Optimism for the Future
Optimism for the Future
16-year-old pianist Marc Soong from Alhambra, California performs an excerpt from Chopin’s Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52, which reflects a longing for the past and an optimism for the future.
Marc Soong
piano
Alhambra, California
Marc appeared on Show 364 on January 16, 2019 at 7:00 PM in Beaver Creek, Colorado.
Marc Soong (piano), 15, lives in Alhambra, California and is a junior in the Stanford University Online High School. He studies piano with Professor Daniel Pollack and Dr. Vladimir Khomyakov at USC’s Thornton School of Music. Marc’s proudest accomplishment has been organizing and performing in a benefit concert with his sister to raise more than $8,000 for the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research. He also enjoys reading, swimming, and studying math.