AMMA (YMIC) Metropolitan Classical Music Competition

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 Shen at Harold Protsman Piano Competition for Young Artists

Congratulations to Kevin Shen! He is a top prize winner of the Harold Protsman Piano Competition for Young Artists. 

Kevin's program included compositions by J.S. Bach, F. Mendelssohn-S.Rachmaninov and D. Kabalevsky.

NVMTA Judged Recital Honors

 

Congratulations to Elsa Tseng and Ethan Tran! Both students received Honors at the NVMTA Judged Recital competition. Elsa and Ethan will be performing at the upcoming Honors Concert, congratulations!

Kevin Shen at Young Artist Musicale

 

Kevin and Jeffrey Siegel

Kevin and Amy Rothstein, NVMTA chairman for the YAM

Kevin Shen was selected as a Young Artist for the Young Artist Musicale at George Mason University. Kevin performed Prelude and Fugue in B major BWV868 by J.S. Bach and Recitative and Rondo by D. Kabalevsky. Young Artists Musicales are presented in conjunction with Jeffrey Siegel's Keyboard Conversations performances at George Mason University Center for the Arts.    

Student Achievements, 2023-2024

 

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

BEST PERFORMER AWARD:

 ELSA TSENG AND THORIN KAO

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

Northern District Auditions and Honors Concert

 

Kevin and Elsa, WMTA Honors Concert

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

MSMTA M.Gottlieb Memorial Piano Competition

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