Janet Kao, Piano
Performances by Janet Kao
| Composer | Title | Date | Action |
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| Johannes Brahms | Violin sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 100 | 01/21/2009 |
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| Camille Saint-Saëns | Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 28 | 01/09/2009 |
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| Fritz Kreisler | Sicilienne and Rigaudon | 01/13/2009 |
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Janet Kao, Piano
Biography
An experienced collaborative pianist, Janet Kao has made many appearances in the Los Angeles area with instrumentalists and vocalists. She has been invited to several summer festivals including the Music Academy of the West, the Bowdoin Music Festival, the Yellow Barn Chamber Music Festival, and has served as a staff accompanist at the Aspen Music Festival and opera coach at Opera in the Ozarks in Arkansas. Currently she is the assistant opera coach at the University of Southern California.
She made her solo debut in the National Concert Hall of Taiwan and her concerto debut with the Taipei Chamber orchestra. Her many awards include first prize in the Puigcerda International Piano Solo Competition in Spain, and top prizes in the Baltimore Music Club Competition and Yamaha Piano Competition in Taiwan.
Ms. Kao is currently a doctoral candidate at the University of Southern California. She received her previous education from The Peabody Conservatory, and The Juilliard School.