Bryan Wang won first prize in the PPTA Advanced Honors Award Competition.

Jeannine Zhou won third prize in the PPTA Advanced Honors Award Competition.

Olivia Lee and Zipeng Liu won first prize in PPTA Duet Competition, Advanced Division

In the Lois Streator & Lois Smith Memorial Competition:

• Bryan Wang won first prize in Upper Division
• Jeannine Zhou won honorable mention in Upper Division
• Olivia Lee won second prize in Lower Division

Bryan Wang placed second at the MTNA State Competition Senior Division

Bryan Wang won 2nd prize at Penn State's Marian Garcia Competition in the High School Division (Solo)

Bryan Wang won first prize in both the solo and concerto categories at the Carmel Klavier International Piano Competition

Evan Wu won third prize in the concerto category and honorable mention in the solo category at the Carmel Klavier International Piano Competition

Bryan Wang was selected out of 62 pre-college students, to receive the Outstanding Artist Award, during the SSWPA Young Artists Audition

Bryan Wang won second prize in PYSO Concerto Competition, and second prize in Lois Streator Senior Division competition

Olivia Lee won second prize in the Lower Division of Lois Streator Competition

Lana Kosovec and Connor Chen won first prize in PPTA Duet Competition, Elementary Category

Olivia Lee and Zipeng Liu won first prize in PPTA Duet Competition, Intermediate Division

Bryan Wang won 2nd prize at Penn State's Marian Garcia Concerto Competition High School Division

Jeannine Zhou and Juyoung Kwon won the Pittsburgh Concert Society

Bryan Wang won 1st prize and Jeannine Zhou won 2nd prize in the Lois Streator Competition for the grade 7-9 category

Juyoung Kwon won the Melanie Schmidt Award of Excellence from the Steinway Society of Western PA

I was inducted into Steinway Teachers hall of Fame

9 of my students are performing at Heinz Hall in the pre-concert recitals in the Grand Lobby

Jeannine Zhou won the Melanie Schmidt Award of Excellence from the Steinway Society of Western PA

PPTA Duet Competition:

• Bryan Wang and Jeannine Zhou won 1st prize in the Advanced division
• Stephen Lei and Connor Chen won 1st prize in the Elementary division
• Zipeng Liu and Olivia Lee won 2nd prize in the Intermediate division

Emma Kim won both PYSO and Butler Concerto Competitions, with Prokofiev 3rd Piano Concerto.

Henry Knudsen won the Pittsburgh Concert Society, 2nd prize in Lois Streator Competition, and 2nd prize in PPTA Scholarship Award

Connor Chen won 2nd prize in PPTA Early Elementary division

Zipeng Liu won 2nd prize in PPTA Elementary division

Olivia Lee and Zipeng Liu won 1st prize in PPTA Elementary Duet division

Claire Ding and Yuehan Ren won 2nd prize in PPTA Intermediate Duet division

Bryan Wang placed second at the MTNA State Competition Junior Division

Emma Kim won 2nd prize in the Penn State Garcia International Piano Competition, on October 31st, 2021.

Emma Kim won 2nd prize at PYSO Concerto Competition

Bryan Wang won the Pittsburgh Concert Society

Alex Urling won 2nd prize in solo Youth Division A in Pittsburgh International Piano Competition

Emma Kim and Alex Urling won 1st prize for duo piano in the same competition.  Both Alex and Emma are invited to perform at Carnegie Hall in new York, as winners of the PIPC.

Oliver Choo won the Butler Symphony Concerto Competition

In Lois Streator Competition:

• Annie Wang won 1st prize
• Alex Urling won 2nd prize
• Emma Kim won Honorable Mention

Gary Peng won Pittsburgh Concert Society

In PPTA Duet Competition:

• Claire Ding and Olivia Lee won 1st prize in Beginner Division
• Katie Lee and Jeannine Zhou won 3rd prize in Intermediate Division
• Stephanie Petinaux and Enoch Hsiao won 1st prize in Advanced Division
• Enoch Hsiao won the PPTA Scholarship Competition

The year 2018 started with more prize winners:

- Jeannine Zhou won 1st prize at the Golden Classical Music Awards International Competition. She will perform in the winners recital at the Weill Recital Hall in New York, on March 14, 2018.

- Enoch Hsiao won the Butler Concerto Competition, and he will perform the Rachmaninoff 2nd piano concerto, 3rd movement, on April 14, 2018.

- Annie Wang won Pittsburgh Concert Society competition.

- Yosen Wang won the same competition, as a viola soloist, with me accompanying him.

- Enoch Hsiao won 1st prize at West Virginia International Piano Competition and Festival and 2nd prize at the Steinway Junior Piano Competition, Division III

- Stephanie Petinaux won 1st prize at West Chester Piano Competition, 1st prize at US New Star Competition, and Best Liszt Performance Award at Claudette Sorel International Piano Competition

- Bryan Wang won 1st prize at the Steinway Junior Piano Competition, Division I

- Emma Kim won 1st prize at the Steinway Junior Piano Competition, Division II

- Annie Wang won 2nd prize at the Steinway Junior Piano Competition, Division II

The year 2017 brought several prizes to my studio:

- Futen and Yosen Wang won Pittsburgh Concert Society as a piano duo.

- Cameron Schepner won the same competition as the pianist of the “Well Tempered Trio,” featuring Joseph Comella, violin, and Christopher Fedor, cello.

- Enoch Hsiao won the PYSO concerto competition, and he will perform Liszt Piano Concerto No.2 with the orchestra in May.

- Enoch won the Pittsburgh Philharmonic Young Artists Concerto competition with the same Liszt concerto, and he will perform in March with the orchestra.

- Stephanie Petinaux won 1st prize at the Allegheny College Unusual Combinations Piano Competition. She also won 2nd prize at the Bradshaw & Buono International Piano Competition - Oliver Choo won 1st prize in Lois Streator competition.

Stephanie Petinaux won 2nd prize at Marian Garcia International Competition 2016, high school division. She also placed 1st in MTNA State Competition.

Stephanie Petinaux won 2nd prize at the Carmel International Piano Competition

Enoch Hsiao won 2nd prize at the Great Composers Competition Series, The Art of Piano

Annie Wang won 1st prize, different age category, in the same competition

Annie Wang won 3rd prize at ENKOR International Piano Competition

The First New York International Competition for Young Artists (Carnegie Hall in New York)

- Annie Wang won 3rd prize in 8-10 years old category

- Stephanie Petinaux won 2nd prize in 11-14 category

Nathaniel Chen won 2nd prize in Concerto division and 3rd prize in Solo division at the Carmel Debut International Piano Competition, in Indianapolis, IN, in July 2015.

Rebecca Chen won 2nd prize in Solo division at the same competition.

Emma Kim and Rebecca Chen won the Pittsburgh Concert Society competition, in January 2016.

Nathaniel Chen won the Butler Symphony Concerto competition, in January 2016.

In Lois Streator competition (March 2015), Enoch Hsiao won 3rd prize, Eugenia Lee won 2nd prize, and Isaac Che won 1st prize.

PPTA Duet Competition:

• Derek Peng and Andrew Long won 1st prize in Primary category
• Rachel Lee and Gary Peng won 1st prize in Elementary category
• Futen and Yosen Wang won 1st prize in Junior category
• Sarah Wang and Rebecca Chen won 1st prize in Senior category

PPTA Solo Competition:

• Stephanie Petinaux won 1st prize in Early Advanced Category

Enoch Hsiao and Isaac Che won 2nd prize at Duquesne Young Artists Competition (15 and under solo division).

Cameron Schepner won 2nd prize, same competition (18 and under solo division).

Enoch Hsiao won the Pittsburgh Concert Society in January 2015.

My studio had a very good season 2013-2014, with healthy and happy students. Many of them performed at Heinz Hall before the PSO concerts, and won different prizes.

Stephanie Petinaux, Isaac Che, and Caroline Fedor won the Pittsburgh Concert Society.

Caroline Fedor won first prize in Duquesne Young Artists Competition, and third prize as well as first place at the Social Music Works International Competition.

Christopher Fedor made the 12 students cut for the WQED Musical Kids Competition.

Stephanie Petinaux, Enoch Hsiao, and Isaac Che made the final 6 students cut for the WQED Musical Kids Competition.

Nathaniel Chen won the second prize at Lois Streator Competition, and Cameron Schepner won Honorable Mention for the same competition.

Enoch Hsiao won the first prize at the Music Social Works International Competition.

Stephanie Petinaux and Sarah Wang won first prize in the PPTA Duet Competition, Emma Kim and Monica Chen won first prize and Rachel Lee and Vivien Li won second prize, different age group, same competition. Derek Peng and Alex Wang won second prize in the youngest category of the PPTA Duet Competition.

Caroline Fedor won 1st prize in senior piano solo competition, Ithaca, NY, and Enoch Hsiao won Honorable Mention in Junior category of the same competition.