August Baik and Eric Schindler

Born in Seattle, Washington, 18-year-old August Baik (he/him) studies piano performance with Professor Stephen Drury at the New England Conservatory of Music. He has appeared as a soloist with the Virtuosi Bruneses Orchestra (Perugia, Italy), Cascade Symphony Orchestra, and Bellevue Symphony. 2023 National MTNA Senior Strings winner Eric Schindler, age 19 from Seattle, Washington enjoys making music as a cello soloist and as both a chamber and orchestral musician. He is currently studying for his bachelor’s degree in cello performance with Laurence Lesser at New England Conservatory in Boston. Eric was a member of the Seattle Youth Symphony’s Junior and Senior Symphony Orchestras, as well as the Washington All-State and All-Northwest Symphony Orchestras.