MASTERCLASSES & COMPETITIONS
This page contains information regarding all the conducting masterclasses and competitions that I have attended or will attend in case you are interested. It is also for me to keep track of thing as the list grow longer. It will keep growing, I promise.
For now, here is my CV for the most updated info.
Education
2022 - 2025
Michigan State University
Doctoral of Musical Arts
Orchestral Conducting
Currently I am pursuing my doctoral degrees at Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan with Maestro Octavio Más-Arocas and Katherine Kilburn. Check the CONCERTS tab for all the upcoming performances with the MSU Symphony Orchestra, Concert Orchestra, and MUSIQUE 21 Ensemble.
2019 - 2022
New England Conservatory
Master of Music, Certificate of Merit
Instrumental Conducting, Piano
From 2019-2021, I got my second master's degree in Instrumental Conducting with Maestro Charles Peltz. The following year I finished a certificate of merit in piano performance with Konstantinos Papadakis.
2016-2017
Columbia University
Master of Science
Electrical Engineering
I started my first master's degree in Electrical Engineering immediately after graduating from college. During my studies at Columbia, In addition to courseworks focusing on Analog/RF design, I was able to complete a research project on variable-capacitor tuning bank under the supervision of Prof. Harish Krishnaswamy at the Columbia CosMIC lab.
2012 - 2016
Cornell University
Bachelor of Science
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Minor in Music
The four years at Cornell. In addition to all the core curriculum and breath-and-depth courses, I took many other classes outside the ECE curriculum, was event organizer and then vice president of the Cornell Piano Society, and finished a minor in music. I got my first scuba-diving certificate in Cayuga River!
2010 - 2012
La Jolla Country Day School
High School
I completed the last two years of high school in La Jolla, California. I played tennis on the school team, and took all the AP science and math courses, and played Bach Concerto BMW 1052 with the school orchestra.
2009 - 2010
Torrey Pines High School
High School
This was my first year in the U.S, initially as an exchange student. I joined the swimming team in the spring, and I remembered having to practice everyday from 5pm-8pm and then going back home to do Trigonometry and Biology homework.
Jul 13 - 25
2025
Dirigentuka. Stravanger, Norway
Instructor: Anna-Maria Helsing
Repertoire: En saga, Sibelius Symphony No.2, I. II, Mozart Prague Symphony I
Jul 13 - 25
2025
Domaine Forget. Charlevoix, Canada
Instructors: Kensho Watanabe, Yannick Nezét-Seguin
Repertoire:
Beethoven, Coriolan, Overture, Op. 62
Brahms, Serenade No. 1, Op. 11
Copland, Appalachian Spring
Debussy, Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune
Sibelius, Symphony No. 2
Sibelius, Finlandia
Farrenc, Overture No. 2
Fanny Mendelssohn, Overture in C major, H265
Mozart, Don Giovanni, Overture
Jun 23 - 28
2025
1st RIA International Masterclass. Aveiro, Portugal
Instructors: Mark Heron
Repertoire: Brahms Symphony No.2, Bruch Violin Concerto, Ravel Mother Goose Stuie
Jun 23 - 27
2025
Fitelberg International Conducting Masterclass. Katowice, Poland - Passive
Instructors: Lawrence Foster
Repertoire: Ludwig van Beethoven –Egmont Overture, op. 84 • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Symphony No. 35 in D major Haffner Symphony, KV 385 (ed. Bärenreiter) • Carl Reinecke – Flute Concerto in D Major, op. 283 • Franz Schubert – Symphony No. 5 in B-flat Major, D 485
May 29 - Jun 3
2025
Allegra Masterclass. Sofia, Bulgaria
Instructors: Johannes Schlaefli, Nicolas Pásquet
Repertoire:
May 29 - Jun 3
2025
Allegra Masterclass. Sofia, Bulgaria
Instructors: Johannes Schlaefli, Nicolas Pásquet
Repertoire:
May 9 -13
2025
Orchestra's Conductor Competition. Bucharest, Romania
Jury: Radio Symphony Romania
Awards: semi-finalist
Repertoire:
April 26
2025
Besançon International Competition for Young Conductors. Berlin, Germany.
Judges: Jacques Mercier, Yulia Kopylova
Pianists:
Repertoire: Mozart Prague Symphony I, Stravinsky, Rite of Spring, Sacrificial Dance
Mar 21 -23
2025
Jin Wang Academy. Vienna, Austria
Instructor: Jin Wang
Repertoire: Mozart, Prague Symphony, I, III; Stravinsky, Rite of Spring, second half
Oct 20 -25
2024
EU International International Conducting Masterclass. Pardubice, Czechia
Instructor: Martin Sieghart
Repertoire: Tchaikovsky Variations on a theme of Rococo, String Serenade in C, Beethoven Symphony No. 4, Rossini Overture to L'italiana in Algeri
Aug 4 - 12
2024
2nd Hiroshima International Conducting Competition. Hiroshima, Japan
Jury: Christian Arming, Ryusuke Numajiri, Eiji Arai, Toshio Hosokawa
Repertoire: Ravel Daphnis et Chloe Suite No. 2, Beethoven Symphony No.2, Mahler Symphony No. 5, Adagietto, Stravinsky Symphonies of Wind Instruments, Strauss Serenade für 13 Instrumens, Toshio Hosokawa Sublimation
July 28 - Aug 1
2024
6th International Opéra de Baugé Conducting Masterclass and Competition. Baugé, France
Conducting Faculty: Konstantinos Diminakis
Repertoire: Overtures of various arias, recitatives, and opera scenes
Result: Second Jury Price
June 17-29
2024
Pacific Region International Summer Music Academy. Powell river, Canada
Conducting Faculty: Arthur Arnold
Repertoire: Mahler Symphony No.5, Bernstein Symphonic Dances from the West Side Story, Kodály Dances of Galanta, Ravel Bolero, Ron Royer Rhapsody Concerto for Viola and Orchestra (Máté Szücs, Viola), Farkas (orch. Royer) Romanian Dances from Bihar, Samuel Barber Violin Concert Op. 14
May 19-29
2024
Blue Danube Musikimpresario. Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
Conducting Faculty: Niels Muus, Ivaylo Krinchev
Repertoire: Verdi Il Travatore, Bizet Le Pecheurs de Perle
Dec 4
2023
Felix Mendelssohn Conducting Competition. Brooklyn, New York
Jury: Susanna Caetani, Vittorio Parisi, Kristin Roca
Repertoire: Brahms Symphony 3, I; Bartok, Concerto for Orchestra, IV
July 7-17
2023
Sofia Symphony Summit. Sofia, Bulgaria
Conducting Faculty: Simeon Pironkoff
Repertoire: Mário Olinto Brasília, Isabelle Riche Most Men Run Away Screaming
June 23 - July 1
2023
National Orchestra Institute and Festival (NOI+F). College Park, MD
Conducting Faculty: Marin Alsop, James Ross
Repertoire: Brahms Symphony No.1, Stravinsky The Rite of Spring
June 5 - 8
2023
University of Oregon Conducting Workshop. Eugene, OR
Conducting Faculty: Neil Varon, Jonathan Girard, David Jacobs
Repertoire: Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4, Beethoven Symphony No. 1, Dvorak Symphony No. 8, Copland Appalachian Spring for 13 Musicians
May 2
2023
Besançon International Competition for Young Conductors. Montreal, Canada.
Judges: Jacques Mercier, Yulia Kopylova
Pianists: David Berdery, Paul Montag
Repertoire: Rachmaninoff Symphonic Dances (II & III), Beethoven Symphony No. 2
Mar 27 - Apr 2
2023
ENGAGE Conducting Masterclass with Spokane Symphony. Spokane, WA
Conducting Faculty: James Lowe, James Ross
Repertoire: Haydn Symphony No. 88, Schubert Symphony No. 5, Copland Appalachian Spring, Brahms Symphony No. 1, Strauss Overture of Fleidermaus, Stravinsky Octet, Dvorak Wind Serenade, Tchaikovsky String Serenade, Price Adagio in G
Mar 27 - Apr 2
2023
Denver Philharmonic International Conducting Workshop and Competition. Denver, CO
Conducting Faculty: Diane Wittry, Lawrence Golan
Repertoire: Dvorak Symphony No. 8, Price Violin Concerto
Aug 1 - 6
2022
Los Angeles Conducting Workshop and Competition. Anaheim, CA
Conducting Faculty: Neil Thompson, Scott Weiss
Repertoire: Edgar Enigma Variations, Brahms Symphony No. 3, Beethoven Symphony No.3 , Mendelssohn Symphony No. 3, Copland Appalachian Spring
June 21 - July 10
2022
Miami Music Festival and CCM Opera Bootcamp. Miami, FL
Conducting Faculty: Mark Gibson
Repertoire: Mozart Die Zauberflöte
May 27 - June 5
2022
Prague Summer Nights Young Artists Musical Festival - Alexandria, VA
Conducting Faculty: John Nardolillo
Repertoire: Mozart Le Nozze di Figaro
Jan 14 - 17
2022
International Conductors Workshop & Competition - Atlanta, GA
Conducting Faculty: Adrian Gnam, Gregory Pritchard, Philip Greenberg
Repertoire: Beethoven Symphony No. 3, No. 5, No. 9, Egmont Overture; Verdi Overture to La Forza del Destino; Brahms Symphony No. 1, No. 3; Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4, No. 5; Bartok Concerto for Orchestra; Strauss Overture to Die Fledermaus
July 19 - 25
2021
CCM Summer Opera Bootcamp- Cincinnati, OH
Conducting Faculty: Mark Gibson
Repertoire: Arias from Bizet Carmen, Djamileh, Les Pêcheurs de perles
July 12 - 19
2021
International Conducting Workshop and Festival (ICWF) - Katy, TX
Conducting Faculty: Larry Rachleff, Donald Schleicher
Repertoire: Brahms Symphony No.1, No. 2, No.3, No. 4
June 15 - 24
2021
Juilliard Evening Division Summer Advanced Conducting Intensive - Zoom
Conducting Faculty: Mark Shapiro
Repertoire: Dvorak Symphony No. 9
July 6 - 17
2020
European American Musical Alliance - Remote, Zoom
Conducting Faculty: Mark Shapiro
Repertoire: Brahms Symphony No.2
July 1 - 30
2019
European American Musical Alliance - Paris, France
Conducting Faculty: Mark Shapiro
Repertoire: Dvorak String Serenade; Schoenberg Verklärte Nacht; Bartok Divertimento for Strings; Diamond Rounds; Stravinsky Rite of Spring (Sacrificial Dance)
July 30 - Aug 3
2018
New England Conservatory Conductor's Forum - Boston, MA
Conducting Faculty: Charles Peltz, Frank Battisti
Repertoire: Bernard Divertissement; Gounod Petite Symphonie; Milhaud Dixtour; Mozart Serenade No. 11; Masseset Music from Le Cid