Founder

Victoria Fang, 16, started her piano studies at the age of 5. She was accepted by the Juilliard pre-college program at the age of 9 years old and studied with Dr. Matti Raekallio and Dr. Orli Shaham.

Victoria made her Carnegie Hall debut at the age of 7 by winning the Silver Medal in the 2015 American Protege International Piano and String Competition. Furthermore, Victoria has won various awards such as First Prize in the 2016 GOCAA International Music Competition, the Silver Award in the 2019 International Virtuoso Competition with no Gold Award winners in her age group, First Prize in the 2020 Young Pianist Competition of New Jersey, the Bronze Medal of 2020 Bravura Young Artists Concerto Competition, and was a finalist of the selective 2023 Nordmann and Bachauer Piano Scholarship Competition at the Juilliard School.

In the Fall of 2019, Victoria started her conducting studies with Mr. Nicolas Olarte-Hayes at Juilliard. She attended the prestigious conducting program, Valissima Institute, where she made her debut in the South Orange Performing Arts Center, conducting the Apex Ensemble in 2021, and became the youngest female conductor to ever conduct Stravinsky’s rhythmically demanding Dumbarton Oaks Concerto in concert the following year.

Being passionate about giving back to her community, Victoria founded the Twinkling Little Stars Project and received the Silver Presidential Volunteer Award.

Besides her passion for music, Victoria spends her free time reading, video editing, and writing her novel: The Sunken City.

Co-founder

Emma, 15, has played the piano since age five and started competing at age seven.

Through various wins from the New Jersey Music Teachers Association, Young Musicians Competition, AADGT, American Protege International, Crescendo International, Camerata Artists, and Chopin International Piano Competitions, she has had the privilege to perform at venues such as the Curtis Institute for Music and the Academy of Music at Kimmel Center in Philadelphia, Bruno Walter Auditorium at Lincoln Center as well as Weill Recital Hall, Zankel Hall, and Stern Auditorium at Carnegie Hall in New York City.

Emma has also had the opportunity to perform abroad, accepting an invitation to the International Music Festival at Mirror Hall in Tarnow, Poland in 2017, and attending the Hotchkiss music festival in Madrid and Granada, Spain in 2023.

By age 12, she was accepted into the Pre-College Program at the Juilliard School as a piano major under the tutelage of Dr. Julian Martin.

Emma is also a student at The Hotchkiss School for her academic pursuits. She is a member of The Hotchkiss Orchestra as a cellist and participates in the Hotchkiss Philharmonic Orchestra concerts, performing alongside internationally renowned musicians.