23-year-old pianist Helen Bryant began her classical studies at age 10 after years of learning jazz classics by ear from her father. As a soloist, she has performed across the United States, including as a fellow at NPR’s From the Top in 2019. She was featured again on the show in 2020 and in 2023. In 2018, she earned second prize at the 18th Osaka International Competition, held in Osaka, Japan. Helen has won top prizes in competitions including the MTNA, Emory Young Artist, and Steinway Piano competitions. She has performed with the Atlanta Community Symphony, Rome Symphony, and the North Georgia Chamber Orchestras. She is an avid chamber musician, namely as the pianist for Trio Selene, a prizewinning trio from the University of Michigan. Helen worked as a research assistant and writer for the University of Michigan’s Gershwin Initiative. She contributed to the first critical edition of Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue for two pianos, which was published in 2024 by Schott Music, Intl. She was also named a research fellow for the Hampsong Foundation’s Song of America from 2021-2023, where her research focused on underrepresented American song composers and poets. Helen was selected as one of eight piano fellows for the Soundboard Institute at Honeywell Arts Academy in the summer of 2024. In July of 2025, she attended Pianofest in the Hamptons. She is currently pursuing a masters at the Université de Montréal, where she is a student of Henry Kramer. She graduated as an Angell Scholar from the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance in 2023, earning degrees in Piano Performance and Historical Musicology. Helen’s undergraduate studies were with Christopher Harding. A native of Atlanta, she was a student of Alexander Wasseman for six years. Private studies with Yong Hi Moon and Julian Martin are also of primary influence.