Claire Huangci is an American pianist who continuously captivates audiences with her “radiant virtuosity, artistic sensitivity, keen interactive sense and subtle auditory dramaturgy” (Salzburger Nachrichten). With an irrepressible curiosity and penchant for unusual repertoire, she proves her versatility with a wide range of repertoire spanning from Bach and Scarlatti via German and Russian romanticism to Bernstein, Gulda and Corigliano. Claire’s international career began at age nine and she has won numerous competitions including first prize at the European Chopin competition and the US National Chopin competition (2009, 2010). Claire was the youngest participant to receive second prize at the International ARD Music Competition (2011) and was awarded the grand prize at the Geza Anda Competition (2018) and the Chambre Orchestre de Paris Play-Direct Academy (2019).