March, 2015 Music-Fest Winners Perform at Carnegie Hall

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.

Winners of the 2014 NJMTA Young Musicians Competition

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

June 2014: Anniversary Concert – Celebrating 20 Years at Westminster Conservatory

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.

With Students                 June 2014

April 2014: NJMTA Spring Recital Audition Winners

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)

April 2014: Steinway Competition Highlights

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.

March 2014: Winners Of the 2014 Westminster Conservatory Scholarship Competition

Stephanie Zhou, 2014                                                   Helen
Stephanie Zhou, 14 –
1st Place Winner                                           Helen Liu, 9 – 1st Place Winner

Julia Mergel, 10 – Honorable Mention