Kashyap Prasad, 18, piano

A piano recital from 18-year-old Kashyap Prasad, a senior at Lake Forest High School. He plays Beethoven, Chopin, Price and Scriabin. Kashyap Prasad, 18, studies piano with Dr. Matthew Hagle at the Music Institute of Chicago and plays viola in the Lake Forest High School Symphony Orchestra. As an accomplished pianist, Kashyap has performed at renowned venues, including Galvin Recital Hall at Northwestern University, Nichols Concert Hall in Evanston, and the Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park. He has been recognized in several competitions, earning First Place in the 2023 Walgreens National Concerto Competition (Open Senior Division) and multiple Honorable Mentions in the DePaul National Concerto Competition. Additional honors include Second Place (2023) and Third Place (2024) in the Illinois State Music Teachers Association Senior Solo Division, as well as First Place in the 2022 Society of American Musicians Intermediate Piano Division. At Lake Forest High School, Kashyap is the back-to-back overall winner of the Music Department Honors Competition in both 2023 and 2024. Kashyap has taken masterclasses with the likes of Marta Aznavoorian, Michelle Cann, Jean-Louis Haguenauer, and Sylvia Wang. He also values community engagement, regularly performing at venues such as the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center in North Chicago and retirement communities in the North Shore area. A collaborative musician, he particularly enjoys performing piano duos with his brother. Outside of music, Kashyap is a dual varsity athlete at Lake Forest High School. In his free time, he enjoys reading alongside his best friend, Kumin, his loyal and beloved dog.

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Introductions is WFMT’s weekly Saturday morning program that features talented pre-college classical musicians in the Chicago area. Soloists and chamber ensembles perform live in WFMT’s Levin Performance Studio. Large ensembles, including orchestras, choirs, and bands, are recorded at their home venues and broadcast at later dates. The program also features youth music competition winners. While many students who appear on Introductions pursue other careers, some have gone on to study music at some of the most prestigious music schools around the world and pursue careers as professional musicians.