Michelle embarked on her musical journey from the age of five years old. From a young age, she has volunteered to perform piano, flute, and vocals for seniors at the Inland Valley Rehabilitation Center and has been student president of Friends In Music–a non-profit organization that performs there every season–since she was fourteen years old. Friends in Music (FIM) was founded to host recitals at senior centers in order to share the joy of music with the elderly who cannot access outside environments due to medical conditions. Michelle has taught four students and is still currently teaching, preparing them for FIM recitals.
Michelle also participated in numerous competitions hosted by MTNA, Chopin Avenue, Steinway & Sons, and SYMF. She won multiple awards through MTAC and was a winner for the American Protégé International Competition, thereby performing at Carnegie Hall when she was twelve years old. She passed as a winner of the branch level at the 2021 SCJBF Bach Festival and the American Classical Youth Musician Award. Michelle also received the Consul General Award for the 2021 Chopin Avenue Piano Competition, honorable mention for the 1st International Music Competition Malopolska 2021 in Poland, second place and Best Villa-Lobos Performance awards in the Excellence Piano Awards Competition, and silver awards for ProMusica International Competition and Opus Music Competition. She earned the Certificate of Merit of Level 10 as the state honor in 2021.
Michelle attended Carnegie Hall last December for winning first prize of the Golden Classical Music Award International Music Competition. She was invited to play at Amphithéâtre Cité de la Musique-Philharmonie de Paris in 2022 and the “Großer Saal” at Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria in 2023 as a winner for both competitions. Recently, she won first prize for the Grand Prize Virtuoso International Competition and will be performing at Beethoven Haus in Bonn, Germany in December. Michelle is continuing to work on her pieces to compete in upcoming competitions throughout 2023-2024.
In 2022-2023, she won numerous other awards.
Two gold awards, Grand Metropolitan International Music Competition
Honorable Mention, American Music Talent Competition
Second Prize, Baroque Music Competition 2022
Third Prize, Spring Music Competition (Charleston International Music Competition)
First Prize, World Grand Prix International Music Contest
Second Prize, Online International Vivaldi Music Competition 2022
Second Prize, Vienna Classical Music Academy 2nd International Classical Music Competition (Spring)
Gold Prize, 3rd Universal Stars Music Competition
Honorable Mention, Piano Competition Online
Gold Prize, Quebec International Music Competition (6th Edition)
Gold Prize, London Young Musician Online Competition
Third Prize, Beethoven Young Musician Competition
Second Prize, London International Music Competition
First Prize, Golden Classical Music Award International Music Competition
Second Prize, IX Odin International Music Online Competition 2022
Silver Prize, Music and Stars Awards (Video Category)
Third Prize, 19th Century Music Competition
Gold Prize, Grand Master Music Competition
Best Performer to Represent U.S.A Award, Grand Master Music Competition
Gold Prize, Global International Online Music Competition 2022
Silver Certificate, Appassionato Quebec Online Youth Music Festival 2022
Gold Prize, Global Genius Music Competition
Excellent Technique Special Prize, Global Genius Music Competition
Third Prize, American Classical Young Musician Award
Second Prize, Paris Grand Prize Virtuoso International Music Competition
Fourth Prize, International BTHVN WIEN Competition 2022
Silver Prize, Grand Maestro International Music Competition
Bronze Prize, 2022 Trinity International Music Competition (2nd Edition)
Silver Prize, 2022 Trinity International Music Competition (2nd Edition)
Silver Prize, 2022-2023 Canadian International Music Competition
Silver Prize, 2023 Euro-Elite International Music Competition
Honor Prize, Chopin Avenue International Piano Competition
Third Prize, International Mozart Competition Vienna
Honor Prize, Euterpe Music Award
Fourth Prize, London Classical Music Competition
Silver Prize, Virtuoso International Music Award
Piano Senior Laureate Title, Ad Libitum International Piano Competition
Romantic Period Bronze Prize, Ad Libitum International Piano Competition
Chopin Bronze Prize, Ad Libitum International Piano Competition
Silver Prize, Nobel Artist International Music Competition
First Prize, MTAC Diamond Bar Branch Competition
Gold Prize, Quebec Music Competition
First Prize, Salzburg Grand Prize Virtuoso International Music Competition
Third Prize, American Cleveland International Music Competition
Pianist of the Year, London Young Musician of the Year 2023
Special Mention, Medici International Music Competition 2023
Fourth Prize, London International Music Competition 2023
Platinum Prize, Universal Stars Music Competition 2023
Extraordinary Technique Special Star, Universal Stars Music Competition 2023
Second Prize, American Classical Young Musician Award
Gold Prize, London Young Musician
Fantastic Technique Special Prize, London Young Musician
First Prize, Grand Prize Virtuoso International Music Competition (Bonn)
Special Prize, International BTHVN WIEN Competition 2023
Apart from her solo achievements, Michelle played the flute for six years and became flute section leader of the advanced band during her first year of junior high school. In her second year, she upheld the position and became drum major of her school’s marching band. For both years, she performed in the county’s honor band for students. She also was in jazz band, symphonic band, and percussion ensemble as a mallet player. Michelle continued to be a front ensemble player until the end of first year in high school.
You can find Michelle’s 2022 Baroque Music Competition piano performance here.
You can find Michelle’s 2022 Spring Music Competition piano performance here.
You can find Michelle’s 2022 19th Century Music Competition piano performance here.
You can find Michelle’s 2023 Romantic Music Competition piano performance here.