Umi Garrett

Age: 19

Hometown: Orange County, CA

School/Teacher: The Juilliard School/Matti Raekallio & Hung-Kuan Chen

Umi’s past performances include a solo recital at Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church in Berlin to raise funds for the International Physicians for Prevention of Nuclear War; a 9-concert tour with Symphonia Boca Raton; a debut with the Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra lead by Kazuyoshi Akiyama; and a solo-recital tour in Japan. She has spoken at TEDxOC and TEDxHarkerSchool and has toured nearly 60 cities in the United States in the 2013-2014 and the 2014-2015 seasons. Umi’s previous orchestral engagements include: Mainly Mozart Festival Orchestra with Michael Francis, Pasadena Symphony and Pops with Nicholas McGegan, Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra with Alexander Mickelthwate, Wuhan Symphony Orchestra, Liepaja Symphony Orchestra, among others. Umi is currently pursuing her Bachelor’s Degree at the Juilliard School, studying with Matti Raekallio and Hung-Kuan Chen. In 2019, she was selected by the jury as the winner of Juilliard’s Concerto competition. Umi’s third album, “Storybook,” was released in June 2019. Umi is a Young Steinway Artist.

Repertoire

Round 1

Nocturne in F-sharp minor, Op. 48, No. 2 (Chopin National Edition)

Etude in C-sharp minor, Op. 10, No. 4 (Chopin National Edition)

Etude in E minor, Op. 25, No. 5 (Chopin National Edition)

Scherzo No. 4 in E Major, Op. 54 (Chopin National Edition)

Round 2

Waltz in A-flat Major, Op. 34, No. 1 (Chopin National Edition)

Scherzo No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 31 (Chopin National Edition)

Polonaise in F-sharp minor, Op. 44 (Chopin National Edition)

Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 (Chopin National Edition)

Round 3

24 Preludes, Op. 28 (Chopin National Edition)

Nocturne in C minor, Op. posth., No. 21 (Chopin National Edition)

Mazurkas, Op. 59 (Chopin National Edition)

Round 4

Piano Concerto in E minor, Op. 11 (Chopin National Edition)