Congratulations to Philip Xu and Princeton Xu on being named Grand Prix & First Prize Winners and receiving the Certificate of Outstanding Achievement at the New York Concert Festival International Competitions, culminating in a performance at the prestigious Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall!
Congratulations to Claire Liu(piano) for winning 2nd place, and to Ethan Chen (piano), Pranil Gundogola(guitar), and Ian Tam (piano) for winning 3rd place at the Rising Star Competition organized by the Bay Area Global Music Organization. Ethan Chen also received the “Unique Repertoire Choice” award.
Congratulations to Amy Lifor winning Second Place in the Advanced Division at the US International Competition in July 2024! We are incredibly proud of her achievement in San Mateo, CA!
Congratulations, Emily Wang, on winning first place in the North California Young Talents Competition! Your talent and dedication have truly shone brightly, and we are incredibly proud of your achievement!
Congratulations to Sultana Payman on your unforgettable moment at Carnegie Hall, New York! Thrilled to hear about your performance on such an iconic stage. Keep shining!
Congratulations to Emily Wang won 1st place and received “Most Outstanding Performance of the Month” awards at the GMAC Competition!
Congratulations to Vivian Ngueng and Alexander Xie received Grand Prize and Scholarship for the Ensemble Category in Silicon Valley Music Competition
Performance Academy of Music students competed in the final round of the Music Through The Centuries Competition in Strasbourg, France, against 40 of the world’s best musicians. With participants from countries including the USA, Germany, India, Switzerland, Poland, Ukraine, and more, our students showcased their exceptional talent and dedication. The results were nothing short of spectacular:
Momo Okubo – First Place (Piano)
East Reyes – Second Place (Piano)
Nicholas Stefanus – Second Place (Violin)
Joowon Yim – Second Place (Piano)
Yash Durga – Second Place (Guitar)
Joohyuk Yim – Third Place (Piano)
Anisha Padhy – Third Place (Vocal)
Grand Prix won – Momo Okubo – Category V
Grand Prix won – Richard Zeng – Category VI
First Place won Joowon Yim – Category I
First Place won Sia Agrawal – Category II
First Place won Xuan Pile – Category II
First Place won Brandon Lew – Category III
First Place won Pragati Tumma – Category IV
First Place won Ariel Shusteff – Category V
First Place won Jacob Shusteff – Category V
Second Place won Aaroohi Korlipara – Category I
Second Place won Joohyuk Yim – Category II
Second Place won Zachary Yan – Category II
Second Place won East Reyes – Category II
Second Place won Harleen Khara – Category II
Second Place won Vedaanth Niranjan – Category III
Second Place won Victoria Liang – Category III
Second Place won Kyler Paul Go – Category III
Second Place won Nicholas Stefanus – Category III
Second Place won Catalina Ronquillo – Category III
Second Place won Ayush Nareddy – Category III
Second Place won Philip Xu – Category III
Second Place won Joshua Lam – Category IV
Second Place won Akshata Santhanakrishnan – Category IV
Second Place won Francesca Alsua – Category IV
Second Place won Yash Durga – Category IV
Second Place won Ray Le – Category IV
Second Place won Riya Upadhyaya – Category IV
Second Place won Neil Verma – Category IV
Second Place won Princeton Xu – Category IV
Second Place won Harshitha Prasanna Venkatesh – Category V
Third Place won Saanvi Prasath – Category II
Third Place won Akira Korlipara – Category II
Third Place won Ian Lee – Category II
Third Place won Arpna Bhola – Category II
Third Place won Srimayukha Gogineni – Category II
Third Place won Aanya Hiremath – Category II
Third Place won Asha Bhola – Category II
Third Place won Rayan Wasif – Category III
Third Place won Aarav Khantwal – Category III
Third Place won Sreeya Durga – Category III
Third Place won Akshay Kumaraguru – Category III
Third Place won Jay Bhola – Category III
Third Place won Revita Ermal – Category III
Third Place won Sahiba Deol – Category III
Third Place won Anisha Padhy – Category III
Third Place won Harini Solaimalai – Category IV
Third Place won Rithisaa Nambi – Category IV
Third Place won Sophie Chandhoke – Category IV
Third Place won Elizabeth Haile – Category IV
Third Place won Sooha Kim – Category V
Third Place won Aveen Bannazadeh-Mahani – Category V
Third Place won Win Htet Lin – Category V
Third Place won Dennis Matthew Deva Pitchai – Category V
Third Place won Sanjina Malia – Category V
Third Place won Olivia Dugenny – Category V
Fourth Place won Niksha Koppula – Category III
Fourth Place won Aahana Mallavolu – Category III
Fourth Place won Varish Vijeshkumar – Category IV
Fourth Place won Vihaan Ghosh – Category IV
Fourth Place won Rithika Ramalingam – Category IV
Fourth Place won Lauren Huynh – Category IV
Fourth Place won James Arputhan Praderpan – Category II
Fourth Place won Avij Asarawala – Category V
2024 European Classical Music Artists Award: Gold Prize in the Artist Category
2024 European Classical Music Visionary Award: Platinum Prize in the Artist Category
2024 Colors of Chopin Piano Competition: Special Award: Versatile Pianis
Gold Prize in the 20th to 21st Century Category,
Gold Prize in the Prelude Category,
Silver Prize in the Senior Category,
Silver Prize in the Sonata Category
USOMC Second Place 20th-21st Century Composers (Senior)
With 9 months remaining in 2024, we can’t wait to see what else Avni achieves! Stay tuned for more updates!
TwoOutstanding PerformanceAwards won Vivian Nguyen
FIRST PLACE
Misha Uberoy – Treasury of USA Composers (Senior)
Vivian Nguyen – 20th-21st Century Composers (Advance)
Jovanny Shek – 20th-21st Century Composers ( Senior)
Vivian Nguyen- Showcase Instrumental Ensemble ( Senior)
Mina Uberoy – Showcase Piano Duet (Junior)
Misha Uberoy – Showcase Piano Duet (Junior)
SECOND PLACE
Chloe Chien – Treasury of USA Composers (Intermediate)
Vivian Nguyen – Showcase Piano Concerto (Intermediate)
Jolene Min – Treasury of Baroque Composers (Junior)
Thvisha Sriadibhatla – Treasury of USA Composers (Junior)
Avni Sriram – 20th-21st Century Composers ( Senior)
Momo Okubo – Treasury of Classical Composers ( Senior)
Thvisha Sriadibhatla – Treasury of Classical Composers ( Junior)
THIRD PLACE
Momo Okubo – Showcase Piano Solo (Senior)
Vivian Nguyen – Showcase Piano Duet (Senior)
Samantha Pan – 20th-21st Century Composers ( Senior)
Ryan Wong – Showcase Piano Duet (Senior)
Chloe Chien – Treasury of Baroque Composers (Intermediate)
Mina Uberoy – Treasury of Classical Composers (Intermediate)
Carolyn Xie – Treasury of Classical Composers (Junior)
May Zarrabi – Showcase Piano Solo (Intermediate)
Sia Agrawal – – Treasury of Classical Composers (Elementary)
East Reyes – Treasury of Romantic Composers (Intermediate)
FOURTH PLACE
Emily Wang – Treasury of Romantic Composers (Senior)
Marcus Chistol – 20th-21st Century Composers ( Elementary)
Misha Uberoy – Treasury of Baroque Composers (Intermediate)
Sultana Payman – Showcase Piano Solo (Intermediate)
Sophie Semakov – 20th-21st Century Composers ( Elementary)
May Zarrabi -Treasury of USA Composers ( Advance)
Ananya Mahadevan – Showcase Piano Duet (Senior)
Felix Zhang – Showcase Piano Duet (Senior)
First Place won Ananya Mahadevan in Young Prodigy Advanced Division
First Place won Vivian Nguyen in Young Prodigy Junior Division
First Place won Vivian Nguyen in Chamber Ensembles
First Place won Ryan Wong in Chamber Ensembles
First Place won Chloe Chien in Elementary Piano Solo
First Place won Vivian Nguyen in Solo Junior Division
Second Place won Mina Uberoy in Romantic Solo Intermediate Division
Second Place won Kelly Erdenesaikkhan in Solo Advance Division
Second Place won Ananya Mahadevan in Chamber Ensembles
Second Place won Misha Uberoy in Baroque Solo Intermediate Division
Second Place won Felix Zhang in Chamber Ensembles
Second Place won Mina Uberoy in Contemporary Solo Intermediate Division
Second Place won Carolyn Xie in Solo Elementary Division
Third Place won Marcus Chistol in Solo Elementary Division
Third Place won Aiden Li in Solo Intermediate Division
Third Place won Sultana Payman in Young Prodigy Advanced Division
Third Place won Thvisha Sriadibhatla in Solo Intermediate Division
Third Place won Rishik Samaddar in Solo Intermediate Division
Third Place won Misha Uberoy in Contemporary Solo Intermediate Division
Third Place won East Reyes in Classical Elementary Piano Solo
Third Place won May Zarrabi in Young Prodigy Junior Division
Third Place won Akshay Kumaraguru in Solo Intermediate Division
Third Place won East Reyes in Romantic Elementary Piano Solo
Third Place won Samantha Pan in Young Prodigy Intermediate Division
Third Place won Shreyas Sathe in Solo Junior Division
Third Place won Selena Zhang in Solo Intermediate Division
Third Place won Rayan Wasif in Solo Junior Division
Congratulations to Misha and Mina Uberoy, who have been chosen to participate in The United States International Duo Competition as part of the 2024 Winner Concerts in Colorado Springs, Colorado!
Caroline Xie won Second place in Music Through The Centuries International Music Competition in Category 7-9 yo (Austria, Salzburg)
Emily Wang won Second place in Music Through The Centuries International Music Competition in Category 10-14 yo (Austria, Salzburg)
We are thrilled to announce the outstanding achievements of two exceptional young pianists, Vivian Nguyen and Alexander Xie won Second place in Ensemble Intermediate Category
Vivian Nguyen won Second place in Contemporary Composers Intermediate Category
Jolene Minbecame a Grand Prix & First Prize Winner and was awarded the Certificate of Outstanding Achievement and performance at the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall.
Kelly Erdenesaikhanbecame a Second Prize Winners was awarded with the Certificate of Excellent Achievement and performance at the Bruno Walter Auditorium at Lincoln Center.
Outstanding Performance Award won Vivian Nguyen
Outstanding Performance Award won Alexander Xie
FIRST PLACE
Vivian Nguyen – Showcase Duet
Alexander Xie – Showcase Duet
SECOND PLACE
Felix Zhang– Treasury of USA Composers (Intermediate)
Jolene Min – Treasury of Baroque Composers (Elementary)
Alexander Xie – Sight Reading Solo (Senior)
Brandon Tran – Treasury of Contemporary Composers (Elementary)
Ananya Mahadevan – Treasury of Baroque Composers (Senior)
THIRD PLACE
Alexander Xie – Treasury of Classical Composers (Senior)
Jovanny Shek – Treasury of Classical Composers (Intermediate)
Ananya Mahadevan – Treasury of Romantic Composers (Senior)
FOURTH PLACE
Felix Zhang – Treasury of Romantic Composers (Senior)
Ananya Mahadevan – Showcase Piano Concerto (Advanced)
Shreyas Sathe – Treasury of Contemporary Composers (Senior)
Jovanny Shek – Treasury of Baroque Composers (Intermediate)
Vivian Nguyen – Showcase Piano Concerto (Junior)
Jolene Min – Treasury of Classical Composers (Elementary)
Misha Uberoy – Treasury of Classical Composers (Intermediate)
Anna Tran – Treasury of Romantic Composers (Intermediate)
Vivian Nguyen – Showcase Piano Solo (Intermediate)
Chloe Chien -Treasury of Contemporary Composers (Elementary)
Mina Uberoy – Treasury of Contemporary Composers (Intermediate)
Vivian Nguyen – Treasury of Baroque Composers (Senior)
First Place won Ananya Mahadevan in Young Prodigy Advanced Division
First Place won Vivian Nguyen in Young Prodigy Junior Division
First Place won Sultana Payman in Solo Romantic Junior Division
First Place won Joshua Lam in Solo Contemporary Intermediate Division
First Place won Vivian Nguyen & Alexander Xie in Chamber Ensemble Junior Division
First Place won Mina Uberoy in Solo Romantic Elementary Division
Second Place won Kelly Erdenesaikkhan in Solo Contemporary Junior Division
Second Place won Yamini Surya in Solo Contemporary Senior Division
Third Place won Misha Uberoy in Solo Romantic Intermediate Division
Third Place won Chloe Chien in Solo Romantic Elementary Division
Third Place won Akshay Kumaraguru in Solo Romantic Intermediate Division
Honorable Mention received Mihir D Thatti in Solo Classical Junior Division
Momo Okubo become a Finalist and received 6th Place performing in Ginza YAMAHA HALL Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo)
Jessica Lou received Honorable Mention in Schumann Edition Category II
Courtney Lee won 3rd Place in Chopin Edition Category III
Outstanding Performance Award won Vivian Nguyen
Vivian Nguyen – Treasury of Chinese Composers (Intermediate)
Felix Zhang– Treasury of USA Composers (Intermediate)
Vivian Nguyen– Treasury of Contemporary Composers (Senior)
Derek Wang– Showcase Sight-Reading Solo (Advance)
Momo Okubo – Showcase Piano Solo (Intermediate)
Alexander Xie – Treasury of Baroque Composers (Senior)
Joshua Lam– Treasury of USA Composers (Intermediate)
Calista Tjandra– Treasury of Romantic Composers (Junior)
Vivian Nguyen– Open Duet Contemporary (Senior)
Yuchen Liu– Treasury of USA Composers (Preparatory)
Alexander Xie– Treasury of Classical Composers (Senior)
Brandon Tran– Treasury of Baroque Composers Elementary)
Alexander Xie– Open Duet Contemporary (Senior)
Avni Sriram– Treasury of Romantic Composers (Senior)
Felix Zhang– Treasury of Chinese Composers (Intermediate)
Brandon Tran– Treasury of Romantic Composers (Elementary)
Joshua Lam– Treasury of Baroque Compose (Intermediate)
Momo Okubo– Treasury of Romantic Composers (Senior)
Jovanny Shek– Treasury of Romantic Composers (Junior)
Derek Wang– Treasury of Classical Composers (Senior)
Mingzhu Zheng– Treasury of USA Composers (Senior)
Vivian Nguyen – Treasury of USA Composers (Senior)
Jovanny Shek– Treasury of USA Composers (Junior)
Brandon Tran– Treasury of USA Composers (Preparatory)
Aditya Ghosh – Treasury of Baroque Composers Elementary)
Mingzhu Zheng– Treasury of Classical Composers (Senior)
Felix Zhang– Treasury of Romantic Composers (Intermediate)
Sophia Ho– Treasury of USA Composers (Intermediate)
Anna Tran– Treasury of Romantic Composers (Junior)
First Please won Theodore Lee – Solo Romantic, Advanced Group
Second Place won Leanne Yee – Solo Romantic, Intermediate Group
Second Place won Rachel Zhou – Solo Contemporary, Advance Group
Second Place won Emily Wang – Solo Romantic, Intermediate Group
Second Place won Darien Huang – Solo Classical, Intermediate Group
Second Place won Aaron Zhang – Solo Classical Intermediate Group
Third Place won Shreyas Sathe – Solo Contemporary, Intermediate Group
Third Place won Samantha Pan – Solo Contemporary, Intermediate Group
Third Place won Jayden Lin – Young Prodigy, Intermediate Group
Third Place won Leanne Yee – Solo Baroque, Intermediate Group
Fourth Place won Sasha Arbo – Voice Contemporary, Elementary Group
First Place won Theodore Lee – Solo Contemporary, Advanced Division
Theodore Lee won Platinum Medal – Youth Category
Our students won 11 medals on US International Competition Winter 2021!
Congratulations to our student who won Second Place at the SF International Music Competition Second place won Annabelle Overholt
Congratulations to our student who won Platinum Medal at the Quebec International Music Competition Vivian Nguyen – Platinum Medalist
Our students won 8 medals at the 29th Annual US Open Competition 2021!
Our students won 43 medals at the Music Through The Centuries 2021!
Our students won 34 medals at the 28th Annual US Open Competition 2020!
Outstanding Performance Award won Alexander Xie
by Fairlands Elementary School (Charlotte)
Congratulations to our student who won First place at the music competition at her school!
First place won Rithisaa Nambi – Music Composition
Congratulations to Theodore Lee and Sophia Zhu with Carnegie Hall (New York) debut!
Congratulations to our student who won First Place at the International Music Competition ‘Brussels’ Grand Prize Virtuoso! First place won Theodore Lee
Congratulations to our students who became a Grand Prix Winners and has been selected to perform at the Carnegie Hall (New York)
Congratulations to our students won First and Second places on US International Competition Summer 2019!
Congratulations to Derek Wang and Ryan Wong with Carnegie Hall (New York) debut!
Congratulations to our students who became a Grand Prix Winner and has been selected to perform at the Carnegie Hall (New York)
Our students won 44 medals at the 27th Annual US Open Competition 2019!
Our students won 27 medals on US International Competition Winter 2019!
Participant Awards:
Albert Yang, Joshua Lam, Aarav Muttanapalli, Aaron Zhang, Avni Sriram, Avni Sriram, Ethan Li, Julie Yang, Jessica Liao, Jovanny Shek, Ryan Wong, Nimrit Kaur
Congratulations to Theodore Lee and Vivian Nguen with Carnegie Hall (New York) debut!
Congratulations to our students who became a Grand Prix Winner and has been selected to perform at the Carnegie Hall (New York)
Congratulations to Peter and Elizabeth Gagea, They have been accepted and now continuing their musical education at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music!
Our students won 10 medals on US International Competition Summer 2018!
Our students won 34 medals at the 26th Annual US Open Competition 2018!
Our students won 19 medals on US International Music Competition Winter 2018!
Congratulations to our student who got Third place on US International Competition Summer 2017!
Third Place won Angela Chao – Category Solo Romantic, Junior division
Congratulations to Alexander Xie with Carnegie Hall (New York) debut!
Congratulations to Alexander Xie who got 3 place on 2017 Annual East Bay Piano Competition! 3rd Place won Alexander Xie – Group Primary I
Our students won 32 medals and Outstanding Performance Award at the 25th Annual US Open Competition 2017!
Congratulations to Alexander Xie who became a Grand Prix Winner and has been selected to perform at the Carnegie Hall (New York)
Grand Prix won Alexander Xie
Our students won 4 medals on Music Legacy Open Competition 2017!
Derek Wang was the best in Classical Music!
Best Performance in Classical Music won Derek Wang – Division B
Our students won 15 medals on US International Music Competition Winter 2017!
Congratulations to Jeeyoon, Who has been accepted and now continuing her musical education at the New York University!
Congratulations to our student who got Second place on US International Competition Summer 2016! Second Place won Terence Nguyen – Category Solo Classical, Junior division
Congratulations to our students who got Contemporary Award and Honorable Mention on 2016 Annual East Bay Piano competition!
Our students won 17 medals at the 24rd Annual US Open Competition 2016!
Our students won 10 medals on US International Music Competition Winter 2016!
Congratulations to our students who won 1st, 2nd and 3rd places at Music Legacy Open Competition!
Congratulations to our students who got 5 medals on US International competition!
Our student received Honorable Mention at East Bay Music piano competition 2015! Honorable Mention got Katherine Tan
Our students won 6 medals at the 23rd Annual US Open Competition 2015!
Our students become finalists and won Second Place at the Bay Area Music Association Music Legacy Open Competition 2015! Second Place won Katherine Tan
Finalists:
Our student won a medal at the 22nd US Open Competition 2014! Second Place won Katherine Tan – Treasury of Contemporary