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MSMTA distinguished music awards (May 2026):

  • Junior: Declan Gregory, Gloria Ouyang
  • Senior: Vivien Jiang, Melody Chen

MSMTA theory awards (May 2026):

  • Intermediate: Ryan Ling, Jingwei Zhao
  • Senior: Jingwei Zhao, Declan Gregory, Rebecca Yan
  • Distinguished: Julian Chen, Henry Golden

Gottlieb Competition (May 17, 2026):

  • Group B – Ryan Ling -1st
  • Group E: Henry Cheng – HM
  • Group I: Rebecca Yan – HM
  • Group K: Gloria Ouyang -2nd
  • Group L: Ray Zuo -2nd, Jingwei Zhao – HM
  • Group M: Andrew Lin -2nd, Charles Cross-3rd

Doris Chase Sonata Competition (May 17, 2026):

Beethoven Sonata:

  • Declan Gregory 3rd
  • Caleb Wen -HM

Mozart Sonata:

  • Nora Ma – HM
  • Fermi McChen – HM

Hartman Piano Awards (May 10, 2026):

  • Group 9B: Ryan Ling – 2nd
  • Group 12-13B: Nora Ma – 1st
  • Group 14: Gloria Ouyang – 2nd, Ray Zuo – 3rd
  • Group 15-17A: Andrew Lin – 1st
  • Group 15-17B: Bo-yuan Liang – 1st

MSMTA Piano Solo Spring Competition (May 2, 2026):

Group 6A: Andrew Yang – 2nd
Group 9B: Ryan Ling – 1st
Group 9C: Fermi McChen – 1st
Group 11G: Henry Cheng – 1st
Group 13B: Nora Ma – 1st
Group 13C: Rebecca Yan – 2nd
Group 14A: Gloria Ouyang – 1st
Group 14B: Jingwei Zhao – 3rd
Group 14C: Yuzhe (Julian) Chen – 1st
Group 14D: Charles Cross – 1st
Group 14E: Declan Gregory – 1st
Group 14F: Ray Zuo – 1st
Group 15E: Andrew Lin – HM
Group 17B: Melody Chen – 2nd
Group 17C: Caleb Wen – 1st
Group 18A: Vivien Jiang – HM

McDonald Competition Finals (April 28, 2026):

Julian Chen – 2nd prize

Swarthout/Hayes Competition for HS (April 26, 2026)

Andrew Lin – 1st prize, Melody Chen – 3rd prize, Henry Golden – HM

MSMTA Davis HS competition (April 12 and 19, 2026):

Grades 11-12: Henry Golden – 1st place

Grades 9-10: Andrew Lin HM

Friday Morning Music Club Com petition (March 29, 2026):

Yuzhe (Julian) Chen – 1st prize

MTNA Competition National finals (Chicago, March 21, 2026):

Yuzhe (Julian) Chen – 3rd place

Performance with New England Orchestra (February 22, 2026):

Nora Ma, Declan Gregory, Andrew Lin, Julan Chen, Caleb Wen, Henry Golden

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)