2018-2019

Carmel Klavier International Piano Competition (June 25-30, 2019):

  • Advanced A1 Solo group: Daniel Liu – 1st Prize: Daniel Liu
  • Contemporary composers (age 14-15) – 1st Prize; Daniel Liu
  • Special prize by Azerbaijan-American Music Foundation : Daniel Liu
International Young Artists Piano Competition, Washington DC (June 25-28):
  • Group 4 (age 13-14): Hannah Zhang – 1st Prize
  • Group 5 (age 15-18): Andrew Zhang – 2nd Prize
Washington National Youth Music Competition (June 1, 2019):
  • Kana Puttkammer: winner of group 5-6 grade and The Best Performer among all group ages and instruments
Doris Chase Competition (May 19. 2019):
  • Mozart Sonata: Lavinia Bonvini – 2nd prize
  • Beethoven Sonatas: Andrew Zhang – 2nd prize, Harrison Benford – 3rd prize, Ethan Yee – HM
Gottlieb Compeition (May 19, 2019):
  • GA: Anastasi Fitenko – 1st place
  • GC;  Mengtong Xiang – 1st HM
  • GF: Lavinia Bonvini – 1st, Kana Puttkammer – 2nd, Ethan Yee – 3rd
  • GG: Shuchi Tyagi – 1st HM
  • GJ: Hannah Zhang – 2nd
  • GK: Sean Li – 1st HM
  • GL: Johnathan Sun – 1st, Rose Wen – 1st HM
  • GM:Carina Guo – 3rd
Hartman Piano Awards Competition (May 12, 2019):
  • Group 9 y.o.: Anastasia Fitenko – 1st place
  • Group 10A: Mengtong Xiang – 3rd place
  • Group 10B: Caleb Wen – 1st place
  • Group 11B: Lavinia Bonvini -2nd place
  • Group 14A: Rose Wen – 1st place, Justin Chen- honorable mention
  • Group 14B: Nicholas Qiu – 3rd place
  • Group 14C: Hannah Zhang – 2nd place
  • Group 15-16B: Carina Guo_ 1st place
  • Group 17-18: Andrew Zhang – honorable mention
MSMTA Spring Piano Solo results (May 4, 2019)
  • 1st place: Anastasia Fitenko, Caleb Wen, Lavinia Bonvini, Kana Puttkammer, Justin Chen, Jason Liu, Daniel Liu, Rose Wen, Andrew Zhang, Angela Wu
  • 2nd place: Mengtong Xiang, Hannah Zhang, Johnathan Sun, Carina Guo
  • 3rd place: Shuchi Tyagi, Sean Li, Sahana Ramesh
  • Honorable mention: Ethan Yee, Nicholas Qiu
Washington Steinway Piano Competition (April 27, 2019):
  • Group V: Ethan Hsiao – winner, Andrew Zhang – 2nd place
Carmel Klavier International Piano Competition, selected for semi-final:
  • Daniel Liu
International Young Artists Piano Competition, selected for finals (April 28, 2019):
  • Hannah Zhang, Group 4
  • Andrew Zhang, Group 5
MSMTA Davis  Piano Competition for HS students (April 14, 2019):
  • Grades 9-10: Johnathan Sun – 2nd place, Rose Wen – honorable mention
  • Grades 11-12: Andrew Zhang – honorable mention
Kaufman Music Center International Piano Competition (New York) selected for semifinal round:
  • Daniel Lie (Junior 2  division)
  • Ethan Hsiao (Senior division)
Friday Morning music club competition for HS students (April 6, 2019):
  • Ethan Hsiao – 2nd prize
Swathout-Hayes Competition of Montgomery county for HS students (April 7, 2019):
  • Hannah Zhang – 2nd prize
  • Ethan Hsiao- 3rd prize
  • Carina Guo – honorable mention
  • Johnathan Sun – honorable mention
  • Jason Liu – honorable mention
  • Ethan Hsiao – special prize for American composer
  • Hannah Zhang – honorable mention for American composer
  • Jason Liu – honorable mention for American composer
Royal Conservatory of Music practical exams (December 2018):
  • 1st class honors with distinction: Anastasia Fitenko
  • 1st class honors: Mengtong Xiang, Caleb Wen, Shuchi Tyagi
Modern Music Competition (February 2019):
  • Harrison Benford – 2nd place
National YoungArts Foundation (February 2019):
  • Ethan Hsiao- finalist, honorable mention
MSMTA Concerto competition (January 2019)
  • Junior I (Haydn Concertino in C): Anastasia Fitenko – winner (2nd Mvt)
  • Junior II (Bach Concerto in E): Lavinia Bonvini – alternate (2nd Mvt)
  • Intermediate (Mozart No. 11, K. 413 in F Major): Jason Liu – winner (1st Mvt), Nicholas Qiu  – honorable mention (2nd Mvt)
  • Senior(Beethoven Concerto No. 1, op. 15 in C Major ) : Carina Guo – winner (2nd Mvt), Daniel Liu – winner (3rd Mvt)

WMTA Judged Recital (November 18, 2018):

  • Kanna Puttkammer – selected for Honor recital
  • Lavinia Bonvini – honorable mention

MNTA Competition (DC):

  • Ethan Hsiao – winner (Senior division)
  • Jason Liu – alternate (Junior division)
  • Harrison Benford – honorable mention (Junior division)

AAMS competition results (October 27):

Junior division:

  • Kana Puttkammer – 2nd place
  • Harrison Benford- 3rd place
  • Sean Li – honorable mention

Senior division:

  • Ethan Hsiao – 3rd place
  • Hannah Zhang – honorable mention

MTNA Competition (MD state)

  • Daniel Liu – winner (Junior division)

WMTA Judged Recital (October 14):

  • Sean Li – selected for Honor recital
  • Harrison Benford – selected for Honor recital

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