Kasey Shao

United States I Age 15

A Louisville native who now lives in Cincinnati, Kasey Shao made her concerto debut with The Philadelphia Orchestra at the Kimmel Center when she was 12 years old. She has 13 first-place finishes to her name at junior competitions across the Eastern United States and made her Carnegie Hall (Weill Hall) debut in 2013. A student of Ran Dank, she attends Walnut Hills High School, where she is a member of the Model UN Club, Science Olympiad team, French Club, and Student Congress. She has accompanied school choir, band, orchestra, and chamber groups since she was in third grade, and is interested in conducting and collaborations with other pianists.

“Music has the power to bring people together, no matter race, gender, sex, or religion, and it creates emotions unable to be felt in everyday life. It is important to me because it gives my life a new flavor, a new color, and a new spectrum.”

Competitor Profile

Repertoire

Preliminary Round
BACH Prelude and Fugue in G Major, BWV 884
CHOPIN Etude in F Major, op. 10, no. 8
RACHMANINOV Prelude in D Major, op. 23, no. 4
ALBÉNIZ “Triana” from Iberia, Book II
SHOSTAKOVICH Prelude and Fugue in D-flat Major, op. 87, no. 15

Quarterfinal Round

BEETHOVEN Sonata No. 7 in D Major, op. 10, no. 3 (I)

CHOPIN Nocturne in E-flat Major, op. 55, no. 2

WEBERN Variations for Piano, op. 27

SCRIABIN Sonata No. 2 in G-sharp Minor, op. 19 (Sonata-Fantasy)

Semifinal Round

BOLCOM Nine Bagatelles

SCHUBERT Piano Sonata in A Minor, D. 784

CHOPIN Ballade No. 4 in F Minor, op. 52

Final Round

CHOPIN Concerto No. 2 in F Minor, op. 21