Mr. McDonald
gave his orchestral debut at the age of eleven, and has since
appeared as soloist with the Utah Symphony, Louisiana Philharmonic, and
Fort Worth Symphony Orchestras, among others. He has performed across
the United States as well as in Israel, Canada, South Korea, and Japan, where
he also organized relief concerts for displaced survivors of the Tohoku
earthquake and tsunami. He received his doctorate and Master’s degrees at The
Juilliard School, in New York City, and earned his Bachelor’s at the New
England Conservatory of Music. Mr. Donald
currently lives very close to us – in Dallas.
Mr. McDonald will participate
in the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. He was one of 30 individuals
selected from over 150 applicants to participate in the Competition. The
Competition begins this Friday at Bass Performance Hall.
