Jonathan Shih

Seattle, Washington · product designer

Jonathan's parents claim he asked for piano lessons at age four. Whether true or not, he studied with several Chicago-area teachers (most notably Emilio del Rosario) and continued briefly at Northwestern University under James Giles before a minor hand injury and the Great Recession led him to forgo piano for an engineering degree. Following a decade-long hiatus, he returned to the piano and currently studies with Peter Mack. Jonathan has won top prizes at several adult amateur piano competitions, including first prize at Oberlin (2025), third at Boston (2026), and two finals appearances at WIPAC (2024, 2026). Outside music, Jonathan is a product designer at a small startup and enjoys cooking, traveling, and collecting other hobbies.

First Programme

Haydn - Sonata in F major, Hob. XVI:23: I. [Allegro] - 3:40Chopin - Impromptu No. 2 in F-sharp major, Op. 36 - 6:00Lili Boulanger - D'un jardin clair - 2:00Kapustin - Eight Concert Études, Op. 40: No. 2 "Reverie" - 3:15

Second Programme

Chopin - Variations brillantes, Op. 12 - 8:00Shih - Prelude in G minor, Op. 1 "By the Sea" - 2:45Paderewski - Nocturne in B-flat Major, Op. 16 No. 4 - 4:20Chasins - Prelude No. 14 in E-flat minor, Op. 12 No. 2 - 2:15Dutilleux - Piano Sonata: III. Choral et variations - 10:30

Schedule

Performance times are published on the schedule page when the draw is made.

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