Emma Rose Koeswandy (piano), 14, is an Australia born. She is a distinguished student and currently a scholarship recipient at the Sydney Conservatorium’s Rising Stars Program (Kathleen Holmes McCrea Pianoforte), where she studies with Natalia Ricci. Emma Rose has loved learning the piano since age 4 and music has been part of her life. At age 8, she made her Carnegie Hall debut. She has competed in many festivals and competition around the world. She has taken first place in Open Category for International Music Competition in iasi-Romania and Gold Award Winner for Singapore International Music Competition 2024. As a soloist and an avid chamber musician, she has performed in major concert venues in her hometown, as well as New York, Brussels, Canada, Malaysia Indonesia, Singapore, Romania, and Vigo Spain. Recently, Emma Rose was awarded as a Winner of the 2024 Steinway National Piano Competition Management Choice Award.
Watch Emma Rose Koeswandy perform Valses Poeticos by Granados on the piano for the 2025 Winter Music Competition as part of the Charleston International Music Competition.