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Interests

• Math. In addition to being a math major I'm somewhat involved in high school math competitions: with Damien Jiang I lead grading for AoPS and USAMTS, I've taught at Idea Math, and have also graded various olympiads for the AMC, including grading at MOP. I am also an officer on HMMT, see below.
• Mario Kart. Possibly the only video game at which I ever had any level of competence (and the only video game I in which I care to gain any competence).
• HMMT. I'm one of the problem czars for February 2013, and you should definitely let me know if you're interested in writing problems. Otherwise, if you're interested in volunteering or in any other aspect of the competition, you can let me know; I'll try to fill you in.
• [Western Classical] Music (see below). I usually pretend I'm a music major, especially given the amount of time I dump on music, though in reality I have no interest in taking N history classes and fulfulling HASS requirements outside 21M. I even did a UROP in computational musicology and atonal music. I also go to a lot of concerts, including BSO college card concerts, so definitely let me know if you want to go sometime.
• Sports. I'm always down for a game of badminton or basketball. I'm a Celtics and Patriots fan, nominally a Red Sox fan but have recently discovered the sad fact that baseball is incredibly boring. I am always up for going to a sports game.
• Cooking. If time exists.
• Running/Working Out. Took both up relatively recently. Am always open to making either one a group activity.
• TV shows that don't suck. I've been looking for someone to marathon Friends episodes with for ages.
• Lexington, MA and how it's way better than wherever you grew up.

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, 18.905, 21M.302, 21M.445, 21M.451
• Spring 2012: 11.125, 18.312, 18.906, 21M.303, 21M.445, 21M.490

Music

I kinda like music. 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 play in the Emerson Scholarship program and in MIT 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 Performances

• 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. MIT Chamber Music Society.
• 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. MIT Chamber Music Society.
• June 2012: Piano Sonata for Four Hands in D Major, II/I (Mozart), with A. Yuan, piano. MOP Talent Show, Lincoln, NE.
• October 2012: "Trout" Quintet, I (Schubert), with D. Zhang, violin, C. Chang, viola, H. Kim, 'cello, and M. Chen, double bass., MIT Corporation Annual Meeting, Boston, MA.
• December 2012: Cello Sonata (Debussy), with S. Jang, cello. Emerson String Recital.
• December 2012: Die Forelle (Schubert), with M. Chen, baritone; "Trout" Quintet (Schubert), with D. Zhang, violin, C. Chang, viola, H. Kim, 'cello, and M. Chen, double bass. MIT Chamber Music Society.

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.

• Spring 2013: Piano Sonata in D Major, K. 576 (Mozart); Piano Sonata in B-Flat Major, D. 960 (Schubert). Emerson Solo Recital.

Things you should listen to

Just so this isn't entirely about me, here are some links to some of my favorite pieces of music; take a listen! Some (okay fine, most) are long, all are awesome.

• A boy and a girl (Whitacre)
• Etudes, Op. 25 (Chopin)
• Piano Quartet No. 1 (Brahms)
• Piano Quintet (Dvorak)
• Piano Sonata in B-Flat Major, D. 960 (Schubert)
• Piano Sonata No. 7; III. Precipitato (Prokofiev)
• Requiem (Faure)
• Romeo and Juliet (Tchaikovsky)
• Symphonic Dances from West Side Story (Bernstein)
• Symphony No. 9 (Beethoven)
• Symphony No. 9 (Mahler)
• Symphony No. 40 (Mozart)
• Violin Sonata (Franck)