Jackson Symphony Orchestra
Kasey Shao, 2024 Gilmore Young Artist, piano
Kasey Shao started playing piano at age six, and made her concerto debut at age 12 with the Philadelphia Orchestra under Yannick Nézét Séguin. A Young Steinway Artist and 2021 U.S. Presidential Scholar, she studies with Dr. Ran Dank, and with Dr. Magaret Kampmeier at Princeton University, concentrating in music composition and pre-med. She is the founder and president of the Princeton chapter of Doctors Without Borders, and she hopes to become a hand surgeon, helping other musicians continue to do what they love.
