Sophie Chung is a 9-year-old incoming fifth grader from Temecula, California. She has been studying the piano in the studio of Ms. Jenny Shin since 2015. Under her direction she has been able to fine tune her passion for the piano and receive multiple awards. Among others, she received 1st Place at the 2019 Steinway Junior Piano Competition, 2nd Place at the 2019 Bradshaw & Buono International Piano Competition, 2nd Place at the 2019 Kathryn Gawartin Chopin Competition, 1st Places at the 2019 American Protégé International Competition for Romantic Music and the 2018 Crescendo International Music Competition, where she was invited to perform at Carnegie Hall, 1st Place at the 2019 Glendale Piano Competition, 1st Place at the 2019 and 2018 SYMF in various Open Categories, 1st Prize at the 2018 Classics Alive National Young Artist Audition, the Grand Prize of the 2017 Korea Times Competition, 1st Prize at the 2017 San Jose International Russian Piano Competition, and the Silver Medal at the 2017 Southern California Junior Bach Festival. Additionally, she was the youngest contestant admitted to the 2019 Virginia Waring International Piano Competition, where she received an Honorable Mention as one of the 6 semi-finalists.
In her spare time, she likes to travel and explore new cultures, study foreign languages and walk her dog "Sunny", who likes to listen to her play the piano.
In her spare time, she likes to travel and explore new cultures, study foreign languages and walk her dog "Sunny", who likes to listen to her play the piano.