Congratulations to winners at the 13th ENKOR International Piano Competition:
Evelyn Hua, 2nd Prize
Shua Cheon, 2nd Prize
Chi Anne Chen, 2nd Prize
Lyra Song, 3rd Prize
Claire Shih, Honorable Mention
Evelyn Hua won Absolute Award at the 8th Finlandia International Piano Competition 2026 and will be performing in the Winners’ Gala Concert at the Uusi Paviljonki Concert Hall in Finland on August 13th, 2026.
Evelyn Hua won First Prize at the 2026 Pacific Stars International Piano Competition San Francisco Region.
Lyra Song is admitted to join Mozarteum Summer Academy in 2026 to study with Robert Levin, Leonel Morales and Leo de Maria.
Congratulations to award winners at the 2026 Silicon Valley Philharmonic Music Competition:
Matthew Mather: Grand Place (High)
Emalia Kim: Second Place (High)
Chloe So, Ariel Chang: Third Place (High)
Ella Luo: Honors Circle (High)
Alexa Feng: Second Place (Middle G8)
Howard Liu: Third Place (Middle G8)
Vivian Chen: Third Place (Middle)
Eliana Liu, Emma Liu: Honors Circle (Middle)
Isabella Yuan: First Place (Elementary)
Vera Soleil Hong: Second Place (Elementary)
Amelia Zhang, Evelyn Hua: Third Place (Elementary)
Ellie Xuan won 2nd Place, the Marcia Leonhardt Memorial Award at the 2026 Burlingame Music Club Piano Competition.
Congratulations to winners at the 2026 Robinowitch Piano Competition:
Isabella Yuan: First Place (upper division)
Howard Liu: Third Place (upper division)
Amelia Zhang: Third Place (middle division)
Evelyn Hua: Third Place (middle division)
Chi Anne Chen: Honorable Mention (panel division)
Vivian Chen: Honorable Mention (middle division)
Shua Cheon was awarded Honorable Mention at the 2026 Marilyn Mindell Piano Competition Junior Division.
Ellie Xuan won 2nd Prize at the 2026 Pacific Musical Society & Foundation Annual Competition, the Shirley M. Beckett Piano Division.
Chi Anne Chen and Joshua Tittiranonda performed at the William Wellborn Memorial Young Pianists Play Liszt Concert at SFCM on March 14th, 2026.
Ariel Chang was admitted to the 2026 Rushmore Music Festival Young Artist Program with a scholarship.
Emalia Kim was admitted to the 2026 Jacobs School of Music Summer Piano Academy at Indiana University Bloomington; she was also invited to the Adamant Music School in Summer 2026.
Ellie Xuan has been admitted to the 2026 Music@Menlo Young Performers Program with full tuition fellowship. As one of the four pianists selected worldwide, she will give three performances as part of the Koret Young Performers Concerts in Summer 2026.
Emalia Kim was invited to collaborate with the faculty from the Rushmore Music Festival in a fundraiser concert on March 1st, 2026.
Congratulations to winners at the 2026 KAMSA Piano Competition:
Evelyn Hua: 3rd Prize
Amelia Zhang: Honorable Mention
Congratulations to pianists awarded at the 2026 Silicon Valley Open Doors International Piano Competition:
Evelyne Hua: 2nd Prize and Scholarship
Isabella Yuan: Honorable Mention
Congratulations to pianists selected into the 2026 Junior Bach Festival in March:
Ariel Chang
Evelyn Hua
Howard Liu
Matthew Mather
Claire Shih
Chloe So
Isabella Yuan
Amelia Zhang
Congratulations to pianists awarded at the WPTA-Spain 5th International Piano Competition:
Evelyn Hua: 1st Prize and Best Performance of Russian Composer. Evelyn also received scholarships and a performance at the Gala Concert in Madrid, Spain on April 14th, 2026.
Isabella Yuan: 3rd Prize and scholarships.
Vivian Chen: 4th Prize
Emma Liu: 4th Prize
Alexa Feng collaborated with scholar Steve Trott and performed in the recital “A Musical Conversation” at the Sequoias in Portola Valley on Feb. 1st, 2026.
Joshua Tittiranonda and Ellie Xuan were selected as featured young musicians in the Burlingame Music Club 2025-26 Season.
Ellie Xuan won First Prize and scholarships at the 2026 Yen Liang Young Artist Competition. She will be performing Edvard Grieg’s Piano Concerto in a minor, Op. 16 with Diablo Symphony Orchestra on March 24th and 29th, 2026 at the Lesher Center for the Arts, also on March 27th, 2026 at Rossmoor Walnut Creek. Tickets HERE.