The confused responses were rolling in. It was later in the morning than I’d like to admit when I woke up and pawed my phone off my nightstand, and it took a few minutes of baffled blinking at my notifications before I realized that my satirical riff on every classical music profile, “Meet the Pianist Revolutionizing Classical Music,” had gone live. And people were perplexed.

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Sharon Su, noted for being “both personable and insanely talented,” is an acclaimed classical pianist and recording artist. She is based in Los Angeles.