Dr.Christine Utomo

Indonesia

D.M.A. in Piano Performance, USC Thornton School of Music, USA

Foreign Expert, College of Chinese & ASEAN Arts (CCAA), Chengdu University, China

Artistic Director, Irama Music Studio (IMS), Medan, Indonesia

Founder, non-profit outreach music organization "Associazione Musicale Amadeus"

Active soloist and collaborative pianist in the USA, Europe, China, and Indonesia

Soloist with Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra, Dubrovnik Symphony Orchestra, Jakarta Symphony Orchestra, and Toruń Radio Symphony Orchestra

Performed at Shanghai Cadillac Concert Hall, CDU ASEAN Concert Hall, Aula Simfonia Jakarta, and other major venues

Praised by Chinese Weibo Weekly Music Broadcast: "She has truly breathed new life into Rachmaninoff's Second Piano Concerto"

Co-released two singles with cellist Tina Guo

Participant at International Bach Competition (Leipzig), Holland International Music Sessions, Paderewski Piano Academy, and Casalmaggiore Music Festival

Trained under Norman Krieger; worked with Malcolm Bilson, Philippe Entremont, Angela Hewitt, and Mikhail Voskressenky

Licensed Kindermusik educator; specialist in early childhood music using Kodály and Edwin Gordon pedagogy

Adjudicator at Indonesian Ananda Sukarlan Award, Steinway Piano Competition, UPH National Piano Competition, and others

Honorable Mention Award, MTNA Young Artist Solo Piano Competition

Second Prize, MTAC Piano Concerto Competition

First Prize, Yamaha National Piano Competition, Indonesia