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    Clark began his music journey with piano at 6 and later picked up cello at 10. Currently he is the principal cellist at Charlotte Youth Symphony. He has won multiple music awards, and he recently won the Grand Prize in the Intermediate Level of the Charlotte Symphony Young Artist Competition.

    Outside of music, Clark participates in the Speech and Debate team and school tennis team. He also enjoys playing sports, hanging out with his friends, and reading classic and historical fiction books. 

  • Elijah began piano and cello lessons at 3 and 5. He joined the Youth Orchestra of Charlotte (YOC) at the age of 11 in which he currently sits as principal cellist.

    Elilah has enjoyed playing duets, creating music with his band, playing for events and weddings, and playing cello for his church worship team.  He has won multiple local and state awards in music, and recently was the featured soloist playing Tchaikovsky piano concerto No. 1 accompanied by YOC in May 2024.  When not playing music, Eli enjoys playing tennis, reading philosophy books, and spending time with friends and family.

  • Sayuki Peterman, an 18-year-old violinist in Charlotte, North Carolina, is a freshman at Vanderbilt University. She currently studies with Monica Boboc of Charlotte Symphony and Dr Carolyn Huebl of Vanderbilt University.

    Sayuki has served as concertmaster for many orchestras such as Charlotte Symphony Youth Orchestra, NC All-State Honors and Youth Orchestra of Charlotte and is the co-founder of the Charlotte-based music outreach nonprofit, harmonious hearts.

    Sayuki has received many accolades for musical performance including: first prize winner in the NC MTNA  Strings Competition (2023 & 2024), Recipient of Rotary Club of Charlotte Music Scholarships(2024), the Charlotte Symphony Guild young artist competition  (2024), YOC concerto competition (2022), Blackerby young artist competition ( Austin, TX 2020). 

    Outside of school, Sayuki spends her summers participating in various international music festivals such as the Heifetz International Music Institute, Boston University Tanglewood Institute, and Green Mountain Chamber Music Festival.

  • Simon began playing the piano at age 6, and his passion and skill have grown immensely over the past 10 years. Now, Simon finds joy in exploring how music can connect people across cultures and emotions.

    Besides playing piano, Simon enjoys table tennis and hanging out with friends.

  • Jaash is our “tech guy.” He has multiple coding languages under his belt and enjoys being on his computer. Jaash joined Harmonious Hearts not only for his love for music but also to contribute to the overall cause of the nonprofit.

    Other than this he has many other achievements like starting his own brand, building up a car, and created his own video game.