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Manhasset Secondary School student Dylan Wu has been named a semifinalist in the 2021 Irving M. Klein International String Competition, which is produced by the California Music Center. (Manhasset Public Schools
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MANHASSET, NY A Long Island student is one of nine semifinalists worldwide in the 2021 Irving M. Klein International String Competition.
Manhasset Secondary School student cellist Dylan Wu, who studies at The Juilliard School Pre-College Division, was selected from 128 entrants from 16 nationalities, Manhasset School District officials said.
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Wu is one of five string musicians from the United States to be chosen to compete in the semi-finals this year. He is joined by New York City resident Serin Park, Keoni Bolding of Pennsylvania, Grace Huh of California, and William Tan of Illinois, according to the competition s website.
Rachel Lee Priday. Photo: Dario Acosta Rachel Lee Priday. Photo: Dario Acosta
Timo Andres. Photo: Michael Wilson Timo Andres. Photo: Michael Wilson About Timo Andres
Timo Andres (b. 1985, Palo Alto, CA) is a composer and pianist who grew up in rural Connecticut and lives in Brooklyn, NY. A Nonesuch Records artist, his album of orchestral works,
Home Stretch, has been hailed for its “playful intelligence and individuality,” (
The Guardian) and of his 2010 debut album for two pianos
Shy and Mighty (performed by himself and duo partner David Kaplan), Alex Ross wrote in
The
New Yorker that “it achieves an unhurried grandeur that has rarely been felt in American music since John Adams came on the scene… more mighty than shy, [Andres] sounds like himself.”