"One of the best young musicians in the country" - National Public Radio

Nicholas King joins us for a two-week residency in Sitka. During his residency, King will visit schools, give several informal performances and presentations, offer public masterclasses, teach private piano lessons, and perform a recital with works by Liszt and Ravel. 

King, North America's newest young and upcoming pianist has won several distinguished competitions, including the Glenn Gould School's Concerto Competition, Jury's Choice Award at the American Paderewski Competition, the Jack Kent Cooke Award, the Music Teachers Association of California Scholarship Competition, and the Young Musicians Foundation Chamber Music Competition, which resulted in his performance of the Brahms Trio No. 2 in a Los Angeles citywide concert series. He has made his debut in Canada with the Royal Conservatory of Music Orchestra in the newly opened Koerner Music Hall in February 2010 and his debut in the United States in the Walt Disney Concert Hall with the Southeast Symphony Orchestra in July of 2010. He was invited to perform in Carnegie Hall in May of 2012. For more information about King, visit his website here. 

King also has a long history of using his music to support charitable organizations. Before the age of 10, King raised more than $35,000 for the Children's Hospital of Los Angeles by playing in grocery stores and malls in his hometown. His philanthropic efforts led King to be featured on the Rosie O'Donnell show at a young age. You can see the video here.

King is now the Executive Director and founder of the Art of Giving Back, an organization whose mission is to encourage, develop, promote, and support young artists and introduce them to the power of classical music. The organization provides workshops for k-12 students, artist residencies, and a mentorship program for young artists. For more information about the Art of Giving Back, visit the organization's website here.