22 year old pianist Parker Van Ostrand started winning piano competitions at the age of five. Since then he's taken first prize at the SF International Piano Competition, and Third Prize/Best Sonata at the International Chopin Competition. He's also got some great performance accolades his belt, with numerous international appearances, collaborations with the likes of Yuja Wong, and concertos with the SF Symphony. Most recently he joined the Auburn Symphony Orchestra for Rachmaninoff's second piano concerto at the Mondavi Center.

In this feature we enjoy live performances of several different composers, and discuss how things like the gym and ziplining keep him sane.