17-YEAR-OLD PIANIST PRESENTS A FREE RECITAL ON JUNE 1 AT PRINCETON LANDING

June 1, 2014
Princeton Landing

David Geng, 17, a high school junior at West Windsor Plainsboro High School South, resides in Princeton, NJ. For six years he was a resident of Princeton Landing. David has been playing piano for 10 years and studies with Ingrid Clarfield, Professor of Piano at Westminster Choir College of Rider University, who lives in Princeton Landing. David has enjoyed performing for several years at the annual Princeton Landing Art Show.

In addition, David has performed in such prestigious venues as Carnegie Hall, Merkin Concert Hall, and Alice Tully Hall multiple times. He won 1st prize at both the 2014 Steinway Society of New Jersey Piano Competition and the 2013 Piano Teacher’s Congress of New York Competition, and Westchester University Piano Competition. In past years he has won numerous awards sponsored by NJMTA and other state and local organizations. In 2012, David was also selected to perform in a Master Class for world-renowned pianist, Jon Nakamatsu at TCNJ.

Last year, David decided to branch out and compete in International Competitions. He was a Semi-Finalist in the 2013 Kaufman Music Center International Youth Piano Competition, and won 3rd Prize in both the 10th LISMA Foundation International Music Competition in New York and the 2014 Dubois International Piano Competition in Bowling Green, Ohio. This year, David was selected as a Semi-Finalist for the IIYM International Piano Competition in Kansas, in July, and as one of 20 participants for the Southeastern Piano Festival and Arthur Fraser International Concerto Competition in South Carolina in June.

The program will include music of Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Liszt, Ravel and Messaien. His performances of Ravel’s Ondine and Liszt’s La Campanella have already won him numerous accolades.

Aside from piano, David enjoys math, running, and good movies. He is looking forward to giving this recital for the members of the community and as a way to prepare for his upcoming competitions in June and July. He is grateful to his teacher, Professor Clarfield, and Board Members, Mari Molenaar and Philip Blocker, for giving him this opportunity!