Clark Fan, from Charlotte, NC, is a junior at Charlotte Latin School. Playing piano throughout his childhood, he won many first prizes at the Piano Solo State NCFMC Scholarship Competition, Regional Concerto Competition, and the 2018 Division I Steinway & Sons Piano Competition. Later, Clark fell in love with the cello. At age ten, he began studying under Alan Black, the former principal cellist of the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra. In 2022 and 2023, Clark placed as a finalist in the Young Artists Competition of the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra, and in 2024, won the competition, allowing him to perform a solo with the Youth Orchestras of Charlotte. In addition, Clark placed second in the American Protégé International Concerto Competition in 2022 and 2023 and first in 2025. Clark has performed twice at Carnegie Hall, performing solos each time. He won first place twice in the Charleston International Music Competition. During the summers of 2023 and 2024, he spent multiple weeks at the Heifetz International Music School, studying under many renowned cellists. Clark was also seated as principal cellist in North Carolina’s All-State Orchestra 2024 and is currently the principal cellist of the Charlotte Youth Orchestra. In 2025, Clark spent six weeks at Boston University’s Tanglewood Institute in the prestigious Young Artists Orchestra, where he sat as the principal cellist for one cycle. In his free time, Clark enjoys exercising and spending time with his friends.
Watch Clark Fan performs Boccherini Concerto No.9 In B-Flat Major by Luigi Boccherini on the cello for the 2022 Winter Music Competition as part of the Charleston International Music Competition.
Watch Clark Fan perform Cello Concerto No. 1 in A Minor by Camille Saint-Saëns on the cello for the 2023 European Music Competition as part of the Charleston International Music Competition.
Watch Clark Fan perform Partita No. 1 for Solo Cello, “Songs & Poems”: Movement V by Philip Glass on the cello for the 2025 Classical Music Competition as part of the Charleston International Music Competition.
Watch Clark Fan perform Cello Concerto in B Minor, Op. 104 by Antonin Dvorak on the cello for the 2025 Finale Music Competition as part of the Charleston International Music Competition.