Washington International Piano Festival: Young Pianist Showcase Concert – Parker Van Ostrand

• Parker Van Ostrand, piano

Performance featuring Parker Van Ostrand, Gold Medal Winner of the 71st Wideman International Piano Competition.

About Washington International Piano Festival

Washington International Piano Festival is a non-profit arts organization dedicated to the performance and teaching of classical music at the highest standard. The festival takes place every summer on the beautiful campus of the Catholic University of America in our nation's capital, Washington, D.C. Young aspiring concert pianists, teachers, amateurs, and piano lovers of all ages from all over the world are invited to participate in this inspiring and unique one-week festival.

About Parker Van Ostrand, piano

Parker Van Ostrand studies at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music with Garrick Ohlsson and Jon Nakamatsu. He won the Gold Medal in the 71st Wideman International Piano Competition and collaborated with Yuja Wang for a performance at the SFCM Gala in November. Parker won Third Prize in the 2020 National Chopin Piano Competition, and was one of 20 high school students nationwide named a 2021 U.S. Presidential Scholar in the Arts. Last June, he was selected to play in the inaugural G. Henle Verlag Murray Perahia Masterclass in Munich. Since 2014, he has performed with seven orchestras, including Symphony Parnassus and the Frost Symphony Orchestra. This summer, he will perform at the Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival as well as a concert with violinist Amaryn Olmeda as part of an ongoing collaboration. Parker previously studied with Linda Nakagawa, Natsuki Fukasawa, and Sarah Chan.