Xinran Shi Program

Frédéric Chopin

Mazurkas, Op. 24, No. 1-2

Preludes, Op. 28, No. 13-18

Waltzes, Op. 42 and Op. 18

Brian Lin Program

L. V. Beethoven: Sonata No. 13 in E-Flat Major, Op. 27, No. 1

Franz Liszt: Ballade No. 2 in B Minor

XINRAN SHI (age 14) began playing piano at age 4. She currently studies with Hans Boepple. At age 13 she made her debut with the Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra. Since then she has soloed with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra USA, Peninsula Symphony, and Golden Gate Youth Orchestra. Xinran has won top prizes in the Ross McKee Piano Competition, International-E-Competition, Hilton Head International Piano Competition, and Ettlingen International Competition, to name a few. She was a 2020-2022 Young Scholar of the Lang Lang International Music Foundation. In 2023 she appeared on NPR’s From the Top.

BRIAN LIN (age 17) is a senior at Mission San Jose High School in Fremont and a piano student of Hans Boepple. A 2024 Laureate of the Ross McKee Piano Competition, Brian is also the recipient of a 2024 National Young Artists Award and
four National Chopin Scholarships ((2022-2925). He is the proud inductee into the prestigious Young Artist Guild (YAG) for 2024-2029. Apart from his musical achievements, Brian is passionate about mathematics and is actively engaged in
community service. His dedication to meaningful causes has twice earned him the National Gold Presidential Volunteer Service Award.

The Ross McKee Foundation is proud to introduce two of our four 2024 Laureates who were selected in the annual competition. The Foundation supports piano education and performance in the Bay Area and honors the legacy of Ross McKee, who founded the Music and Arts Institute of San Francisco in 1939. During the Foundation’s 33-year history it has sponsored music education programs in schools and awarded more than $2.5 million in grants to hundreds of pianists, local arts presenters, and music organizations. Please visit our website at rossmckeefoundation.org.