2022-2023

The Thomas Hulbert International Piano Competition (July 28-30, 2023):
  • Solo Division 3 (11-13): Juzhe (Julian) Chen – 2nd prize
Young Artist International Piano Competition, Final round (June 25-28, 2023):
  • Group 3 (11 -13 y o): Andrew Lin – 2nd prize
II. Talents International Piano Competition (June 1-6, 2023):

Category B (10-13 y. o):

  • Julian Chen – 1st Prize
  • Gloria Ouyang – 2nd Prize

Category C (14-17 y. o.):

  • Kenneth Liu – 1st Prize
Gottlieb Competition (May 21, 2023)
  • Group A – Henry Cheng – HM
  • Group C – Rebecca Yan – HM
  • Group F – Gloria Ouyang – 2nd place
  • Group G – Julia Chen – 1st place, Jingwei Zhao – 3rd place
  • Group H – Andrew Lin – 2nd place
  • Group L- Caleb Wen – 1st place
  • Group M – Melody Chen – 3rd place
  • Group O – Ethan Yee – HM
  • Group P – Kana Puttkammer – 3rd place
Chase Sonata Competition (May 21, 2023):
  • Beethoven Complete Sonata: Kenneth Liu – 3rd place, Henry Golden – HM
  • Mozart Complete Sonata: Julian Chen – HM
Hartman Performance Award (May 14, 2023):
  • Group 6-7A: Ryan Ling – 3rd place
  • Group 8A: Henry Cheng – 2nd place
  • Group 10-11B : Jingwei Zhao – 1st place
  • Group 10-11C: Julian Chen – 1st place
  • Group 10-11D: Rebecca Yan – 2nd place
  • Group 12-13B : Caleb Wen – 3rd place
  • Group 12-13C: Kenneth Liu – 1st place
  • Group 14A: Melody Chen – 1st place
  • Group 15A: Lavinia Bonvini – 1st place
  • Group 15B -Ethan Yee- 2nd place
  • Group 16 – Kana Puttkammer – 1st place
Piano Solo MSMTA (May 6, 2023):
  • Group 6A – Ryan Ling – 2nd place
  • Group 7C: Henry Cheng – 1st place
  • Group 10B – Rebecca Yan: 2nd place
  • Group 11D – Gloria Ouyang: 1st place
  • Group 11E – Julian Chen: 1st place
  • Group 11F – Jingwei Zhao: 1st place
  • Group 12E – Andrew Lin: 1st place
  • Group 13C – Kenneth Liu: 1st place
  • Group 14A – Henry Golden: 1st place
  • Group 14B – Melody Chen: 1st place
  • Group 14H: Caleb Wen: 1st place
  • Group 15E: Lavinia Bonvini: 2nd place
  • Group 16E: Kana Puttkammer: 1st place
  • Group 18A: Stacy Sun: 1st place
Young Artist International Piano Competition, selected for Final round (April 26, 2023):
  • Andrew Lin
Elizabeth Davis HS Piano Competition (April 23, 2023):
  • Kana Puttkammer – 2nd prize
Swarhout Piano Competition MCMTA (April 16, 2023):
  • Melody Chen – 1st prize
  • Lavinia Bonvini – 2nd prize
MSMTA theory awards (March 14, 2023):
  • Intermediate (5 levels of 90% or above): Rebecca Yan
  • Senior (5 levels of 90% or above including Level 7 or above): Melody Chen
  • Advanced (at least 90% on two levels of L8-10): Ethan Yee
  • Distinguished (90% and above on level 11): Lavinia Bonvini, Kana Puttkammer

Performance with New England ensemble orchestra (February 5, 2023):

  • Charles Cross
  • Melody Chen
  • Kana Puttkammer

Kennedy Center Millenium Center Performance  (January 27, 2023):

  • Julian Chen

Carnegie Hall Performance : RCM gold medal ceremony (January 21, 2023):

  • Caleb Wen

Maryland Concerto Competition (January 8, 2023):

Junior I (Haydn Divertimento in C):

  • Movement III-  Rebecca- HM

Junior II (Mozart Concerto K. 37):

  • Movement I – Jingwei Zhao – HM
  • Movement II – Charles Cross – Winner
  • Movement III – Caleb Wen – HM

Intermediate (Mozart Concerto No. 6):

  • Movement I – Melody Chen – Winner
  • Movement II – Kana Puttkammer – HM
  • Movement III – Kana Puttkammer – Winner

Advanced (Beethoven Concerto No. 2):

  • Movement II – Ethan Yee – HM
  • Movement III –  Andrew Jiang – Winner

Piano Star International Competition (November 20):

  • Amateur group D: Andrew Zhang – 2nd place
  • Professional Group II: Kenneth Liu – 2nd place

MTNA competition, MD (November 6, 2022):

  • Junior division: Kenneth Liu – Alternate
  • Senior division: Lavinia Bonvini – honorable mention, Andrew Jiang – honorable mention

Royal Conservatory of Music Piano Exams (October 29, 2022):

  • Caleb Wen – Level 10 First Class Honors with  distinction

AAMS International Competition (October 22, 2022):

  • Junior division: Julian Chen – 1st prize, Kenneth Liu – 2nd prize
  • Senior division: Kana Puttkammer – honorable mention

Royal Conservatory of Music National Gold Medal (October 18, 2022 announced):

  • Caleb Wen, Level 9 (highest score in piano in the USA, Harmony and Music History exams completed with high marks in the same school year).  Invited for participating in the ceremony and concert in Carnegie Hall in January 2023.

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