*Christina and Michelle Naughton* are twin sisters who began their piano studies at the age of four. In the fall of 2007, they began their studies as full merit-based scholarship students at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, where Christina holds the Hirsig Fellowship and Michelle holds the Bernard M. Guth Fellowship. They have performed extensively as soloists, with orchestra, and in piano duo.

Christina made her orchestral debut at the age of nine performing Haydn’s Piano Concerto No. 11 in D Major. She was the bronze medalist at the quadrennial Gina Bachauer Young Artist International Piano Competition, and as a member of the Vesta Trio won the gold medal at the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition. She has performed with Chicago’s Ars Viva and Park Ridge Orchestras, the Madison Symphony, the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra, the Fort Collins Symphony, the Utah Symphony, and at Ravinia’s Martin Theater.

Michelle made her orchestral debut at the age of 10 performing Mozart’s Piano Concerto in A Major K488. She won first prize at the PianoArts Biennial National Piano Concerto and Solo Competition, and was the gold medal winner in the quadrennial Virginia Waring International Piano Competition. She has performed with the Milwaukee Symphony, the Madison Symphony, Chicago’s Ars Viva and Park Ridge Symphonies, the Gulf Coast Symphony, as well as on Denver’s St. John’s Cathedral’s concert series, and at the Green Lake Music Festival.

Christina and Michelle have performed with Cleveland’s Red Orchestra, the Erie Philharmonic, the Gulf Coast Symphony, Chicago’s Park Ridge Orchestra, the Sheboygan Symphony, as well as on the Artist Series of Sarasota, the UAB Piano Series, the Rancho Mirage Library Classical Piano Series, the Chamber Music San Francisco Series, and on Chicago’s “Music in the Loft” and Pianoforte classical piano series. They have performed for broadcast on WFMT, Chicago; and on WHYY, Philadelphia. This past season included debuts at the Terrace Theater in Washington D.C.’s Kennedy Center, and with the Philadelphia Orchestra at the Mann Center for the Performing Arts. Upcoming concerts include performances with the New Jersey Symphony and at Florida’s Kravis Center.