Davis You

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Cellist Davis You, 17, is a senior at Palo Alto High School in Palo Alto, California, United States.  He currently studies cello with Jonathan Koh and previously has studied with Irene Sharp. Davis has performed in several solo engagements, including a Noontime Concerts recital in San Francisco, a concerto with the Prometheus Symphony as the winner of the 2018 Felix Khuner Competition, and two solos with the California Youth Symphony (CYS), of which he is the principal cello. His awards include first place in the 2018 KAMSA Competition, semifinalist in the 2018 Klein International String Competition, first place in the 2017 CYS Young Artists Competition, first place in the 2016 California ASTA Solo Competition, semifinalist at the 2017 Tchaikovsky Competition for Young Musicians, honorable mention in the 2019 YoungArts Competition, and second prize in the 2018 Galante Competition as a member of the Trio Sonoro. An avid chamber musician, he is a member of the Young Chamber Musicians program in Burlingame, CA, and attended the Music@Menlo chamber music festival in 2018 and 2019.