II. Outstanding Students Achievements & Student News

2026

I. Piano Solo

Awards and Selected Performances:

Chloe won First Prize (with Chopin Etude Revolutionary) at 2026 Cresendo International Music Competition and Second Prize (Group C with Chopin Ballade #1 in G Minor) at 2025-2026 Winter Vivo International Music Competition. Chloe will perform at Carnegie Hall in January 2026.

Eunice won Second Prize at 2026 Cresendo International Music Competition. Eunice will perform at Carnegie Hall in February 2026.

Skylar, Hanson, Esther and Jake won Second Prize and Third Prize at 2026 Cresendo International Music Competition.

II. Piano Concerto
This year also marks an important step forward, as our student has earned outstanding results through piano concerto performances.

Congratulations to Chloe being selected as one of the final winners for inaugural 2025-2026 Metropolitan Youth Orchestra (MYO) Piano Concerto Competition in January 2026.

2025

ABRSM & NYSSMA Festivals

ABRSM

Congratulations to Chloe earning Distinction on both Grade 5 Music Theory and Piano Grade 8 Performance Exam

NYSSMA

Congratulations to all young pianists on their perfect and outstanding scores in Piano Solo @ NYSSMA 2025 (Level VI being the highest level for NYSSMA):

Perfect Score:
Chloe – Level VI 100/100
Esther – Level V 100/100
Darien – Level IV 28/28
Brennan – Level IV 28/28
M. G. – Level IV 28/28
Skylar – Level II 28/28
M. W. – Level II 28/28
C. Z. – Level II 28/28

Outstanding:
Mason – Level III
Eunice – Level III

Performances

2025

Chloe won First Prize (Group B) at Vivo 2025 International Music Competition & performed piano solo at Merkin Hall in April 2025.

Esther won Second Prize (Group A) at Vivo 2025 International Music Competition.

Brennan won First Prize of 2025 International Golden Classical Music Competition & performed piano solo at Carnegie Hall in March 2025.

Esther and Hanson won 1st Place; Eunice and Jake won 2nd Place at 2025 Cresendo International Music Competition & performed piano solo at Carnegie Hall in February 2025.

2024

Eunice, Chloe, and R.P. won 1st Place & 2nd Place at 2024 Cresendo International Music Competition & piano solo performances at Carnegie Hall, February 2024. Esther, Brennan, and Darien earned 3rd place in the competition.

2023

R. P. won 1st Prize of 2023 International Golden Classical Music Competition & piano solo performance at Carnegie Hall, December 2023

2022

Chloe won 1st Prize of 2022 International Golden Classical Music Competition & piano solo performances at Carnegie Hall, December 2022

Festivals: Piano, Chorus & Other instruments

Students regularly receive full and outstanding scores and high marks on NYSSMA piano solos (annually)

Chloe earning perfect score (100/100) on NYSSMA Level 6 Piano Solo and recommended for All-State Piano Showcase audition (2025 & 2023)

Music competency class and sight-reading techniques enriched students’ music performance in string instruments and choir performances: students selected for SCMEA orchestra (Chloe), SCMEA chorus (Darien) and LISFA orchestra (Chloe)

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