March 2012: Westminster Conservatory Scholarship Competition

 

 

 

Dmitry Styrkas(16)1st place winner

 

 

 

 

Celena Chen(15) and Eric Wang (13) – Honorable Mention recipients

February 2012: Music-Fest Piano Competition

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Kelby Williamson (14)Grand Prize winner.

January 2012: Master Class at PDS

Pria Louka performs at the master class with the distinguished guest artist Ena Bronstein Barton at the Princeton Day School.

Fall 2011: Advanced Master Class at the NJMTA Annual Convention

Roshan Benefo (13) and Celena Chen (15) were selected for the advanced master class at the NJMTA annual convention. They performed for a distinguished guest of the convention – Eduardos Halim – on November 20, 2011. Celena and Roshan were two out of four students in the state selected for the master class. Roshan was the youngest participant.

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Fall 2011: NJMTA Young Musicians Piano Competition

Celena Chen (15) – 3rd Place Winner

Leonidas Tolias (17) – Honorable Mention

 

June 2011: Graduation of Jonathan Taratuta-Titus

Jonathan Taratuta-Titus (18), graduating

  •  johnathantitus1st place –  Westminster Conservatory Concerto Competition  ( Performed Saint-Sans 5th piano concerto as a soloist with the Westminster Community Orchestra at Richardson Auditorium, Princeton University, Ruth Ochs conducting )
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  • Graduated with Honors from the Young Artists Program at the Westminster Conservatory
  • Accepted to Harvard University

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July 2011: Heifetz Music Institute

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Chamber music student Karen Bao (violin) accepted to the International Heifetz Music Institute. Attended in summer 2011.

March 2011: Recent Student Achievements

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Roshan Benefo (12)

1st place – Westminster Conservatory Scholarship Competition
Finalist and Honorable mention recipient – Steinway Competition
Princeton Day Middle School orchestra performed Scherzo in D minor – the piece that was composed and orchestrated by Roshan.

Leonidas Tolias (17)
Winner Grand Prix
–Music-Fest Rising Talents Competition (piano solo) Carnegie Hall performance
Grand Prix – Music-Fest Rising Talents Competition (chamber ensemble with Jason Isbit, cello) Carnegie Hall performance

Dmitry Styrkas (16)
Grand Prix
– Music-Fest Rising Talents competition. Carnegie Hall performance.

Sharon Pang (15)
Grand Prix
– Music-Fest Rising Talents Competition

March 2011: NASH Ensemble of London, Master Class

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Piano Trio – Jonathan Taratuta-Titus (17) (piano), Karen Bao (16) (violin), Philip Chan (17) (cello) – perform for the members of the NASH Ensemble of London in a master class organized by Young Artists Program and Princeton University

 

 

 

 

 

Viola You (15) (violin) and Alexandra Scheer (15) (piano) perform for the members of the NASH Ensemble of London in the same master class.

January 2011: Westminster Conservatory Concerto Competition

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Eric Wang (12) – becomes the youngest finalist in the Westminster Conservatory Concerto Competition in 2010.