Studio News
2004-2005
Fall 2004
SCJBF Bach Complete Works Auditions (Finals)
Hongyu Chen
Silver Medal: Inventions & Sinfonias
Yukari Kudo
Silver Medal: Italian Concerto
Asia America Symphony Association Competition
Yukari Kudo
Winner, selected to perform as a solo pianist on the 2005 Asia America Symphony season.
MTAC-WLA Romantic Festival
Anderson Alden
William Alden
Hongyu Chen
Yukari Kudo
CAPMT District III Honors Auditions
Yukari Kudo
1st Place
Category A (Ages 11 & Under)
Selected to advance to the CAPMT State Honors Auditions Finals, Sacramento
CAPMT District III Bartok & Contemporary Music Festival Auditions
Hongyu Chen
1st Place
Category 2A (Ages 9-13)
Selected to advance to the CAPMT State Bartok & Contemporary Festival Auditions Finals, Sacramento
Robert Ward Piano Master Class
Anderson Alden
William Alden
Hongyu Chen
Yukari Kudo
Winter 2004-2005
David Shimoni Piano Master Class
Anderson Alden
William Alden
Hongyu Chen
Yukari Kudo
MTAC-WLA Robert Turner Piano Concerto Competition
Anderson Alden
Winner (ages 13 & under): Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, KV. 488: III
Selected to perform with the Los Angeles Doctors Symphony Orchestra on February 13 & March 20, 2005
Yukari Kudo
Winner (ages 18 & under): Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto No. 1 in g minor, Op. 25: II
Selected to perform with the Los Angeles Doctors Symphony Orchestra on March 20, 2005
CAPMT State Honors Auditions Finals
Yukari Kudo
2nd Place
Category A (Ages 11 & Under)
CAPMT State Bartok & Contemporary Music Festival Auditions Finals
Hongyu Chen
Honorable Mention
Category 2A (Ages 9-13)
MTAC-WLA Certificate of Merit Evaluations
Anderson Alden (Theory Honor Roll), selected to perform at the MTAC-WLA Certificate of Merit Honors Festival
Ariel Blumenstrauch
Hongyu Chen, selected to perform at the MTAC-WLA Certificate of Merit Honors Festival
Michelle Choi (Theory Honor Roll)
Tommy Choi (Theory Honor Roll)
Julia Gordon
Millicent Kastenbaum (Theory Honor Roll)
Jiaxi (Jason) Li (Theory Honor Roll)
Willa Dorn Lilien (Theory Honor Roll)
Quentin Mulligan
Michelle Nam (Theory Honor Roll)
Dylan Purvis (Theory Honor Roll)
Lauren Seo (Theory Honor Roll)
Sarah Seo (Theory Honor Roll)
Adina Rosenberg (Theory Honor Roll)
Erin Ting
Hannah Ullman-Levine
MTAC Certificate of Merit Regional Panel Evaluations
William Alden
Winner, selected to perform at the MTAC-WLA Certificate of Merit Honors Festival
MTAC-WLA Certificate of Merit Honors Festival
Anderson Alden
William Alden
Hongyu Chen
Harvard-Westlake School (Lower Campus) Chamber Music Concert
Anderson Alden
Soloist: Mozart Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, K. 488: III
Spring 2005
MTAC State Certificate of Merit Panel Finals (South)
William Alden
1st Alternate: Panel Honors Recital
SCJBF West Los Angeles Bach Branch Festival
Anderson Alden (Winner, selected to advance to the SCJBF Bach Regional Festival)
William Alden (Winner, selected to advance to the SCJBF Bach Regional Festival)
Hongyu Chen (Winner, selected to advance to the SCJBF Bach Regional Festival)
Michelle Choi (Winner, selected to advance to the SCJBF Bach Regional Festival)
Tommy Choi (Winner, selected to advance to the SCJBF Bach Regional Festival)
Jiaxi (Jason) Li
Eileen Lin (4th Alternate)
Quentin Mulligan
Lauren Seo
Sarah Seo
ESMMF Glendale Piano Competition
William Alden
Grand Prize Winner: Grades 10-12: $1,500
Winners Rectial solo performance:
Bolcom: Garden of Eden Suite: The Serpent’s Kiss (Rag Fantasy)
Yukari Kudo
Junior Winner: Grades 4-6: $200
Winners Recital solo performance
Chopin: Fantasie-Impromptu in c# minor, Op. 66
Asia America Symphony Association Youth Concert
Yukari Kudo (Featured Rising Star)
Soloist: Debussy: Arabesque No. 1, Chopin: Fantasie-Impromptu in c# minor, Op. 66
Yukari Kudo
Winner: 1st Annual Ray Inouye Youth Scholarship: $2,500
MTAC-WLA Contemporary Festival
Anderson Alden
William Alden
Hongyu Chen
Alyssa French
Quentin Mulligan
SCJBF Bach Region IV Festival
Anderson Alden (Medal Winner)
William Alden (Medal Winner)
Hongyu Chen
Tommy Choi (Medal Winner)
MTAC-WLA Alice Frazier Kitchen Memorial Scholarship Competition
Tommy Choi
2nd Place: Category 1 (ages 9 & under): $50
Hongyu Chen
2nd Place: Category 2 (ages 12 & under): $75
Anderson Alden
1st Place: Cateogry 3 (ages 15 & under): $300
William Alden
1st Place (tie): Category 4 (ages 18 & under): $300
Young Musicians Foundation (YMF) Scholarship Auditions
Anderson Alden
William Alden
Hongyu Chen
Winner: YMF/ASCAP Ray Evans and Jay Livingston Piano Scholarship: $2,500
NGPT National Piano Playing (Guild) Auditions
Daisy Abrams
Anderson Alden
William Alden
Ariel Blumenstrauch
Hongyu Chen
Michelle Choi
Tommy Choi
Alyssa French
Julia Gordon
Millicent Kastenbaum
Jiaxi (Jason) Li
Willa Dorn Lilien
Eileen Lin
Quentin Mulligan
Tyler Presley
Dylan Purvis
Adina Rosenberg
Lauren Seo
Sarah Seo
Erin Ting
Ryan Ting
Hana Trattner
Hannah Ullman-Levine
Summer 2005
Southwestern Youth Music Festival (SYMF)
Anderson Alden
4th Place
Open American (Ages 14 & under)
Anderson Alden
Participant Award
Young Pianist (Ages 15 & under)
William Alden
Participant Award
Young Pianist (Ages 18 & under)
Hongyu Chen
Participant Award
Young Pianist (Ages 11 & under)
Hongyu Chen
Participant Award
Open Baroque (Ages 11 & under)
Hongyu Chen
1st Place
Open Duet/Duo (Ages 13 & under)
Alyssa French
4th Place
Open Solo (Ages 6 & under)
Justin Kim
Participant Award
Open Baroque (Ages 15 & under)
Yukari Kudo
1st Place
Open Baroque (Ages 10 & under)
Yukari Kudo
1st Place
Open Duet/Duo (Ages 13 & under)
Yukari Kudo
3rd Place
Young Pianist (Ages 11 & under)
Jason Li
Participant Award
Qualified Baroque (Ages 15 & under)
Jason Li
Participant Award
Qualified Solo (Ages 15 & under)
Eileen Lin
Participant Award
Qualified Baroque (Ages 15 & under)
Eileen Lin
Participant Award
Qualified Solo (Ages 15 & under)
Quentin Mulligan
Participant Award
Qualified Solo (Ages 12 & under)
Yujin Park
4th Place
Young Pianist (Ages 13 & under)
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