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RCM gold medal ceremony and concert (Northeast district, NYC, Merkin Hall, January 25, 2026):

Henry Cheng

MTNA competition divisional results (January 12, 2026)
  • Julian Chen – Junior Piano – Winner (selected for the National finals)
  • Henry Golden – Composition Senior – Winner (selected for the National finals)
MSMTA Concerto Competition (January 11, 2026):

Junior I (Haydn Concertino in C):

  • Movement III: Fermi McChen- HM

Junior II (Haydn Concerto in G):

  • Movement 2: Nora Ma – Winner

Intermediate (Mozart Concerto No. 14):

  • Movement I: Gloria Ouyang – Alternate
  • Movement II: Declan Gregory – Winner
  • Movement III – Andrew Lin – Winner

Advanced (Shostakovich No. 1):

  • Movement I: Yuzhe (Julian) Chen – Winner
  • Movement II: Caleb Wen – Alternate
  • Movement III: Henry Golden – Alternate
Ketlands Young Artists Competition (January 3, 2026):
  • Julian Chen – 1st place
  • Andrew Lin – 3rd place
Opus Piano Competition (November 2025):
  • MD – Andrew Lin – 2nd place
Royal Conservatory of Music exams (November 2025):
  • Rebecca Yan – Level 9 piano: 1st class honors
MTNA competition results (November 2025):

Virginia:

  • Julian Chen – winner (Junior Piano)

Maryland:

  • Andrew Lin – honorable mention (Junior Piano)
  • Henry Golden -honorable mention (Senior Piano)
  • Melody Chen (Senior Piano)
  • Henry Golden – winner (Senior Composition)
Royal Conservatory of Music exams (October 2025):
  • Henry Cheng – Level 7 piano: 1st class honors with distinction
  • Fermi McChen- Level 7 piano: 1st class honors with distinction
Royal Conservatory of Music exams season 2024-25 (Announced September 10, 2025):
  • Henry Cheng: regional Gold medal (North-East division): Level 6
Royal Conservatory of Music exams (August 2025):
  • Ryan Ling – Level 7 piano: 1st class honors with distinction
Thomas Hulbert International Piano Competition (July 26, 2025):
  • Julian Chen- 2nd prize
Young Artist International Piano Competition (June 28, 2025):
  • Gloria Ouyang – 3rd Prize and the Prize for the best mandatory piece
Congratulation to Julian Chen on being selected National Symphony Orchestra Fellow 2025-26 (May 2025)