Student of Elaine Silbereis
Edward Neems is a sixth grade student at Bristow Middle School in West Hartford. He has studied piano with Elaine Silbereis since the age of six. Edward has performed in many piano competitions and festivals and has received multiple prizes in local and international competitions, including HMTA Virtuoso Pianists Competition, CT Bach Festival, Young Artist Piano Competition, and Renée B. Fisher Competition. He has also performed in Carnegie Hall as the recipient of the Royal Conservatory of Music Award of Excellence. Edward won the second place in the Carmel Klavier International Competition for Young Artists in 2021, and the first place prize in the seventh J.Y. Park Piano Competition in 2022. He was chosen as a Semi-Finalist in Royal Conservatory’s “Music Lights the Way” Competition this January. Most recently he placed first in the Virtuoso Pianists Competition. At school, he recently started playing cello and has joined the selective orchestra Bristow Bows. Additionally, he is a pianist in Bristow Big Band and the student pianist for Voices for Bristow. In addition to music, he enjoys studying P.E. and mathematics. Outside of school, he enjoys reading, gymnastics, tennis and skiing.
