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YTA Medalist Performs with Texas Medical Center Orchestra

February 17, 2026December 30, 2025 by flori

Young woman plays piano at classical music competition

Pianist Szuyu Su, shown at YTA's 2025 Finalists' Concert & Awards Program, was a soloist at a Texas Medical Center Orchestra concert. Photo by Dave Clements.

The Texas Medical Center Orchestra’s 2024–25 season opened with “Cathedrals of Sound,” a concert featuring Szuyu Su, Young Texas Artists’ 2025 Silver Medalist in Piano and Audience Choice Award winner. (See video below). The concert took place Sept. 27, at South Main Baptist Church in Houston. Su performed Maurice Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G major, … Read more

Where Are They Now? Petronel Malan

June 16, 2025May 16, 2025 by flori

Petronel Malan

Petronel Malan, a multiple Grammy Award nominee and gold medalist of several international piano competitions, is Young Texas Artists’ 1998 Gold Medalist in Piano. She recently spoke with us about her career and her memories of competing with YTA. What are some of your favorite memories of competing with YTA? I remember that I had … Read more

YTA Medalist Performs with Texas Medical Center Orchestra

Where Are They Now? Petronel Malan

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