Revision as of 22:55, 11 July 2012

The Obligatory

Yo. Instead of writing about who I am, I'll list things you can (and should) talk to me about, i.e. things that generally interest me when they come up in conversation. For completeness, also things that certainly will not interest me.

Things that I probably talk about on hall on a daily basis and am okay with continuing

• Math
• Danny Shi
• Mario Kart
• Feeding it

Things that I don't get to talk enough about on hall and am always pleasantly surprised to end up talking about

• HMMT (and how you can help!)
• (Western) Classical Music
• Sports (if you ever want to play basketball or badminton, let me know)
• Cooking (if you want to try a new recipe together, I'm down)
• Running (if you ever want to go, let me know! I'm training for the Bay State Half-Marathon from 7/30 to 10/21, so during then I may be less flexible in agreeing upon a time/pace/distance).
• TV shows that don't suck (and too few people watch), e.g. Friends
• Stupid things you can do when someone wants to pound it with you, e.g. snail
• How Lexington, MA is better than wherever the hell you grew up

Things you probably don't want to talk to me about, given that I'll immediately get bored or irritated

• Computer Science
• Video Games that aren't Mario Kart
• All of the stupid shit people say on hall because other people say the same stupid shit on hall
• TV shows that suck (and too many people watch)

Classes, by Semester

• Fall 2011: 7.012, 8.022, 18.100B, 21M.011, 21M.445
• Spring 2012: 18.102, 18.901, 18.952, 21M.301, 21M.445
• Fall 2012: 18.705, 18.712, 18.905, 21M.302, 21M.445, 21M.480

Music Performances

I'd like to think that much of the time other hall members spend playing video games, I put in to music (Alas, I'm guilty of both playing too much Mario Kart and sucking at it). My main instrument is and always has been piano, but I played violin in high school and occasionally can be heard sawing away on Vlad's violin. I was an Emerson Scholar in 2011-2012, hopefully an Emerson Fellow from Fall 2012 onward, and also play in Chamber Music Society. Somewhat for my own reference, I've documented my past and future performances on piano, so as if you give a shit:

Past

• September 2011: Prelude and Fugue in B-Flat Minor, WTC I (Bach). 21M.011 Recitation.
• October 2011: Sonatina, Sz. 55, BB. 69 (Bartok). MTNA Quad-State Convention Masterclass, Medford, MA.
• November 2011: Ballade in F Minor (Chopin). Michael Lewin Masterclass, Lowell, MA.
• December 2011: Piano Sonata in C Major, Op. 53 "Waldstein" (Beethoven), I; Berceuse and Finale from L'Oiseau de Feu (Stravinsky/Agosti). Emerson Piano Recital.
• December 2011: Piano Trio No. 1 in B Major (Brahms), with D. Zhang, violin, and K. Miller, 'cello. Chamber Music Society Concert.
• May 2012: Piano Sonata in C Major, Op. 53 "Waldstein" (Beethoven), II/III. Studio Recital, Boston, MA.
• May 2012: Fantaisie in F Minor (Chopin). Emerson Piano Recital.
• May 2012: Piano Trio No. 1 in D Minor (Arensky), with D. Zhang, violin, and K. Miller, 'cello. Chamber Music Society Concert.
• June 2012: Piano Sonata for Four Hands in D Major, II/I (Mozart), with A. Yuan, piano. MOP Talent Show, Lincoln, NE.

Upcoming

Ask me for more info if you want to come! I usually send out e-mails about the ones that are more important to me.

• December 2012: "Trout" Quintet in A Major (Schubert), with D. Zhang, violin, C. Chang, viola, ?, 'cello, and M. Chen, double bass. Chamber Music Society Concert.
• Spring 2013: Piano Sonata in B-Flat Major, D. 960 (Schubert), Fantaisie in F Minor (Chopin). Emerson Solo Recital.
• Spring 2013: Etudes, Op. 25, Nos. 9-12 (Chopin). Studio Recital, Boston, MA.

At some point this may become more than really stupid lists of information, and/or may be formatted better. Probably not soon, however.