Congratulations to students who participated in the 2024 Metropolitan Live Classical Music Competition in Washington DC.
Kevin Shen (grades 8/9)-1st place
Elsa Tseng (grades 4/5)-2nd place
Sophia L.Wang (grades 10/12)-2nd place
Cameron Wang (grades 10/12)-2nd place
Aaron Yang( grades 2/3)-3rd place
William Chung (grades 6/7)-3rd place
Sophia Wang (grades 8/9)- Honorable Mention
Kevin's program included compositions by J.S. Bach, F. Mendelssohn-S.Rachmaninov and D. Kabalevsky.
Northern District Auditions
Kevin Shen (Level II)- First Place, going to Virginia State Finals
Ethan Tran (Level III)- Third Place
Elsa Tseng (Level IB)- Honorable Mention
Thorin Kao (Level IB)-Honorable Mention
Sophia Y. Wang (Level III)- Honorable Mention
WMTA Modern Music Competition
Elsa Tseng ( Level 2)- First Place, $25 Award
Olivia Beak (level 3)- First Place, $75 Award
Daniel Liu (Level 1)- Third Place
Saeah Shen ( Level 2)- Third Place
Jingyi Mao ( Level 3)- Third Place
Benford Family Award for Best Performance- Olivia Beak, $100 Award
NVMTA Piano Concerto Festival /Competition
Cameron Wang- First Place
NVMTA Sonata Festival
Excellent Rating:
Aaron Yang
Anna Chen
Sophia Wang
Daniel Liu
Thorin Kao
Sean Pan
Serena Pan
Sarah Shen
Evan Jing
William Chung
Second Round Winners:
Evan Jing
Daniel Liu
William Chung
Serena Pan
Sean Pan
Thorin Kao
Honors Concert:
Daniel Liu
William Chung
Thorin Kao
Serena Pan
MSMTA Spring Piano Duet Competition
Serena Pan and Sean Pan- First Place
Sophia Y. Wang and Jingyi Mao-First Place
Aaron Yang and Daniel Liu- Second Place
Evan Jing and William Chung- Third Place
Elsa Tseng and Thorin Kao- Honorable Mention
Sarah Shen and Kevin Shen - Honorable Mention
MSMTA M. Gottlieb Memorial Piano Competition
Kevin Shen (13)-First Place, $50 Award
Sophia Y. Wang (14)-Second Place, $40 Award
Elsa Tseng (9)- Honorable Mention
Great Composer Series (UK), The Art of Piano Competition:
Jingyi Mao- Second Place
WMTA V. Hartman Performance Awards
Elsa Tseng (9)- First Place
Nam Tran (17)-First Place
Thorin Kao (10)-Third Place
Sophia Y. Wang (15)- Third Place
Ethan Tran (17)- Third Place
NVMTA Judged Recitals
Nam Tran- Honors
Olivia Baek- Honors
Thorin Kao- Honorable Mention
WMTA Judged Recitals
Elsa Tseng- Honors
Kevin Shen -Honors
Sarah Shen -Honorable Mention
Jingyi Mao- Honorable Mention
MSMTA Spring Solo Competition
Thorin Kao (10)- First Place
Ethan Tran (17)- First Place
Aaron Yang (8)- Second Place
Serena Pan (12)-Second Place
Sophia Wang (14)- Second Place
William Chung (12)-Third Place
Evan Jing (11)-Honorable Mention
Sarah Shen (12)_ Honorable Mention
Jingyi Mao (15)- Honorable Mention
2024 Young Musical Stars Showcase,
Washington DC
Elsa Tseng and Thorin Kao
Glory International Piano Competition:
Jingyi Mao- Third Place
NVMTA Bach Baroque Festiva/Competition
Superior Rating:
Aaron Yang
Daniel Liu
Sarah Shen
Evan Jing
Anna Chen
William chung
Serena Pan
Sen Pan
Cami Wang
Year 3 Award:
Evan Jing
Serena Pan
Second Round Winners:
Cameron Wang
Aaron Yang
William Chung
Sean Pan
Honors Concert:
Sean Pan
William Chung
VMTA Theory Exam Top Scores:
Anna Chen
William Chung
Evan Jing
Daniel Liu
Sean Pan
Sarah Shen
Kevin Shen
Aaron Yang
YMIC Metropolitan Classical Music Festival
Solo Category:
Serena Pan - First Place
Kevin Shen - First Place
Sophia Y. Wang- First Place
Sophia Wang - First Place
Nam Tran- First Place
Sean Pan - Second Place
Evan Jing- Second Place
Elsa Tseng- Second Place
Sarah Shen - Second Place
Jingyi Mao- Second Place
Daniel Liu- Third Place
William Chung- Honorable Mention
Anna Chen - Honorable Mention
Duet Category:
Elsa Tseng and Thorin Kao- First place
Serena Pan and Sean Pan- First Place
Evan Jing and William Chung - Second place
Great Composer Series Competition, Masters of Sonata:
Aaron Yang ( Level I)- Second Place
Elsa Tseng (Level II)-Second Place
Sean Pan (Level II)-Third Place
Serena Pan (Level III)-Third Place
Evan Jing (Level III)-Third Place
Olivia Beak (Level III)- Third Place
VMTA Sight Reading Exam Top Scores:
William Chung
Thorin Kao
Daniel Liu
Sophia Y. Wang
Sean Pan
Ethan Tran
Nam Tran
Elsa Tseng
Cameron Wang
VMTA Fall Festival
Aaron Yang- Superior
Daniel Liu- Superior
Elsa Tseng- Superior
Thorin Kao- Superior
Sean Pan - Superior
Evan Jing- Superior
William Chung- Superior
Serena Pan - Superior
Anna Chen - Superior
Virginia State Finals
Kevin Shen ( Level II)- FIRST PLACE
MTNA Junior Piano Competition
Kevin Shen - First Place Alternate
Several students from our studio took part in the Northern District Auditions, please see the results! Congratulations to you all, wow!
Kevin Shen ( Level II)- First Place, going to Virginia State Finals in November!
Ethan Tran ( Level III)- Third Place
Elsa Tseng ( Level 1B)-Honorable Mention
Thorin Kao ( Level 1B)-Honorable Mention
Sophia Y. Wang ( Level III)- Honorable Mention
Congratulations to students who participated in the MSMTA M. Gottlieb Memorial Piano Competition!
Kevin Shen (13)- First Place, $50 Award
Sophia Y. Wang (14)- Second Place, $40 Award
Elsa Tseng (9)- Honorable Mention
NVMTA Sonata Festival was a successful event for all students, congratulations!
Excellent Rating: Aaron, Anna, Sophia, Daniel, Thorin, Evan, William, Sean, Serena, Sarah.
Evan Jing
Thorin Kao
Daniel Liu
William Chung
Sean Pan
Serena Pan
Daniel, Honors
William, Honors
Thorin, Honors
Serena Honors
Honors Concert:
Daniel Liu
William Chung
Thorin Kao
Serena Pan
Elsa Tseng (9)-First Place
Nam Tran (17)- First Place
Thorin Kao (10)- Third Place
Sophia Y. Wang (15)-Third Place
Ethan Tran (17)-Third place
Thorin went straight to his hockey practice after winning 3rd place!
Kevin Shen (Level 3)- Third Place, $50 Award
Results are in from the MSMTA Spring Piano Solo Competition, congratulations to you all!
Thorin Kao (10)-1st place
Ethan Tran (17)- 1st place
Aaron Yang (8)-2nd place
Serena Pan (12)-2nd place
Sophia Wang (14)-2nd place
Sean Pan (10)-3rd place
William Chung (12)-3rd place
Evan Jing (11)- Honorable Mention
Sarah Shen (12)-Honorable Mention
Jasmine Mao (15)-Honorable Mention
Congratulations to Cami Wang on her stellar performance! She played first movement of F. Mendelssohn Piano Concerto in g minor at the NVMTA Piano Concerto Festival/Competition and won first place in the grades 8/9 Group! Way to go, Cami!
Congratulations to students who participated in the MSMTA Piano Duet Competition!
Serena Pan (6/70-First Place
Kevin Shen (6/7)-First Place
Sophia L. Wang (8/9)-First Place
Sophia Wang (8/9)-First Place
Nam Tran (10/12)-First Place
Sean Pan (4/5)-Second Place
Evan Jing ( 4/5)-Second Place
Elsa Tseng (4/5)-Second Place
Sarah Shen ( 6/7)- Second Place
Jasmine Mao (8/9)-Second Place
Daniel Liu (2/3)-Third Place
William Chung (6/7)-Honorable Mention
Anna Chen (8/9)-Honorable Mention
Elsa Tseng & Thorin Kao ( Piano Duet)-First Place
Serena Pan & Sean Pan (Piano Duet)- First Place
Evan Jing &William Chung ( Piano Duet)-Second Place
BEST PERFORMERS:
Elsa Tseng and Thorin Kao, $100 Award!
