Oregon 8th grader Jacob Nenow piano, 2019

This is Jacob Nenow, an 8th grader at Portland's Oregon Episcopal School, playing Prokofiev's Sonata No. 6 in A Major, Opus 82, IV. Vivace, on May 6, 2019. He's one of three recipients of Monday Musical Club of Portland's $2,000 memorial scholarships this year, competing as one of the youngest among 13 highly talented finalists from local high schools. I love this piece, and the way he plays it so well is just amazing.

Here's a view showing him in profile so you can see his hands:    • Jacob Nenow, 2019 Colliver Piano Scholarsh...  

** [Four years later in 2023, here's Jacob as a high school senior in another MMC competition:    • Jacob Nenow, May 1, 2023  ]**

Here's his blurb from the Monday Musical site:

"Jacob Nenow was selected for the Lois and Ardeth Colliver Piano Scholarship award for the best piano performance. Jacob has been playing piano for seven years and has studied the last two years with Dr. Renato Fabbro. He was the 2018 Oregon MTNA Junior Piano Division winner and MTNA Northwest Region Alternate. Jacob also won first prize in the 2018 Portland Steinway & Sons Junior Piano Competition and the 2018 OMTA Suzanne Raines Junior Scholarship Award Competition. He recently performed a piano concerto with the Central Oregon Symphony. Additionally, he was a finalist at the 2019 PYP Youth Piano Concerto Competition and placed 1st with a superior rating in the 2019 NFMC Jr. Composing Competition. Jacob also attended the 2018 Seattle Piano Institute and performed in a master class with Dr. Robin McCabe. In 2017 he won first prize in the OFMC Suzanne Raines Young Pianists Scholarship Competition and the Spokane Junior Piano Competition in both the Classical Division and the Contemporary Division. Jacob is in 8th grade, from Portland, Oregon and loves math, science, composing music and distance running."