Janelle is a 17-year-old pianist in California. She started her music journey at age 12 under Era Lifschitz and is currently a San Francisco Conservatory of Music Pre-College student under the guidance of Professor John McCarthy. She has won many awards in various competitions, such as the MTAC Rabinowich competition, the Los Angeles “Golden Classical Music Awards” International Competition, the “Barcelona” Grand Prize Virtuoso International Music Competition, and the US Open Music Competition—just to list a few. Besides music, she also enjoys crafts, golf, and photography!