Zachary Loden is a rising high school senior from Commerce, Georgia. He started playing piano when he was seven years old. He currently studies piano with Mr. Joseph Hokayem. Zachary has been very successful in numerous local and regional competitions. He received the 2023 AMTA Lower Division Summer Music Study Scholarship and attended both the University of Georgia Summer Music Institute as well as Jacobs School of Music Piano Academy. Zachary placed third in the 2023 American Protégé International Romantic Music Competition where he then performed in the Winners Recital at Carnegie Hall in June of 2024. Zachary enjoys playing for the community at local city events, including plays, holiday events, and library programs. He began teaching piano at the age of 15.
You can find Zachary’s 2024 Summer Music Competition piano performance here.