2022- 2023 Scholarship Recipients

Anna Bray, 14

First Year
Sterling, VA
Trinity School at Meadow View
Piano Teacher: Alexander Shtarkman

Carey Byron, 17

Fourth Year
Corona, CA
Oak Crest Academy
Piano Teacher: Ning An

Jerry Chang, 14

First Year
St. Louis, MO
John Burroughs School
Piano Teacher: Zena Ilyashov and Sasha Starcevich

Crystal Cheng, 16

First Year
Cupertino, CA
Monta Vista High School and San Francisco Conservatory of Music Pre-College
Piano Teacher: John McCarthy and Rose Chen

Ariel Chien, 15

Second Year
Menlo Park, CA
Menlo-Atherton High School and San Francisco Conservatory of Music Pre-College
Piano Teacher: Sandra Wright Shen and Daniel Cheng

Lillian Feng, 16

Second Year
Arcadia, CA
Arcadia High School and Colburn Music Academy
Piano Teacher: Dr. Vanessa Fadial

Alyssa Gabrilovich, 16

Third Year
Villanova, PA
Harriton High School and NBS School of Music
Piano Teacher: Dr. Igor Resnianski

William Ge, 15

Second Year
Chester Springs, PA
Phillips Academy Andover & New England Conservatory Preparatory School
Piano Teachers: Ya-Fei Chuang and John Perry

John Kim, 14

First Year
Lexington, MA
Lexington High School
Piano Teacher: Max Levinson

Malvyn Lai, 17

Third Year
San Diego, CA
Mt. Everest Academy
Piano Teacher: Ning An

Brian Lin,15

First Year
Fremont, CA
Mission San Jose High School
Piano Teacher: Hans Boepple

Katherine Liu, 17

Fourth Year
Wellesley, MA
Wellesley High School and New England Conservatory Preparatory School
Piano Teacher: HaeSun Paik

Matthew Liu, 15

Second Year
Lawrence, KS
Lawrence Virtual School
Piano Teacher: Jack Winerock

Tom Liu, 15

Second Year
Saint James, NY
Collegiate School
Piano Teachers: Yoheved Kaplinsky and Yi-Heng Yang

Jason Nam, 15

First Year
Bothell, WA
The Bear Creek School
Piano Teacher: Allan Park

Hyeonuk Park, 17

Fourth Year
Lexington, MA
The Juilliard School
Piano Teacher: Hung-Kuan Chen

Kasey Shao, 18

Fourth Year
Cincinnati, OH
Princeton University
Piano Teacher: Ran Dank

Justin Sun, 15

First Year
Spring, TX
Klein Cain High School
Piano Teacher: Robert Roux

Nachuan Tao, 17

Second Year
Philadelphia, PA
Curtis Institute of Music
Piano Teacher: John Owings and Ignat Solzhenitsyn

Josetta Wang, 15

First Year
West Palm Beach, FL
Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts
Piano Teacher: Michael Ruiz and Ruo Huang-Balko

Keyi Wang, 15

First Year
New York, NY
Juilliard School Pre-College and The Dwight School
Piano Teacher: Hung-Kuan Chen and Tema Blackstone

Cory Wu, 17

Second Year
Powell, OH
Columbus Academy
Piano Teachers: Kathleen Sadoff and Nina Polonsky

Philina Zhang, 15

Second Year
New York, NY
Special Music School
Piano Teacher: Irina Morozova

2021- 2022 Scholarship Recipients

Carey Byron, 16

Third Year
Brea, CA
Oak Crest Academy
Piano Teacher: Ning An

Ariel Chien, 14

First Year
Menlo Park, CA
Menlo-Atherton High School
Piano Teacher: Sandra Wright Shen

Son Duong, 16

First Year
Potomac, MD
Winston Churchill High School
Piano Teacher: Yong Hi Moon

Lillian Feng, 15

First Year
Arcadia, CA
Arcadia High School and Colburn Community School of Performing Arts
Piano Teacher: Dr. Vanessa Fadial

Alyssa Gabrilovich, 15

Second Year
Villanova, PA
Harriton High School and NBS School of Music
Piano Teacher: Igor Resnianski

William Ge, 14

First Year
Wayne, PA
Phillips Academy Andover
Piano Teachers: John Perry and Natalie Zhu

Andrew Gu, 15

First Year
Basking Ridge, NJ
Julliard Pre-College and Ridge High School
Piano Teachers: Hung-Kuan Chen and Tema Blackstone

Madeleine Hehn, 17

First Year
Media, PA
Stanford Online High School
Piano Teacher: Sandrine Erdely-Sayo

Caroline Hsu, 17

Third Year
Woodbury, NY
Julliard Pre-College and Syosset High School
Piano Teachers: Hung-Kuan Chen and Tema Blackstone

James Kim, 17

Second Year
Lexington, MA
Tufts University
Piano Teacher: Max Levinson

Malvyn Lai, 16

Second Year
San Diego, CA
Mt. Everest Academy
Piano Teacher: Ning An

Katherine E. Liu, 16

Third Year
Wellesley, MA
Wellesley High School and New England Conservatory Preparatory School
Piano Teacher: HaeSun Paik

Matthew Liu, 14

First Year
Lawrence, KS
Free State High School
Piano Teacher: Jack Winerock

Tom Liu, 14

First Year
Saint James, NY
Julliard Pre-College and Collegiate School
Piano Teacher: Veda Kaplinsky and Yi-Heng Yang

Hyeonuk Park, 16

Third Year
Brookline, MA
Julliard Pre-College
Piano Teachers: Hung-Kuan Chen and Tema Blackstone

Matthew Phan, 15

First Year
Jacksonville, FL
Bishop Kenny High School
Piano Teacher: Peggy Edwards

Kasey Shao, 17

Third Year
Cincinnati, OH
Princeton University
Piano Teacher: Ran Dank

Christopher Shin, 15

Second Year
Cherry Hill, NJ
Cherry Hill High School East
Piano Teacher: Veda Zuponcic

Yejin Song, 17

First Year
Saratoga, CA
The Harker School
Piano Teacher: Hans Boepple

Mi-Hyun Suh, 17

First Year
Rowland Heights, CA
University of Southern California Thornton School of Music
Piano Teacher: Kevin Fitz-Gerald

Haruki Takeuchi, 15

First Year
Knoxville, TN
Farragut High School
Piano Teacher: Dr. David Northington

Nachuan Tao, 16

First Year
Fort Worth, TX
I.M. Terrell Academy for STEM and VPA
Piano Teacher: John Owings

Daniel Wang, 15

First Year
Simi Valley, CA
Westlake High School & Colburn Music Academy
Piano Teacher: Micah Yui

Max Wang, 17

First Year
Plainsboro, NJ
West-Windsor Plainsboro High School South
Piano Teacher: Susan Starr

Cory Wu, 16

First Year
Powell, OH
Columbus Academy
Piano Teachers: Kathleen Sadoff and Nina Polonsky

Naomi Yamaguchi, 17

Fourth Year
Acton, MA
Acton-Boxborough Regional High School
Piano Teacher: Luba Pyatkovskaya

Madison Yan, 17

Third Year
Palm Beach Gardens, FL
University of Miami
Piano Teachers: Kevin Kenner and Santiago Rodriguez

Philina Zhang, 14

First Year
New York, NY
Special Music School
Piano Teacher: Irina Morozova

2020 - 2021 Recipients

Carey Byron, 15

Second Year
Brea, CA
Indiana University High School
Piano Teacher: Ning An

Kimiko Darcy, 15

Second Year
Chicago, IL
Latin School of Chicago
Piano Teachers: Matthew Hagle & Ning An

Alyssa Gabrilovich, 14

First Year
Villanova, PA
Harriton High School/
NBS School of Music
Piano Teacher: Igor Resnianski

Eric Gan, 17

Fourth Year
Foster City, CA
Aragon High School
Piano Teacher: Ning An

Caroline Hsu, 16

Second Year
Woodbury, NY
Syosset High School/Juilliard Pre-College Division
Piano Teachers: Hung-Kuan Chen & Tema Blackstone

James Kim, 17

First Year
Lexington, MA
Walnut Hill School for the Arts
Piano Teacher: Max Levinson

Malvyn Lai, 15

First Year
San Diego, CA
Mt. Everest Academy
Piano Teacher: Ning An

Katherine E. Liu, 15

Second Year
Wellesley, MA
Wellesley High School/New England Conservatory Preparatory School
Piano Teacher: HaeSun Paik

Katie Liu, 17

Fourth Year
Pittsburgh, PA
City Music Center of Duquesne University, Mary Pappert School of Music
Piano Teacher: Natasha Snitkovsky

Angeline Ma, 17

Fourth Year
Berwyn, PA
Conestoga High School
Piano Teacher: Susan Starr

Hyeonuk Park, 15

Second Year
Brookline, MA
Brookline High School/
Juilliard Pre-College
Piano Teachers: Hung-Kuan Chen & Tema Blackstone

Jonathan Qin, 16

First Year
San Jose, CA
Lynbrook High School
Piano Teacher: ShuJu Y. Black

Kasey Shao, 16

Second Year
Cincinnati, OH
Walnut Hills High School
Piano Teacher: Ran Dank

Jun Shimada, 15

First Year
New York, NY
Professional Children's School/The Juilliard School, Pre-College
Piano Teachers: Hung-Kuan Chen & Tema Blackstone

Christopher Shin, 14

First Year
Cherry Hill, NJ
Cherry Hill High School East
Piano Teacher: Veda Zuponcic

Luke Turner, 16

First Year
Birmingham, AL
Mountain Brook High School
Piano Teacher: Heather Conner

Junhao Wang, 18

Second Year
Sandy, UT
Eastman School of Music
Piano Teacher: Alan Chow

Clara Belle Wrolstad, 14

First Year
Minnetrista, MN
Minnetonka High School
Piano Teacher: Cosmo Buono

Naomi Yamaguchi, 16

Third Year
Acton, MA
Acton-Boxborough Regional High School
Piano Teacher: Luba Pyatkovskaya & Victor Rosenbaum

Madison Yan, 16

Second Year
Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Dreyfoos School of the Arts
Piano Teachers: Irena Kofman & Kevin Kenner

Erin Yu, 16

First Year
Fremont, CA
Valley Christian High School
Piano Teacher: Jed Galant

Natalie Zhang, 15

First Year
Weston, MA
Weston High School
Piano Teacher: Michael Lewin

Jonathan Zheng, 14

First Year
Bellevue, WA
Interlake High School
Piano Teacher: Peter Mack

2019 - 2020 Recipients

Carey Byron, 14

First Year
Los Angeles, CA
Colburn Music Academy
Piano Teachers: Fabio Bidini, HyeJin Kim

Kimiko Darcy, 14

First Year
Chicago, IL
Latin School of Chicago
Piano Teacher: Matthew Hagle

Avery Gagliano, 18

Fourth Year
Bala Cynwyd, PA
Curtis Institute of Music
Piano Teachers: Gary Graffman and Jonathan Biss

Eric Gan, 16

Third Year
Foster City, CA
Aragon High School
Piano Teacher: Ning An

Ziyao “Chelsea” Guo, 18

Fourth Year
Darien, CT
The Juilliard School
Piano Teacher: Hung-Kuan Chen

Kimberly Han, 18

Fourth Year
Lake Forest, IL
Yale University
Piano Teacher: Alexander Korsantia

Caroline Hsu, 15

First Year
Woodbury, NY
Syosset High School/Juilliard Pre-College Division
Piano Teachers: Hung-Kuan Chen & Tema Blackstone

Leo Jergovic, 15

First Year
Menlo Park, CA
Menlo School/San Francisco Conservatory Prep
Piano Teacher: William Welborn

Katie Liu, 16

Third Year
Pittsburgh, PA
City Music Center of Duquesne University, Mary Pappert School of Music
Piano Teacher: Natasha Snitkovsky

Katherine E. Liu, 14

First Year
Wellesley, MA
The Rivers Upper School
Piano Teacher: HaeSun Paik

Angeline Ma, 16

Third Year
Berwyn, PA
Conestoga High School
Piano Teacher: Susan Starr

Hyeonuk Park, 14

First Year
Brookline, MA
Baker School/Juilliard Pre-College
Piano Teachers: Hung-Kuan Chen & Tema Blackstone

Issay Niki, 15

Second Year
New York, NY
The Bronx High School of Science
Piano Teacher: Igal Kesselman

Nita Qiu, 17

Third Year
Woodbury, MN
Trinity School at River Ridge
Piano Teacher: Joseph Zins

Kasey Shao, 15

First Year
Cincinnati, OH
Walnut Hills High School
Piano Teacher: Ran Dank

Victor Shlyakhtenko, 17

Fourth Year
Los Angeles, CA
Colburn Community School of Performing Arts
Piano Teacher: Fabio Bidini

Junhao Wang, 17

First Year
Sandy, UT
Utah Virtual Academy
Piano Teacher: Jack Winerock

Samuel Xu, 18

Fourth Year
Chandler, AZ
Arizona Virtual Academy
Piano Teacher: Fei Xu

Naomi Yamaguchi, 15

Second Year
Acton, MA
Acton-Boxborough Regional High School/New England Conservatory Preparatory School
Piano Teacher: Hitomi Koyama

Madison Yan, 15

First Year
Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Dreyfoos School of the Arts
Piano Teachers: Irena Kofman & Kevin Kenner

Felix Zhu, 16

First Year
San Jose, CA
Evergreen Valley High School
Piano Teacher: Janey Hu

2018 - 2019 Recipients

Emily Cho, 14

First Year
Schaumburg, IL
James B. Conant High School
Piano Teacher: Dr. James Giles

Stephanie Ding Draughon, 15

Second Year
Ashburn, VA
Manhattan School of Music,
Pre-College Division
Piano Teacher: Miyoko Lotto

Eliza Folkert, 17

First Year
Alpharetta, GA
St. John Bosco Academy
Piano Teacher: Piotr Folkert

Avery Gagliano, 16

Third Year
Bala Cynwyd, PA
Curtis Institute of Music
Piano Teachers: Gary Graffman
and Jonathan Biss

Eric Gan, 15

Second Year
Foster City, CA
Aragon High School
Piano Teacher: Dr. Igor Shochetman

Ziyao “Chelsea” Guo, 17

Third Year
Darien, CT
The Juilliard School,
Pre-College Division
Piano Teachers: Prof. Hung-Kuan Chen

Kimberly Han, 17

Third Year
Lake Forest, IL
Lake Forest High School
Piano Teachers: Brenda Huang
and Alexander Korsantia

Leslie Jin, 15

First Year
Redwood City, CA
Carlmont High School
Piano Teacher: Sujeeva Hapugalle

Azalea Kelley, 15

First Year
New York, NY
Brooklyn College Preparatory Center
Piano Teacher: Dr. Emily White

Ryan Leung, 18

Second Year
Hong Kong
Imperial College, London, UK
Piano Teachers: Joan Havill
and Kin-Wai Shum

Jessie Liu, 15

First Year
Westborough, MA
Westborough High School
Piano Teacher: Faina Kofman

Katie Liu, 15

Second Year
Pittsburgh, PA
City Music Center of Duquesne University, Mary Pappert School of Music
Piano Teacher: Natasha Snitkovsky

Ishan Loomba, 16

Third Year
Albuquerque, NM
Early College Academy
Piano Teacher: Dr. Carol Leone

Angeline Ma, 15

Second Year
Berwyn, PA
Conestoga High School
Piano Teacher: Susan Star

Issay Niki, 14

First Year
New York, NY
The Bronx High School of Science
Piano Teacher: Dr. Igal Kesselman

Evren Ozel, 19

Fourth Year
Minneapolis, MN
New England Conservatory of Music
Piano Teacher: Wha Kyung Byun

Nita Qiu, 16

Second Year
Woodbury, MN
Trinity School at River Ridge
Piano Teacher: Dr. Joseph Zins

Victor Shlyakhtenko, 16

Third Year
Los Angeles, CA
Colburn Community School of
Performing Arts
Piano Teacher: Teresa de Jong Pombo

Samuel Xu, 17

Third Year
Chandler, AZ
Arizona Virtual Academy
Piano Teacher: Fei Xu

Naomi Yamaguchi, 14

First Year
Acton, MA
New England Conservatory
Preparatory School
Piano teacher: Hitomi Koyama

2017 - 2018 Scholarship Recipients

Rolando Alejandro, 18

Second Year
Guaynabo, PR
The Juilliard School
Piano Teacher: Dr. Matti Raekallio

Eriko Darcy, 15

First Year
Chicago, IL
Latin School of Chicago
Piano Teacher: George Vatchnadze

Jia Ling Diau, 16

First Year
El Paso, TX
Maxine L. Silva Magnet High School
Piano Teacher: Dr. Oscar Macchioni

Stephanie Ding Draughon, 14

First Year
Ashburn, VA
Manhattan School of Music,
Pre-College Division
Piano Teacher: Miyoko Lotto

Avery Gagliano, 15

Second Year
Bala Cynwyd, PA
Curtis Institute of Music
Piano Teachers: Gary Graffman
and Jonathan Biss

Eric Gan, 14

First Year
Foster City, CA
Aragon High School
Piano Teacher: Dr. Igor Shochetman

Ziyao “Chelsea” Guo, 16

Second Year
Darien, CT
The Juilliard School,
Pre-College Division
Piano Teachers: Prof. Hung-Kuan Chen and Tema Blackstone

Kimberly Han, 16

Second Year
Lake Forest, IL
Lake Forest High School
Piano Teachers: Brenda Huang/
Alexander Korsantia

Ryan Leung, 17

First Year
Hong Kong
Eton College, London, UK
Piano Teacher: Joan Havill

Katie Liu, 14

First Year
Pittsburgh, PA
Montour High School
Piano Teacher: Natasha Snitkovsky

Ishan Loomba, 15

Second Year
Albuquerque, NM
Early College Academy
Piano Teacher: Dr. Carol Leone

Angeline Ma, 14

First Year
Berwyn, PA
Conestoga High School
Piano Teacher: Susan Starr

Nita Qiu, 15

First Year
Woodbury, MN
Trinity School at River Ridge
Piano Teacher: Dr. Joseph Zins

Victor Shlyakhtenko, 15

Second Year
Los Angeles, CA
Colburn Community School of
Performing Arts
Piano Teacher: Teresa de Jong Pombo

William Tang, 15

Second Year
Woodside, NY
Hunter College High School/
Manhattan School of Music,
Pre-College Division
Piano Teacher: Miyoko Lotto

Anqi Xu, 17

Second Year
New Providence, NJ
UCVTS Magnet High School/
Manhattan School of Music,
Pre-College Division
Piano Teacher: Miyoko Lotto

Samuel Xu, 16

Second Year
Chandler, AZ
Arizona Virtual Academy
Piano Teacher: Fei Xu

Ana Yam, 14

First Year
Ames, IA
Ames High School
Piano Teacher: Larisa Kanevski

2016 - 2017 Scholarship Recipients

Cameron Akioka, 16

First Year
Palo Alto, CA
Palo Alto High School
Piano Teacher: Olya Katsman

Rolando Antonio Alejandro, 17

First Year
Guaynabo, PR
The Juilliard School
Piano Teacher: Dr. Matti Raekallio

Kyle Fang, 16

First Year
Walnut Creek, CA
Valley View Charter Prep/
San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Pre-College Division
Piano Teacher: Dr. William Wellborn

Avery Gagliano, 14

First Year
Washington, DC
Curtis Institute of Music
Piano Teacher: Marina Aleksyeva

Ziyao "Chelsea" Guo, 15

First Year
Darien, CT
The Juilliard School,
Pre-College Division
Piano Teachers: Hung-Kuan Chen/Dr. Tema Blackstone

Kimberly Han, 15

First Year
Lake Forest, IL
Lake Forest High School
Piano Teacher: Brenda Huang/
Alexander Korsantia

Leyla Kabuli, 16

First Year
Davis, CA
Davis High School/San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Pre-College Division
Piano Teacher: John McCarthy

Niklas Kniesche, 15

First Year
Providence, RI
Wheeler School/New England
Conservatory Preparatory School
Piano Teacher: Jonathan Bass

Andrew Lin, 16

First Year
San Jose, CA
Lynbrook High School
Piano Teacher: Dr. William Wellborn

Vincent Liu, 17

First Year
San Ramon, CA
Dougherty Valley High School
Piano Teacher: Hans Boepple

Ishan Loomba, 14

First Year
Albuquerque, NM
Early College Academy
Piano Teacher: Dr. Carol Leone

Evren Ozel, 17

Third Year
Minneapolis, MN
Walnut Hill School for the Arts-Natick, MA
Piano Teacher: Wha Kyung Byun

Victor Shlyakhtenko, 14

First Year
Los Angeles, CA
Colburn Community School of Performing Arts
Piano Teacher: Teresa de Jong Pombo

William Tang, 14

First Year
Woodside NY
Hunter College High School/
Manhattan School of Music,
Pre-College Division
Piano Teacher: Miyoko Lotto

Taylor Wang, 14

First Year
Centerville, OH
Walnut Hill School for the Arts, Natick MA
Piano Teacher: Sergei Polusmiak

Anqi Xu, 16

First Year
New Providence, NJ
UCVTS Magnet High School/
Manhattan School of Music,
Pre-College Division
Piano Teacher: Miyoko Lotto

Samuel Xu, 15

First Year
Chandler, AZ
Arizona Virtual Academy
Piano Teacher: Fei Xu

2015 - 2016 Scholarship Recipients

Trenton Chang, 17

Second Year
Logan, UT
Logan High School and Utah State University - Youth Conservatory
Piano Teacher: Gary Amano

Michael Davidman, 18

Fourth Year
New York, NY
Curtis Institute of Music
Piano Teachers: Efrem Briskin/Robert McDonald

Amanda Mac, 15

First Year
Concord, CA
Northgate High School
Piano Teacher: Dr. Jed A. Galant

Valerie Narumi, 16

First Year
Yorba Linda, CA
Valencia High School
Piano Teachers: Dr. Grace Fong/Dr. Ron Anderson

Evren Ozel, 16

Second Year
Minneapolis, MN
Walnut Hill School for the Arts - Natick, MA
Piano Teacher: Wha Kyung Byun

Kadar Qian, 17

Fourth Year
Westford, MA
Westford Academy
Piano Teacher: A. Ramon Rivera

Christopher Richardson, 16

Second Year
Lake Forest Park, WA
Shorecrest High School
Piano Teacher: Duane Hulbert

David Sacks, 15

First Year
Greenwich, CT
Stanford University Online High School
Piano Teachers: Miyoko Lotto /
Ursula Oppens

John Schindler, 16

Second Year
Hartland, WI
eAchieve Academy
Piano Teacher: Margarita Kontorovsky

Lewis Zou, 15

Second Year
Solon, OH
Solon High School
Piano Teachers: Emanuela Friscioni/
Gerardo Teissonniere/Alvin Chow

2014 - 2015 Scholarship Recipients

Trenton Chang, 16

First Year
Logan, UT
Logan High School
Piano Teacher: Professor Gary Amano

Michael Davidman, 17

Third Year
New York, NY
Hunter College High School,
Manhattan School of Music
Piano Teacher: Efrem Briskin

Misha Galant, 16

Second Year
Newark, CA
California High School, San Ramon
Piano Teacher: Olya Katsman

Victor Lin, 14

First Year
Foster City, CA
Hillsdale High School
Piano Teacher: Igor Shochetman

Evelyn Mo, 15

First Year
Oak Hill, VA
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Piano Teachers: Thomas Mastroianni and Eric Himy

Evren Ozel, 15

First Year
Minneapolis, MN
Walnut Hill School of the Arts - Natick, MA
Piano Teacher: Wha Kyung Byun

Kadar Qian, 16

Third Year
Westford, MA
Westford Academy
Piano Teacher: Angel Ramón Rivera

Amber Scherer, 17

First Year
Highland Park, IL
Regina Dominican High School
Piano Teacher: Dr. James Giles

John Schindler, 15

First Year
Glendale, WI
eAchieve Academy
Piano Teacher: Margarita Kontorovsky

Clayton Stephenson, 15

First Year
Brooklyn, NY
The Dalton School
Piano Teacher: Ernest Barretta

Lewis Zou, 14

First Year
Solon, OH
Solon High School & Cleveland
Institute of Music
Piano Teacher: Emanuela Friscioni

2013 - 2014 Scholarship Recipients

Michael Davidman, 16

Second Year
New York, NY
Hunter College High School,
Manhattan School of Music/
New York, NY
Piano Teacher: Efrem Briskin

Misha Galant, 15

First Year
Newark, CA
Newark Memorial High School
Piano Teacher: Olya Katsman

Anna Han, 17

First Year
Chandler, AZ
Arizona Virtual Academy
Piano Teacher: Fei Xu

Evan Lee, 15

First Year
Brooklyn, NY
Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School & Juilliard School,
Pre-College Division
Piano Teacher: Victoria Mushkatkol

Briana Liu, 15

First Year
Kearny, NJ
Manhattan School of Music,
Pre-College Division
Piano Teacher: Miyoko Lotto

Phoebe Pan, 15

First Year
Irvine, CA
Pacific Academy & Opus119 School of Music, Irvine, CA
Piano Teacher: Yi Dong

Kadar Derek Qian, 15

Second Year
Westford, MA
Rivers School Conservatory, Weston, MA
Piano Teacher: Angel Ramón Rivera

Christopher Richardson, 14

First Year
Danville, CA
San Ramon Valley High School
Piano Teacher: Frederick Weldy

Llewellyn Sanchez-Werner, 16

Third Year
New York, NY
The Julliard School
Piano Teachers: Yoheved Kaplinsky, Ilya Itin

2012 - 2013 Scholarship Recipients

Mikowai Ashwill, 17

First Year
Spring Grove, IL
Homeschooled
Music Institute of Chicago
Piano Teachers: Claire Aebersold
and Ralph Neiweem

Connie Chen, 17

Second Year
Pleasanton, CA
Amador Valley High School
San Francisco Conservatory
of Music/Preparatory Division
Piano Teacher: Dr. William Wellborn

Gabrielle Chou, 17

Second Year
Pembroke Pines, FL
Broward Virtual School
The Colburn Academy/LA, CA
Piano Teacher: Ory Shihor

Michael Davidman, 15

First Year
New York, NY
Hunter College High School
Manhattan School of Music/NY, NY
Piano Teacher: Efrem Briskin

Hugo Kitano, 17

Third Year
San Francisco, CA
Lowell High School
Piano Teacher: Professor Hans Boepple

Kate Liu, 18

Second Year
Winnetka, IL
Curtis Institute of Music/Phila, PA
Piano Teachers: Alan Chow and Robert McDonald

Drew Petersen, 18

Fourth Year
Oradell, NJ
Harvard University Extension School
The Juilliard School/ NY, NY
Piano Teacher: Jerome Lowenthal

Kadar Qian, 15

First Year
Westford, MA
Westford Academy
The Rivers School Conservatory/
Weston, MA
Piano Teacher: Angel Ramon Rivera

Llewellyn Sanchez-Werner, 16

Second Year
New York, NY
The Juilliard School/NY, NY
Piano Teachers: Yoheved Kaplinsky and Ilya Itin

Rhed Shi, 18

Fourth Year
San Jose, CA
Harvard College/Cambridge, MA
Piano Teacher: Dr. Namik Sultanov

Hanson Tam, 15

First Year
Hillsborough, CA
Menlo School
San Francisco Conservatory of
Music/Preparatory Division
Piano Teacher: Dr. William Wellborn

Weian Wang, 17

First Year
Saratoga, CA
Lynbrook High School
San Francisco Conservatory of
Music/Preparatory Division.
Piano Teacher: Dr. William Wellborn

2011 - 2012 Scholarship Recipients

Connie Chen, 16

First Year
Pleasanton, CA
Amador Valley High School

John Chen, 18

Second Year
Leesburg, VA
Texas Christian University

Gabrielle Chou, 16

First Year
Pembroke Pines, FL
The Colburn Academy

Arden Hu, 14

First Year
Sunnyvale, CA
The Harker School

Melody Huang, 17

Third Year
San Jose, CA
The Harker School

Jillian Kim, 17

First Year
San Francisco, CA
San Francisco School of the Arts

Hugo Kitano, 16

Second Year
San Francisco, CA
Lowell High Schoo

Ruta Kuzmickas, 15

First Year
Portland, OR
Clackamas Web Academy

Albert Liu, 17

Third Year
Miami, FL
Miami Palmetto Senior High

Kate Liu, 17

First Year
Winnetka, IL
New Trier Township High School

Drew Petersen, 17

Third Year
Oradell, NJ
The Juilliard School

Rafael Riera, 16

First Year
Boca Raton, FL
Dreyfoos School of the Arts

Anthony Rueda, 16

First Year
Miami, FL
Belen Jesuit Preparatory School

Llewellyn Sanchez-Werner, 15

First Year
New York, New York
The Juilliard School

Rhed Shi, 17

Third Year
San Jose, CA
Evergreen Valley High

2010 - 2011 Scholarship Recipients

John Chen, 17

First Year
Leesburg, VA
Juilliard Pre-College Division

Kimberly Hou, 16

First Year
Arlington, VA
Home Schooled

Melody Huang, 16

Second Year
San Jose, CA
The Harker School

Hugo Kitano, 15

First Year
San Francisco, CA
Lowell High School

Christina Lai, 17

First Year
Plantation, FL
Nova High School

Albert Liu, 16

Second Year
Miami, FL
Miami Palmetto Senior High School

Weston Mizumoto, 15

First Year
Yorba Linda, CA
Orange County High School of the Arts

Drew Petersen, 16

Second Year
Oradell, NJ
Harvard University Extension School

Rhed Shi, 16

Second Year
San Jose, CA
Evergreen Valley High School

Ashley Zhou, 15

First Year
Basking Ridge, NJ
The Pingry School

2009 - 2010 Scholarship Recipients

Vien Nguyen, 17

Second Year
Redwood City, CA
Menlo Schoo

Drew Peterson, 15

First Year
Oradell, NJ
Harvard University

Nancy Yinan Xie, 17

Second Year
San Francisco, CA
Lowell High School

Eloise Kim, 17

Third Year
Cornelius, OR
Valley Catholic High School

Albert Liu, 15

First Year
Miami, FL
Miami Palmetto
Senior High School

Melody Huang, 15

First Year
San Jose, CA
The Harker School

Andrew J. Tung, 15

First Year
Vernon Hills, IL
Music Institute of Chicago