Fantee Jones

Age: 26

Hometown: Roseville, CA

School/Teacher: Eastman School of Music/Alexander Kobrin

Taiwanese-American pianist Fantee Jones, gave her first solo recital at the age of seven, and her concerto debut at age ten performing Mozart’s Piano Concerto in A Major, K. 488. She continued on to garner top prizes in the prestigious Gina Bachauer Young Artists, Lagny-sur-Marne, Seattle, and Los Angeles International Piano Competitions. Upon winning the PianoTexas Concerto Competition, she performed with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Lio Kuokman. Ms. Jones began studying with her mother at age three. She received her Bachelor of Music and the Roy M. Rubinstein Prize from Manhattan School of Music, and her Master of Music from The Juilliard School. Most recently, she was awarded the Elizabeth Parisot Prize along with a Master of Musical Arts from Yale School of Music, under the tutelage of HungKuan Chen. She is currently pursuing her Doctor of Musical Arts degree with Alexander Kobrin at Eastman School of Music.

Repertoire

Round 1

Nocturne in D-flat Major, Op. 27, No. 2 (Paderewski)

Etude in C-sharp minor, Op. 10, No. 4 (Paderewski)

Etude in B minor, Op. 25 No. 10 (Paderewski)

Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52 (Paderewski)

Round 2

Andante spianato et Grande Polonaise brillante, Op. 22 (Henle)

Ballade in G minor, Op. 23 (Paderewski)

Waltz in F minor, Op. 70, No. 2 (Henle)

Waltz in F Major, Op. 34, No. 3 (Henle)

Barcarolle in F-sharp Major, Op. 60 (Paderewski)

Round 3

Fantasy in F minor, Op. 49 (Paderewski)

Mazurkas, Op. 24 (Paderewski)

Sonata in B minor, Op. 58 (Paderewski)

Round 4

Piano Concerto in E minor, Op. 11 (Paderewski)