Carly Widjaja is a 6th grader at Woodcreek Jr. High in Katy, TX. She started playing piano at age 5 with her first teacher, Ms. Klara Frei for 3 years in the Bay Area, California. After she moved to Texas in 2021, she continued pursuing her piano studies with Mr.YeeJin Yuk. Under Mr. Yuk’s guidance, she has participated in semi-yearly rehearsals at Vivace Music School and won a silver medal in 2024 at Houston Music Teachers Association (HMTA) competition. Other activities that Carly enjoys outside of piano are ballet, art, and math. Furthermore, she was quickly accepted into the Honors Program at her school orchestra, where she plays viola. Some of her favorite hobbies include playing with her dog, drinking matcha, and collecting plushies.
Watch Carly Frances Widjaja perform Sonatina in G Major, Op. 20, No. 1 by Jan Ladislaw Dussek on the piano for the 2025 Winter Music Competition as part of the Charleston International Music Competition.