Lily Shen is a junior at Atholton High School in Maryland. She started playing piano when she was six years old and is a student of Mr.David Kuperstein. She has performed at locations such as Carnegie’s Weill Recital Hall and Bargemusic in New York. Lily was First Prize winner in Duet in the MSMTA competition, First Prize winner in Duet in the BMTG Intercontinental Piano Competition and the Florida Keys International Music Competition.
She likes to dance and is an active member of her school’s POMS team. Beyond her love for the arts, Lily also enjoys
crafting and creating handmade items from cozy sweaters and blankets to charming hats and adorable stuffed animals, etc.
Annabella Du is an 11th grader attending Atholton High School, Maryland. She started playing piano when she was five and is a student of Mr.David Kuperstein. Annabella was First Prize winner in Solo and Duet in the MSMTA competitions, First Prize winner in the BMTG Intercontinental Piano Competition and the Florida Keys International Music Competition. Her latest highlight was performing at Carnegie’s Weill Recital Hall in Spring 2022. When not playing piano, she enjoys playing volleyball and is a member of the Atholton Varsity team. When she has free time, she also enjoys cooking and trying different recipes she found on the internet.
Joy Newberger was born into a family of musicians. Both of her parents are orchestra directors with grandparents in Beijing Opera. Joy is 13 years old and has been playing the piano since the age of 4. She is an 8th grader attending Mount View Middle School, Maryland and studying the piano under the guidance of Mr. David Kuperstein. In 2022, Joy earned First Place at the Maryland State Piano Solo Festival. Currently, Joy is also preparing for the final round in the Brooklyn Music Teacher’s Guild International Piano Competition. In addition to piano performance, Joy is also an active violinist. She started playing the violin at age 5. Not only a part of the school Chamber Orchestra, where she was the concertmaster, she also proudly performed as a member of the Gifted and Talented Orchestra program.
Joy is a very dedicated and hard-working student academically. She excels in school and has received awards and certificates for her dedication to academics. Joy has been on the principal’s honor roll consecutively from elementary through middle school.
You can find the trio’s 2023 Contemporary Music Competition performance here.