Rhyuhn Green (born 2006) is an American composer and pianist. He is the recipient of the 2024 Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist Award from the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation[1], Philadelphia Ballet Fellowship, and the Philadelphia All-City Festival's Special-Recognition Award for his compositions. He is a Scholar with the Marian Anderson Young Artists' Program in Philadelphia and appears on show 451 of NPR's From the Top. [2][3]
Education edit
Green began to study piano at age 2, and at age 9, he began to study with concert-pianist and piano professor at The Curtis Institute, Michelle Cann. He later went on to persue composition studies with William Dougherty after joining the Marian Anderson Young Artists' Program. He is currently persuing his Bachelor of Music at the Juilliard School with David Serkin Ludwig [3][2]
Music edit
As a concert pianist, Green made his Carnegie Hall debut in Weill Recital Hall at age 12 as a winner of the Crescendo International Competition.[4] Green's compositions have been performed by ensembles including the members of the Philadelphia Ballet orchestra, trombonist Dave Taylor, the Manhattan Brass Quintet, the Abington Symphony, the Philadelphia High School for Creative and Performing Arts Orchestra and pianists Liam Drake and Kim Barroso. [5][6] Selected by the Philadelphia All-City Festival committee in 2023 for the Special-Recognition Award, Green performed his piano solo Impromptu in F Minor G.6 (Symbiosis) in the 2024 All-City Festival at Verizon Hall hosted by Eva Andersen. [2]
References edit
- ^ CHANNEL, THE VIOLIN (2024-02-15). "From The Top Announces 2024 Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist Award". World's Leading Classical Music Platform. Retrieved 2024-05-01.
- ^ a b c Andersen, Eva (2024-04-25). "Musical prodigy from Philadelphia High School for Creative and Performing Arts to study at Juilliard this fall - CBS Philadelphia". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
- ^ a b "Rhyuhn Green". From the Top. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ "About". Rhyuhn Green. 6 August 2023. Archived from the original on 2023-08-18.
- ^ "About the Program". Play On Philly. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ "Music at Abington". Abington Presbyterian Church. Retrieved 2024-03-27.