Conrad Tao, Date of Birth

    

Conrad Tao

American musician

Date of Birth: 12-Jun-1994

Profession: composer, pianist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

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About Conrad Tao

  • Conrad Yiwen Tao (born June 11, 1994) is an American composer and pianist and former violinist.
  • Tao's piano and violin performances since childhood brought him early recognition at music festivals and competitions, and he is receiving critical praise for his recitals and concerts with symphony orchestras.
  • At age 13, he was featured on the PBS TV series From the Top – Live from Carnegie Hall as violinist, pianist and composer.
  • He won eight consecutive ASCAP Morton Gould Young Composer Awards.
  • Among his compositions have been commissions by the New York Philharmonic, Hong Kong Philharmonic, Pacific Symphony and Dallas Symphony Orchestra. Among other honors, Tao is a U.S.
  • Presidential Scholar in the Arts, a Davidson Fellow Laureate and a Gilmore Foundation Young Artist.
  • He was the only classical artist named by Forbes magazine in 2011 as one of the "30 Under 30" in the music industry.
  • In 2012, Tao released a solo piano EP, The Juilliard Sessions: Conrad Tao Plays Debussy and Stravinsky, and a synthpop album, Eyelids.
  • That year, he was an Avery Fisher Career Grant awardee.
  • He produced and hosted a three-night music festival, the UNPLAY Festival, in New York City from June 11–13, 2013.
  • In 2013, he also released two albums, Gordon Getty: Piano Pieces and Voyages.
  • He was artist-in-residence for Dallas Symphony Orchestra in 2015/16 and Hong Kong Philharmonic in 2017.
  • Tao travels around the U.S.
  • and abroad performing concerts and, at the same time, he attends the Columbia University–Juilliard School joint bachelor's degree program.

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