Cecilia Taggart

2025 Young Artist Competition Winner

Cecilia Taggart, 11 years old, has been playing the piano since the age of 3. She began lessons with Dr. Reid Smith, and after his passing in 2021, she began studying with Dr. Paul Wirth of the Wirth Center for Performing Arts, with whom she is currently studying. She has shown remarkable prowess and maturity of technique and expression at the piano, even at such a young age.

She has placed in many competitions, including: 2nd place in the Minneapolis Music Teachers Forum Mozart Piano Concerto Competition in 2024, 3rd place in the Wirth Festival Concerto Competition in 2024, Honorable Mention in the Saint Paul Piano Teacher’s Association Concerto Competition in 2023, and Honorable Mention in the State round of the Music Teachers National Association Competition in 2024. She is excited to make her orchestra debut with the Dakota Valley Symphony.

When not practicing piano, Cecilia enjoys competing in gymnastics and Junior Olympic Track and Field, as well as reading. Cecilia lives in Blaine, and is homeschooled in the 7th grade.

For more information about Cecilia and her musical siblings, please visit www.taggartpiano.org.