Adria Ye

Age: 27

Hometown: Boston, Massachusetts

School/Teacher: New England Conservatory/Wha-Kyung Byun

Chinese American pianist Adria Ye has been driven from a young age by a hopeless fascination with music. Described by cellist David Finckel as having a “naturally beautiful sound and lyric instinct,” she made her orchestral debut at nine with the Oregon Sinfonietta and has since performed as soloist and chamber musician across Europe, China, and the United States. She has been featured in radio broadcasts of “Performance Today” with Fred Child, and National Public Radio’s “From the Top.” Most recently, she was the recipient of the Paul Streit Special Prize at the 2022 Concours de Genéve and was the winner of the 2022 Music Academy of the West Solo Piano Competition. Adria earned her Bachelor and Master of Music degrees at the Juilliard School with Yoheved Kaplinsky and Julian Martin, and currently studies with Wha-Kyung Byun at the New England Conservatory.

Repertoire

Preliminaries 

Etude in G-sharp minor, Op. 25, No. 6 (Ekier)

Nocturne in E Major, Op. 62, No. 2 (Ekier)

Waltz in A-flat Major, Op. 42 (Ekier)

Fantasy in F minor, Op. 49 (Ekier)

 

Quarterfinals 

Preludes, Op. 28, No. 13-18 (Ekier)

Andante Spianato and Polonaise in E-flat Major, Op. 22 (Ekier)

Ballade No. 3 in A-flat Major, Op. 47 (Ekier)

Nocturne, Op. 15 No. 3 (Ekier)

 

Semifinals 

Sonata in B minor, Op. 58 (Ekier)

Mazurkas, Op. 50 (Ekier)

Impromptu No. 1 in A-flat Major, Op. 29 (Ekier)

Impromptu No. 3 in G-flat Major, Op. 51 (Ekier)

 

Finals 

Polonaise-Fantasy, Op. 61 (Ekier)

Concerto in F minor, Op. 21 (Ekier)