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Mia Turakhia (age 13) is a composer, violinist, and pianist from the San Francisco Bay Area. She is an 8th grader at The Nueva School and attends the San Francisco Conservatory of Music Pre-College. Introduced to composition by her piano teacher, Eva-Maria Zimmermann, Mia has continued to develop her skills at SFCM, studying violin with Alena Tsoi-Barantschik and composition with June Bonacich and Mauricio Rodriguez. She has participated in summer programs such as C’est Bon, Music at Tateuchi, and Heifetz. In spring 2024, Mia won the Kris Getz Composition Competition, and her work was premiered at the SFCM pre-college commencement.