Sonya Bach started playing the piano at the age of three, gave her first public concert at age five, and made her orchestra debut at age nine with the Seoul Symphony Orchestra.
She received musical educations on full scholarships at the Juilliard School in New York and Accademia Pianistica “Incontri col Maestro” in Italy where she has been the youngest pupil of the late Lazar Berman.
Also, Sonia was a pupil of Olegna Fuschi, Rosina Lhévinne’s pupil who was Sonia’s Juilliard pre-college teacher and former director.
A protégé of the late Alicia de Larrocha, Sonia earned a Masters degree in Spanish Music at the Academia Marshall in Barcelona, Spain.
Miss Bach is the recipient of the 1996 Gina Bachauer Memorial Award. As the youngest participant she has captured the Special Prize at the 12th Viotti-Valsesia International Music Competition in Italy, and top prizes at the St. Charles International Piano Competition in the U.S.
Here is Ms. Bach in her recent recording of several works by Sergei Rachmaninov:
