15-year-old pianist Alejandra Sarmiento (Miami, FL) made her From the Top debut last year by performing a Chopin Etude.
For today’s Daily Joy, 15-year-old pianist Alejandra Sarmiento is sharing a Chopin Nocturne, Op. 27 No. 2 that she feels can give us hope through these difficult times.
Alejandra is a recipient of From the Top’s Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist Award. Here, she is playing on a piano purchased as part of her award.
Lighthouse Point, Florida Alejandra appeared on Show 369, recorded in Boston on March 23, 2019
Alejandra Sarmiento (piano), 14, is an eighth grade student at Ransom Everglades School in Coconut Grove, Florida. She is a recipient of From the Top’s Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist Award. She studies piano with Maria Gomez and has won top prizes at several international, state, and local competitions. She has soloed with the Miami Symphony Orchestra under conductor Eduardo Marturet, and performed at Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall in New York City. Alejandra is a Davidson Young Scholar. She loves to study Mandarin and enjoys playing with her school beach volleyball team.
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