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.
Rita Shklar - Pianist, Teacher, Lecturer
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
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