Ray Ushikubo arrived on Hilton Head in 2017 with a very impressive list of achievements, especially considering he was only 15 years old at the time. He had already performed on the stages of Carnegie Hall and Merkin Concert Hall in New York City, and on NBC’s The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Mr. Ushikubo has also appeared with pianist Lang Lang at Orange County’s Segerstrom Concert Hall, and with pianist and conductor Jeffrey Kahane and the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra at Royce Hall in LA.

In February, just prior to competing in Hilton Head, he made history as the Young Artist in Residence for a week on the NPR “Performance Today”program. Host Fred Child proudly announced that Ray was the first ever Artist in Residence on the program to be born in the 21st Century – so obviously the youngest! And even more extraordinary, he was featured on alternate broadcasts playing two different instruments – the piano and the violin – with equal virtuosity and artistry. In addition, he was a featured guest artist on Rob Kapilow’s “What Makes It Great?” series with a program of Chopin’s solo works at the Cerritos Center for Performing Arts, and at the Griffith Observatory as part of the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s Immortal Beethoven concert series.

The event takes place:
Thursday, Feb. 8th at 7:00pm
Richland Public Library Sandhills Branch
763 Fashion Drive Columbia, SC 29229

RSVP by calling (803) 254-2777 or registering below!

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