Student of Margarita Nuller
Richard Zhuang is a sixth grade student at the East Ridge Middle School in Ridgefield. He began playing the piano at the age of eight and a half with Mallory Mercier at Ridgefield Suzuki School. In fall 2019, he started studying under Ms. Anh Rozman, and progressed quickly to advanced level (Suzuki Book 7). Twice, he won first place at the Suzanne Culley Festival as well as one of five special prizes last year. He recently began studying under Margarita Nuller and has continued to improve his skills ever since, earning this year’s Renée Fisher Piano Competition prize of best performance for the commissioned piece and honorable mention overall in the elementary/middle school division.
