Aadit Shrivastava, composer

Hometown: Short Hills, New Jersey

Meet Aadit

Aadit performs on Show 462.

Aadit Shrivastava (composer), 16, from Short Hills, New Jersey, is also a pianist and violist. He has won three winner awards and four finalist awards from The American Prize in 2024 with an array of orchestral, choral, and chamber works. He is also a two-time National Young Composers Challenge finalist. His works have been performed by the International Contemporary Ensemble, Yarn/Wire, Transient Canvas, and many more notable 21st-century musicians, with over fifteen premieres under his belt. Aadit was recently selected for From The Top’s Musicians & the Environment initiative, where he developed an educational program for youth intersecting creativity with environmentalism. Aadit currently studies music composition with Daniel Felsenfeld at Juilliard Pre-College.