Sueanne Shimabuku Metz - Piano Instructor

Piano Competition Winners

2022

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Red Maple Music Competition (Canada) July 2022
Emmie Guo Grand Prize
Gerald Esteban First Place
Melody Xu First Place
London International Music Competition July 2022
Christian Gerald Esteban First Place
Audrey Yin First Place
Dylan Zhang Second Place
Adrian Gonzalez Second Place
Reina Hisada Third Place
Claire Rong Third Place
Luke Hong Third Place
Dana Zhang Fourth Place
Claire Rong/Ethan Rong Duet Fourth Place
Odin International Music Competition July 2022
Jeremy Liu First Place
Dana Zhang First Place
Melody Xu First Place
Dylan Zhang Second Place
Carmel Klavier International Competition June 2022
Jeremy Liu (Inter. Solo) First Place
Bella Li (Inter. Solo) H.M.
Ava Zhou (Inter. Solo) H.M.
Freya Pang (Inter.B2 Solo) Second Place
Melody Xu (Advanced A Solo) Third Place
Christian Gerald Esteban (Advanced A Solo) Second Place
Jeremy Liu (Concerto) First Place
Bella Li (Concerto) H.M.
Adrian Gonzalez (Concerto) H.M.
Melody Xu (Concerto) First Place
Christian Gerald Esteban (Concerto) Third Place
Freya Pang/ Emmie Guo (Ensemble) First Place
Lily Zhang (Contemporary) First Place
AFAF (American Fine Arts Festival) perform at Carnegie Hall June 2022
Dana Zhang First Place
Dylan Zhang First Place
CIMC -Chicago Intl. Music Competition May 2022
Jeremy Liu Second Place
Claire Rong Third Place
Rising Star Competition May 2022
Jeremy Liu First Place
Lily Zhang First Place
Reina Hisada Second Place
Luke Hong Second Place
Mozart With A View International Competition February 2022
Jeremy Liu Grand Prize
Jeremy Liu (Junior Solo) First Place
Jeremy Liu (Concerto Div.) First Plce
JeremyLiu Geza Anda Memorial Award
Jeremy Liu Performers music gift certificate award
Claire Rong (Senior Div.) Grand Prize
Claire Rong Alicia DeLarrocha Memorial Award
Claire Rong Performers music gift certificate award
Freya Pang/ClaireRong (Senior Concerto) First Place
International New Star Competition January 2022
Claire Rong First Place
Jeremy Liu Third Place
Bella Li H.M.
Claire Rong/Freya Pang (Concerto Div.) Second Place
American Protege perform at Carnegie Hall January 2022
Bella Li First Place
Luke Hong H.M.

2021

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AFAF (American Fine Arts Festival) perform at Lincoln Center November 2021
Lily Zhang First Place
Bella Li First Place
Ava Zhou First Place
Sejong Music Competition October2021
Jeremy Liu (Junior Div.) First Place
Jeremy Liu (Junior Div.) Best Korean Interpretation
Freya Pang (Junior Div.) Second Place
ISMTA (Illinois State Music Teachers Association) October 2021
Jeremy Liu (Elem.) First Place
Bella Li (Elem.) Second Place
21st Century Talents Music Competition 2021 (Ottawa, Canada) October 2021
Jeremy Liu (Young Musicians age 9-10) First Place
Bella Li (Young Musicians age 9-10) First Place
Claire Rong (Junior age 11-12) First Place
Kaito Mion (Junior age 11-12) Third Place
Reina Hisada (Junior age 11-12) Third Place
Audrey Yin (Junior age 13-14) First Place
Gerald Esteban (Junior age 13-14) First Place
Grace Butler (Junior age 13-14) Second Place
Emmie Guo (Junior age 13-14) Third Place
Ryan Liu (Inter. age 15-16) Second Place
VivianZhu (Inter. age 15-16) Second Place
William Zhu (Inter. age 15-16) Second Place
Howard Dai (Inter. age 17-18) Second Place
NAVI (North American Virtuoso Intl. Music Competition) July 2021
Vivian Zhu Gold
Claire Rong Gold
Reina Hisada Silver
NOMEA Competition July 2021
Jeremy Liu (Category A) First Place
De Bach au Jazz International Competition June 2021
Jeremy Liu (9-10 years) Grand Prize winner
Emmie Guo (11-12 years) First Place
Claire Rong (11-12 years) Second Place
YMIC (Young Musicians Inspiring Change) May 2021
Jeremy Liu First Place
Claire Rong H.M.
Audrey Yin Third Place
Howard Dai H.M.
Quebec Music Competition May 2021
Jeremy Liu Grand Champion (Platinum)
Helena Sprajcer Platinum
Adrian Gonzalez Platinum
Reina Hisada Platinum
Ava Zou Gold
Claire Rong Platinum
Freya Pang Platinum
Emmie Guo Gold
Vivian Zhu Platinum
Ryan Liu Silver
Howard Dai Platinum
William Zhu Gold
Anna Xie Gold
Pacific International Piano Competition April 2021
Jeremy Liu (Division 2A-9 years old) Gold Medal
Helena Sprajcer (Division 2A-9 years old) Bronze Medal
Audrey Yin Bronze Medal
Melody Xu (Division 4B-14 years old) Silver Medal
AFAF International Concerto Competition March 2021
Gerald Esteban First Place (Will perform at Carnegie Hall and the Kostroma Symphony in Russia)
Bach With A View Competition March 2021
Jeremy Liu (Junior) First Place
Claire Rong (Senior) Second Place
Walgreens National Concerto Competition January 2021
Freya Pang (Early Music Category) Winner
Liszt Center Piano Competition January 2021
Freya Pang (Category A) First Place
Emmie Guo (Category A) Second Place
Jeremy Liu (Category A) Second Place
Audrey Yin (Category A) Second Place
Claire Rong (Category A) Second Place
Melody Xu (Category B) Second Place
Howard Dai (Category B) Second Place
Vivian Zhu (Category B) Third Place

2020

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Neapolitan Masters Competition December 2020
Howard Dai (Group C) First Place
Audrey Yin (Group B) Third Place
Jeremy Liu (Group A) Fourth Place
Vivian Zhu (Group C) Sixth Place
Claire Rong (Group B) H.M.
MTNA November 2020
Melody Xu (Junior Division) Winner (Advances to regionals)
ISMTA (Illinois State Music Teachers Assoc.) November 2020
Jeremy Liu (Elem. Division) Second Place
Freya Pang (Elem. Division) Third Place
Melody Xu (Junior Division) First Place
CAMTA Sonata Festival February 2020
Emmie Guo Gold Medal
Anna Xie Gold Medal
Joshua Park Gold Medal
William Zhu Gold Medal
Adrian Gonzalez Gold Medal
Ryan Liu Gold Medal
Kylie Yoo Gold Medal
Melody Xu Gold Medal
Albert Chen Gold Medal
Glen Ellyn Music Competition February 2020
Jason Lee First Place
Beethoven With A View Festival February 2020
Melody Xu First Place
Vivian Zhu Third Place
Brandon Zhang Third Place
Emmie Guo Artistic Director Prize
DePaul Concerto Competition January 2020
Jeremy Liu H.M.
Vivian Zhu H.M.

2019

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Walgreens National Concerto Competition December 2019
Jeremy Liu (Junior Piano Category) H.M.
Vivian Zhu (Junior Piano Category) H.M.
Music Festival in Honor of Confucius November 2019
Jeremy Liu (Youth) First Place
Emmie Guo (Junior I) First Place
Reina Hisada (Junior I) H.M.
Ryan Liu (Junior II) First Place
William Zhu (Senior) First Place
Anna Xie (Senior) Second Place
Sejong Music Competition November 2019
Jeremy Liu (Elem) First Place, Best Korean Interpretation
Joshua Park (Elem) Third Place
Freya Pang (Elem) H.M.
Melody Zhu (Junior) Third Place
Howard Dai (Senior) First Place, Best Korean Interpretation
Brandon Zhang (Senior) H.M.
Grand Prize Virtuoso Brussels Competition November 2019
Albert Chen First Place
ISMTA October 2019
Jeremy Liu (Primary) First Place
Emmie Guo (Elem) First Place
Chloe Palmes (Elem) H.M.
Vivian Zhu (Junior) Third Place
Melody Xu (Junior) Third Place
Brandon Zhang (Senior) First Place
Osaka International Music Competition October 2019
Freya Pang H.M.
Howard Dai Third Place
Vienna Grand Prize Virtuoso August 2019
Reina Hisada First Place
CIMC (Chicago International Music Competition) August 2019
Jeremy Liu Second Place
Emmie Guo Third Place
Carmel Klavier International Competition, Indiana June 2019
Freya Pang First Place
AIPF Aloha International Piano Festival, Hawaii June 2019
Gerald Esteban Second Place
WFMT Introductions (Live) June 2019
William Zhu
Gerald Esteban
Freya Pang
Chloe Palmes
AFAF Winners Concert, Carnegie Hall April 2019
Brandon Zhang
Adrian Gonzalez
Elena Cobb Star Prize Concert at Royal Albert Hall, London April 2019
Freya Pang
Chloe Palmes
Gerald Esteban
Claire Rong
Ethan Rong
Chopin International Piano Competition, Hartford, CT March 2019
Jeremy Liu Second Place
Melody Xu Third Place
Paris Grand Prize Virtuoso, Winners Performance at Amphitheatre Philharmonie February 2019
Kaito Mion First Place
London Grand Prize Virtuoso, Winners Performance at Royal Albert Hall February 2019
Anna Xie First Place
Glen Ellyn Music Competition February 2019
Melody Xu First Place
AFAF International Concerto Competition February 2019
Emmie Guo First Place
Vivian Zhu Second Place
Dubois Competition (Bowling Green, Ohio) February 2019
Colin Choi Second Place
CAMTA Sonata/Sonatina Festival February 2019
Reina Hisada Gold Medal
Anna Xie Gold Medal
Freya Pang Gold Medal
Brandon Zhang Gold Medal
Gerald Esteban Gold Medal
American Protege Piano and Strings February 2019
Reina Hisada Third Place
DePaul Concerto Competition (Performance with Oistrakh Symphony) January 2019
Emmie Guo Winner

2018

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'Rome' Grand Prize Virtuoso - Performance at Teatro Studio, Parco Della Musica, Italy December 2018
Albert Chen First Place
Ryan Liu First Place
American Protege International Competition of Romantic Music - Performance at Carnegie Hall, New York December 2018
Jeremy Liu Second Place
Sejong Music Competition December 2018
Jeremy Liu (Primary Div.) First Place, Best Korean Interpretation
Freya Pang (Elem. Div.) Second Place
Chloe Palmes (Elem. Div.) Third Place
Walgreens National Concerto Competition December 2018
Emmie Guo (Open Junior, piano) H.M.
MTNA October 2018
Angela Qian (Junior Div.) First Alternate
ISMTA October 2018
Johshua Park (Primary Div.) Second Place
Alina Qian (Elem. Div.) H.M.
Music Festival in Honor of Confucius October 2018
Joshua Park (Youth) First Place
Jeremy Liu (Youth) Second Place
Freya Pang (Junior I) First Place
Claire Rong (Junior I) Second Place
Chloe Palmes (Junior I) Third Place
Alina Qian (Junior I) H.M.
Melody Zhu (Junior II) First Place
Vivian Zhu (Junior II) Second Place
Angela Qian (Junior II) Third Place
Brandon Zhang (Senior) First Place
William Zhu (Senior) Second Place
Howard Dai (Senior) Third Place
Jason Lee (Senior) H.M.
Chicago International Music Competition July 2018
Derek Chung (Concert Artists) First Grand Prize, Best Classical Sonata, Best Romantic Performance
Freya Pang (Young Musician II) First Place, Best Russian Music Performance
Chloe Palmes (Young Musician III) First Place
Brandon Zhang (Young Artists II) Second Place
Claire Rong (Young Musician II) Third Place
Alina Qian (Young Musician III) Third Place
Angela Qian (Young Artists I) Third Place
Jason Lee (Young Artists II) Third Place
Carmel Klavier International Competition (Indiana) July 2018
Derek Chung (Solo) First Place
Emmie Guo/Freya Pang (Duet) First Place
Freya Pang (Concerto) Second Place
Vivian Zhu Second Place
Derek Chung (Concerto) Second Place
Colin Choi (Concerto) Third Place
Gerald Esteban H.M.
Kostroma Symphony Performance, (Russia) July 2018
Claire Rong
Howard Dai
Chopin Youth Competition in Milwaukee, Wisconson June 2018
Aliya Alsafa (Senior Div.) First Place
Melody Xu (Junior Div.) Third Place
ETSU International Piano Competition (Tennessee) June 2018
Joshua Park (Elem. Div.) First Place
Colin Choi (Senior Div.) Third Place
Steinway Piano Competition May 2018
Chloe Palmes First Place
Wisconson, Division 1
Vivian Zhu First Place
Wisconson, Division 2
Derek Chung First Place
Wisconson, Division 3
Colin Choi First Place
Indiana, Division 3
North Shore Contest May 2018
Jeremy Liu (Primary Div.) First Place
Claire Rong (Elem. Div.) First Place
Allison Lie (Senior Div.) Second Place
Reina Hisada (Primary Div.) Third Place
Jason Lee (Senior Div.) H.M.
Roberta Savler Contest (CAMTA) April 2018
Chloe Palmes (A) First Place
Vivian Zhu (C) Third Place
Angela Qian (C) Third Place
Marcus Yeung (B) H.M.
Anna Xie (D) H.M.
Northwest Awards Competition April 2018
Joshua Park (Primary Div.) Second Place
Alina Qian (Elem. Div.) Third Place
Jeremy Liu (Primary Div.) H.M.
Marcus Yeung (Junior Div.) H.M.
New Star Piano Competition April 2018
Chloe Palmes First Place
Society of American Musicians April 2018
Derek Chung (Young Artists Div.) Second Place
American Protègè April 2018
Gerald Esteban First Place
Chopin Competition Hartford March 2018
Claire Rong Second Place
Angela Qian Second Place
Ethan Rong Third Place
MTNA Nationals (Senior) March 2018
Derek Chung Winner
Depaul Concerto Competition March 2018
Joshua Park (7) (Junior Div.) Winner
Freya Pang (9) (Junior Div.) Winner
Claire Rong (9) (Junior Div.) H.M.
Performance with Oistrakh Symphony on March 25th, 2018
AFAF International Concerto Competition March 2018
Claire Rong First Place
William Zhu First Place
Howard Dai Second Place
CSO Concerto Competition March 2018
Colin Choi Second Place
Jason Lee H.M.
Glen Ellyn Competition February 2018
Melody Xu (Junior Div.) Second Place
CAMTA Sonata Festival February 2018
Claire Rong Gold Medal
Ethan Rong Gold Medal
Chloe Palmes Gold Medal
Anna Xie Gold Medal
William Zhu Gold Medal
Freya Pang Gold Medal
Ryan Liu Gold Medal
Brandon Zhang Gold Medal
Gerald Esteban Gold Medal
New Star Piano Competition January 2018
Claire Rong Overall Best Performer
Claire Rong (age 8-9) First Place
Howard Dai (age 12-13) Second Place
Ethan Rong (age 12-13) Third Place
Albert Chen (age 14-15) H.M.
MTNA (Regionals) January 2018
Derek Chung Winner
(advances to nationals)

2017

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Sejong Music Competition November 2017
Joshua Park (Primary Div.) First Place,
Best Korean Interpretation
Audrey Yin (Elem. Div.) Third Place
Aliya Alsafa (Junior Div.) First Place,
Best Korean Interpretation
Howard Dai (Junior Div.) Third Place
Derek Chung (Senior Div.) First Place
MTNA November 2017
Derek Chung (Senior) Winner
ISMTA October 2017
Angela Qian (Junior Div.) First Place
Freya Pang (Elem. Div.) Third Place
Audrey Yin (Elem. Div.) Second Place
Howard Dai (Junior Div.) Second Place
Brandon Zhang (Junior Div.) Third Place
Melody Xu (Junior Div.) H.M.
Sophia Li (Senior Div.) Third Place
Seattle International Piano Festival September 2017
Emmie Guo Gold Medal
Aliya Alsafa Bronze Medal
Best Chopin Etude
Teachers' Favorite
prize
Glaserner Saal Musikverein
Vienna, Austria
September 2017
Claire Rong First Place
Ethan Rong First Place
Howard Dai First Place
Kostroma Symphony performance (Russia) July 2017
Ethan Rong
Stern Hall at Carnegie Hall,
New York
June 2017
Emmie Guo
Carmel Klavier International Competition (Indiana) July 2017
Freya Pang Most Promising Young Talent Award
Freya Pang (Concerto Elem.) First Place
Ethan Rong (Concerto Inter. I) Second Place
William Zhu (Concerto Inter. II) H.M.
Joshua Park (Solo Elem. A) Second Place
Claire Rong (Solo Elem. B1) First Place
Audrey Yin (Solo Elem. B2) Second Place
Melody Xu (Solo Inter. A1) First Place
Alina Qian (Solo Inter. A1) Third Place
Angela Qian (Solo Inter. A2) Second Place
Howard Dai (Solo Inter. B2) First Place
DuPage Symphony performance May 2017
Jason Lee
American Fine Arts Festival
Performance at Carnegie Hall, New York
May 2017
Ethan Rong Winner
Claire Rong Winner
Roberta Savler Contest (CAMTA) May 2017
Emmie Guo (Level A) First Place
Audrey Yin (Level A) First Place
Melody Xu (Level B) First Place
North Shore Contest May 2017
Freya Pang (Primary Div.) First Place
Ethan Rong (Elem. Div.) Second Place
American Protégé and Strings Competition
Performance at Carnegie Hall, New York
April 2017
Angela Qian Winner
Alina Qian Winner
Lucas Liu Winner
IGMC (International Grand Music Competition) March 2017
Emmie Guo First Place
Music Festival in Honor of Confucius March 2017
Freya Pang (Youth) First Place
Chloe Palmes (Youth) Second Place
Claire Rong (Youth) Third Place
Joshua Park (Youth) H.M.
Angela Qian (Junior I) Second Place
Melody Xu (Junior I) H.M.
Audrey Yin (Junior I) H.M.
Joey Zhu (Junior I) H.M.
William Zhu (Junior II) H.M.
Jarrett Takaki (Senior) H.M.
Chopin International Competition (Hartford, Conn.) March 2017
Chloe Palmes First Place
Claire Rong Second Place
Joshua Park Second Place
Colin Choi Third Place
Performance with South Carolina Philharmonic February 2017
Derek Chung (Liszt Concerto No.1)
CAMTA Sonata Festival January 2017
Lucas Liu Gold Medal
Anna Xie Gold Medal
Angela Qian Gold Medal
Alina Qian Gold Medal
Jarrett Takaki Gold Medal
Audrey Yin Gold Medal
Emmie Guo Gold Medal
Vivian Xu Gold Medal
Howard Dai Gold Medal
Claire Rong Gold Medal

2016

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Sejong Music Competition December 2016
Melody Xu (Elem. Div.) First Place
Joshua Park (Primary Div.) Second Place
Emmie Guo (Elem. Div.) Third Place
Alina Qian (Elem. Div.) H.M.
Lucas Liu (Elem. Div.) H.M.
William Zhu (Junior Div.) H.M.
Colin Choi (Senior Div.) First Place
Jarrett Takaki (Senior Div.) Second Place
Derek Chung (Senior Div.) Third Place
ISMTA September 2016
Melody Xu (Elem. Div.) Second Place
Chopin International Festival in Busko Zdroj, Poland July 2016
Emmie Guo Third Place
MostArts Festival Alfred, New York July 2016
Derek Chung Grand Prize
Jarrett Takaki Merit Award
Carnegie Hall Winners’ Concert for AFAF, New York July 2016
Howard Dai  
Carmel Klavier International Competition (Indiana) June 2016
Jarrett Takaki (Solo div.) Grand Prize
Jarrett Takaki (Concerto Div.) Grand Prize
Emmie Guo Grand Prize
Freya Pang First Place
Sophia Li First Place
Lilian Xu First Place
Grace Tu (Concerto) Second Place
Allison Lie H.M.
Carnegie Hall Winners’ Concert for AFAF, New York June 2016
Jason Lee  
Chopin Youth Competition (Wisconsin) June 2016
Aliya Alsafa (Junior Div.) First Place
Brandon Zhang (Junior Div.) Second Place
Aloha International Competition Honolulu, Hawaii June 2016
Chloe Palmes Third Place
North Shore Contest May 2016
Claire Rong (primary) First Place
Vivian Zhu (Elem.) Third Place
William Zhu (Elem.) H.M.
Angela Qian (Elem.) H.M.
Roberta Savler Contest CAMTA May 2016
Howard Dai (level B) First Place
Claire Rong (level A) Second Place
Chloe Palmes (level A) H.M.
Ethan Rong (level B) Third Place
Vivian Zhu (level B) Second Place
Carnegie Hall Winners’ Concert for AFAF, New York May 2016
Joey Zhu  
Chloe Palmes  
Vivian Zhu  
Concert at Carnegie Hall for AFAF, New York May 2016
Brandon Zhang First Place
NWSMTA Awards Competition April 2016
Alina Qian Second Place
Angela Qian H.M.
Chopin International Competition (Hartford, Conn.) March 2016
Freya Pang First Place
NSMTA Sonata Festival February 2016
Joshua Park Gold Medal
Grace Butler Gold Medal
Brandon Zhang Gold Medal
Allison Lie Gold Medal
Howard Dai Gold Medal
University of Wisconsin Piano Competition February 2016
Derek Chung Second Place
Performance with Oistrakh Symphony February 2016
Jarrett Takaki – Mozart Concerto No. 20 in D Minor
CAMTA Sonata Festival February 2016
Butler Gold Medal
Howard Dai Gold Medal
Claire Rong Gold Medal
Ethan Rong Gold Medal
Joshua Park Gold Medal
American Protégé International Piano Competition January 2016
Chloe Palmes Second Place
Jason Lee Second Place
Vivian Zhu Third Place
Howard Dai Third Place
Joey Zhu H.M.
DePaul  Concerto Competition January 2016
Jarrett Takaki Winner
U.S. New Star Music Competition January 2016
Jarrett Takaki Second Place

2015

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Sejong Music Competition December 2015
Chloe Palmes (Primary) Second Place
Freya Pang (Primary) Second Place
Vivian Liu (Primary) H.M.
Joey Zhu (Elem.) Second Place
Anthony Tu (Elem.) H.M.
Vivian Zhu (Elem.) H.M.
Joseph Shin (Junior) Third Place
Jarrett Takaki (Senior) Second Place
Carnegie Hall Winners’ Concert for AFAF November 2015
Grace Butler
Albert Chen
MTNA November 2015
Derek Chung (Senior Division) First Alternate
Jarrett Takaki (Senior Division) H.M.
Lilian Xu (Junior Division- New Jersey) H.M.
Derek Chung/Sophia Li (Duet) Advance to Regionals
Music in Honor of Confucius October 2015
Audrey Yin (Youth) First Place
Chloe Palmes (Youth) Second Place
Howard Dai (Junior I) H.M.
Allison Lie (Junior II) H.M.
Jarrett Takaki (Senior) Third Place
Seattle International Piano Festival October 2015
Derek Chung Bronze Medal
Best Chopin Prize
Teachers’ Favorite Award
Sophia Li Finalist
ENKOR Competition July 2015
Emmie Guo (Category A) First Place
Audrey Yin (Category A) Second Place
Freya Pang (Category A) Second Place
Ryan Liu (Category A) Third Place
Colin Choi (Category B) First Place
Sophia Li (Category B) Second Place
Lilian Xu (Category B) Second Place
Alexandra Woo (Category B) Second Place
Allison Lie (Category B) Second Place
Derek Chung (Category B) Third Place
Grace Tu (Category B) Third Place
Jason Lee (Category B) Third Place
Carnegie Hall Winners’ Concert for American Protégé July 2015
Jessica Zhang
Music Fest Perugia (Italy)
Performance with Philharmonic Orchestra of Alicante
July 2015
Lilian Xu
Sophia Li
Derek Chung
Jarrett Takaki
Chopin Youth Competition (Wisconsin) June 2015
Colin Choi (Senior Division) First Place
Alexandra Woo (Senior Division) Second Place
Allison Lie (Junior Division) Second Place
Arthur Fraser International Piano Competition Southeastern Piano Festival June 2015
Derek Chung First Place
Aloha International Piano Competition (Hawaii) June 2015
Freya Pang First Place
Carnegie Hall Winners’ Concert for AFAF International Concerto May 2015
Jarrett Takaki
Carnegie Hall Winners’ Concert for American Protégé May 2015
Freya Pang
Ryan Liu
Roberta Savler Contest- CAMTA April 2015
Alan Zhang Third Place
NWSMTA Awards Competition April 2015
Freya Pang First Place
Emmie Guo Second Place
Allison Lie First Place
Jessica Zhang Third Place
Carnegie Hall Winners Concert for American Protégé April 2015
Allison Lie  
EDR Concerto Competition March 2015
Jarrett Takaki (Senior Division) First Place
Alexandra Woo (Senior Division) H.M.
Chopin International Competition (Hartford, Conn.) March 2015
Emmie Guo First Place
Lilian Xu First Place
Chicago Symphony Youth Auditions March 2015
Derek Chung Second Place
Jarrett Takaki Finalist
Carnegie Hall Winners Concert for American Protégé March 2015
Audrey Yin  
Luminarts March 2015
Derek Chung Winner
American Protégé International Competition January 2015
Freya Pang First Place
Audrey Yin Third Place
Ryan Liu Second Place
Jack Shao Second Place
Jessica Zhang Third Place
Alan Zhang H.M.
William Zhu H.M.
AFAF International Concerto Competition January 2015
Jarrett Takaki Winner
U.S. New Star Piano Competition January 2015
Freya Pang First Place
Emmie Guo Second Place
Lilian Xu First Place
Allison Lie Third Place
Joseph Shin Third Place
Derek Chung First Place
Sophia Li First Place
Cindy Yang Second Place
DePaul Concerto Competition January 2015
Jarrett Takaki H.M.

2014

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Walgreens National Concerto Competition December 2014
Jarrett Takaki (Senior- Piano  Category) Winner
Derek Chung (Senior – Early Music Category) Winner
Jarrett Takaki (Senior – Early Music Category) H.M.
Sejong Music Competition December 2014
Emmie Guo (Primary) First Place
Emmie Guo (Primary) Best Korean Piece
Audrey Yin (Primary) Second Place
Freya Pang (Primary) Third Place
Alan Zhang (Elementary) Second Place
Maggie Peng (Elementary) Third Place
Ryan Liu (Elementary) H.M.
Allison Lie (Junior) First Place
Lilian Xu (Junior) Third Place
Jarrett Takaki (Senior) Second Place
Derek Chung (Senior) Best Korean Piece
DePauw Young Artist Competition November 2014
Derek Chung First Place
MTNA (State division) November 2014
Colin Choi (Junior) Winner
Derek Chung (Senior) First Alternate
American Protégé International Competition November 2014
Emmie Guo First Place
Allison Lie Second Place
Sophia Li Second Place
Louisiana International Piano Competition October 2014
Sophia Li Second Place
Music Festival in Honor of Confucius October 2014
Emmie Guo (Youth) First Place
Freya Pang (Youth) Third Place
Lilian Xu (Junior I) Third Place
Joseph Shin (Junior II) H.M.
Derek Chung (Senior) Second Place
ISMTA District Auditions October 2014
Lilian Xu (Junior Division) Winner
Los Angeles Young Musicians International Competition August 2014
Freya Pang (Category A) Second Place
Emmie Guo (Category A) H.M.
Lilian Xu (Category C) Third Place
Aloha International Piano Festival June 2014
Colin Choi (Junior Division) First Place
Chopin Youth Competition, Milwaukee, Wisconsin June 2014
Derek Chung (Junior Division) Third Place
Lilian Xu (Junior Division) Fifth Place
International Milano Piano Talent Competition, Italy June 2014
Emmie Guo (Category A) First Place
Emmie Guo (Contemporary Category) First Place
Joseph Shin (Category C) Third Place
IMA Memorial Contest June 2014
Jarrett Takaki  First Place
Allison Lie Second Place
Joseph Shin Third Place
Midwest International Piano Competition, Iowa June 2014
Derek Chung (Junior) Finalist
Jarrett Takaki (Junior) Semi-finalist
AFAF Concert at Carnegie Hall, New York June 2014
Emmie Guo Winner
Freya Pang Winner
Ryan Liu Winner
Youngjin Kim Winner
Jack Shao Winner
North Shore Contest May 2014
Allison Lie (Elem. Division) Second Place
Bradshaw and Buono International Competition
Winners’ Concert at Carnegie Hall, New York
May 2014
Lilian Xu  First Place
Roberta Savler Contest (CAMTA) April 2014
Alex Wang (level A) First Place
Freya Pang (level A) Third Place
Maggie Peng (level B) Second Place
William Zhu (level B) Third Place
Tyler Wang (level B) H.M.
Lily Meng (level C) H.M.
EDR Concerto Competition March 2014
Cindy Yang (Senior Division) First Place
Sean Choi (Junior Division) Third Place
Joshua Zhu (Junior Division) H.M.
Alexandra Woo (Junior Division) H.M.
Chopin International Piano Competition
(Hartford, Connecticut) 
March 2014
Lilian Xu (Junior Category) Second Place
Derek Chung (Young Artist) Artistic Director’s Prize
Society of American Musicians March 2014
William Zhu (Primary Division) Second Place
Performance with the Northbrook Symphony Orch. February 2014
Roger Shen (Mozart Piano Concerto No.23, K.488)
Performance with the Kishwaukee Symphony Orch. February 2014
Sean Choi
Colin Choi
Dubois Young Artist Competition, Ohio February 2014
Jarrett Takaki Finalist
North Shore Sonata Festival February 2014
Allison Lie Gold Medal
Alexandra Woo Gold Medal
AFAF Winner’s Concert at Carnegie Hall, New York February 2014
Lilian Xu
AFAF International Concerto Competition January 2014
Lilian Xu  First Place
Derek Chung  First Place
Cindy Yang   Second Place

2013

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Walgreens National Concerto Competition:
Midwest Young Artists
December 2013
Cindy Yang (Senior Piano) Winner
Colin Choi (Junior Piano) Winner
Derek Chung (Junior Piano) H.M.
Lilian Xu (Early Music Category) H.M.
Kishwaukee Concerto Competition December 2013
Sean Choi Winner
Colin Choi Winner
CAMTA Sonata Festival December 2013
Emmie Guo Gold Medal
Freya Pang Gold Medal
Youngwon Kim Gold Medal
Jarrett Takaki Gold Medal
Albert Chen Gold Medal
Alan Zhang Gold Medal
Joseph Shin Gold Medal
Alexandra Woo Gold Medal
Alyssa Pak Gold Medal
Cindy Yang Gold Medal
Sejong Music Competition December 2013
Sean Choi (Senior Division) First Place
Alexandra Woo (Junior Division) Third Place
Joseph Shin (Junior Division) H.M.
Lilian Xu (Elem. Division) First Place
Maggie Peng (Elem. Division) H.M.
Emmie Guo (Primary Division) Second Place
Freya Pang (Primary Division) Third Place
David Peng (Junior Division)  Best Korean Interpretation
Cardinal Stritch University Competition, Wisconsin November 2013
Jarrett Takaki  First Place
Depauw Young Artist Competition, Indiana November 2013
Jarrett Takaki Discretionary Award
MTNA State (New Hampshire) November 2013
Roger Shen (Senior Division) Winner
MTNA State November 2013
Sophia Li (Junior Division) Alternate
Sean Choi (Junior Division) H.M.
Music Festival in Honor of Confucius October 2013
Sean Choi (Senior Division) First Place
Jack Shao (Junior II) Third Place
Lilian Xu (Junior I) H.M.
Freya Pang (Youth) Third Place
Ryan Liu (Youth) H.M.
Seattle International Piano Festival October 2013
2013 Derek Chung Bronze Medal
Young Artist Piano Competition Tennessee Tech University October 2013
Jarrett Takaki First Place
ISMTA District Auditions October 2013
Lilian Xu (Elem. Division) Second Place
Joshua Zhu (Inter. Division) Winner (advance to state
finals)
Los Angeles Young Musicians International Competition August 2013
Colin Choi (level D) Third Place
Alexandra Woo (level D) Finalist
Lilian Xu (level C) Finalist
William Zhu (level B) Finalist
Cooper Piano Festival (Oberlin, Ohio) July 2013
Roger Shen Sixth Place
IIYM (International Institute of Young Musicians)(Kansas) July 2013
Roger Shen Semifinalist
Performance with Kostroma Symphony Orchestra (Russia) July 2013
Sophia Li  
Lee University International Piano Competition (Tennessee)                                                                                         June 2013
Trenton Takaki Finalist
Chopin Youth Competition (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) June 2013
Jarrett Takaki (Junior Division) Second Place
Joseph Shin (Junior Division) Sixth Place
Aloha International Piano Festival (Honolulu, Hawaii) June 2013
Derek Chung (age 12-14) Second Place
Lilian Xu (9-11) H.M.
Southeastern Piano Festival (South Carolina) June 2013
Roger Shen Discretionary Award
Illinois Music Association Memorial Contest May 2013
Lilian Xu First Place
Jarrett Takaki Second Place
North Shore Contest May 2013
David Peng (Elem. Division) Second Place
Colin Choi (Summer Camp Scholarship) Winner
Jarrett Takaki (Summer Camp Scholarship) Winner
AFAF Winner’s Concert at Carnegie Hall, New York May 2013
Alyssa Pak  
Bradshaw and Buono International Competition May 2013
Derek Chung (Middle School Division) Second Place
Augustana College Lee Piano Competition (Sioux Falls, South Dakota) April 2013
Jarrett Takaki (Division II) First Place
Trenton Takaki (Division III) First Place
North West Music Teachers Assoc. Awards Competition April 2013
Maggie Peng (Primary Division) Third Place
Lilian Xu (Elem. Division) H.M.
Jack Shao (Junior Division) H.M.
Joseph Shin (Junior Division) H.M.
Roberta Savler Contest (CAMTA) April 2013
David Peng (level B) First Place
Lilian Xu (level B) Third Place
Grace Tu (level C) Second Place
Jack Shao (level C) Third Place
Performance with the Hawaii Youth Symphony II April 2013
Roger Shen  
Emilio del Rosario Piano Concerto Competition March 2013
Colin Choi (Junior Division) First Place
Derek Chung (Junior Division) Second Place
Sean Choi (Junior Division) H.M.
Lauren Tu (Senior Division) Third Place
Society of American Musicians March 2013
Sophia Li (Junior Division) H.M.
Skokie Valley Symphony Orchestra Young Artist Competition March 2013
Lauren Tu Second Place-Will perform with Skokie Valley Symphony in 2014 Season
Trenton Takaki Finalist
AFAF Winner’s Concert at Carnegie Hall, New York March 2013
Lilian Xu  
North Shore Sonata Festival February 2013
Grace Tu Gold Medal
Jack Shao Gold Medal
Pamela Lin Gold Medal
Dubois Young Artist Competition (Ohio) February 2013
Trenton Takaki Third Place
  February 2013
Roger Shen Performance with The Northbrook Symphony Orchestra
AFAF International Concerto Competition January 2013
Sophia Li Third Place - Will perform with the Kostroma Symphony Orchestra in Russia (in July 2013)
DePaul Concerto Competition January 2013
Lilian Xu H.M.

2012

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Walgreens National Concerto Competition: Midwest Young Artists December 2012
Roger Shen Overall Open Division - Winner will perform with MYA Symphony Orchestra (Feb. 2013) and Early Music Category – Winner
USASU International Piano Competition December 2012
Jarrett Takaki  (Junior Division) Semifinalist
Sejong Music Competition December 2012
Derek Chung (Junior Division) First Place and Best Korean Piece
Amber Scherer (Senior Division) Second Place and Best Korean Piece
Pamela Lin (Senior Division) Third Place
Joshua Zhu (Junior Division) H.M.
Ryan Liu (Primary Division) H.M.
Camta Sonata-Sonatina Festival December 2012
Anthony Tu Gold Medal
Jarrett Takaki Gold Medal
Trenton Takaki Gold Medal
Oscar Basza Gold Medal
Lilian Xu Gold Medal
MTNA State November 2012
Roger Shen (Junior Division) Winner
Jarret Takaki (Junior Diviison) Alternate
Trenton Takaki (Senior Division) Alternate
ISMTA State Finals November 2012
Amber Scherer (Senior Division) First Place
Derek Chung (Inter. Division) Second Place
Sophia LI (Inter. Division) Third Place
Music Festival in Honor of Confucius October 2012
Sophia Li (JI) First Place
Derek Chung (JII) First Place
Wiliiam Zhu (Youth) H.M.
Elizabeth Xia (Youth) H.M.
Lilian Xu (JI) H.M.
Cindy Yang (JII) H.M.
ISMTA District Auditions October 2012
Elizabeth Xia (Elem.  Division) Third Place
Lilian Xu (Elem. Division) H.M.
Derek Chung (Inter. Division) Winner (advance to State finals)
Sophia Li (Inter. Division) Winner (advance to State finals)
Colin Choi (Inter. Division) H.M.
Amber Scherer (Senior Division) Winner (advance to State finals)
Missouri Western State University Competition October 2012
Amber Scherer (Senior Division) First Place
Los Angeles Young Musicians International Competition August 2012
Derek Chung (level D) First Place
Lauren Tu (level F) H.M.
IIYM (International Institute for Young Musicians) Competition June 2012
Trenton Takaki Finalist
Aloha International Piano Festival (Honolulu, Hawaii) June 2012
Roger Shen (Solo Senior Division) Third Place
Roger Shen (Concerto Division) Winner
(Performance with the Hawaii Youth Symphony in April 2013)  
Illinois Music Association Memorial Contest May 2012
Sophia Li First Place
Cindy Yang Second Place
Union League Civics and Arts Foundation Competition May 2012
Trenton Takaki Winner
North Shore Contest May 2012
William Zhu (Primary Division) First Place
Matthew Tzeng (Primary Division) Second Place
Lily Meng (Elem. Division) Second Place
Pamela Lin (Junior Division) Second Place
Cindy Yang (Senior Division) Third Place
New Music National Young Artist Competition May 2012
Alexandra Woo First Place
Colin Choi H.M.
American Fine Arts Festival Winners’ Concert at Carnegie Hall, New York May 2012
Derek Chung Winner
Cleveland International Piano Competition (Ohio) April 2012
Jarrett Takaki (Junior Division)
Place
Second
Trenton Takaki (Senior Division) Third Place
North West Music Teachers’ Assoc. Awards Competition April 2012
Wiliiam Zhu (Primary Division) First Place
Maggie Peng (Primary Division) Third Place
Anthony Tu (Primary Division) H.M.
Joseph Shin (Elem. Division) Third Place
Joshua Zhu (Junior Division) Third Place
Sophia Li (Junior Division) H.M.
Kathryn Park (Junior Division) H.M.
Pamela Lin (Inter. Division) H.M.
EDR Concerto Competition April 2012
Roger Shen  (Junior Division) H.M.
Lauren Tu (Senior Division) H.M.
Chicago Youth Symphony Auditions March 2012
Amber Scherer H.M.
Lauren Tu H.M.
Trenton Takaki H.M.
Society of American Musicians February 2012

Lily Meng (Primary Division)

Second Place

Derek Chung (Junior Division)

H.M.
North Shore Sonata/Sonatina Festival February 2012
Anthony Tu Gold Medal
Cindy Yang Gold Medal
Derek Chung Gold Medal
Sophia Li Gold Medal
Roger Shen Gold Medal
Trenton Takaki Gold Medal
Hope College Young Artist Piano Competition (Michigan) January 2012
Amber Scherer First Place

2011

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Walgreens Concerto Competition December 2011
Eriko Darcy (Early Music Categoty) H.M.
Sejong Music Competition December 2011
Colin Choi (Elem. Division) First Place
Joshua Zhu (Elem. Division) Second Place
Lily Meng (Elem. Division) H.M.
Roger Shen (Junior Division) Second Place
Trenton Takaki (Senior Division) First Place
Amber Scherer (Senior Division) Third Place
CAMTA Sonata-Sonatina Festival December 2011
Kimiko Darcy Gold Medal
Derek Chung Gold Medal
Brian Li Gold Medal
Joseph Shin Gold Medal
Cindy Yang Gold Medal
Colin Choi Gold Medal
Amber Scherer Gold Medal
Cardinal Stritch University Competition (Wisconsin) November 2011
Trenton Takaki First Place
Amber Scherer Second Place
ISMTA (finals) November 2011
Lauren Tu (Senior Division) First Place
Jarrett Takaki (Junior Division) Third Place
Music in Honor of Confucius Contest October 2011
Kimiko Darcy Honorable Mention
Lily Meng Second Place
ISMTA District Auditions October 2011
Joshua Zhu (Elem. Division) First Place
Colin Choi (Elem. Division) Second Place
Jarrett Takaki (Junior Division) Second Place
Lauren Tu (Senior Division) First Place
Chopin Youth Competition, Milwaukee, Wisconsin June 2011
Brian Leong (Senior Div.) First Place
Roger Shen (Junior Div.) Third Place
Lauren Tu (Senior Div.) Fourth Place
Aloha International Piano Festival /Competition – Honolulu, Hawaii June 2011
Joshua Zhu (age 9-11) First Place
Roger Shen (age 12-14) First Place
Sophia Li (age 9-11) Third Place
Trenton Takaki (age 15-18) Third Place
Jarrett Takaki (age 12-14) H.M.
Illinois Music Assoc. Memorial Contest May 2011
Jarrett Takaki First Place
Trenton Takaki Second Place
Cindy Yang Third Place
North Shore Contest May 2011
Eriko Darcy (Elem. Div.) First Place
Kimiko Darcy (Elem. Div.) Second Place
William Zhu (Primary Div.) H.M.
Michael Tzeng (Elem. Div.) H.M.
Pamela Lin (Senior Div.) H.M.
American Fine Arts Festival
Winners’ Concert at Carnegie Hall, New York
May 2011
Sophia Li Winner
Joseph Shin Winner
William Zhu Winner
North West Music Teachers’ Assoc. Awards Competition April 2011
Lily Meng (Elem. Div.) First Place
Joshua Zhu (Elem. Div.) Second Place
Cindy Yang (Senior Div.) Third Place
Matthew Tzeng (Primary Div.) H.M.
Bradshaw and Buono International Competition
Winners’ performance at Carnegie Hall, New York
April 2011
Eriko Darcy (Elem. Division) First Place
Roger Shen (Middle School Division) First Place
Roberta Savler Contest April 2011
Kimiko Darcy (level A) First Place
Lily Meng (level B) First Place
Eriko Darcy (level C) Third Place
Cody Liu (level A) H.M.
David Peng (level B) H.M.
Rachel Hsu (level D) H.M.
EDR Concerto Competition April 2011
Amber Scherer (performance with the Harper Symphony Orchestra) First Place
Colin Choi H.M.
North Shore Sonata/Sonatina Festival February 2011
Kimiko Darcy Gold Medal
Eriko Darcy    Gold Medal
Jack Shao Gold Medal
Jacob Furfine Gold Medal
Joshua Zhu     Gold Medal
Roger Shen Gold Medal
Trenton Takaki Gold Medal
Hope College Young Artist Piano Competition (Michigan) February 2011
Trenton Takaki First Place
Kirsten Takaki Third Place
Brian Leong   Finalist
Glenbrook South Concerto Competition February 2011
Lauren Tu      Winner
Steinway Young Artist Competition January 2011
Jarrett Takaki (Junior Division) Winner
Depaul Concerto Competition January 2011
Colin Choi Winner
Performance with the Oistrach Symphony  

2010

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Sejong Music Competition December 2010
Alexandra Woo (Elem. Division) Second Place
Colin Choi (Elem. Division) Third Place
Roger Shen (Junior Division) Second Place
Pamela Lin (Junior Division) H.M.
Walgreens Concerto Competition December 2010
Amber Scherer (MYA Junior Division) Winner
Colin Choi (Open Junior Division) H.M.
CAMTA Sonata-Sonatina Festival December 2010
Kimiko Darcy Gold Medal
Maggie Peng Gold Medal
Matthew Tzeng Gold Medal
Michael Tzeng Gold Medal
Eriko Darcy Gold Medal
Joseph Shin Gold Medal
Kathryn Park Gold Medal
Cindy Yang Gold Medal
Grace Tu – Alexandra Woo (duet) Gold Medal
Cardinal Stritch University Competition (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) November 2010
Brian Leong (Senior Division) First Place
Jean Lin (Junior Division) First Place
Illinois State Music Teachers Association November 13, 2010
Trenton Takaki (Senior Division) First Place
International Chopin Celebration Winners Concert at Carnegie Hall, New York November 13, 2010
Colin Choi  
Jessy Feng  
Brian Leong  
Kirsten Takaki  
MTNA November 12, 2010
Pamela Lin Junior Division) Honorable Mention
Jarrett Takaki (Junior Division) Honorable Mention
Lauren Tu (Senior Division) Honorable Mention
Music in Honor of Confucius Contest October 24, 2010
Colin Choi First Place
Sophia Li Honorable Mention
Rachel Hsu Honorable Mention
ISMTA District Auditions October 16, 2010
Rachel Hsu (Elem. Division) First Place
Alexandra Woo (Elem. Division) Second Place
Cindy Yang (Junior Division) First Place
Roger Shen (Junior Division) H.M.
Alexandra Woo/Grace Tu – duet (Junior Div.) First Place
Trenton Takaki (Senior Division) First Place
Seattle International Piano Festival September 17, 2010
Eriko Darcy Gold Medal Winner
Alexandra Woo Finalist and Teachers’ Favorite
American Fine Arts Winners’ Concert
(Carnegie Hall, New York)
June 2010
Eriko Darcy  
Joshua Zhu  
Grace Tu  
Cindy Yang  
Alexandra Woo  
Roger Shen  
Brian Leong  
Chopin Youth Piano Competition (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) June 2010
Trenton Takaki (Senior Division) First Place
Kirsten Takaki (Senior Division) Fourth Place
Jarret Takaki (Junior Division) Second Place
Augustana Lee Piano Competition (Sioux Falls, South Dakota) June 5,2010
Trenton Takaki (Senior Division) Second Place
Illinois Music Association Memorial Contest May 23,2010
Trenton Takaki First Place
Cindy Yang Second Place
Roger Shen Third Place
North Shore Contest May 2,2010
Colin Choi (Primary Division) First Place
Jessy Feng (Elem. Division) Second Place
Kirsten Takaki (Senior Division) Second Place
Society of American Musicians April 18,2010
Rachel Hsu (Primary Division) First Place
Roger Shen (Junior Division) Second Place
Joshua Zhu (Junior Division) H.M.
Bradshaw and Buono International Competition May 2010
Jarrett Takaki (Elem. Division) Second Place
Trenton Takaki (Senior Division) Second Place
Kirsten Takaki (Senior Division) H.M.
Depauw University Young Artist Piano Competition April 17,2010
Trenton Takaki First Place
EDR Concerto Competition April 17,2010
Roger Shen H.M.
Lauren Tu H.M.
Roberta Savler Contest April 17,2010
Joseph Shin (level A) Third Place
Eriko Darcy (level B) First Place
Lily Meng (level B) H.M.
Jarrett Takaki (level C) Second Place
North Shore Sonata Contest February 2010
Alexandra Woo Gold Medal
Jarrett Takaki Gold Medal
William Zhu Gold Medal
MTNA Junior High (East Central Division) January 2010
Trenton Takaki First Place
Walgreens Concerto Competition January 2010
Roger Shen Winner
Steinway Young Artist Competition January 2010
Roger Shen First Place
Rachel Hsu Second Place
Eriko Darcy Third Place

2009

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CAMTA Sonata Contest December 2009
William Zhu Gold Medal
Eriko Darcy Gold Medal
Alexandra Woo Gold Medal
Roger Shen Gold Medal
Brian Leong Gold Medal
Amy Lin Gold Medal
Cardinal Stritch University Competition
(Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
November 2009
Lauren Tu First Place
Trenton Takaki First Place
MTNA Junior High State Contest November 2009
Trenton Takaki First Place
Lauren Tu Third Place
New Praise Support Society
Winners’ Concert at Kennedy Center, Washington D.C.
November 2009
Colin Choi Grand Prize Winner
Music in Honor of Confucius Contest October 2009
Joshua Zhu First Place
Sophia Li Second Place
Cindy Yang Second Place
Trenton Takaki Second Place
Jarrett Takaki Third Place
Rachel Hsu Third Place
Edric Lin Honorable Mention
William Zhu Honorable Mention
Pamela Lin Honorable Mention
Roger Shen Honorable Mention
Alexandra Woo Honorable Mention
Grace Tu Honorable Mention
Jean Lin Honorable Mention
Lauren Tu Honorable Mention
ISMTA District Auditions October 2009
Cindy Yang Second Place
Joshua Zhu Honorable Mention
Roger Shen Honorable Mention
Jarrett Takaki Honorable Mention
Kirsten Takaki Honorable Mention
Granquist Music Competition
Olympic Division
July 2009
Lauren Tu Second Place
Trenton Takaki Third Place
Alexandra Woo Finalist
Chopin Youth Piano Competition (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) June 2009
Lauren Tu Third Place
Jarrett Takaki Fourth Place
Soloist with the Wheaton Symphony Orchestra June 2009
Lauren Tu  
IMA Memorial Contest May 2009
Lauren Tu First Place
Jean Lin Second Place
Jarrett Takaki Third Place
Bradshaw and Buono International Competition
Winners’ Concert at Carnegie Hall, New York
May 2009
Trenton Takaki First Place
American Fine Arts Festival
Winners’ Concert at Carnegie Hall, New York
May 2009
Lauren Tu Winner
Amy Lin Winner
North Shore Contest May 2009
Jacob Furfine Third Place
Amy Lin Third Place
Eriko Darcy Honorable Mention
Colin Choi Honorable Mention
Roberta Savler Contest April 2009
Lily Meng First Place
Grace Tu First Place
Emily Meng Third Place
Jean Lin Third Place
Edric Lin Honorable Mention
MACMO April 2009
Rachel Hsu First Place
Joshua Zhu Second Place
Amy Lin Second Place
Cindy Yang Third Place
Society of American Musicians April 2009
Pamela Lin First Place
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Youth Auditions
March 2009
Lauren Tu Honorable Mention
North Shore Sonata Contest February 2009
Eriko Darcy Gold Medal
Sophia Li Gold Medal
Alexandra Woo Gold Medal
Jean Lin Gold Medal
Trenton Takaki Gold Medal
Amy Lin Gold Medal
MMTA Concerto Competition, Michigan February 2009
Lauren Tu Honorable Mention
Steinway Young Artist Competition January 2009
Rachel Hsu Winner

2008

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CAMTA Sonata Contest December 2008
Eriko Darcy Gold Medal
Rachel Hsu Gold Medal
Joshua Zhu Gold Medal
Grace Tu Gold Medal
Jessy Feng Gold Medal
Youngjin Kim Gold Medal
Jean Lin Gold Medal
Trenton Takaki Gold Medal
Amy Lin Gold Medal
Cardinal Stritch University Competition
(Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
November 2008
Kirsten Takaki First Place
New Praise Support Society November 2008
Alexandra Woo Grand Prize Winner
Winners’ Concert at Kennedy Center, Washington D.C.  
Music in Honor of Confucius Contest October 2008
Rachel Hsu First Place
Amy Lin Second Place
Lauren Tu Third Place
Pamela Lin Third Place
Joshua Zhu Third Place
Cindy Yang Honorable Mention
Alexandra Woo Honorable Mention
Jarrett Takaki Honorable Mention
Jean Lin Honorable Mention
Trenton Takaki Honorable Mention
ISMTA Junior High State Contest November 2008
Lauren Tu Second Place
ISMTA District Auditions October 2008
Cindy Yang First Place
Pamela Lin First Place
Lauren Tu First Place
Jarrett Takaki Honorable Mention
Chopin Youth Competition (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) June 2008
Trenton Takaki Second Place
Alexandra Woo Honorable Mention
IMA Memorial Contest May 2008
Trenton Takaki First Place
North Shore Contest May 2008
Alexandra Woo First Place
Pamela Lin Second Place
Cindy Yang Honorable Mention
Rachel Hsu Honorable Mention
North Shore Sonata Festival February 2008
Pamela Lin Gold Medal Winner
Lily Meng Gold Medal Winner
Jarrett Takaki Gold Medal Winner
Lauren Tu Gold Medal Winner
Alexandra Woo Gold Medal Winner
Steinway Young Artist Piano Competition February 2008
Rachel Hsu Winner
DePaul Concerto Festival January 2008
Rachel Hsu Honorable Mention
Trent Takaki Honorable Mention

2007

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Walgreens Concerto Competition December 2007
Trent Takaki Honorable Mention
MACMO Contest December 2007
Lauren Tu First Place
Grace Tu Second Place
Rachel Hsu Second Place
Brian Leong Third Place
CAMTA Sonata Contest December 2007
Pamela Lin Gold Medal Winner
Lauren Tu Gold Medal Winner
ISMTA Junior High State Contest October 2007
Jean Lin First Place
Music in Honor of Confucius Contest October 2007
Rachel Hsu Second Place
Jarrett Takaki Second Place
Trent Takaki Second Place
Alexandra Woo Third Place
Lauren Tu Honorable Mention
ISMTA District Auditions October 2007
Jarrett Takaki First Place
Jean Lin First Place
Michelle Nitahara First Place
Granquist Music Competition (Olympic Division) July 2007
Lauren Tu Second Place
Trent Takaki Finalist
Kirsten Takaki Finalist
Chopin Youth Competition (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) June 2007
Stella Tu (Junior Div.) First Place
Trent Takaki (Junior Div.) Second Place
Michelle Nitahara (Senior Div.) Honorable Mention
New Praise Support Society Contest May 2007
Victoria Tu First Place
IMA Memorial Contest May 2007
Trent Takaki Second Place
Michelle Nitahara Third Place
Roberta Savler Contest April 2007
Grace Tu First Place
Pamela Lin First Place
Emily Meng First Place
Victoria Tu Second Place
Alexandra Woo Third Place
NSMTA Competition May 2007
Alexandra Woo First Place
Victoria Tu Second Place
Emily Meng Third Place
North Shore Sonata Contest February 2007
Colin Choi Gold Medal
Jake Bowar Gold Medal
Trent Takaki Gold Medal
Michelle Nitahara Gold Medal
Steinway Young Artist Competition January 2007
Trent Takaki Winner
Lauren Tu Winner

2006

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Walgreens Concerto Competition December 2006
Stella Tu Winner
Lauren Tu Honorable Mention
MACMO Contest December 2006
Rachel Hsu First Place
Lauren Tu First Place
Jean Lin First Place
Pamela Lin Third Place
Michelle Nitahara Third Place
CAMTA Sonata Contest December 2006
Remy Hidaka Gold Medal
Rachel Hsu Gold Medal
Brian Leong Gold Medal
Lea Malewitz Gold Medal
Michelle Nitahara Gold Medal
Jarrett Takaki Gold Medal
Kirsten Takaki Gold Medal
Grace Tu Gold Medal
ISMTA State Finals November 2006
Michelle Nitahara (Senior Div.) Second Place
Confucius Contest October 2006
Jarrett Takaki (Youth) Third Place
Pamela Lin (Youth) Third Place
Rachel Hsu (Youth) H.M.
Trent Takaki (Junior I) First Place
Jean Lin (Junior I) H.M.
Emily Meng (Junior I) H.M.
Lauren Tu (Junior II) Second Place
Michelle Nitahara (Senior) Second Place
ISMTA District Auditions October 2006
Emily Meng First Place
Michelle Nitahara First Place
Granquist Music Competition (Olympic) June 2006
Lauren Tu Second Place
Kirsten Takaki Finalist
New Praise Support Society May 2006
Stella Tu Winner
Winners’ Concert at Carnegie Hall, New York June 2006
Lee Piano Competition (South Dakota) June 2006
Brian Leong Second Place
Trent Takaki Third Place
SAM May 2006
Lauren Tu Second Place
Emily Meng H.M.
NSMTA Contest May 2006
Pamela Lin (Primary) Second Place
Jean Lin (Elem.) First Place
Kevin Signo (Elem.) Second Place
Lauren Tu (Junior) Third Place
Roberta Savler Contest April 2006
Emily Meng First Place
Samantha Lenckos First Place
NSMTA Sonata Contest February 2006
Rachel Hsu Gold Medal
Trent Takaki Gold Medal

2005

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CAMTA Sonata Contest December 2005
Rachel Hsu Gold Medal
Emily Chen Gold Medal
Emily Meng Gold Medal
Emma Bigelow Gold Medal
Kevin Signo Gold Medal
Steinway Young Artist Competition December 2005
Lauren Tu Winner
Sejong Music Competition November 2005
Stella Tu Third Place
Southwest Symphony Concerto Competition November 2005
Yoomin Ahn Winner
ISMTA Junior High State Contest November 2005
Kirsten Takaki Second Place
Confucius Contest October 2005
Lauren Tu First Place
Stella Tu Second Place
Emily Chen Third Place
Jarrett Takaki H.M.
Richard Li H.M.
ISMTA District Auditions October 2005
Jean Lin (Elem.) First Place
Trent Takaki (Elem.) First Place
Lauren Tu (Elem.) First Place
Brian Leong (Elem.) First Place
Mitchell Bigelow (Junior High) First Place
Kirsten Takaki (Junior High) First Place
Blue Lake Concerto Competition (Michigan) August 2005
Michelle Nitahara Winner
IMA Memorial Contest May 2005
Yoomin Ahn 1st Place
Kirsten Takaki 2nd Place
Richard Li 3rd Place
NSMTA Contest May 2005
Lauren Tu 1st Place
Kirsten Takaki 2nd Place
Meagan Siu 2nd Place
Samantha Lenckos H.M.
Michelle Nitahara H.M.
Roberta Savler Contest April 2005
Jean Lin 1st Place
Richard Li 2nd Place
Mitchell Bigelow 3rd Place
Stella Tu H.M.
Society of American Musicians April 2005
Trent Takaki 1st Place
NSMTA Sonata Contest February 2005
Trent Takaki Gold Medal
Kimmie Siu Gold Medal
Jessica Ni Gold Medal
Lauren Tu Gold Medal
CAMTA Sonata Contest December 2005
Jessica Ni Gold Medal
Sharon Li Gold Medal
Jean Lin Gold Medal
Kirsten Takaki Gold Medal
Samantha Lenckos Gold Medal
Meagan Siu Gold Medal
Remy Hidaka Gold Medal
Yoomin Ahn Gold Medal

2004

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Confucius Contest November 2004
Jessica Ni 1st Place
Kirsten Takaki 1st Place
Brian Leong 3rd Place
Lauren Tu Honorable Mention
ISMTA State Contest November 2004
Lauren Griffin (Senior Div.) 2nd Place
ISMTA District Auditions October 2004
Emily Meng (Elem. Div.) 1st Place
Brian Leong (Elem. Div.) 1st Place
Kevin Signo (Elem. Div.) 1st Place
Kirsten Takaki (Elem. Div.) 1st Place
Lauren Griffin (Senior Div.) 1st Place