Wilson Liu, age 12 (United States) — First Prize, Rising Star Division, Classical Prize, and Romantic Prize
ClevelandClassical.com: Congratulations — fantastic playing.
Wilson Liu: Thank you.
CC.com: You’ve been in many competitions: How did you deal with your nerves? Do you get nervous? You didn’t look like it.
WL: I get nervous, but I also get excited at the same time. And I think I can deal with that nervousness, but I still do different techniques to help me reduce that nervousness. Like, I power pose sometimes in front of the mirror to make me feel big and more confident. I had a class with Jo from Mindful Opus who taught me these techniques and I’ve been trying to use them. And they’re pretty good, actually. [Demonstrates] You can do this like a starfish, and you could also do this like a boss, you know?