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The Aptos Keyboard Series
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Ziyue (Amy) Zeng
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Ziyue (Amy) Zeng (16), resides in Aptos. She began studying piano at age 5. Since 2018 she has been studying piano with Dr. Chia-Lin Yang since 2018. Amy has won many awards and scholarships internationally and regionally, including: Cesar Franck International Piano Competition, Costa Rica Piano Competition & Festival, Celia Mendez Young Pianists Beethoven Competition, KAMSA, BIMC, USIMC, Silicon Valley Music Competition, Pacific International Piano Competition, France Music Competition of Les Musicales du Centre, New Star International Piano Competition, etc. She made her concerto debut with Santa Cruz County Youth Symphony in 2022, and will perform as a soloist with GSYO Senior Symphony in 2023. She has been a performer at Junior Bach Festival since 2018. She is a recipient of Santa Cruz Symphony Muller Scholarship 2018-2022. She has played in masterclasses with Hans Boepple, Jeff LaDeur, John Blacklow, Ronald Brautigam, Sonia Leong, Vladimir Khomyakov, and Anna Dmytrenko.
Program Bach Toccata BWV 911 Beethoven Sonata No.32 Op.111 Liszt Rigoletto Concert Paraphrase Intermission Carl Vine Sonata No.1 1st movement Prokofiev Sonata No.7 Op.83 Encore Chopin Etude No.7 Op.25 |
Sunday May 7, 2023 at 3:00 pm 125 Canterbury Dr., Aptos CA Tickets available at the door
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Ticket funds goes to the artist and towards maintaining a concert ready instrument.
For further ticket information please call Artistic Director Josef Sekon: 831-685-9169 or email
Ticket funds goes to the artist and towards maintaining a concert ready instrument.
For further ticket information please call Artistic Director Josef Sekon: 831-685-9169 or email
About the Aptos Keyboard Series at St. John's
Our Mission: to promote gifted young pianists and offer them the opportunity to perform in a concert setting.
Our History: Artistic Director Josef Sekon, retired music teacher at Cabrillo College, hosted concerts in his home and other local venues for the past several years. Several St. John's parishioners actively supported this artistic venture in various ways, from hosting musicians to providing financial support, and, of course, serving as a loyal audience. So when the concert series began to outgrow a "house concert" size, St. John's was a logical place to look for a new home. To begin, a parish member has loaned the church a Steinway piano to do justice to the level of the musicianship being shared.
St. John's is delighted to partner with Josef Sekon in presenting the Aptos Keyboard Series, henceforth to be known as "The Aptos Keyboard Series at St. John's." It is our hope that we can expand the opportunity from a house concert with an audience of 35 to our larger venue as St. John's, with our wonderful acoustics. And we hope to maintain the intimate atmosphere of a “Salon Setting” for upcoming concerts.
If you love listening to world class piano music in a relaxed setting please come to this series of Sunday afternoon concerts. We are delighted to accept financial support to help promote these young guest artists in our own community.
- features International World-Class Pianists
- co-presented by Josef Sekon, artistic director, & the Episcopal Church of St. John the Baptist
Our Mission: to promote gifted young pianists and offer them the opportunity to perform in a concert setting.
Our History: Artistic Director Josef Sekon, retired music teacher at Cabrillo College, hosted concerts in his home and other local venues for the past several years. Several St. John's parishioners actively supported this artistic venture in various ways, from hosting musicians to providing financial support, and, of course, serving as a loyal audience. So when the concert series began to outgrow a "house concert" size, St. John's was a logical place to look for a new home. To begin, a parish member has loaned the church a Steinway piano to do justice to the level of the musicianship being shared.
St. John's is delighted to partner with Josef Sekon in presenting the Aptos Keyboard Series, henceforth to be known as "The Aptos Keyboard Series at St. John's." It is our hope that we can expand the opportunity from a house concert with an audience of 35 to our larger venue as St. John's, with our wonderful acoustics. And we hope to maintain the intimate atmosphere of a “Salon Setting” for upcoming concerts.
If you love listening to world class piano music in a relaxed setting please come to this series of Sunday afternoon concerts. We are delighted to accept financial support to help promote these young guest artists in our own community.