Robert Kong, from Ithaca NY, is 15-year-old high school student at Phillips Academy Andover. Robert started his musical journey at the age of five under the guidance of Charlie Albright. With a profound love for music, Robert finds playing the piano to be a unique means of expressing his emotions and feelings.
Robert made his Carnegie Hall debut at the tender age of nine in 2019. He is a three-time American Protégé International Piano Competition winner. He was the First Place Winner in International Music Competition Grand Prize Virtuoso and New York Concert Festival International Competitions, and was a Silver Winner of International Young Artists Competition of NLPA. Robert also won The American Association for Development of the Gifted and Talented (AADGT) International Young Gifted Musicians Competition “The Passion of Music”.
Beyond his musical prowess, Robert enjoys programming, filming and cubing.
You can find Robert’s 19th Century Music Competition 2024 piano performance here.