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Mingfei Shuai (age 14) is a violinist and a composer from Shenzhen, China who currently lives in Powell, Ohio. Mingfei’s journey with music started at a young age. Mingfei played violin in the Columbus Symphony Youth Orchestras for four years and currently studies composition with Meng Wang. Last year, Mingfei took part in the inaugural year of Luna Lab’s Adventure in Sound. Mingfei’s compositions have won third place in the 2021 International JSFest Composition Competition, fourth place in the 2022 Golden Key Piano Composition Competition, second place in the European Art Competition, and two honorable mentions from the 2021-2022 Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) Competition.