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| 6-year-old Hungarian Dance No.5 by Brahms |
| 11-year-old Her composition with her brother |
| 11-year-old Rondo a Capriccio by Beethoven |
| 10-year-old Zigeunerweisen by Sarasate |
| 8-year-old Sonata K.545-1 by Mozart |
If you enjoyed her videos above, you many find out many more of her performances on the
video page and composition page, where you can also download her original composition score.
We hope you have enjoyed your visit.
Please feel free to share this website with your friends who might be interested. Thank you!
Gabrielle's parents - Richard & Grace Last update: 8-29-2010
video page and composition page, where you can also download her original composition score.
We hope you have enjoyed your visit.
Please feel free to share this website with your friends who might be interested. Thank you!
Gabrielle's parents - Richard & Grace Last update: 8-29-2010
| Gabrielle on TV click pictures below to play the videos |
| 周雅雯 (Gabrielle) 感謝 惠玲, 彩惠, 玉英阿姨, 與其他許多鄉親朋友們的支持與鼓勵 |
| Fox News "Shooting Stars" 5-18-2005 |
| WLRN Public Television "American Ideal " 12-21-2005 |
| NBC News Lang Lang Master Class 3-29-2006 |
| WLRN Public Television "American Ideal II" 7-10-2006 |
| WLRN Public Television "American Ideal III" 4-27-2007 |
| (6-18-2009) Gabrielle's first mission trip to Haiti |
Welcome to the website of 15-year-old violinist, pianist, and composer Gabrielle Chou
(周雅雯). Gabrielle studies violin with Carol Cole, and piano with Maria Gomez. She is the
concertmaster of the Florida Youth Orchestra since 2007, and a piano and violin soloists with
Coral Gables Chamber Symphony, Boynton Regional Symphony Orchestra, Alhambra
Orchestra, Ars Flores Symphony Orchestra, and National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra.
Since 2000, she has been the first place winner of more than 40 Florida state competitions in
violin, piano and composition including winning of the senior violin concerto and senior piano
concerto competition at age 12. In 2009 and 2010, she won the All Performance Awards.
As a young composer, Gabrielle has been an American regional and divisional winner and
therefore a national finalist four times. She received her first national award in 2009. She is
"among the nation's finest young composers" according to the Executive Director of the
Music Teachers National Association. In 2009, she also became a winner in YCC competition.
Gabrielle had her first international competition on both violin and piano in 2006. She won
the 4th place at the Andrea Postacchini International Violin Competition in Italy and
received an award at the 10th Ettlingen International Piano Competition in Germany.
In September 2008, she competed in Asia for the first time in the 12th Taipei International
Chopin Piano Competition with another 137 contestants. After two weeks of elimination, she
was finally selected as one of the eight finalists and she had a great time performing Chopin
Concerto No. 2 with the National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra at the National Concert Hall.
In August 2009, she received the Highly Commended Award (Honorable Mention) in the 2nd
Manchester International Piano Concerto Competition, August 15 – 22, Manchester, England.
She has played for Lang Lang, Murray Perahia, Susan Starr, Elmar Oliviera, Robert
McDonald and many other prominent musicians. In the summer of 2010, Gabrielle
attended the Aspen Music Festival and School where she enjoyed the weekly lesson
with great pianist and teacher John O'conor. She also studied violin with Paul Kantor
and Cornelia Heard. She can't wait to go back to Colorado again.
From 2005 to 2008, she has annually performed as a soloist with the Coral Gables Chamber
Symphony for the classical music program "American Ideal" - recorded live for public
television (PBS/WLRN). The recordings are available in the left panel.
In 2007, we created an YouTube KidMusician channel as an extension and invitation to our
website. Listed below are some of her latest YouTube postings (in the 1st line) and her
YouTube favorites (in the 2nd line). You are invited to click the picture below to watch them.
(周雅雯). Gabrielle studies violin with Carol Cole, and piano with Maria Gomez. She is the
concertmaster of the Florida Youth Orchestra since 2007, and a piano and violin soloists with
Coral Gables Chamber Symphony, Boynton Regional Symphony Orchestra, Alhambra
Orchestra, Ars Flores Symphony Orchestra, and National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra.
Since 2000, she has been the first place winner of more than 40 Florida state competitions in
violin, piano and composition including winning of the senior violin concerto and senior piano
concerto competition at age 12. In 2009 and 2010, she won the All Performance Awards.
As a young composer, Gabrielle has been an American regional and divisional winner and
therefore a national finalist four times. She received her first national award in 2009. She is
"among the nation's finest young composers" according to the Executive Director of the
Music Teachers National Association. In 2009, she also became a winner in YCC competition.
Gabrielle had her first international competition on both violin and piano in 2006. She won
the 4th place at the Andrea Postacchini International Violin Competition in Italy and
received an award at the 10th Ettlingen International Piano Competition in Germany.
In September 2008, she competed in Asia for the first time in the 12th Taipei International
Chopin Piano Competition with another 137 contestants. After two weeks of elimination, she
was finally selected as one of the eight finalists and she had a great time performing Chopin
Concerto No. 2 with the National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra at the National Concert Hall.
In August 2009, she received the Highly Commended Award (Honorable Mention) in the 2nd
Manchester International Piano Concerto Competition, August 15 – 22, Manchester, England.
She has played for Lang Lang, Murray Perahia, Susan Starr, Elmar Oliviera, Robert
McDonald and many other prominent musicians. In the summer of 2010, Gabrielle
attended the Aspen Music Festival and School where she enjoyed the weekly lesson
with great pianist and teacher John O'conor. She also studied violin with Paul Kantor
and Cornelia Heard. She can't wait to go back to Colorado again.
From 2005 to 2008, she has annually performed as a soloist with the Coral Gables Chamber
Symphony for the classical music program "American Ideal" - recorded live for public
television (PBS/WLRN). The recordings are available in the left panel.
In 2007, we created an YouTube KidMusician channel as an extension and invitation to our
website. Listed below are some of her latest YouTube postings (in the 1st line) and her
YouTube favorites (in the 2nd line). You are invited to click the picture below to watch them.
| WLRN Public Television "American Ideal IV" 4-25-2008 |
| Gabrielle has decided to study music, and we are looking for sponsorship and scholarship. Please contact us if you can provide financial support or give us helpful suggestions. We've made a DVD for your donation and for those who are interested to have a copy. For more information about the Thank-You DVD, please click here. |
| Bach's Chaconne from Partita No.2 in D minor (BWV 1004) |
| Presents her String Trio in Lynn University New Music Festival |
| Another Steiway Virtuoso Award Chopin Ballade No.1 |
| Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto with Ars Flores Symphony Orch. |
| True music lies between the notes. ~ Mozart |
(3-23-2008)
Gabrielle at Carnegie Hall
- shaking hands with the
maestro Thomas Sleeper
Gabrielle at Carnegie Hall
- shaking hands with the
maestro Thomas Sleeper
| Chopin Piano Concerto No.1 -1st Florida State Competition |