Rhyuhn Green

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Rhyuhn Green (born 2006) is an American composer, pianist, and Kovner Fellow at The Juilliard School. He is the recipient of the Young Artist Award from the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, [1] the Philadelphia Ballet Fellowship, and the Philadelphia Orchestra's All-City Special-Recognition Award. He is the inaugural graduate scholar of the Marian Anderson Young Artist Program, [2] and appears on show 451 of NPR's From the Top with bassist Joseph Conyers. [3]

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Education

Green began to study piano at age 2, and at age 9, he began to study with concert-pianist and professor at The Curtis Institute, Michelle Cann. At age 16, Cann introduced him to the Marian Anderson Young Artist Program at Play On Philly. After joining, he began to pursue composition studies with William Dougherty. He is currently pursuing his Bachelor of Music at the Juilliard School with David Serkin Ludwig. [4]

He is also an alumni violinist of the Philadelphia High School for Creative and Performing Arts. [2]

Music

As a concert pianist, Green made his Carnegie Hall debut in Weill Recital Hall at age 12 as a winner of the Crescendo International Competition. Green's compositions have been performed by ensembles including the members of the Philadelphia Ballet orchestra, trombonist Dave Taylor, the Manhattan Brass Quintet, and pianist Liam Drake. [5] He has served as a guest conductor with the Philadelphia High School for Creative and Performing Arts (CAPA) Orchestra conducting his own commissioned pieces. [4] He performed with both the CAPA orchestra and choir in a presentation of the Philadelphia Eagles' fight song "Fly Eagles, Fly" under the baton of Yannick Nézet-Séguin. [6] In 2024, he was selected by the Philadelphia All-City Festival committee to be the first ever Special-Recognition Award for his compositions. Green performed his piano solo Impromptu in F Minor G.6 "Symbiosis" in the 2024 All-City Festival at Marian Anderson Hall hosted by Eva Andersen. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ CHANNEL, THE VIOLIN (2024-02-15). "From The Top Announces 2024 Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist Award". World's Leading Classical Music Platform. Retrieved 2024-05-01.
  2. 1 2 3 Andersen, Eva (2024-04-25). "Musical prodigy from Philadelphia High School for Creative and Performing Arts to study at Juilliard this fall - CBS Philadelphia". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
  3. ↑ "Show 451". From the Top. Retrieved 2024-07-13.
  4. 1 2 "Rhyuhn Green". From the Top. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
  5. ↑ "About the Program". Play On Philly. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
  6. ↑ Dobrin, Peter (2023-02-11). "CAPA students play 'Fly, Eagles, Fly' with help from Yannick Nézet-Séguin". www.inquirer.com. Retrieved 2024-06-15.
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