Nueva alumnus and extraordinary pianist David Ko, class of 2006, played the piano and also accompanied some of Nueva’s student musicians during a special school performance in January. Both current and past Nueva students found his performance very inspiring. David, a pianist and composer, attends both Columbia University and The Julliard School. He has won numerous competitions and awards as a performer, including the Russian Music Competition, the Pacific Musical Society Competition, and the Marilyn Mindell Piano Competition. He was also a prizewinner at Lindau’s Rotary Jugend-Musikpris in Germany.

Check out these videos to see him playing at Nueva and to hear what he valued most about his time at our school.