In May 2009 Umi Garrett, 8 year old pianist, was welcomed and wowed the world on NBC's "The Ellen DeGeneres Show." Now at 9 she has already displayed a remarkable talent and thrilled audiences wherever she has appeared.
For the past two years Umi has been invited to participate and perform inconcerts at the Killington Music Festival in Vermont as the youngest performer in the 26 year history of the Festival.
Further Umi captivated European audiences in August 2009 as a performer in many concertsat the Vianden Music Festival in Luxembourg and Saarburg, Germany insolo works and Beethoven's Piano Trio, Op. 1, No. 1. She was recognized as the little star from America and featured live on Luxembourg television as a "wunderkind" which included a personal interview.
Some of her past appearances include a concert a Steinway Hall in New York City; a concert in Washington D.C. sharing the stage with cellist, Allison Eldredge; a charity concert, "Jammin' for Jullian" in Southern California and others.
Umi has won first prizes at the Southwestern Youth Music Festival and the J.S. Bach Competition where she competed with pianists up to age 18.
She has been a student of Yoshie Akimoto the past two years. Umi also plays the violin and has taken ballet since she was 2 1/2. She, also loves to paint and ride her bicycle.
Her performance with The Desert Symphony on December 11, marked her debut with a perfessional orchestra.
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