Ella Cho, age 16, began her musical journey at the age of 6 and is a student of Dr. Ran Dank and Jenny Shin. In the past few years, Ella has participated in numerous Regional, State, and International competitions. Most recently, she was awarded top prizes at the Enkor International Piano Competition, the Pacific International Piano Competition, the Aloha International Piano Competition, the Arizona Piano Institute Virtual Competition, and the Chopin International Piano Competition in Hartford. In her home state, Ella has taken part and won First Prize in the Music Teachers’ Association of California (MTAC) State Solo and Contemporary Festival and the Kathryn Garwatin Chopin Competition.
Ella has performed in venues such as the Herbert Zipper Concert Hall in Los Angeles and Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, performed with the Camerata Seoul Orchestra in Seoul, Korea, and worked with several world-renowned pianists such as Jon Nakamatsu, Soyeon Kate Lee, Bernadine Blaha, and Jean-Yves Thibaudet. In her free time, Ella enjoys computer coding and trying new foods.
You can find Ella’s 2023 International Piano Competition performance here.