Recent Studio Awards Archive

  • Performathon for Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

    Team Captains ~ Amber Wang, Alyssa Xu

    Performers ~ Lilian Ji, Averie Wu, Dennis Ji, Hannah Zou, Taksh Gupta, Effie Li, Adrianna Ang, Gracelynne Hao, Evan Lin, Alyssa Xu, Sammi Li, Amber Wang, Jacqueline Chen, Jennifer Liu

    NJMTA Spring Recital Auditions

    High Honors and Honors~ Lillian Ji, Averie Wu, Hannah Zou, Dennis Ji, Taksh Gupta, Effie Li, Adrianna Ang,(7 year award) Gracelynne Hao, Evan Lin, Sammi Li (13yrs award), Alyssa Xu, Amber Wang, Jennifer Liu, Jacqueline Chen

    Young Maestro International Music Competition

    Grand Prix ~ Effie Li (Advanced Category)

    Silver ~ Sammi Li (Professional Category)

    Musicale Romantic Style Music Festival

    3rd place ~ Sammi Li

    Honorable Mention ~ Effie Li, Alyssa Xu

    Young Maestro International piano competition

    Bronze Medal ~ Hannah Zou

    Honorable Mention ~ Averie Wu

    Young Artists Concerto Competition (Bravura Philharmonic Orchestra)

    Gold Medal ~ Alyssa Xu

    Bronze Medal ~ Averie Wu

    Music Educators Association, Annual Piano Competition

    1st place ~ Sammi Li and Effie Li (15-16 age group, duet category)

    Young Pianist Competition of New Jersey - Concerto Division

    Gold Prize ~ Alyssa Xu

    Silver Prize ~ Averie Wu

    Orbetello Junior International piano competition

    2nd prize ~ Evan Lin

    3rd Prize ~ Taksh Gupta

    Global Online Great Composers Competition

    1st prize ~ Sammi Li (The Best Bach Performance)

    1st Prize ~ Evan Lin (5th Edition of the Int’l Competition for Young Performers Rising Talents of Americas 2021)

    2nd prize ~ Effie Li (The Best Bach and Rachmaninoff Performance)

    2nd prize ~ Hannah Zou (The Best Haydn Performance)

    More Awards (in alphabetical order)

    Adrianna Ang

    Selected for AMTL Honors Recital

    SMEA Student Evaluation program 5-year trophy award

    Jacqueline Chen

    Inducted into the Cum Laude Society

    The Paul L. Marrow Award for Science and Citizenship

    Taksh Gupta

    Central Jersey Music Educators Association Honors Band Award Recipient

    Gracelynne Hao

    Graduated from Huaxia Chinese School and passed HSK Level 4 in 99th percentile

    Stanford Math Tournament: overall team ranking- 5th place

    Purple Comet International: Honorable mention (High School Mixed team)

    Dennis Ji

    Selected for AMTL Honors Concert

    Grand Prix and Best Soloist Award ~ Concert Festival

    High Honors ~ NTMTA Spring Audition (for Viola):

    Lilian Ji

    Gold Medal Award ~ Young Meastro Competition

    2nd Prize ~ PTC Honors program

    Sammi Li

    Winner ~ National League of Performing Arts, National Young Virtuosi Piano Competition

    Selected into Montgomery High School's Peer Leaders Program

    Published interview with YouTuber Frederic Chen (687K+ subscribers )

    Jennifer Liu

    National Merit Semi-Finalist and Finalist 2021

    Graduated with Honors (top 10% of graduating class) from Montgomery High School, received Academic Award for outstanding academic achievements

    Raised over $200 for the Philadelphia Music Alliance for Youth through teaching piano

    Sold stickers on ETSY to raise money for Feeding America

    Presented solo art show to high school

    Amber Wang

    Semifinalist ~ United States National Chemistry Olympiad

    NJ Times Swimmer of the Year

    New Jersey Scholar Program Class of 2021

    Alyssa Xu

    Winner ~ National Young Virtuosi Recital Competition

    Interview with Musicale

    Masterclass with Dr. Inna Faliks

    Masterclasses with Dr. Krystian Tkaczewski

    Performed at Concerts hosted by Connecticut Chopin Foundation

    Hanah Zou

    Gold Prize ~ Golden Key Festival

    Grand Prix ~ Music Fest Rising Talent Festival

    CONGRATULATIONS TO TO OUR 2 AMAZING SENIORS

    JACQUELINE WHO WILL ATTEND GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY (Pre-Med/Med School Early Assurance Program) and JENNIFER WHO WILL ATTEND RICE UNIVERSITY!

    WE WISH YOU THE BEST OF LUCK IN THE NEXT CHAPTER OF YOUR LIFE!!!!!!

  • MTNA Junior Artist

    1st - Amber

    HM - Sammi

    NJMTA Young Musicians Competition

    2nd - Sarah Liu

    3rd - Sarah Chen, Taksh, Gracelynne, Grace, Jacqueline

    HM - Averie, Effie, Jennifer

    American Protege Talent Competition

    First place - Grace

    Cecilian Club Competition

    Averie, Alyssa, Taksh, Sammi

    Enkor International Music Competition, Piano, 5th Edition, 2018

    Honorable mention - Jennifer

    Glory Int'l Romantic Music Competition

    The professional Jury Board Award and Student Jury Award:

    Third prize winner - Jennifer

    American Protege Int'l Music Talent Competition

    First place winner - Jennifer

    Impact Competition

    Gold - Effie, Gracelynne

    Silver - Sarah Chen

    International Music Competition

    Best Liszt performance

    3rd prize winner - Jennifer and Jacqueline

    Performathon for CHOP

    Raised a total of $6,972

    Co-organizers - Sarah Liu, Alyssa Xu

    Performers - Charlie Liu, Taksh Gupta, Gracelynne Hao, Sammi Li, Effie Li, Amber Wang, Sarah Liu, Alyssa Xu, Sky Han, Jennifer Liu, David Du

    NJMTA Spring Recital Auditions

    High Honors - Charlie Liu, Effie Li, Gracelynne Hao, Jacqueline Chen (5yrs award), Sammi Li (10yrs award), Taksh Gupta, Amber Wang, Alyssa Xu, Jennifer Liu, Sarah Liu (11yrs awards), Sky Han

    2018 Camerata Artists International Competition

    1st place - Effie Li (Group I)

    2nd place - Sammi Li, Jacqueline Chen, Grace Wang (Group II)

    Forte International Competition (performed at Carnegie Hall)

    Gold, First prize - Taksh Gupta (Junior Category), Most Expressive Young Performer

    Gold - Sky Han

    Golden Key Music Festival (performed at Carnegie Hall)

    Gold Prize - Amber Wang, Gracelynne Hao, Taksh Gutpa, Sarah Liu, Sky Han

    Online Great Composers Competition

    1st Place - Grace Wang, the Best Mozart Performance ( UK, age 14-16)

    2nd Place - Gracelynne Hao, the Best Haydn Performance

    AMTL New York Young Performers Prize Competition (NYYPP)

    1st Prize - Gracelynne Hao (with $100, invited to AMTL Honors Concert at Steinway Hall)

    Runner Up - Jennifer Liu (invited to AMTL Honors Concert at Steinway Hall)

    Princeton Steinway Competition

    2nd Prize - David Du

    Honorable Mention - Alyssa Xu (Group III), Sarah Liu (Group IV)

    Music-Fest Rising Talents Competition (performed at Carnegie Hall)

    Grand Prix Prize - Jacqueline Chen, Alyssa Xu, Jennifer Liu

    Elite International Music Competition (performed at Carnegie Hall)

    1st Prize - Alyssa Xu (Intermediate Level)

    1st Prize - Jennifer Liu (Got invitation to perform concerto with Orchestra)

    NY Piano Teachers Congress Honor Program

    Gold - Sky Han

    Honorable Mention - Sammi Li (Group III)

    2nd Place in 2018 Middle School Math League (6th Grade NJ regional qualification test)

    Won Best New School Award at 2018 MathCounts Chapter Competition (4-kids team)

    Won 5th Place in 6th Grade (individual) & 1st Place in 3-6 Grades (team) during the 2018 Elementary Math League State Champion Contest

    Gracelynne Hao

    New Jersey Zone Team

    Best Anchor Award for School News Broadcast

    Amber Wang

    Kids on Keys Concert to support Autism Awareness in Pollak Theater

    Helped Organize A Benefit Concert for Sphoorti Charity Foundation

    Semi Finalist at USTA U12 Boys’ 12 Singles at Monroe Sports Center Memorial Day Open

    Taksh Gupta

    Won 1st Place at the Crescendo International Competition (performed at Carnegie Hall)

    Won Silver Medal at the Mid-Atlantic Junior Rowing Championships – U17 boat (Lawrenceville School)

    Jacqueline Chen

    Won 1st Place at the NJ Future Problem Solving Program: Middle Global Issues Alternate

    Alyssa Xu

    Finished in 2nd Place in the Sally Ride Girls Math and Science Contest (5th Grade)

    Effie Li

    Honorable Mention in the III Paderewski International Piano Competition, Young Artist Category ( age 13-17)

    Won 2nd Place at National Dance Showcase (Teen Lyrical)

    Grace Wang

    Invited concerto performance with Sempre Musick Orchestra at Killian Hall at Massachusetts Technology Institute, Boston

    Jennifer Liu

    2nd Place at the Concert Artists International Virtuoso Competition

    Wilberforce School Visual Arts Awards

    Sarah Liu

    Finished in 5th Place at the American Regional Mathematics League in A Division (team)

    Charlie Liu

    CONGRATULATIONS TO MY FABULOUS SENIOR ON ALL HIS ACCOMPLISHMENTS!

    WE WISH HIM THE BEST OF LUCK!

    Charlie Liu - Princeton University

  • Greater Princeton Steinway Society

    Group 2 - 1st prize - Sammi Li

    Honorable Mention - Jacqueline Chen

    Group 4 - 1st Prize Sharon Jin

    Steinway Society of South Jersey

    First Prize - Taksh Gupta

    Chopin International Competition - Hartford

    2nd prize - Gracelynne Hao

    3rd Prize - Sammi Li

    Honorable Mention - Taksh Gupta

    Golden Key Music Festival - Gold Award

    Taksh Gupta

    Jennifer Liu

    Sammi Li

    Amber Wang

    Washington Int'l Piano Competition (Ages 18 - 30)

    Semi-Finalist - David Geng - Alumni

  • NJMTA Young Musicians Competition

    First Prize – Charlie Liu, Anand Nanduri

    Second Prize – Taksh Gupta, Gracelynne Hao, Amber Wang, Sharon Jin, Vivian Xu

    Honorable Mention – Sammi Li, Beatrice Gilman

    VIVO International Music Competition - First Place

    Vivian Xu

    Cecilian Club Piano Competition, Performed at Victoria Theater (NJPAC) of New Jersey

    Jennifer Liu, Jacqueline Chen, Gracelynne Hao

    Crescendo International Music Competition, Will perform at Carnegie Hall

    First Place – Taksh Gupta, Sarah Liu, Beatrice Liang-Gilman, Jacqueline Chen

    Thousand Islands International Piano Competition, First Prize and Audience Prize

    Most Arts Festival, Third Prize

    Charlie Liu

    Forte international music competition, selected for the final round on 2/6/2016, will perform solo at Weill Recital Hall of Carnegie Hall

    Jennifer Liu

    Performed Mozart Piano Concerto No. 13, Mvt. 1 with Dr. Lisa Lantz & the MostArts Festival Orchestra

    Performed a 30-min program for Lang Lang Foundation's MAGIC Concert at New York Presbyterian Hospital

    Performed solo recital for the Atrium Senior Living of Princeton

    Charlie Liu

    Performed at the Pavilions-Forrestal Health & Rehabilitation Center

    Sammi Li, Taksh Gupta,

    Art has been published by Celebrating Art

    National Merit Scholarship semifinalist

    YanJie Qiu

    Champion in 2015 New Jersey Non-Public High School Prep B Tennis Tournament- Second single

    Champion in 2015 Garden State Thanksgiving Classic L1B Girls 16 Tennis Tournament

    Sharon Jin

    Invited to take Math Prize for Girls Competition

    Inducted into Mu Alpha Theta and National Honor Society

    Vivian Xu

    The concert master in fall concert of Youth Orchestra of Bucks County

    Honor council of Chapin School

    Jacqueline Chen

    New Jersey 2015 Federal Junior Duck Stamp Art Contest, group II, Second place

    Sammi Li

    Fencing Competition - Division II Summer Nationals, Third Place

    Jackie Hua

    Winner of U10 tennis league at Mercer County Tennis

    Taksh Gupta