Biography

Pianist, Lele, has been living the musician life since the age of 3. After showing her great passion and talent of music, Lele quickly gained national and international acclaims via various competitions. In 2019, at the age of 5, Lele won the 1st Place in both Crescendo International Music Competition and American Protégé International Piano and Strings Competition in Carnegie Hall. She was also the youngest recipient of 4 American Protégé Judge Distinction Awards, selected from thousands of contestant musicians from over 20 countries. In the same year, she was also the youngest winner in Steinway Junior Piano Competition.

Lele's performances were well received by an even broader audience of various music festivals and TV shows across the country. She received a standing ovation from 3000 audience and 4 celebrities judges of America's Got Talent in Pasadena Civic Auditorium. Featured in NBC's Kelly Clarkson Show, Lele brought her piano performance and stories to millions of TV viewers. She was invited to music competitions and festivals in United Nations' Headquarter and Memorial Chapel of Union College.

While she enjoys performing at grand stages, Lele gets even more happiness and fun when playing piano in the local social center, neighborhood celebrations, benefit concerts, and fundraisers. Lele set her goal to use her music to spread love and happiness to the community and the entire world. During the pandemic, Lele partnered with a non-profit organization to deliver her soothing music to front-line medical heroes and the people in need at hospitals, senior centers, and care facilities. Lele was awarded certificates of merit from New York State Assemblyman and her school district superintendent for her dedication to the local community. Her piano talent and her stories were covered by various media outlets, including NBC News, Fox5 News, and Newsday. Recently, she started her own nonprofit Play Positive Note to lead and inspire more young musicians to giveback to our communities.

Other than a pianist, Lele is a book author/illustrator and sports athlete. She published her stories with piano with an autobiography-alike children's picture book "Lenna's Music Adventure" (the selfie above is one of the illustrations of the book). Lele loves playing tennis, and she won many golf titles in USkids and NY Junior PGA. She holds a USKids Long Island Championship of junior golf tournament in 2023.