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Young Achievers: Rishi and Suvir Mirchandani
[July 15, 2010]

Young Achievers: Rishi and Suvir Mirchandani


Jul 15, 2010 (The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- Age: Rishi is 13 and Suvir is 11.

Residence: They live in O'Hara.

Family: Rishi and Suvir are brothers. Their parents are Shabnam and Prakash Mirchandani.

School: Both will attend Dorseyville Middle School this fall. Rishi will be in eighth grade and Suvir will be in sixth.

Clubs/organizations: Rishi recently competed in the Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science competition, and enjoys chess and computers. He has played piano for more than seven years. Suvir enjoys painting and drawing, and has played the piano for more than five years.



Noteworthy: Rishi received honorable mention recognition in the Concerto Division, Level 10 at the 2010 World Piano Competition, Young Artist Division, in Cincinnati last month. He was selected by judges from the Steinway Society of Western Pennsylvania to perform a solo with the McKeesport Symphony Orchestra in February. Suvir received the Gold Medal in Level 7 and the grand prize for levels 5 through 8 in Cincinnati and will perform at Carnegie Hall in New York City in October. He was selected to perform in a Heinz Hall lobby recital during the 2010-11 Pittsburgh Symphony season.

Quote: "Playing piano is an outlet for all of my emotions. It's really a great experience and gives my life a lot of structure. It's very enriching to be able to interpret what the composers put on paper. They are able to put their emotion on paper, which is amazing." -- Rishi.


"I was really, really joyful. I get caught up in the magic of the music. The piano is an instrument that has a voice and has endless possibilities to communicate your emotions and feelings." -- Suvir To see more of The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review or to subscribe to the newspaper, go to http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/. Copyright (c) 2010, The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services.

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