Orlando started taking piano lessons at the age of seven. He wanted to play the drums instead, but later realized he would fall in love with the piano. It was in high school that his teacher introduced him to classical music. He performed around Ohio for private events, fundraisers, Churches, and small ensembles. He also performed in Georgia, Florida, and the Bahamas. Accompanied many vocalists and instrumentalists for their juries at University of Akron and Bowling Green State University and started teaching private piano lessons in 2022.
Orlando’s favorite composers consist of Chopin, Rachmaninoff, Beethoven, and Clara Schumann. For fun he enjoys playing piano music from movie themes, and anime. In his free time, Orlando likes to spend time with family and friends, play video games, trading card games, listen to music and play basketball and tennis.
You can find Orlando’s 2023 World Music Competition piano performance here.
You can find Orlando’s 2023 European Music Competition piano performance here.