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'''Nahre Sol''' (born 1991), born '''Alice Gi-Young Hwang''', is an American [[composer]], pianist, and [[YouTuber]] of Korean descent.
'''Alice Gi-Young Hwang''' (born 1991), also known as '''Nahre Sol''', is an American [[composer]], pianist, and [[YouTuber]].


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
Hwang attended the [[Orange County High School of the Arts]] and graduated from the [[Idyllwild Arts Academy]] in 2009, where she was class [[valedictorian]] and recipient of The Most Outstanding Arts Student award.
Alice Gi-Young Hwang attended the [[Orange County High School of the Arts]] and graduated from the [[Idyllwild Arts Academy]] in 2009, where she was class valedictorian and recipient of The Most Outstanding Arts Student award.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://heartists.org/heartists/bios/wang_a/|title=Alice Wang - pianist|publisher=Heartists, Inc.|access-date=August 12, 2021}}</ref> She received her [[Bachelor of Music]] degree in piano performance from the [[Juilliard School]] in 2013, studying with [[Matti Raekallio]], and her [[Graduate Diploma|Artist Diploma]] from and participated in a fellowship at [[The Glenn Gould School]] of [[The Royal Conservatory of Music]] in [[Toronto]], Canada in 2015, studying with John O'Connor. She also participated in master classes at the International Mendelssohn-Academy Leipzig,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mendelssohn-akademie.de/Archive.php?Jahr=2012&Titel=Participants#120|title=Participants 2012|publisher=International Mendelssohn-Academy Leipzig|access-date=August 12, 2021}}</ref> at the International Holland Music Sessions as a scholarship recipient,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://impactidyarts.wordpress.com/category/alumni/|title=Alumni Updates|date=June 28, 2012|publisher=Impact @ Idyllwild Arts|access-date=August 12, 2021}}</ref> and was a 2013 recipient of a [[Fulbright Program|Fulbright]] France Harriet Hale Woolley Award in the Arts Grant, allowing her to study in Paris with [[Gabriel Tacchino]] and Narcis Bonet, pupils of [[Francis Poulenc]] and [[Nadia Boulanger]].


She received her [[Bachelor of Music]] degree in piano performance from the [[Juilliard School]] in 2013, studying with [[Matti Raekallio]]. While at Juilliard, she co-founded the T.R.I.O. Project (Teaching and Responding Through Internet Outreach).<ref>{{cite web |title=Founders |url=https://trioproject.org/About_Us.html |access-date=August 12, 2021 |publisher=The T.R.I.O. Project - Teaching and Responding Through Internet Outreach}}</ref>
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While at Juilliard, she co-founded the T.R.I.O. Project (Teaching and Responding Through Internet Outreach).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://trioproject.org/About_Us.html|title=Founders|publisher=The T.R.I.O. Project - Teaching and Responding Through Internet Outreach|access-date=August 12, 2021}}</ref> She also contributed a set of recordings of the [[Chopin]] [[Scherzos (Chopin)|Scherzos]] to [[Musopen]]'s compilation of Chopin's works, which were released under a public domain license.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://musopen.org/music/performer/alice-hwang/|title=Alice Hwang Music|publisher=Musopen|access-date=August 12, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/09/the-complete-works-of-chopin-for-everybody-for-free/279471/|title=The Complete Works of Chopin, for Everybody, for Free|publisher=The Atlantic Monthly|date=September 9, 2013|access-date=September 03, 2021}}</ref> In [[Toronto]], she was co-director of the [[chamber music]] collective Happenstance.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.blogto.com/events/happenstance-presents-paper-toronto/|title=Happenstance presents PAPER|publisher=blogTO by Freshdaily Inc.|date=December 11, 2018|access-date=August 12, 2021}}</ref>


She was a 2013 recipient of a [[Fulbright Program|Fulbright]] France Harriet Hale Woolley Award in the Arts Grant, allowing her to study in Paris with [[Gabriel Tacchino]] and Narcis Bonet, pupils of [[Francis Poulenc]] and [[Nadia Boulanger]].
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==Competitions and awards==
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She was Gold Medal Winner of the [[YoungArts|NFAA YoungARTS]] program, a semi-finalist of the [[Presidential Scholars Program#Arts|Presidential Scholars in the Arts Program]], recipient of the Sarra and Emmanuil Senderov Award at Arizona State University for the “Most outstanding performance of a piece by a Russian composer” at the 3rd Schimmel USASU International Piano Competition,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pianocompetition.music.asu.edu/competitions/archives/2008|title=3rd Bösendorfer and Schimmel USASU International Piano Competitions|date=January 12, 2009|publisher=School of Music, Arizona State University|access-date=August 12, 2021}}</ref> and won prizes at the “Tomorrow’s Stars” Competition held by the Orange County Performing Arts Center, the Spotlight Awards, the Idyllwild Arts Academy Concerto Competition, the Steinway Society of Redlands Piano Competition, the Young Artists Peninsula Music Festival, the Redlands Bowl Young Artists Auditions,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://redlandsbowl.org/young-artists-competition-winners/|title=Young Artists Competition Winners|publisher=Redlands Bowl Summer Music Festival|access-date=August 12, 2021}}</ref> the MTAC State Concerto Competition, the 2008 Bronislaw Kaper Awards for Young Artists,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://polishmusic.usc.edu/newsletter/2008/july-2008/|title=Polish Music Center Newsletter Vol. 14, no. 7|date=July 2, 2008|publisher=Polish Music Center, USC Thornton School of Music|access-date=August 12, 2021}}</ref> and the Young Pianist Category of Southwestern Youth Music Festival.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://heartists.org/heartists/bios/wang_a/|title=Alice Hwang, pianist|publisher=Heartists, Inc.|access-date=August 12, 2021}}</ref> She also was a contestant in such competitions as the [[William Kapell#Kapell_International_Piano_Competition_and_Festival|William Kapell International Piano Competition]] and the 2015 [[Chopin Foundation of the United States|National Chopin Competition]] in [[Miami]], [[Florida]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://static1.squarespace.com/enwiki/static/5cd2fefcd662540001c0c287/t/5ce4836e72d91e00013554cc/1558479727183/2015_9th-Competition-for-web.pdf|title=The Ninth National Chopin Piano Competition 2015|date=February 20, 2015|publisher=Chopin Foundation of the United States|access-date=August 12, 2021}}</ref>


In 2015, Hwang earned her [[artist diploma]] from [[The Glenn Gould School]] of [[The Royal Conservatory of Music]] in [[Toronto]], Canada, studying with [[John O'Conor]]. In [[Toronto]], she was co-director of the [[chamber music]] collective Happenstance.<ref>{{cite web |date=December 11, 2018 |title=Happenstance presents PAPER |url=https://www.blogto.com/events/happenstance-presents-paper-toronto/ |access-date=August 12, 2021 |publisher=blogTO by Freshdaily Inc.}}</ref> From 2017 to 2018, she was a New Music Fellow at the RCM.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.rcmusic.com/ggs/ggs-newsletter-archive/issue-17/story-3 | title=Alumni Spotlight: Nahre Sol - Creating Her Own Online Wonderland &#124; the Royal Conservatory of Music }}</ref> She also participated in master classes at the International Mendelssohn-Academy Leipzig<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mendelssohn-akademie.de/Archive.php?Jahr=2012&Titel=Participants#120|title=Participants 2012|publisher=International Mendelssohn-Academy Leipzig|access-date=August 12, 2021}}</ref> and at the International Holland Music Sessions as a scholarship recipient.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://impactidyarts.wordpress.com/category/alumni/|title=Alumni Updates|date=June 28, 2012|access-date=August 12, 2021}}</ref>
==Abandonment of traditional performing career==
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After graduating from the Glenn Gould School, she abandoned her traditional piano performance career, working for some time as a commercial photographer, before resuming her musical activities through a series of online videos under the title Practice Notes using the name Nahre Sol, a nickname her father used to call her.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/practicenotes|title=Practice Notes|publisher=Nahre Sol|via=Facebook|access-date=August 12, 2021}}</ref>


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She also contributed a set of recordings of the [[Chopin]] [[Scherzos (Chopin)|Scherzos]] to [[Musopen]]'s compilation of Chopin's works, which were released under a [[public domain license]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://musopen.org/music/performer/alice-hwang/|title=Alice Hwang Music|publisher=Musopen|access-date=August 12, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/09/the-complete-works-of-chopin-for-everybody-for-free/279471/|title=The Complete Works of Chopin, for Everybody, for Free|publisher=The Atlantic Monthly|date=September 9, 2013|access-date=September 3, 2021}}</ref>
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==Recognition as Nahre Sol==
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She is best-known as the co-host of the [[PBS Digital Studios]] show "Sound Field",<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pbs.org/show/sound-field/|title=Sound Field|publisher=Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)|access-date=August 12, 2021}}</ref> as well as her own YouTube channel,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/entertainment/music/accessible-classics-574497472.html|title=Accessible classics - Millennial classical pianist Nahre Sol is right at home in the livestreamed world|date=May 26, 2021|publisher=Winnipeg Free Press|access-date=August 12, 2021}}</ref> with over 400,000 subscribers as of mid-2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/nahresol|title=Nahre Sol|publisher=Nahre Sol|via=YouTube|access-date=August 12, 2021}}</ref> She has also been a guest host of [[NPR]]'s [[Performance Today]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.yourclassical.org/episode/2019/08/02/nahre-sol|title=Nahre Sol|date=August 2, 2019|publisher=YourClassical Radio|access-date=August 12, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.yourclassical.org/episode/2019/08/05/nahre-sols-musical-explorations|title=Nahre Sol's Musical Explorations|date=August 5, 2019|publisher=YourClassical Radio|access-date=August 12, 2021}}</ref> created a video for [[Wired (magazine)|Wired magazine]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wired.com/video/watch/pianist-plays-happy-birthday-in-16-levels-of-complexity?c=series|title=16 Levels of Piano Composition: Easy to Complex|date=July 1, 2019|publisher=Wired, published by Conde Nast|access-date=August 12, 2021}}</ref> appeared as a guest on the online channel [[Physics Girl]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10454246/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm#cast|title=Physics Girl - Experiments with $100,000+ Speakers - Full Cast and Crew|publisher=IMDB|access-date=August 12, 2021}}</ref> and collaborated with other composers and musicians such as [[David Bruce (composer)|David Bruce]], [[Andrew Huang (musician)|Andrew Huang]], [[Adam Neely]], Tantacrul, and Ben Levin.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWDITMZW1XE|title=5 Composers, 1 Theme|date=May 17, 2019|publisher=David Bruce|via=YouTube|access-date=August 12, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95l75pvNkmw|title=Nahre Sol and I Wrote a Graphic Score|date=August 27, 2019|publisher=Ben Levin|via=YouTube|access-date=August 12, 2021}}</ref> She was nominated in the category Best YouTube Musician in the [[12th Shorty Awards|12th Annual Shorty Awards]] in 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://shortyawards.com/category/12th/youtube-musician|title=From the 12th Annual Shorty Awards - Best YouTube Musician|publisher=Shorty Awards LLC|access-date=August 12, 2021}}</ref> The blog Pianote featured her YouTube channel as #1 on their list of top YouTube pianists.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pianote.com/blog/youtube-piano-players/|title=10 YouTube Piano Players to Inspire You|date=April 27, 2021|publisher=Musora Media, Inc.|access-date=August 12, 2021}}</ref> She was a guest artist at the 2018 Costa Rica Piano Festival.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usexpatcostarica.com/costa-rica-piano-festival-will-be-held-from-july-16th-to-21st/|title=Costa Rica Piano Festival will be held from July 16th to 21st|publisher=American Expatriate Costa Rica|date=July 10, 2018|access-date=August 12, 2021}}</ref>


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== Recognition as Nahre Sol ==
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As a composer, Nahre Sol has had works commissioned by the [[Manitoba Chamber Orchestra]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.themco.ca/concert/sol-mco/|title=Nahre Sol - Pianist, Composer, Pioneer - & MCO|date=May 27, 2021|publisher=Manitoba Chamber Orchestra|access-date=August 12, 2021}}</ref> and her music was used in the film [[The Boss Baby: Family Business]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6932874/fullcredits/|title=The Boss Baby: Family Business - Full Cast & Crew |publisher=IMDB|access-date=August 12, 2021}}</ref> In 2021, she released a digital album called ''Alice in Wonderland''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://musicbrainz.org/release/84604d07-a1ff-4c21-9c0a-945cf2aac45e|title=Alice in Wonderland ~ Release by Nahre Sol|publisher=MusicBrainz|access-date=August 12, 2021}}</ref>
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After graduating from the Glenn Gould School, Hwang abandoned her traditional piano performance career, working for some time as a commercial photographer. She resumed her musical activities through a series of videos on YouTube under the title Practice Notes using the name Nahre Sol, a nickname her father used to call her.<ref>{{cite web |title=Practice Notes |url=https://www.facebook.com/practicenotes |access-date=August 12, 2021 |publisher=Nahre Sol |via=Facebook}}</ref>

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Nahre Sol is best known for her YouTube channel,<ref>{{cite web |date=May 26, 2021 |title=Accessible classics - Millennial classical pianist Nahre Sol is right at home in the livestreamed world |url=https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/entertainment/music/accessible-classics-574497472.html |access-date=August 12, 2021 |publisher=Winnipeg Free Press}}</ref> with around 710,000 subscribers as of April 2024,<ref>{{cite web |title=Nahre Sol |url=https://www.youtube.com/@NahreSol |access-date=April 7, 2024 |publisher=Nahre Sol |via=YouTube}}</ref> and as being co-host of the [[PBS Digital Studios]] show "Sound Field".<ref>{{cite web |title=Sound Field |url=https://www.pbs.org/show/sound-field/ |access-date=August 12, 2021 |publisher=Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)}}</ref> She has also been a guest host of [[NPR]]'s [[Performance Today]],<ref>{{cite web |date=August 2, 2019 |title=Nahre Sol |url=https://www.yourclassical.org/episode/2019/08/02/nahre-sol |access-date=August 12, 2021 |publisher=YourClassical Radio}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=August 5, 2019 |title=Nahre Sol's Musical Explorations |url=https://www.yourclassical.org/episode/2019/08/05/nahre-sols-musical-explorations |access-date=August 12, 2021 |publisher=YourClassical Radio}}</ref> created a video for [[Wired (magazine)|Wired magazine]],<ref>{{cite web |date=July 1, 2019 |title=16 Levels of Piano Composition: Easy to Complex |url=https://www.wired.com/video/watch/pianist-plays-happy-birthday-in-16-levels-of-complexity?c=series |access-date=August 12, 2021 |publisher=Wired, published by Conde Nast}}</ref> appeared as a guest on the online channel [[Physics Girl]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Physics Girl - Experiments with $100,000+ Speakers - Full Cast and Crew |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10454246/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm#cast |access-date=August 12, 2021 |publisher=IMDB}}</ref> and collaborated with other composers and musicians such as [[David Bruce (composer)|David Bruce]], [[Andrew Huang (musician)|Andrew Huang]], [[Adam Neely]], L.A. Buckner, Tantacrul, and [[Bent Knee|Ben Levin]].<ref>{{cite web |date=May 17, 2019 |title=5 Composers, 1 Theme |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWDITMZW1XE |access-date=August 12, 2021 |publisher=David Bruce |via=YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=August 27, 2019 |title=Nahre Sol and I Wrote a Graphic Score |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95l75pvNkmw |access-date=August 12, 2021 |publisher=Ben Levin |via=YouTube}}</ref> She was nominated in the category Best YouTube Musician in the [[12th Shorty Awards|12th Annual Shorty Awards]] in 2020.<ref>{{cite web |title=From the 12th Annual Shorty Awards - Best YouTube Musician |url=https://shortyawards.com/category/12th/youtube-musician |access-date=August 12, 2021 |publisher=Shorty Awards LLC}}</ref> The blog Pianote featured her YouTube channel in 2021 as #1 on their list of top YouTube pianists.<ref>{{cite web |date=April 27, 2021 |title=10 YouTube Piano Players to Inspire You |url=https://www.pianote.com/blog/youtube-piano-players/ |access-date=August 12, 2021 |publisher=Musora Media, Inc.}}</ref> She was a guest artist at the 2018 Costa Rica Piano Festival.<ref>{{cite web |date=July 10, 2018 |title=Costa Rica Piano Festival will be held from July 16th to 21st |url=https://www.usexpatcostarica.com/costa-rica-piano-festival-will-be-held-from-july-16th-to-21st/ |access-date=August 12, 2021 |publisher=American Expatriate Costa Rica}}</ref>

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As a composer, Nahre Sol has had works commissioned by the [[Manitoba Chamber Orchestra]]<ref>{{cite web |date=May 27, 2021 |title=Nahre Sol - Pianist, Composer, Pioneer - & MCO |url=https://www.themco.ca/concert/sol-mco/ |access-date=August 12, 2021 |publisher=Manitoba Chamber Orchestra}}</ref> and her music was used in the film [[The Boss Baby: Family Business]].<ref>{{cite web |title=The Boss Baby: Family Business - Full Cast & Crew |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6932874/fullcredits/ |access-date=August 12, 2021 |publisher=IMDB}}</ref> In 2021, she released a digital album called ''Alice in Wonderland''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Alice in Wonderland ~ Release by Nahre Sol |url=https://musicbrainz.org/release/84604d07-a1ff-4c21-9c0a-945cf2aac45e |access-date=August 12, 2021 |publisher=MusicBrainz}}</ref> In June 2023, the [[Elbphilharmonie]] in [[Hamburg]] announced Nahre Sol as its first-ever 'Creator in Residence' for the 2023-2024 season.<ref>{{cite press release |title=Popular YouTuber named Creator in Residence at the Elbphilharmonie |date=27 June 2023 |publisher=Elbphilharmonie |url=https://www.elbphilharmonie.de/en/press/nahre-sol |accessdate=2023-07-18}}</ref>

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==Competitions and awards==
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Sol was the Gold Medal Winner of the [[YoungArts|NFAA YoungARTS]] program, a semi-finalist of the [[Presidential Scholars Program#Arts|Presidential Scholars in the Arts Program]], recipient of the Sarra and Emmanuil Senderov Award at Arizona State University for the “Most outstanding performance of a piece by a Russian composer” at the 3rd Schimmel USASU International Piano Competition,<ref>{{cite web |date=January 12, 2009 |title=3rd Bösendorfer and Schimmel USASU International Piano Competitions |url=https://pianocompetition.music.asu.edu/competitions/archives/2008 |access-date=August 12, 2021 |publisher=School of Music, Arizona State University}}</ref> and won prizes at the “Tomorrow’s Stars” Competition held by the Orange County Performing Arts Center, the Spotlight Awards, the Idyllwild Arts Academy Concerto Competition, the Steinway Society of Redlands Piano Competition, the Young Artists Peninsula Music Festival, the Redlands Bowl Young Artists Auditions,<ref>{{cite web |title=Young Artists Competition Winners |url=https://redlandsbowl.org/young-artists-competition-winners/ |access-date=August 12, 2021 |publisher=Redlands Bowl Summer Music Festival}}</ref> the MTAC State Concerto Competition, and the 2008 Bronislaw Kaper Awards for Young Artists,<ref>{{cite web |date=July 2, 2008 |title=Polish Music Center Newsletter Vol. 14, no. 7 |url=https://polishmusic.usc.edu/newsletter/2008/july-2008/ |access-date=August 12, 2021 |publisher=Polish Music Center, USC Thornton School of Music}}</ref> She also was a contestant in such competitions as the [[William Kapell#Kapell International Piano Competition and Festival|William Kapell International Piano Competition]] and the 2015 [[Chopin Foundation of the United States|National Chopin Competition]] in [[Miami]], [[Florida]].<ref>{{cite web |date=February 20, 2015 |title=The Ninth National Chopin Piano Competition 2015 |url=https://static1.squarespace.com/enwiki/static/5cd2fefcd662540001c0c287/t/5ce4836e72d91e00013554cc/1558479727183/2015_9th-Competition-for-web.pdf |access-date=August 12, 2021 |publisher=Chopin Foundation of the United States}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{official website|https://www.nahresol.com/}}
* {{official website|https://www.nahresol.com/}}
*{{IMDb name|10750823}}
*[https://nahresol.bandcamp.com/ Nahre Sol's page] on [[BandCamp]]
*[https://nahresol.bandcamp.com/ Nahre Sol's page] on [[BandCamp]]
*[https://www.facebook.com/nahresol Nahre Sol's page] on [[Facebook]]
*[https://www.instagram.com/nahresol/ Nahre Sol's channel] on [[Instagram]]
*[https://soundcloud.com/user-967089465 Nahre Sol's channel] on [[SoundCloud]]
*[https://soundcloud.com/user-967089465 Nahre Sol's channel] on [[SoundCloud]]
*[https://twitter.com/nahresol Nahre Sol's channel] on [[Twitter]]
*[https://www.youtube.com/nahresol Nahre Sol's channel] on [[YouTube]]
*[https://www.youtube.com/nahresol Nahre Sol's channel] on [[YouTube]]


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Nahre Sol
Born
Alice Gi-Young Hwang

1991 (age 33–34)
Education
Occupations
  • Composer
  • pianist
YouTube information
Channel
Subscribers758,000[1]
Total views67,548,289[1]
Associated acts
100,000 subscribers2019
Last updated: 28 September 2024
Websitenahresol.com

Alice Gi-Young Hwang (born 1991), also known as Nahre Sol, is an American composer, pianist, and YouTuber.

Early life and education

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Hwang attended the Orange County High School of the Arts and graduated from the Idyllwild Arts Academy in 2009, where she was class valedictorian and recipient of The Most Outstanding Arts Student award.

She received her Bachelor of Music degree in piano performance from the Juilliard School in 2013, studying with Matti Raekallio. While at Juilliard, she co-founded the T.R.I.O. Project (Teaching and Responding Through Internet Outreach).[2]

She was a 2013 recipient of a Fulbright France Harriet Hale Woolley Award in the Arts Grant, allowing her to study in Paris with Gabriel Tacchino and Narcis Bonet, pupils of Francis Poulenc and Nadia Boulanger.

In 2015, Hwang earned her artist diploma from The Glenn Gould School of The Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto, Canada, studying with John O'Conor. In Toronto, she was co-director of the chamber music collective Happenstance.[3] From 2017 to 2018, she was a New Music Fellow at the RCM.[4] She also participated in master classes at the International Mendelssohn-Academy Leipzig[5] and at the International Holland Music Sessions as a scholarship recipient.[6]

She also contributed a set of recordings of the Chopin Scherzos to Musopen's compilation of Chopin's works, which were released under a public domain license.[7][8]

Recognition as Nahre Sol

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After graduating from the Glenn Gould School, Hwang abandoned her traditional piano performance career, working for some time as a commercial photographer. She resumed her musical activities through a series of videos on YouTube under the title Practice Notes using the name Nahre Sol, a nickname her father used to call her.[9]

Nahre Sol is best known for her YouTube channel,[10] with around 710,000 subscribers as of April 2024,[11] and as being co-host of the PBS Digital Studios show "Sound Field".[12] She has also been a guest host of NPR's Performance Today,[13][14] created a video for Wired magazine,[15] appeared as a guest on the online channel Physics Girl,[16] and collaborated with other composers and musicians such as David Bruce, Andrew Huang, Adam Neely, L.A. Buckner, Tantacrul, and Ben Levin.[17][18] She was nominated in the category Best YouTube Musician in the 12th Annual Shorty Awards in 2020.[19] The blog Pianote featured her YouTube channel in 2021 as #1 on their list of top YouTube pianists.[20] She was a guest artist at the 2018 Costa Rica Piano Festival.[21]

As a composer, Nahre Sol has had works commissioned by the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra[22] and her music was used in the film The Boss Baby: Family Business.[23] In 2021, she released a digital album called Alice in Wonderland.[24] In June 2023, the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg announced Nahre Sol as its first-ever 'Creator in Residence' for the 2023-2024 season.[25]

Competitions and awards

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Sol was the Gold Medal Winner of the NFAA YoungARTS program, a semi-finalist of the Presidential Scholars in the Arts Program, recipient of the Sarra and Emmanuil Senderov Award at Arizona State University for the “Most outstanding performance of a piece by a Russian composer” at the 3rd Schimmel USASU International Piano Competition,[26] and won prizes at the “Tomorrow’s Stars” Competition held by the Orange County Performing Arts Center, the Spotlight Awards, the Idyllwild Arts Academy Concerto Competition, the Steinway Society of Redlands Piano Competition, the Young Artists Peninsula Music Festival, the Redlands Bowl Young Artists Auditions,[27] the MTAC State Concerto Competition, and the 2008 Bronislaw Kaper Awards for Young Artists,[28] She also was a contestant in such competitions as the William Kapell International Piano Competition and the 2015 National Chopin Competition in Miami, Florida.[29]

References

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  1. ^ a b "About Nahre Sol". YouTube.
  2. ^ "Founders". The T.R.I.O. Project - Teaching and Responding Through Internet Outreach. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  3. ^ "Happenstance presents PAPER". blogTO by Freshdaily Inc. December 11, 2018. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  4. ^ "Alumni Spotlight: Nahre Sol - Creating Her Own Online Wonderland | the Royal Conservatory of Music".
  5. ^ "Participants 2012". International Mendelssohn-Academy Leipzig. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  6. ^ "Alumni Updates". June 28, 2012. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  7. ^ "Alice Hwang Music". Musopen. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  8. ^ "The Complete Works of Chopin, for Everybody, for Free". The Atlantic Monthly. September 9, 2013. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
  9. ^ "Practice Notes". Nahre Sol. Retrieved August 12, 2021 – via Facebook.
  10. ^ "Accessible classics - Millennial classical pianist Nahre Sol is right at home in the livestreamed world". Winnipeg Free Press. May 26, 2021. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  11. ^ "Nahre Sol". Nahre Sol. Retrieved April 7, 2024 – via YouTube.
  12. ^ "Sound Field". Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  13. ^ "Nahre Sol". YourClassical Radio. August 2, 2019. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  14. ^ "Nahre Sol's Musical Explorations". YourClassical Radio. August 5, 2019. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  15. ^ "16 Levels of Piano Composition: Easy to Complex". Wired, published by Conde Nast. July 1, 2019. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  16. ^ "Physics Girl - Experiments with $100,000+ Speakers - Full Cast and Crew". IMDB. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  17. ^ "5 Composers, 1 Theme". David Bruce. May 17, 2019. Retrieved August 12, 2021 – via YouTube.
  18. ^ "Nahre Sol and I Wrote a Graphic Score". Ben Levin. August 27, 2019. Retrieved August 12, 2021 – via YouTube.
  19. ^ "From the 12th Annual Shorty Awards - Best YouTube Musician". Shorty Awards LLC. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  20. ^ "10 YouTube Piano Players to Inspire You". Musora Media, Inc. April 27, 2021. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  21. ^ "Costa Rica Piano Festival will be held from July 16th to 21st". American Expatriate Costa Rica. July 10, 2018. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  22. ^ "Nahre Sol - Pianist, Composer, Pioneer - & MCO". Manitoba Chamber Orchestra. May 27, 2021. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  23. ^ "The Boss Baby: Family Business - Full Cast & Crew". IMDB. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  24. ^ "Alice in Wonderland ~ Release by Nahre Sol". MusicBrainz. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  25. ^ "Popular YouTuber named Creator in Residence at the Elbphilharmonie" (Press release). Elbphilharmonie. June 27, 2023. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
  26. ^ "3rd Bösendorfer and Schimmel USASU International Piano Competitions". School of Music, Arizona State University. January 12, 2009. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  27. ^ "Young Artists Competition Winners". Redlands Bowl Summer Music Festival. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  28. ^ "Polish Music Center Newsletter Vol. 14, no. 7". Polish Music Center, USC Thornton School of Music. July 2, 2008. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  29. ^ "The Ninth National Chopin Piano Competition 2015" (PDF). Chopin Foundation of the United States. February 20, 2015. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
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