Student biographies

  • Will Gannon

    STUDENT OF DR. JOSEPH ZINS

    Will Gannon, 18, received top honors in the 2022 PianoTexas International Festival and Academy Concerto Competition, appeared on the national broadcast of "From the Top" as a Fellow in 2023, and has performed with multiple orchestras including the Las Colinas Symphony Orchestra and La Crosse Symphony Orchestra.

  • Katherine (Kate) Hibbs

    STUDENT OF DR. JO ANNE LINK
    Member of Premier Class

    11-year-old pianist Katherine Hibbs has achieved remarkable success, including winning First Prize in the Little Mozart's Crescendo International Competition, performing at Carnegie Hall twice, making her concerto debut with Orchestra Europe Musica in Italy, and being selected as a finalist for both the Steinway and Sons Youth International Piano Competition and the Nashville Chopin International Piano Competition.

  • André Previn Peck

    STUDENT OF DR. JOSEPH ZINS

    14-year-old André Previn Peck has achieved recognition as a '23-'24 “From the Top” Fellow, finalist in the Nashville Chopin International Piano Competition, two-time winner of the PianoTexas International Festival Concerto Competition, and winner of the Minneapolis Music Teachers Forum Mozart Concerto Competition, where he delivered an acclaimed performance with the Kenwood Symphony Orchestra.

Alumni biographies

Student performances