeon, helping other musicians continue to do what they love.
Born in 2005, Harmony Zhu began piano study at The Juilliard School at age eight, with teachers including Emanuel Ax and Veda Kaplinsky. She was recognized as a Young Steinway Artist at age 10, and made her debut at Carnegie Hall's Stern Auditorium at age 14. She won the 2021 Young Concert Artists International Auditions, becoming the youngest artist on the YCA roster. She is a student at the Brearley School in New York, class of 2024.