Congratulations!

Ben Zhao, 12 –  winner, 3d place and Leda Wang, 14- Honorable Mention recipient  in the 2015  NJMTA Young Musicians Competition.

Leda Wang, 14 – became a winner in the Advanced Master Class auditions.  As a result, she performed at the 2015  New Jersey Music Teachers Association State Conference for a distinguished artist Meng-Chieh Liu on November 15.

 

CONGRATULATIONS to the winners of this year ENKOR International Piano Competition:

Tianyi Chen, (age 9) – 2d place in Category A: up to 10 years

Pria Louka, (age 18) – 2d place in Category C: 16 to 20 years

Congratulations to the 2015 New Jersey Music Teachers Association Spring Recital Auditions:

High Honors Award:                        Honors Award:

Tianyi Chen                                         Luke Pompliano
Helen Liu                                             Rhea Ravichander
Julia Mergel                                        Nikolai Styrkas
Alexander Suponya
Benjamin Zhao

Congratulations to the 2015 Steinway Scholarship Winners:

Tianyi Chen, 8 years old – 1st Place, Group 1

Pria Louka, 17 years old – 3d Place, Group IV

 

Tianyi Chen, finalist and 1st Place winner, 2015 Steinway Scholarship Competition

Pria Louka, finalist and 3d Place winner, 2015 Steinway Scholarship Competition

They performed at the Steinway Society winners’ musicale on April 26.

This year winners of the top Grand Prix award:

David Bleiman, 9 years old

Stephanie Zhou, 15 years old

They gave memorable performances at Carnegie Hall in New York at the winners’ recital on March 22.

Congratulations to the winners of the 2014  annual Young Musicians Competition, organized by the New Jersey Music Teachers Association!

Helen Liu 10 years old, 2d place

Tiany Chen 8 years old, 3d place

Pria Louka 17 years old, 3d place

On June 14  2014,  Award-winning students and alumni from the piano and chamber classes of Rita Shklar presented a concert  in celebration of her 20 years’  anniversary of  teaching at the Westminster Conservatory of Music in Princeton.

                 

High Honors:	Honors:
Eris Alonzo (16)	Julia Mergel (10)
David Bleiman (8)	Alexander Suponia (11)
Tianyi Chen (7)	Oliver Yao (12)
Darina Korneeva (9)
Helen Liu (9)
Pria Louka (16)
Eris Wang (15)
Stephanie Zhou (14)

Finalists of the 2014 Greater Princeton Steinway Society Piano Competition:

Helen Liu (9) 

Alexander Suponia (11)  

Celena Chen (18) 

Agustin Zavala (18) 

 

Helen Liu (9) – Winner, 2d place.  Helen performed in a winners’ recital at the Steinway Society May Musicale.

                                                   
Stephanie Zhou, 14 – 1st Place Winner                                           Helen Liu, 9 – 1st Place Winner

Julia Mergel, 10 – Honorable Mention