South Shore Conservatory Pianist Places First In Talented Young Musician Competition

South Shore Conservatory (SSC) congratulates SSC pianist Karen Ji of Hingham who performed December 5 at Carnegie Hall in New York City along with other musicians who placed first in the Talented Young Musician Association’s 12th Annual Russian Music Competition held in Boston in early November.

A student of HuiMin Wang, Karen started her piano studies when she was six, and started studying at South Shore Conservatory at the age of nine. This is Karen’s third win at the Russian Music Competition and third performance at Carnegie Hall. She regularly competes at SSC and has also won multiple overall and first prizes in both solo and concerto competitions. Karen recently was the grand prize winner of the 26th Annual Concerto Competition at South Shore Conservatory and, as the winner, performed a Mozart Concerto with Plymouth Philharmonic Orchestra. In addition to piano, she also participates in the cross country and tennis teams at Hingham High School, where she is a sophomore.

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About South Shore Conservatory

South Shore Conservatory, (SSC) has been providing access to and enriching the lives of South Shore residents through music and the arts for 45 years. Recognized as a national model for arts education by the National Guild for Community Arts Education, SSC is the largest, not-for-profit, community school for the arts in Massachusetts, serving over 3500 students of all ages and abilities at its two beautiful campuses and in partnership with schools, and social service and community agencies throughout the South Shore. Students participate in more than 50 diverse programs in music, dance and drama, with performance playing an important role in overall education. With more than 100 exceptional musicians on faculty, SSC offers 30 professionally produced concerts annually. Through innovative partnerships, SSC’s Creative Arts Therapies department supports the mental, emotional, and physical health of some of our community’s underserved members, and the ImagineARTS program strengthens pre-reading skills for young learners in Brockton Schools through integrated music and dramatic play. SSC’s campuses are located at One Conservatory Drive, Hingham, (781-749-7565) and 64 St. George Street, Duxbury (781-934-2731). SSC programs are supported in part by a grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. For more information call us, follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest or Instagram or visit www.sscmusic.org.

In keeping with SSC’s inclusive mission to provide access to quality education in the arts for all, the Conservatory offers programs for all segments of the population to enjoy, regardless of age, ability, geography, and financial means. Furthermore, South Shore Conservatory admits students and families of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school.