Antony Simonoff is a classically trained pianist who has performed in numerous venues both nationally and abroad. He began studying music at age four, and from his very first lessons exhibited a keen interest in practicing and perfecting his craft. Antony currently studies under the renowned Steinway Artist Dr. Pawel Checinski. Antony has also studied under Dr. Theodore Edel, an associate professor at the University of Illinois in Chicago, and participated in a master class under the tutelage of Yana Reznik last year. In June 2017, Antony competed and won the opportunity to play with Fox River Orchestra Rachmaninoff concerto #2. Also, later that year he became the Grand Prix winner of the Carmel Clavier International Piano Competition among the seniors. Antony received his first competition victory when he was six years old at the Granquist Music Competition in Geneva, Illinois. When he was eight, he received gold medals for both piano solo and concerto from the National Federation of Music Clubs. He seized first place in the Chicago Area Music Teachers Association’s Roberta Savler Competition, and has received numerous merit scholarships from the Music Institute of Chicago. Antony was awarded first place at the Illinois State Music Teachers Association in 2012 in the elementary division and in November 2015 in the junior division. In 2015, he also took first place at the Chopin Festival in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and second place at the Carmel Debut International Piano Competition in Indianapolis, Indiana. He was also selected to perform at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra as a one of the pianists in the program "Keys to the City" together with Emanuel Ax, and performed at the 2016 Beethoven Birthday Bash in the Chicago Cultural Center. In 2016, Antony received an honorable mention at the DuPage Symphony Orchestra Piano Concerto Competition and second place at the Berkley-Pendel Piano Competition. Antony has performed multiple times at the Nichols Concert Hall, Roosevelt University, and PianoForte in Chicago, Illinois, and numerous private venues both at home and in Europe. Additionally, Antony performed in the Young Steinway Concert Series in 2015. Antony is a gold honor roll senior student at the Adlai E. Stevenson High School. This fall Antony will start at the University of Chicago. In his spare time, he enjoys studying Latin, reading science fiction, and dabbling in robotics.