Nicolette was the first runner up in the EMTA Convention Recital Competition, featured in the Honors District recital. She also won Gold Medal in the Pacific International Competition, Gold Medal in the Pacific NorthWest Competition, Gold Medal and Best of the Festival in the Time Era Festival, Silver Medal in the Chopin Competition, and Silver Trophy in the Sonatina Festival Grand-Prix. She passed the RCM Level 8 exam with First Class Honors at the age of 9. Nicolette, 11, has been a student of Dr. Yelena Balabanova since 2018.
You can find Nicolette’s 2021 International Piano Competition performance here.