Nov. 7, 2022

Lisa Santoprete is in her third year studying piano performance. She began her piano studies with Olena Klyucharova, and during this time she was awarded her Associate Diploma (ARCT) in Piano Performance by the Royal Conservatory of Music. She then studied at the Schulich School of Music of McGill University from 2020-2021 with Julia Gavrilova, before transferring to Wilfrid Laurier University where she is currently studying with Anya Alexeyev.

She is very excited to be studying abroad in France next term at the Conservatoire de Lyon. In 2019, she received First Place Honours in the Crescendo International Piano Competition, which gave her the opportunity to perform at Carnegie Hall. She has also received Honourable Mentions from the OMFA Competitions. Most recently she was a National Finalist at the Canadian Music Competition, and she was selected as a winner of the Wilfrid Laurier Concerto Competition.

She has participated numerous festivals including the Orford Music Academy, the Philadelphia International Music Festival, and the Tuckamore Chamber Music Festival, working with many notable musicians including Sara Davis Buechner, Evelyne Brancart, and John Perry. She is very excited to be performing the 1st movement of Scriabin’s Piano Concerto in F-sharp minor, Op. 20 with the Laurier Symphony Orchestra.