Submitted by May Hong.

Nadiezhda (Nadya) Noriko Hitomi
BIO
Born and raised in Pasadena, CA, Nadya is currently 8th grader at Chandler school. She has been a student of Yin Yin Huang studio for the last 3 years. Nadya won 1st place in piano solo on SYMF for the last 2 years; 1st place on solo, and 1st place with Lucas Hong and Lauren Hsu in 2020 "Satori Chamber Music". Nadya enjoys playing piano very much, she also takes voice lessons. Growing up Nadya performed at "Theater 360" musicals: Madagascar, School of Rock, and others. Besides music, Nadya is a competitive saber fencer at West Coast Fencing Academy, she took 1st place in regional competition for her age group in Jan 2020. In March of 2020 Nadya graduated from Japanese middle school (Nishiyamato Academy, Lomita, CA). Nadya speaks Russian, Japanese, and English. She likes learning Spanish at school as well.

Lucas Hong is currently a sixth grader at Pasadena Polytechnic School. He has been studying violin at Mori and Park Music Studio for the past 5 years. In his spare time, he is an avid soccer player, enjoys computer coding and games, and has a black belt in Taekwondo. He truly enjoys chamber music and looks forward to collaborations with H3 Trio.

Lauren Hsu is currently in 8th grade at Huntington Middle School.