Piano at 10 - Sherilyn Chen (piano)

Biography:
At the young age of four, Sherilyn’s mother began to teach her piano for fun and interest, not knowing that it soon grew to become one of her greatest passions. Born in Sydney, Sherilyn began her piano studies under the guidance of Natalia Sheludiakova at the age of six. She was also taught to play violin as a young child. In her early years as a young pianist, she attained many achievements and public appearances. Some of these include being selected to perform as a soloist at the opera house at the age of eight and ten and winning the Winfred Burston Scholarship for Piano at the open academy of Sydney Conservatorium. She was awarded with a full music scholarship to St. Catherine’s Girls School, and achieved various gold and silver medals at prestigious Eisteddfods in Sydney and Warringah. Just last year, she was awarded first prize in the Chopin Piano and 19th Century Music Sections of the Sydney Eisteddfod competition. Sherilyn received her A.MusA Diploma at the age of 13 and her L.MusA at the age of 15. She is currently studying a Bachelor of Piano Performance at the Sydney Conservatorium under Dr. Bernadette Harvey, hoping to further a lifelong learning of music.