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.

Royal Conservatory of Music Exams (June- July 2022):

• Richard Huang (Level 9): First Honor with Distinction
• Lavinia Bonvini (Level 10): First Honor with Distinction

Florida Keys International Competition (July 2022):

• Johnathan Sun – scholarship for performance in Carnegie Hall NYC

Charleston international Music Competition:

• Belinda Zhu – 1st place

International Young Artist Piano Competition, Washington DC (June 26-28):

• Kenneth Liu – 2nd prize and the best required piece award

Kaufman Music Center International Youth Piano Competition NYC, (June 21-23, 2022):

• Julian Chen – 1st prize and Steinway prize for the best Romantic work

WPTA Finland International Piano Competition (June 1, 2022)

• Charles Cross – bronze award

Gottlieb Piano Competition (May 22. 2022):

• Group B: Belinda Zhu – 1st place
• Group E: Charles Cross – 1st place, Julian Chen – HM, Richard Huangfu – HM
• Group H: Kenneth Liu – 1st place
• Group I: Caleb Wen – HM
• Group J : Mengtong Xiang – 3rd place
• Group M : Lavinia Bonvini – 1st place, Ethan Yee – HM
• Group N : Jessica Wang – 2nd place, Kana Puttkammer: HM

Doris Chase Sonata Award: complete Beethoven Sonata (May 22, 2022):

• Kenneth Liu – 2nd prize
• Caleb Wen – 3rd prize
• Mengtong Xiang – HM

Piano Solo Competition, MSMTA (May 15, 2022):

• 8E- Belinda Zhu – 2nd
• 10 A – Charles Cross – 1^st
• 10 B – Julian Chen -1^st
• 10 C – Richard Huanghu -2^nd
• 12 F – Kenneth Liu – 1^st
• 13 A- Mengtong Xiang – 1^st
• 13 J – Caleb Wen – 1^st
• 14 F – Ethan Yee- 1^st
• 14 G – Lavinia Bonvini -1^st
• 15 C – Kana Puttkammer – 1^st
• 15 D – Jessica Wang – 1^st
• 15E – Andrew Jiang – 1^st
• 17 A – Hannah Zhang – 1^st
• 17 B – Justin Chen – 1^st, Johnathan Sun – 2^nd
• 17 C – Jason Liu – 2^nd
• 17 D – Stacy Sun – 1^st
• 17 E – Daniel Liu -1st

Friday Morning Music Club HS competition (May 7, 2022):

• Johnathan Sun – honorable mention

Lichtenberg competition (May 8, 2022):

• Lavinia Bonvini – honorable mention

Hartman Piano Awards (May 8, 2022):

• Group 8 : Belinda Zhu – 1st place
• Group 10: Jilian Chen – 3rd place
• Group 13A: Mengtong Xiang – 1st place
• Group 13B: Caleb Wen – 3rd place
• Group 14A: Ethan Yee – honorable mention
• Group 15: Jessica Wang – 1st place, Kana Puttkammer – 3rd place
• Group 17-18: Jason Liu – honorable mention

International Young Artist Piano Competition: selected for final round (April 25, 2022):

• Kenneth Liu – group 4

Kaufman International Piano Competition: selected for final round in NYC (May 1, 2022):

• Julian Chen – elementary group

Elizabeth Davis HS competition (April 24, 2022):

• Lavinia Bonvini – 1st place
• Andrew Jiang – 2nd place
• Kana Puttkammer – honorable mention

Franz Liszt International Piano Competition (April 1, 2022):

• Belinda Zhu – 1st Prize

Swarthout  HS Piano Competition (April 3, 2022):

• 1st Prize ($400) – Andrew Jiang
• 3rd Prize ($200) – Lavinia Bonvini

Royal Conservatory of Music (March 19, 2022):

• Stacy Sun – Piano Level 10 – First Honor with Distinction

MSMTA theory awards (March 25, 2022):

• Intermediate: Kenneth Liu, Lavinia Bonvini
• Senior: Kenneth Liu, Lavinia Bonvini
• Advanced: Caleb Wen, Shuchi Tyagi, Lavinia Bonvini, Kana Puttkammer

Kaufman Center International Piano Competition selected for semifinals (March 15, 2022):

• Elementary group : Julian Chen
• Intermediate group : Lavinia Bonvini

Tchaikovsky International Piano Competition Online (March 3, 2022):

• Kenneth Liu – 3rd Prize
• Belinda Zhu – “Very Highly Recommended” HM
• Charles Cross- “Very Highly Recommended” HM

Global Great Composers Competition:  (March 1, 2022):

• Belinda Zhu – 3rd Prize

Excellence Piano Awards Competition (March 5, 2022)

• Belinda Zhu – Gold medal

Performance as soloists with the New England Chamber Orchestra (February 6, 2022):

• Kenneth Liu
• Julian Chen
• Lavinia Bonvini
• Stacy Sun

Maryland Concerto Competition (January 9, 2022):

Junior I (Haydn Concertino in G):

• Movement II – Charles Cross – Alternate,
• Movement III-  Charles Cross- HM

Junior II (Mozart Concerto K. 41):

• Movement I – Kenneth Liu – Winner
• Movement II – Kenneth Liu – HM
• Movement III – Julian Chen – Winner

Intermediate (Mozart Concerto No. 16):

• Movement I – Kana Puttkammer – Alternate
• Movement II – Lavinia Bonvini – Winner
• Movement III – Ethan Yee – Alternate

Advanced (Beethoven Concerto No. 3):

• Movement I -Jessica Wang – HM
• Movement II – Stacy Sun- Winner,  Nicholas Qiu – Alternate
• Movement III – Jessica Wang – HM

Appasionata International Competition (Belgium, November 2021):

• Johnathan Sun – winner (all expenses paid trip to Belgium in April and a CD recording)

MTNA competition (November 5, 2021):

• Junior: Lavinia Bonvini – Alternate, Andrew Jiang – Honorable Mention
• Senior: Jannah Zhang – Alternate

Royal Concervatory of Music Practical Examination (October 2, 2021):

• Caleb Wen – First Class Honor with Distinction Level 9

MSMTA Senior Distinguished Music Achievement Awards (October 12, 2021):

Carina Guo, Daniel Liu, Hannah Zhang, Jason Liu, Johnathan Sun, Nicholas Qiu, Rose Wen

This is the most prestigious Maryland Music Teacher Association Award is given to HS seniors who while participating in many activities (competitions, exams, festivals) accumulated 600 points in 4 years of HS. These 7 students achived 700-1000 points just in 3 years (grades 9-11)

Carme Klavier International Piano Competition (June 25-28, 2021):

• Intermediate Group B1: Kenneth Liu – 1st place
• Intermediate Group B2: Lavinia Bonvini – 3rd place
• Advanced Group A1: Andrew Jiang  – HM
• Advanced Group B1: Hannah Zhang – 3rd place, Rose Wen – HM, Johnathan Sun  – HM

Paderewski in memoriam International Piano Competition (May 27, 2021):

• Johnathan Sun – 2nd place

YMIC International Competition (May 21, 2021):

• Kana Puttkammer – HM

Piano Forum International Online Competition (June 1, 2021):

• Intermediate Level A: Anastasia Fitenko – 1st place, Charles Cross – 1st place
• Intermediate Level B: Lavinia Bonvini – 1st place, Kenneth Liu – 1st place, Mengtong Xiang – 1st place, Caleb Wen – 1st place
• Advanced Level A: Andrew Jiang – 1st place, Kana Puttkammer – 1st place, Hannah Zhang – 1st place, Rose Wen – 1st place
• Anvanced Level B: Sahana Ramesh – 2nd place

Carmel Klavier International Piano Competition (June 25-28, 2021):

• Intermediate Group B1: Kenneth Liu – 1st place
• Intermediate Group B2: Lavinia Bonvini – 3rd place
• Advanced Group A1: Andrew Jiang  – HM
• Advanced Group B1: Hannah Zhang – 3rd place, Rose Wen – HM, Johnathan Sun  – HM

Paderewski in memoriam International Piano Competition (May 27, 2021):

• Johnathan Sun – 2nd place

YMIC International Competition (May 21, 2021):

• Kana Puttkammer – HM

Piano Forum International Online Competition (June 1, 2021):

• Intermediate Level A: Anastasia Fitenko – 1st place, Charles Cross – 1st place
• Intermediate Level B: Lavinia Bonvini – 1st place, Kenneth Liu – 1st place, Mengtong Xiang – 1st place, Caleb Wen – 1st place
• Advanced Level A: Andrew Jiang – 1st place, Kana Puttkammer – 1st place, Hannah Zhang – 1st place, Rose Wen – 1st place
• Anvanced Level B: Sahana Ramesh – 2nd place

Doris Chase Competition: entire Beethoven Sonata (May 15, 2021)

• Rose Wen – 1st place
• Hannah Zhang – 2nd place
• Johnathan Sun – 3rd place

Doris Chase Competition: entire Mozart Sonata (May 15, 2021):

• Kenneth Liu – 2nd place
• Lavinia Bonvini – 3rd place

Gottlieb Competition (May 15, 2021)

• Group H: Anastasia Fitenko – 2nd, Kenneth Liu – 3rd
• Group K -Mengtong Xiang, Cale Wen – HM
• Grouip O – Lavinia Bonvini – 2nd
• Group Q – Andrew Jiang – 1st, Kanna Puttkammer – HM
• Groupo X: Stacy Sun – 1st, Johnathan Sun – 2nd, Hannah Zhang – 3rd, Jason Liu, Nicholas Qiu, Rose Wen – HM
• Group AB: Carina Guo, Sahana Ramesh – HM

Lichtenberg Piano Competition (May 9.2021):

• Johnathan Sun, Rose Wen – Honorable Mentions

Hartman Piano Awards, Washington, D.C. (May 9, 2021)

• Group 9: Charles Cross – 1st
• Group 11A: Kenneth Liu – 1st
• Group 11B: Caleb Wen – 2nd
• Group 11C: Anastasia Fitenko – 1st
• Group 12A: Mengtong Xiang: 3rd
• Group 13A: Ethan Yee-2nd
• Group 13B: Lavinia Bonvini – 1st
• Group 14A: Andrew Jiang – 1st
• Grouip 14B: Kana Puttkammer – HM
• Group 14C: Shuchi Tyagi: HM
• Group 16A: Nicholas Qiu: HM
• Group 16B: Jason Liu: 2nd
• Group 17: Sahana Ramesh – 1st, Carina Guo – 2nd

Maryland State Piano Solo Competition (May 1, 2021):

• Group 9B : Charles Cross- 1st
• Group 11F: Anastasia Fitenko -2nd
• Group 11G: Kenneth Liu – 1st
• Group 12C: Caleb Wen – 1st
• Group 12B: Mengtong Xiang – 3rd
• Group 13A: Lavinia Bonvini -1st
• Group 13C: Andrew Jiang – 1st
• Group 14F Shuchi Tyagi – 2nd
• Group 15E: Justin Chen – 2^nd
• Group 16A: Jason Liu – 1st
• Group 16B: Stacy Sun – 2nd
• Group 16C: Daniel Liu – 3rd
• Group 16D: Johnathan Sun – 1st
• Group 16G: Hannah Zhang – 2nd
• Group 16H: Rose Wen – 1st
• Group 16I: Nicholas Qiu – 2nd
• Group 17C: Carina Guo – 1st
• Group 17D: Sahana Ramesh – 3rd

Pacific International Piano Competition (April 28, 2021):

• Group 11 y. o. : Kenneth Liu – Silver Medal
• Group 13 y. o.: Lavinia Bonvini – Silver Medal

MCMTA judged recital (April 18, 2021):

• High Honor Awards: Kana Puttkammer, Kenneth Li, Caleb Wen

MSMTA theory awards (Spring 2021):

• Caleb Wen – Senior Trophy
• Ethan Yee- Senior Trophy

Swarthout Piano Competition (April 11, 2021)

• Johnathan Sun – 3rd place
• Rose Wen, Hannah Zhang – honorable mention

Rocky Mountain International Competition (Winter edition, February 2021):

• Kenneth Li – 1st place
• Ethan Yee- 2nd place

Royal Concervatory of Music Exams (December 2020 January 2021):

• Anastasia Fitenko – Level 7 First Class Honor with Distinction
• Mengtong Xiang  – Level 8 First Class Honor with Distinction
• Caleb Wen – Level 8 First Class Honor with Distinction
• Shuchi Tyagi – Level 9 First Class Honor

Young Artist Award Competition (Piano 12-18 y. o., January 2021)

• Johnathan Sun – 1st Prize
• Rose Wen – 2nd Prize
• Daniel Liu – 3rd Prize

Piano League International Competition (November 2020):

• Andrew Jiang – 3rd place

MTNA competition (MD), November 13, 2020

• Senior piano: Daniel Liu – Honorable Mnetion, Johnathan Sun- Honorable mention
• Duet: Rose Wen and Daniel Liu – Alternate

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 – 2^nd
• Group 10G: Anastasia Fitenko 1^st
• Group 11F: Caleb Wen – 2^nd
• Group 11G: Mengtong Xiang – 2^nd
• Group 12D: Lavinia Bonvini 2^nd
• Group 12E: Ethan Yee – 3^rd
• Group 13B: Kana Puttkammer – 1^st
• Group 13C Shuchi Tyagi – HM
• Group 14A: Justin Chen – 2^nd
• Group 15A: Hannah Zhang – 1st
• Group 15B: Jason Liu – 1st
• Group 15C: Johnathan Sun – 1st
• Group 15D: Rose Wen – 2^nd
• Group 15F: Sean Li – HM
• Group 15G: Nicholas Qiu – HM
• Group 15H: Daniel Liu – 1^st
• Group 16B: Carina Guo – 2^nd
• Group 16C: Sahana Ramesh – 1^st
• 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

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 – 2^nd
• Group 10G: Anastasia Fitenko 1^st
• Group 11F: Caleb Wen – 2^nd
• Group 11G: Mengtong Xiang – 2^nd
• Group 12D: Lavinia Bonvini 2^nd
• Group 12E: Ethan Yee – 3^rd
• Group 13B: Kana Puttkammer – 1^st
• Group 13C Shuchi Tyagi – HM
• Group 14A: Justin Chen – 2^nd
• Group 15A: Hannah Zhang – 1st
• Group 15B: Jason Liu – 1st
• Group 15C: Johnathan Sun – 1st
• Group 15D: Rose Wen – 2^nd
• Group 15F: Sean Li – HM
• Group 15G: Nicholas Qiu – HM
• Group 15H: Daniel Liu – 1^st
• Group 16B: Carina Guo – 2^nd
• Group 16C: Sahana Ramesh – 1^st
• 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

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

Ivy International Piano Competition:

• Angela Wu – 1st Prize (14-17 group)

International Young Artists Piano Competition:

• Group 4: Hannah Zhang – 2nd prize
• Group 5: Ethan Hsiao – 2nd prize, Andrew Zhang – honorable mention

Knabe International Piano Competition:

• Ethan Hsiao – 3rd place

Washington National Youth Music Competition:

• Grades 9-10: Ethan Hsiao -winner
• Grades 11-12: Angela Wu – winner
• Best performer Prize: Ethan Hsiao

Gottlieb competition:

• Group B: Caleb Wen – 1st place
• Group E: Kana Puttkammer – honorable mention
• Group F: Shuchi Tyagi  – honorable mention
• Group I: Harrison Benford- 1st place, Justin Chen- honorable mention
• Group J: Sean Li – 2nd place
• Group K: Daniel Liu- 1st place
• Group L: Carina Guo- 3rd place, Sahana Ramesh – honorable mention
• Group Q: Ethan Hsiao- 1st place
• Group R: Andrew Zhang- 1st place
• Group S: Angela Wu – 1st place

Doris Chase Sonata Award (Beethoven):

• Rose Wen-2nd place
• Harrison Benford -3rd place
• Jason Liu- honorable mention
• Daniel Liu -honorable mention

Doris Chase Sonata Award (Mozart):

• Hannah Zhang – honorable mention

Junior Distinguished Music Achievement Award (MSMTA):

• Carina Guo,
• Daniel Liu,
• Jason Liu,
• Nicholas Qiu
• Rose Wen
• Hannah Zhang

Hartman Awards results:

• Group 9A: Caleb Wen – 2nd place
• Group 9 B: Angela Xiang- 2nd place
• Group 13 A: Jason Liu – 1st place, Sean Li – honorable mention
• Group 13 B: Daniel Liu – honorable mention
• Group 13 C: Harrison Benford – 1st place
• Group 14-15 A: Sahana Ramesh – 1st place
• Group 17-18: Angela Wu – 2nd place

MSMTA Spring Festival results:

• 1st place: Anastasia Fitenko, Justin Chen, Sean Li, Daniel Liu, Kana Puttkammer, Nicholas Qiu, Sahana Ramesh, Nishka Parikh, Shuchi Tyagi, Angela Wu, Rose Wen, Andrew Zhang, Hannah Zhang
• 2nd place: Carina Guo
• 3rd place: Jason Liu, Caleb Wen, Mengtong Xiang

International Young Artists Piano Competition selected for Final round:

• Group 4: Hannah Zhang
• Group 5: Ethan Hsiao, Andrew Zhang

American Fine Arts Festival Season Winners (will be performing in Carnegie Hall):

• Nishka Parikh
• Sahana Ramesh

Friday Morning Music Club Competition results:

• 2nd Prize ($700): Angela Wu
• 3rd Prize ($500): Ethan Hsiao

E. R. Davis High School Competition results:

• Grade 9-10: Ethan Hsiao – winner, Andrew Zhang – honorable mention
• Grade 11-12: Angela Wu – 2nd place

Swarthout-Hayes High School Piano Competition:

• Angela Wu – winner
• Andrew Zhang – 3rd place

International YMAC competition:

• Elementary 2 group: Kana Puttkammer – honorable mention
• Junior group: Hannah Zhang – winner
• Senior group: Angela Wu – winner

WMTA Judged Recital(March):

• Selected for Honors: Jason Liu
• Honorable mention: Angela Wu

MSMTA theory awards:

• Intermediate (5 levels of 90% or above): Caleb Wen
• Senior (5 levels of 90% or above including  Level 8): Nicholas Qiu, Sean Li
• Distinguished (90% or above in Level 12): Ethan Hsiao, Nishka Parikh, Angela Wu, Andrew Zhang

WMTA Novik Concerto Competition:

• Daniel Liu – finalist, honorable mention

WMTA Judged Recital(February):

• Selected for Honors: Rose Wen

Young Artists Award (Piano Age 12-18):

• Angela Wu – 1st place
• Daniel Liu – 2nd place
• Andrew Zhang – 3rd place

WMTA judged recital (January) results:

• Selected for Honors: Justin Chen, Ethan Hsiao

MSMTA Concerto competition:

Winners:

• Junior I: Shuchi Tyagi (2nd Mvt)
• Junior II: Sean Li (3rd Mvt)
• Intermediate: Sahana Ramesh (2nd Mvt),
• Intermediate: Rose Wen (3rd Mvt)

Alternates:

• Junior I: Kana Puttkammer (3rd Mvt)
• Junior II: Harrison Benford (1st Mvt)
• Junior II: Nicholas Qiu (2nd Mvt)
• Intermediate: Carina Guo (1st Mvt)

Honorable mentions:

• Junior I: Caleb Wen (1st Mvt)
• Advanced: Jonathan Lin (2nd Mvt)

MTNA competition (Eastern division):

• Ethan Hsiao – honorable mention

WMTA judged recital:

• Hannah Zhang- selected for Honors

MTNA competition results (DC):

• Ethan Hsiao – winner
• Andrew Zhang -honorable mention

AMSA international competition:

• Junior Group: Carina Guo, Hannah Zhang – honorable mentions
• Senior Group: Ethan Hsiao – 2nd place, Andrew Zhang – 3rd place

MSMTA Distinguished Music Award (Senior):

• Jonathan Lin

International Young Artists Piano Competition (Washington, DC)

• Hannah Zhang – 2nd place

Carnegie Hall performance

• Ethan Hsiao, Nishka Parikh

MSMTA Concerto competition:

Winners:

Junior II:

• Jason Liu (3rd Mvt)
• Intermediate: Daniel Liu (2nd Mvt),
• Intermediate: Andrew Zhang (3rd Mvt)
• Advanced: Angela Wu (1st Mvt)

Alternates:

• Junior I: Caleb Wen (2nd Mvt)
• Junior II: Justin Chen (2nd Mvt)
• Junior II: Hannah Zhang (2d mvt)
• Intermediate: Ethan Hsiao (1st Mvt)
• Advanced: Jonathan Lin (2nd Mvt)
• Advanced: Karina Aliyeva (3rd Mvt)

Gottlieb results:

• Group A: Caleb Wen – honorable mention
• Group F: Justin Chen – 3rd place
• Group G: Hannah Zhang – 1st place
• Group H: Rose – 1st place, Daniel – 2nd place
• Group I: Jason – 1st place, Nicholas Qiu – honorable mention, Carina Guo – honorable mention
• Group N: Ethan Hsiao – honorable mention
• GP: Andrew Zhang – honorable mention
• GQ: Nishka Parikh – 2nd place
• GT: Karina Aliyeva -1st place

Doris Chase (Mozart):

• Jason Liu – 2nd place
• Ethan Hsiao – 3rd place
• Rose Wen -honorable mention

Doris Chase (Beethoven):

• Andrew Zhang – 3rd place
• Daniel Liu – honorable mention

Lichtenberg competition:

• Karina Aliyeva: honorable mention

 MSMTA Piano Solo Festival:

• 1st place: Caleb Wen, Sean Li, Rose Wen, Justin Chen, Daniel Liu, Jason Liu,  Sahana Ramesh, Ethan Hsiao, Andrew Zhang, Angela Wu, Jonathan Lin, Samuel Ong
• 2nd place: Hannah Zhang, Kevin Wu, Nishka Parikh
• 3rd place: Carina Guo

Hartman competition:      

• Group 7/8 A: Caleb Wen – 3rd place
• Group 10B: Shuchi  Tyagi 3rd place
• Group 11A: Kevin Wu – 2nd lace
• Group 12 A: Hannah Zhang – 2nd place
• Group 12 B: Nicholas Qiu – 3rd place
• Group 12 C: Rose Wen – 1st place
• Group 13 A: Sahana Ramesh – 3rd place
• Group 15B; Nishka Parikh – honorable mention
• Group 16: Jonathan Lin – 3rd place

MSMTA judged recitals selected for honors:

• Kevin Wu
• Daniel Liu,
• Andrew Zhang

MCMTA Swarthout and Hayes competitions results:

• 1st Prize – Ethan Hsiao
• 2nd Prize – Andrew Zhang
• 3rd Prize – Karina Aliyeva
• Special Prize for American Composition – Ethan Hsiao
• Honorable mention – Angela Wu

MTNA competition (DC):

• Ethan Hsiao – alternate

Young Musicians Inspiring Change International Competition results:

• Elementary I: Caleb Wen – honorable mention
• Elementary II: Sean Li – honorable mention
• Junior: Hannah Zhang, Daniel Liu – 3rd place, Andrew Zhang – honorable mention
• Senior: Jonathan Lin – honorable mention

Steinway & Sons Piano Competition (Washington, DC):

• Ethan Hsiao – winner (group IIB)

 Concert Artists International Virtuoso Competition:

• Ethan Hsiao – Grand prize winner

Kettlands Young Artists Competition:

• Andrew Zhang , Angela Wu – 2nd place

MSMTA theory awards:

• Intermediate:
Nicholas Qiu
• Senior:
Carina Guo
Hannah Zhang
Rose Wen
Daniel Liu
Justin Chen
Jason Liu
Kevin Wu
• Distinguished:
Jonathan Lin

 Americal Fine Arts Festival winner:

• Nishka Parikh

 Concert Artists International Maestro Competition:

• Ethan Hsiao – winner

Performed with orchestra

• Jason Liu
• Daniel Liu
• Andrew Zhang
• Angela Wu

 

 

Performance at the Carnegie Hall:

• Kevin Wu
• Daniel Liu
• Nishka Parikh
• Jonathan Lin
• Katherine Wu

 29th International Young Artists Piano Competition Finals:

• Group 3: Hannah Zhang – 2nd place
• Group 4: Ethan Hsia – 1st place, Andrew Zhang – 3rd place

AAMS International Competition:

• Junior Group: Andrew Zhang -honorable mentions
• Senior Group: Vivien Zhu – 2nd place

 MSMTA Concerto competition:

• Junior I:
  Kevin Wu – winner (3rd Mvt)
  Kevin Wu –honorable mention (2nd Mvt)
• Junior II:
  Karina Guo –winner (2nd Mvt)
  Rose Wen – winner (3rd Mvt)
• Intermediate:
  Jonathan Lin- alternate winner (2nd Mvt)
  Andrew Zhang- alternate winner (3rd Mvt)
• Senior:
  Karina Aliyeva – alternate winner (1st Mvt)
  Katherine Wu- alternate winner (2nd Mvt)
  Angela Wu- alternate winner (3rd Mvt)

Young Musician Inspiring Change Competition:

• Ethan Hsiao – 1st place
• Andrew and Hannah Zhang (duet) – 2nd place
• Carina Guo – honorable mention
• Angela Wu – honorable mention

Young Artists Award (Category ”Piano”,  Age 12-18):

• 3rd place: Andrew Zhang

Performance with Washington Conservatory Orchestra:

• Kevin Wu
• Karina Guo
• Rose Wen

MSMTA piano solo festival:

• 1st place:  Justin Chen, Jason Liu, Rose Wen, Daniel Liu, Hannah Zhang, Ethan Hsiao, Katherine Wu, Jonathan Lin, Vivien Zhu, Nancy Qin
• 2^nd place: Carina Guo, Andrew Zhang, Angela Wu, Nishka Parikh,Karina Aliyeva
• 3^rd place: Kevin Wu, Samuel Ong

Winners of American Fine Arts Festival (selected for a Carnegie Hall performance):

• Kevin Wu
• Daniel Liu
• Nishka Parikh
• Jonathan Lin
• Katherine Wu

Friday Morning Music Club  HS Competition:

• Samuel Ong – honorable mention

Lichtenberg competition:

 

• Vivien Zhu – 2nd place
• Samuel Ong – honorable mention

 

 Gottlieb Competition:

• 1st place: Angela Wu, Katherine Wu
• 2nd place: Andrew Zhang
• 3rd place: Karina Aliyeva, Vivien Zhu
• HM: Hannah Zhang, Jason Liu, Tiffany Zhang, Jonathan Lin

Swarthout/Hayes HS competition:

• 1st place – Samuel Ong
• Honorable mention: Katherine Wu, Karina Aliyeva
• Special prize – Jonathan Lin

 Davis HS Competition:

• Honorable mention: Vivien Zhu

Chase Competition (Beethoven):

• 3rd place: Ethan Hsiao
• Honorable mention – Daniel Liu

Chase Competition (Mozart):

• 2nd pace:Rose Wen
• 3rd place: Jason Liu
• Honorable mention: Justin Chen

 Hartman Competition:

• 1st place: Daniel Liu, Jason Liu, Andrew Zhang, Angela Wu, Nancy Qin
• 2nd place: Kevin Wu, Nishka Parikh
• 3rd place: Hannah Zhang
• HM: Justin Chen, Karina Guo

Rockville Competition for Piano and Strings:

• Selected for winners recital: Justin Chen, Angela Wu
• 1st Place: Jason Liu, Daniel Liu, Justin Chen, Katherine Wu, Angela Wu, Rose Wen, Karina Aliyeva, Nancy Qin
• 2nd Place: Kevin Wu, Jonathan Lin, Nishka Parikh, Tiffany Zhang

Distinguished Theory Award:

• Samuel Ong

 Senior Theory Award:

• Andrew Zhang
• Jonathan Lin
• Nishka Parikh
• Karina Aliyeva

 Intermediate Theory Award:

• Hannah Zhang
• Daniel Liu

Senior Distinguished Music Award MSMTA:

• Jesse Huang
• Vivien Zhu
• Nancy Qin

Junior Distinguished Music Award MSMTA:

• Andrew Zhang
• Ethan Hsiao

WMTA Judged Recitals:

• Selected for Honor Recital: Ethan Hsiao
• Honorable Mention:  Rose Wen, Daniel Liu, Samuel Ong

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