Student Achievements
2024
US New Star Piano Competition by Composer: Katherine Cheng (Second Place of Free Choices of Group I), Isabella Cheng (Third place of Free Choices in Group II), Alex Tang (Third place of Bach Category in Group III), Tianke Zhao (Honorable Mention of Free Choice in Group IV)
Music International Grand Prix: Kaiyue Ethan Guan (Finalist)
Rabinowitch Piano Competition: Nicole Mok (Honorable Mention of Upper Division), Alexander Tang (2nd Place of Middle Division)
Fundraising Concert for USIMC Competition: Jenna Huang (4/27)
United States Open Music Competition: Isabella Liu (Fourth Place of Treasury of Romantic Composer)
CAPMT Contemporary Music Regional Competition: Kaiyue Ethan Guan (3rd place of category D)
2023
Vivo International Music Competition:
First Place: Kaiyue Ethan Guan
Bellagrande International Music Competition: Honorable Mention - Kaiyue Ethan Guan
Bach Festival of Seattle International Piano Competition: Gold Medalist of Anna Magdalena Notebook Category - Isabella Liu, Silver Medalist of French Suite Category - Alex Tang, and Bronze Medalist of WTC Category - Nicole Mok
London International Music Competition: Chloe Zhao (Fourth Place)
TCAAT CUP Music Competition - Isabella Liu (Gold Medalist)
United States International Music Competition - Nicole Mok (3rd Place of Chinese Music Category)
The International Grande Music Competition 2023 - Division D): Kaiyue Ethan Guan (3rd place)
Marilyn Mindell Piano Competition - Chloe Zhao (Honorable Mention)
Glory International Piano Competition Online: Kaiyue Ethan Guan (Gold Medalist of Division IV) and Chloe Zhao (2nd Place of Division III)
MTAC Panel Winners: Kaiyue Ethan Guan
MTAC Solo Competition: Kaiyue Ethan Guan (Honorable Mention of Division III)
San Francisco Bay Area Regional Competition of California Association of Professional Music Teachers-Contemporary Music - Kaiyue Ethan Guan (3rd Place of category C), Honorable Mention of Category of Category B
Concerto Competition of Northern California of CAPMT - 2nd Place of Category B
Junior Bach Festival and Competition: Leah Huang
Palo Alto Philharmonic Concerto Competition: Honorable Mention
2022
San Francisco Bay Area Regional Competition of California Association of Professional Music Teachers - Contemporary Music- Kaiyue Ethan Guan (2nd place)
Junior Bach Festival and Competition: Rebecca Ding
Princeton Piano Competition: Isaac Chiu and Kevin Fang
United States International Music Competition: Alex Tang (3rd place of Chinese Music Category), Isaac Chiu and Nicole Mok (Honorable Mention Piano Duet Category), Honorable Mention of Young Artist Award of Category B, 2nd Place of Bach Music Category
Reno Tahoe Piano Competition: Leah Huang (2nd Place in Division C), Jonathan Chen (2nd Place of Category in Division A)
Spotlight Competition: Jonathan Chen (2nd Place of Category B)
Rabinowitch Competition of MTAC Palo Alto Branch: Jonathan Chen (1st Place of Upper Division), Ethan Kaiyue Guan (2nd Place of Middle Division)
American Protégé String and Piano Competition: Ethan Kaiyue Guan (Gold Medalist), Jonathan Chen (3rd Place)
Great Composers Competition: Jonathan Chen, Kaiyue Ethan Guan, Maya Hsian, and Ian Ting
Charleston International Competition: Jacob Chiu (3rd Place), Isaac Chiu (2nd Place), Nicole Mok (2nd Place)
Seattle International Piano Competition - Semifinalist
US Open Music Competition: Leah Huang (3rd Place of Treasury of Romantic Composers Junior), Rebecca Ding (2nd Place of Treasury of Contemporary Composers Junior)
2021
International Youth Music Competition Atlanta, USA - Jonathan Chen (2nd Place of Classical Competition)
2020
US New Star Music Competition by Composer - Asian: 2nd Place of Group A
US Open Music Competition - Jonathan Chen (4th place of Treasury of Romantic Composers Senior), Rebecca Ding (2nd Place of Treasury of Contemporary Composer Junior), (2nd Place of Chinese Composers Junior)
2019 Student Brianna Zhang admitted to UIUC.
2018 Student Audrey Tzeng admitted to Carnegie Mellon School of Computer Science and Roshan Sen admitted to UC Davis.
2017
US Open Music Competition: Maya Hsian (3rd Place of Treasury of Romantic Composers Intermediate
Group E), Kaiyue Ethan Guan (2nd Place of Treasury Romantic Composers Intermediate), Alex Way (4th Place of Treasury of Chinese Composer Junior)
2016
US Open Music Competition: Roshan Sen (3rd Place of Open Solo)
2015 Student Jenny Yang admitted to Phillips Exeter Academy
