Something About Kai

Kai began his piano lessons with Mrs. Pauline Daley when he was seven years old, then with Dr. Lisa Cleveland. Since 2006 Kai has been studied piano with Mrs. Mila Filatova. Kai participated in many recitals and auditions, in both 2007 and 2008 he received the honorable mention for entire program from the Granite State Competition.

Kai likes to express his thoughts and feeling in music, drawings and art. Since he was about three, he drew maps on paper, to record the events and activities of trips and local events, with more details than most kids can describe with words. A good friend of ours, Mary Churchill offered drawing and watercolor lessons for kids in Nashua. From age of five, Kai started to take art lessons from Churchill, first study pencil drawing, charcoal drawing, then started watercolor painting.

Kai has won two awards in art competitions. Kai was the recipient of the first prize in watercolor from the open art fair in Milford, NH – Keyes Art Group Judge's Award First Place with his pencil drawing, and the first prize winner in the junior division from the 50th Annual Greeley Park Art Show in Nashua, NH with his watercolor painting of still-life, from the Nashua Area Artists Association.

Kai's Watercolor Paintings and Drawings

In this session of our online gallery, we selected a few pieces of Kai's watercolor paintings and charcoal and pencil drawings during the years of 2002 and 2004.

In our Young Talents Gallery, we also have another two young talented artists, Kenrick Tsang and Ellen Chen, with oil paintings, and comic books.

About Kai's piano teacher — Mila Filatova

Mila Filatova, pianist, graduated with highest honors from the Conservatory of Music in Saratov, Russia. She has also studied at the Saratov College of Music and the Central Music School, where she was an award-winning pianist by the age of seventeen. She was chosen by Kabalevsky as the best performer of his piano compositions in 1978. Since then, she has taught at the Saratov Central Music School and was the Concertmaster of the Saratov Theater House. Her students have continued on to successful musical careers in Russia and Europe.

Since her arrival in the United States, she has been performing in solo piano concerts and chamber music performances throughout New England. For the last five years she has produced chamber music concerts at the Mount Washington Hotel. She has also performed in several Musical Festivals with the Metropolitan Chamber Players and the Metropolitan Wind Ensemble. Mila has been a featured artist with the Zimmerman House and the Currier Museum of Art in Manchester, New Hampshire. She had also held the position of Concertmaster for the New Hampshire Youth Choral Academy.

Mila Filatova is currently the Vice President of the New Hampshire Music Teachers Association. She maintains an active private studio in Manchester. Mila is also teaching in Concord Community Music School and Manchester Community Music School. In addition, she is an organist at the St. Paul’s Church in Manchester, New Hampshire.