2019-2020

International Young Artists Piano Competition, Washington DC (June 25-28, 2020):
  • Group 3 (age 11-12): Kenneth Liu – 1st Prize, Lavinia Bonvini – 2nd Prize, Requierd Piece Award
  • Group 4 (age 13-14): Ethan Yee – 2nd Prize
  • Group 5 (age 15-18): Johnathan Sun – Honorable Mention
Doris Chase Sonata Award (May 17,2020):

Beethoven Sonata : Lavinia Bopnvini – 1st, Daniel Liu – HM, Johnathan Sun -HM

Mozart Sonata: Rose Wen – 3rd

Gottlieb Competition (May 17, 2020)
  • Group AA: Ethan Hsiao – 1st, Andrew Zhang – HM
  • Group F: Kenneth Liu – 2nd
  • Group G: Caleb Wen – HM
  • Group H :Mengtong Xiang – 3rd
  • Group L: Kana Puttkammer – 3rd
  • Group Q: Justin Chen – HM
  • Group R: Hannah Zhang – 3rd
  • Group S: Sean Li – HM
  • Group T:  Rose Wen – 2nd
  • Group U: Daniel Liu – 1st
  • Group V: Jason Liu – 2nd, Carina Guo – 3rd, Nicholas Qiu – HM
  • Group W: Sahana Ramesh – HM
MSMTA Spring Solo Piano Competition (May 3, 2020):
  • Group 10A: Kenneth Liu – 2nd
  • Group 10G: Anastasia Fitenko 1st
  • Group 11F: Caleb Wen – 2nd
  • Group 11G: Mengtong Xiang – 2nd
  • Group 12D: Lavinia Bonvini 2nd
  • Group 12E: Ethan Yee – 3rd
  • Group 13B: Kana Puttkammer – 1st
  • Group 13C Shuchi Tyagi – HM
  • Group 14A: Justin Chen – 2nd
  • Group 15A: Hannah Zhang – 1st
  • Group 15B: Jason Liu – 1st
  • Group 15C: Johnathan Sun – 1st
  • Group 15D: Rose Wen – 2nd
  • Group 15F: Sean Li – HM
  • Group 15G: Nicholas Qiu – HM
  • Group 15H: Daniel Liu – 1st
  • Group 16B: Carina Guo – 2nd
  • Group 16C: Sahana Ramesh – 1st
  • Group 18A: Andrew Zhang – 1st
MSMTA theory awards:
  • Intermediate: Anastasia Fitenko
  • Senior: Shuchi Tyagi , Kana Puttkammer
  • Distinguished: Carina Guo, Jason Liu,  Sean Li, Sahana Ramesh, Nicholas Qiu, Johnathan Sun, Hannah Zhang, Justin Chen, Rose Wen
MSMTA Concerto competition (January 12 2020):

Junior I (Haydn Concertino in C):

  • Kenneth Liu – winner (1st Mvt)
  • Mengtong Xiang – Alternate (3rd Mvt)

Junior II (Haydn Concerto in F):

  • Kana Puttkammer – winner (2nd Mvt)
  • Lavinia Bonvini – HM (1st Mvt)
  • Ethan Yee – HM (3rd Mvt)

Intermediate (Mozart No. 12, K. 414 in A Major):

  • Hannah Zhang – winner (1st Mvt)
  • Sean Li – winner (3rd Mvt)
  • Nicholas Qiu  – honorable mention (2nd Mvt)

Senior(Hummel Concerto No. 3) :

  • Johnathan Sun- winner (2nd Mvt)
  • Rose Wen – alternate (1st Mvt)
  • Andrew Zhang – alternate (3rd Mvt)

Royal Conservatory of Music Practical Exams: all student received Fist Honor or First Honor with Distinction (December 2019):

  • Anastasia Fitenko (Level 6)
  • Mengtong Xiang (Level 7)
  • Caleb Wen (Level 7)
  • Shuchi Tyagy (Level 8)
  • Carina Guo (Level 10)
  • Sean Li (Level 10
  • Hannah Zhang (Level 10)

WMTA Judged recital (November 17, 2019):

  • Mengtong Xiang – selected for hHonors
  • Ethan Yee – honorable mention

Music Teacher National Association Competition, Virginia state (November 2, 2019):

  • Ethan Hsiao: Alternate (senior division)

Music Teacher National Association Competition, DC state (November 2, 2019):

  • Daniel Liu: Honorable mention (senior division)

Royal Conservatory of Music Achievement Recital (Golden medal), Carnegie Hall (NYC) (November 16,2019):

  • Anastasia Fitenko

AAMS competition (October 27, 2019):

  • Peewee Group (Grades 1-5): Mengtong Xiang – 2nd place
  • Junior Group (Grades 6-8): Lavinia Bonvini – 1st place, Kana Puttkammer – Honorable mention
  • Senior Group (Grades 9-12): Ethan Hsiao – 3rd place, Hannah Zhang – Honorable mention

WMTA Judged recital (October 20, 2019):

  • Selected for Honors: Hannah Zhang, Daniel Liu

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

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