Victor Tarca was born in Michigan, United States. He started playing the piano when he was about four years old, and began learning the viola in sixth grade. Since then, Victor has participated in several competitions, becoming a finalist for the Michigan All-State Orchestra for two consecutive years. He won second prize in the Grand Prize Virtuoso International Music Competition and was invited to perform in Salzburg, Austria.
He has also won first prize in the Golden Classical International Music Competition and performed at Carnegie Hall. Beyond music, Victor plays on his high school varsity tennis team and enjoys playing chess.
You can find Victor’s 19th Century Music Competition 2024 piano performance here.
Watch Victor Tarca perform Fantaisie-Impromptu in C# Minor, Op. 66 by Frédéric Chopin on the piano for the 2025 Romantic Music Competition as part of the Charleston International Music Competition.