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  • Genre: Classical

    Location California, Es

    Profile Views: 4160

    Last Login: 4/3/2012

    Member Since 11/21/2010

    Website www.umipiano.com

    Record Label Arizona University Records

    Type of Label Major

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    In May 2009 Umi Garrett, 8 year old pianist, was welcomed and wowed the world on NBC's "The Ellen DeGeneres Show." Now at 10 she has already displayed a remarkable talent and thrilled audiences wherever she has appeared. 　 Umi is the Grand Prix Winner of the 2nd Chopin International Competition Hartford, Connecticut, held on March 3 -5, 2011. As a result, she was invited to play at Carnegie Weill Recital Hall, New York City in April, 2011." She has also recently won Liszt Competition in Connecticut in April, 2011. 　　 One of Umi's most recent performances was a guest performance with Charlotte Symphony in Florida in March, 2011. Umi also had her China debut with Wuhan Symphony Orchestra in Wuhan, China in September, 2010. Also Umi appeared with Boston Pops, and it was broadcast on the nation wide radio show "From The Top". Umi has performed with the Desert Symphony in Palm Desert, California in 2009. Her performance thrilled the audience with brilliant playing and charm, earning a standing ovation and endless applause. On May 2010, Umi had her solo debut recital as a 9 years old at Neurosciences Institute in San Diego, California Umi captivated European audiences in August 2009 as a performer in many concerts at the Vianden Music Festival in Luxembourg and Saarburg, Germany with solo works and Beethoven's Piano Trio, Op. 1, No. 1. She was recognized as the little star from America and featured live on Luxembourg television as a "wunderkind" which included a personal interview. Some of her past appearances include several appearance on "From The Top" national radio show, Kyoto Symposium in San Diego as a guest artist in April, 2011; a concert at Steinway Hall in New York City; a concert in Washington D.C. sharing the stage with cellist, Allison Eldredge; a charity concert, "Jammin' for Jullian" in Southern California, a reception for Grand Masons of Anahaim, an annual reception for Philharmonic Society of Orange County in California, a solo guest in the annual meeting of Music Teachers Association of California and Annual Leonard Hodges Keyboard Concert in Washington D.C. 　 Umi has won first prizes at the Southwestern Youth Music Festival and the J.S. Bach Competition where she competed with pianists up to age 18. She is a winner in J.S.Bach competition in consecutive two years. October, 2009, she was an overall winner of complete works of J.S.Bach. In November, 2009, Umi was a winner of the Saddleback Symphony Concerto Competition also against age 18, and was featured as a soloist in March, 2010. Since 7 years old, every summer Umi has been participated and performed in concerts at the Killington Music Festival in Vermont as the youngest performer in the 26 year history of the Festival. A devout student of the piano, Umi began serious study of the piano under the instruction of Mrs. Yoshie Akimoto and Mrs. Itoe Akimoto. Currently, Umi is studying with Mr. John Perry at the Colburn Academy. Umi also plays violin in school orchestra, and she has learned classical ballet since she was 2 1/2. She loves to paint, swim, read and run. She is interested in science, history, computers, and math. She is fluent in English and Japanese.

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  1. Umi Garrett

    This Sunday I have a concert in Irvine, California. :)❤ http://t.co/L91UBkkh

  2. Umi Garrett

    Hi, everyone! How are you doing? I'm at Colburn. Behind me is the Walt Disney Hall. It's a beautiful day! :D http://t.co/LxGwDStB

  3. Umi Garrett

    I've uploaded an @YouTube video http://t.co/jsRJEb5E Umi, 11 - Chopin Op 10 No 4 (Latvia)

  4. Umi Garrett

    I've uploaded an @YouTube video http://t.co/rED692Xd Umi, 11 - Chopin Scherzo No 1 (Latvia)

  5. Umi Garrett

    I went bicycling with my grandpa today, and we went swimming after that, too! It was so much fun! ☆*:.｡. o(≧▽≦)o .｡.:*☆

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