Presented by the Emerson/Harris Program for Private Study Solo Recital Series
Program
TBD
Livestream: https://mta.mit.edu/viewlisten/live-killian-hall
About the Performers
Anna is a senior at MIT, double majoring in Computer Science (6-3) and Mathematics (18) and pursuing a concurrent Master of Engineering. She studies piano with Yukiko Sekino as an Emerson/Harris Scholar. She began playing piano at age 5 with Becky Palmer and Christine Niehaus. In high school, she attended the Mannes School of Music Pre-College Program, studying with Vladimir Valjarević. Her festival and competition experience includes Interlochen Arts Camp, Philadelphia International Music Festival, MTNA NY State Competition, Piano School of NYC Youth Competition, and VIVO International Music Competition.
At MIT, in addition to four years in the Emerson/Harris Program, Anna is an active member of the Chamber Music Society (CMS) and is currently enjoying many Dvořák rehearsals with her piano quartet. She has also played keyboard for two Musical Theater Guild (MTG) productions.
Beyond piano, Anna is advised by Adam Chlipala for her MEng thesis, which applies formal verification to causal inference. She is passionate about teaching and has enjoyed doing so as a TA for Theory of Computation (18.404) and an instructor for GTL Mexico. Outside academics, you’ll find her roaming around Boston in search of good food and boba. After graduating in the spring, she looks forward to starting her career as a quantitative developer in New York City.
About the Emerson/Harris Program for Private Study
Support for private musical study is available for students through the Emerson/Harris Program (E/HP), which offers merit-based financial awards for outstanding achievement on instruments or voice in classical, jazz, or world music. Each academic year, the program awards Scholarships and Fellowships to nearly seventy students who commit to a full year’s study and participate in the musical life of MIT.
Auditions for the program are held at the beginning of each academic year. Private teacher selections, made in consultation with the E/HP jury heads, may include instructors from MIT staff and throughout Greater Boston. The Emerson/Harris Program is funded by the late Mr. Cherry L. Emerson, Jr. (SM, 1941), in response to an appeal from AssociateProvost Ellen T. Harris (Class of 1949 Professor Emeritus of Music). The Emerson/Harris Masterclass Series is supported, in part, by the Robert L. Malster (1956) Fund.
This project is presented as part of Artfinity, an Institute-sponsored event celebrating creativity and community at MIT. Artfinity is organized by the Office of the Arts.
