ABOUT THE ARTISTS Ana Sofía Ramírez, violin
Sofia began studying violin in her native Coahuila, Mexico and was a member of local and national youth orchestras before beginning her formal studies at the Universidad Autómata de Zacatecas in Mexico. She has participated in multiple festival and forums, and has received masterclasses from Sergei Gorbenko, Natalia Gvosdetskaya, Cuauhtémoc Rivera, Jorge Risi, as well as the “Cuarteto White,” the “Cuarteto Latinoamericano,” "Amethyst Quartet," among others. Sofia currently serves as the Graduate Assistant for the West Chester University Wells School of Music String Department under the guidance of Professor Carlos Rubio.
Thomas Hsu, piano
Thomas Hsu is a senior finishing his degree in Piano Performance, studying under Dr. Igor Resnianski, his teacher since high school. Since then, Thomas has had the opportunity to perform Chopin’s Scherzo No. 1 live on the WRTI classical radio station in 9th grade; won the second prize and the award for the best performance of a virtuosic etude in the Chicago International Music Competition in 2023; and was the Eastern division winner and a national finalist in the MTNA competition of the same year. He has also performed with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra following PianoTexas’ junior concerto competition in 2021.