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Issay Niki grew up in Iowa City and has been playing piano since he was 3 years old. He is now a sophomore at the Bronx High School of Science in New York, currently studying with Igal Kesselman. His previous teachers include Feilin Lin, Brandon Bascom and Liang Fang Chang. Issay achieved first prize at the Kaufman Music Center Concerto Competition in 2019 and was a one of the recipients of the Chopin Foundation of the United States Scholarship in 2018-19 as well as 2019-20. He has performed at many charity concerts, including the Alzheimer Benefit Concert at the Englert Civic Theater for the University of Iowa Hospital. Outside of music, he enjoys being a part of his high school’s varsity speech and debate team and the junior varsity baseball team.
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