Achievements
Lisa Saito
- 2nd Prize Piano Competition Online in 2024
- Silver Prizes Ad Libitium Piano Competition: Piano Junior, 20th Century, Bach category in 2024
- 2nd Prize Elevato Stanza International Piano Competition Junior category (age group E), Best Chopin Prize in 2024
- 1st Prize Best Mendelssohn Performance Great Composers Competition (age group III) in 2023
- 1st Prize (age 9-12 category) Golden Classical Music Awards in 2023
- Performed in CAPMT Discovery Day 2023 Advanced Piano Masterclass led by Dr. William Wellborn in 2023
- 1st prize in Age Group III in Great Composers Competition “Best Mendelssohn Performance” 2023
- 1st prize in Golden Classical Music Awards 2023
- Performed in the San Jose International Piano Competition Masterclass with Dr. Namik Sultanov in 2022
- 1st place in the Glory International Piano Competition, III category (age 10-13) in 2022
- 3rd place in the Paderewski International Piano Competition, Junior category in 2022
- Honorable Mention in the Pacific Musical Society in 2022
- Selected the audition to perform at Junior Bach Festival in 2022 & 2021
- Performed in the Masterclass led by Dmitry Rochmanov in 2021
- Performed in the Masterclass led by Antonio Pompa-Baldi in 2021
- Winner of American Fine Arts Festival Summer Selection in 2021
- 1st place Special Theme Award (Mozart) and Chinese Music Award in the USIMC in 2020.
- 1st place Chinese Music Award in the US International Music Competition 2020,
- 2nd place in the Young Artist Award in US International Music Competition 2020,
- 2nd place in the US New Star Music Etude Competition 2020,
- 1st place in the Bay Area Piano Competition in 2020,
- 1st place in the US International Open Music Competition 2020
Anna Wang
- 1st Place King’s Peak International Music Competition Piano age group B in 2023
- 2nd Prize Glory International Piano Competition Online (age Category II) in 2023
- Participated and performed in John Perry Academy Junior 2023
- 1st prize in Age Group II in Great Composers Competition “The Music of America” 2023
- 1st prize & Exceptional Young Talent Special Prize in Golden Classical Music Awards 2023
- 1st place in age group B piano category in the King’s Peak International Music Competition 2023
- 2nd prize in Category II in Glory International Piano Competition 2022
Reina Kimura
- 2nd Prize Piano Competition Online in 2024
- Silver Prize at Ad Libitum Piano Competition Senior Category, Silver Prize for 20th Century and Bach, Bronze Prize for Beethoven and Brahms in 2024
- Performed in the 2023 Summer Intensive Piano Workshop with Pianist, Antonio Pompa-Baldi
- Participated and performed in John Perry Academy 2023
Lena Brant
- 2nd Prize (Piano Duo) Glory International Piano Competition Online(Duo Junior Category) in 2023
- 2nd Prize Glory International Piano Competition Online (age Category III) in 2023
- 1st Prize (age 9-12 category), (Piano Duo) = 1st Prize in Chamber Music Group A (under age 12) Golden Classical Music Awards in 2023
- Performed in the 2023 Summer Intensive Piano Workshop with Pianist, Antonio Pompa-Baldi
- 1st prize in Golden Classical Music Awards 2023
- 1st prize in chamber music group A in Golden Classical Music Awards 2023
- 2nd prize in Category III in Glory International Piano Competition 2022
- 2nd prize in Category Duo Junior in Glory International Piano Competition 2022
- Selected to perform at the Junior Bach Festival 2022
Taiki Brant
- 2nd Prize (Piano Duo) Glory International Piano Competition Online(Duo Junior Category) in 2023
- 3rd Prize Glory International Piano Competition Online (age Category II) in 2023
- (Piano Duo) = 1st Prize in Chamber Music Group A (under age 12) Golden Classical Music Awards in 2023
- 1st prize in chamber music group A in Golden Classical Music Awards 2023
- 3rd prize in Category II in Glory International Piano Competition 2022
- 2nd prize in Category Duo Junior in Glory International Piano Competition 2022
Ian Chen
- Performed in the 2023 Summer Intensive Piano Workshop with Pianist, Antonio Pompa-Baldi
Kai Zavislak
- 1st place in Young Prodigy (Elementary) category in US International Open Music Competition 2023
Harluki Lee
- 2nd place in category A in the Costa Rica International Piano competition in 2021 1st place in the Bay Area Piano Competition 2020
- 3rd prize, group II, in the US New Star Music Etude Competition in 2020
- 2nd place, Young Artist Award Competition, Piano A group, USIMC in 2020
Maggie Wu
- 1st place in the Glory International Piano Competition 2022, I category (age 7 & under)
Stella Qian
- Honourable Mention in the Elevato Piano Competition 2022
- 2nd place in the Glory International Piano Competition 2022, I category (age 7 & under)
Mizlki Lee
- 2nd prize, group I in the US New Star Music Etude Competition in 2020
Aneesh Dalvi
- Honorable Mention, group V, in the US New Star Music Etude Competition in 2020
- 3rd place in the age 15-17 years old group in the Bay Area Piano Competition in 2020
- Winner of American Fine Arts Festival Summer Selection in 2019
Yuki Kishida
- Performed at Weill Recital Hall in Carnegie Hall in November 2019 as a winners of Golden Classical Music Awards with EXCEPTIONAL YOUNG TALENT Special Prize
- Winner of American Fine Arts Festival Summer Selection 2019
- 3rd place in the Bay Area Piano Competition 2019
- Selected to perform Junior Bach Festival 2018 & 2019
Yurika Yamada
- Junior Bach Festival (2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017)
- 1st place in American Fine Arts Festival‘s Golden Era of Romantic Music International Competition (2012)
- 2nd place in American Protégé International Competition of Romantic Music (2012)
- 1st place in American Fine Arts Festival (2011)
- 1st place in Bartok Festival State Final (2011)
- 3rd place in CMTANC competition (2009)
Masterclasses/Private Lessons
- John Perry
- Sasha Starcevich
- Dmitry Rachmanov
- Andrew Park
- Krzystof Jablonski
Summer Camps
- John Perry Academy Summer Piano Festival (2017)
- Colburn Music Academy Piano Festival (2012)
- Summer Music West (2010, 2011)
Chamber group
- Kazlemada Quartet (2017-present)
- Luz Piano Trio (2016-2017) o 3rd place in U.S. Open Music Competition (2017)
- MusiGals Piano Trio (2015-2016)
- Masterclasses o Music@Menlo faculty