Student achievements

The Bach Baroque Festival Medal

Silva Blazquez Piano Studio

2020 - 2021 

MSMTA Gottlieb Competition
Ethan Tran (Group R) - 1st prize, $50 award 
Kenneth Duong (Group Z) - 1st prize, $50 award 
Kevin Shen (Group F) - 2nd prize, $40 award 
Annabel Lee (Group Z) - 2nd prize, $40 award 

WMTA Hartman Piano Performance Awards 
Kevin Shen (10) - 1st place 
Nicole Papenfuss (16) - 1st place 
Allison (17) - 2nd place 
Annabel Lee (17) - 2nd place 
Ethan Tran (14) - 3rd place 
Teddy Yi (15) - 3rd place 
Lulu Wang (11) - HM 
Elaine Chang (17) - HM 

Northern District Auditions (2020) 
Kevin Shen (1A) - 1st place 
Sarah Shen (1A) - 2nd place 
Nicole Papenfuss (III) - HM 

MSMTA Spring Piano Solo Festival/Competition
Ethan Tran (14) - 1st place 
Elaine Chang (17) - 1st place 
Allison Oh (17) - 2nd place 
Kenneth Duong (16) - 2nd place 
Lulu Wang (11) - 3rd place 
Nicole Papenfuss (16) - 3rd place 
Annabel Lee (16) - 3rd place 

NVMTA Judged Recitals
Allison Oh - Honors

Nicole Papenfuss Honors

Annabel Lee - Honors

Ethan Tran - Honors

Kenneth Duong - HM 
Teddy Yi - HM 
Lulu Wang - HM 
Sophia Wang - HM 

WMTA Bach Baroque Competition 2021
Ethan Tran (Intermediate Level) - 2nd place, $35
Annabel Lee (Senior Level) - 2nd place, $50
Kevin Shen (Junior II) - HM 

NVMTA Piano Concerto Festival/Competition 
Nicole Papenfuss - 1st place 

NVMTA Bach Baroque Festival
Superior Rating: Sarah, Kevin, Sophia, Lulu, Ethan, Nicole, Kenneth, Teddy, Allison, Annabel, Elaine 
Second Round Honors Ribbons: Kevin, Sophia, Ethan, Teddy, Allison, Nicole, Kenneth 
Trophies: Lulu, Sophia, Ethan 

WMTA Haydn Sonata Awards 
Ethan Tran (Senior Division) - 1st place, $100 
Annabel Lee (Senior Division) - 2nd place, $50 

WMTA Specialty Competition
Kevin Shen (9/10) - 1st place 
Allison Oh (15/16D) - 2nd place 
Annabel Lee (15/16B) - 3rd place 
Nicole Papenfuss (15/16A) - HM 

Great Composer Series Competitions, Best Chopin Performance
Kenneth Duong - 2nd prize 
Lulu Yingxuan Wang - 2nd prize 

Bay Area International Open Music Competition
Ethan - 1st prize 
Kenneth - 2nd prize 

Golden Key Music Festival
Sarah - Gold Award 
Kevin - Gold Award 
Sophia - Silver Award 
Kenneth - Gold Award 
Elaine - Gold Award 
Teddy - Silver Award 

AAMS Competition, 2020
Allison Oh (Senior) - HM 
Annabel Lee (Senior) - HM 

Great Composers Competition, Best Kabalevsky Performance
Ethan Tran (Age Group III) - 1st place 
Nicole Papenfuss (Age Group IV) - 1st place 
Sophia Wang (Age Group III) - 2nd place 

YMIC Metropolitan Classical Music Competition 
Kevin Shen (4/5) - 2nd place 
Sophia Wang (4/5) - HM 
Lulu Wang (6/7) - 3rd place 
Ethan Tran (8/9) - 2nd place 
Elaine Chang (10/12) - 2nd place 
Nicole Papenfuss (10/12) - 2nd place 
Teddy Yi (10/12) - 3rd place 
Kenneth Duong ( 10/12) - 3rd place 

Elite International Competition, NY 
Allison Oh - 1st place ranking 
Elaine Chang - 1st place ranking 
Annabel Lee - 1st place ranking 
Lulu Wang - 1st place ranking 

Great Composers Competition, Masters of Sonata 
Kevin Shen - 3rd place 
Ethan Tran - 3rd place

2019 - 2020

MTNA Virginia Senior Piano Duet Competition 
Raelyn Hoang & Nicole Papenfuss - 1st place winners 

MTNA Southern Division Senior Piano Duet Competition 
Nicole Papenfuss & Raelyn Hoang - 1st place winners 

MTNA National Senior Piano Duet Finals 
Raelyn Hoang & Nicole Papenfuss - 3rd prize 

Virginia State Piano Competitions 
Kevin Shen (Level 1A) - 2nd place 
Raelyn (Level II) - 1st place 

NVMTA Judged Recitals 
Lulu - Honors 
Sophia - HM 
Annabel and Lena - Honors 
Raelyn - Honors 

NVMTA Piano Concerto Festival/Competition 
Ethan - 2nd prize 

MSMTA Miriam Shields Gottlieb Competition 
Lulu Wang (10) - 1st place 
Nicole Papenfuss (15) - 1st place 
Annabel Lee (15) - 3rd place 
Ethan Tran (13) - HM 
Kenneth Duong (15) - HM 

Virginia Governor's School, Visual and Performing Arts Program 
Allison Oh 
Elaine Chang 

MSMTA Spring Piano Solo Competition 
Kevin Shen (9) - 1st place 
Cameron Hoang (10) - 2nd place 
Teddy Yi (14) - 2nd place 
Nicole Papenfuss (15) - 2nd place 
Annabel Lee (15) - 2nd place 
Ethan Tran (13) - 3rd place 
Allison Oh (16) - 3rd place 
Elaine Chang(16) - 3rd place 
Kenneth Duong (15) - HM 
Lulu Wang (10) - HM 

5th Paderewski International Piano Competition 
Kevin Shen - “Young Talents,” 3rd prize winner 
Lulu - HM 
Cameron - HM 

Young Artist Musicale, GMU 
Annabel Lee 
Raelyn Hoang 
Ethan Tran 

NVMTA Bach Baroque Festival/Competition 
Kevin - 2nd Round 
Lulu - 2nd Round 
Kenneth - 2nd Round 
Annabel - Honors 
Elaine - Honors 
Allison - 45 point Award! 

VMTA Theory Exam Top Scores 
Lulu Wang 
Teddy Yi 
Sarah Shen 

Bland Competitions 
Cameron (Junior Category) - 1st place 
Allison - 1st place 
Annabel - 1st place 
Raelyn - 1st place 
Elaine - 1st place 

MSMTA Gertrude Brown Memorial Piano Concerto Competition 
Cameron (Junior II) - Alternate 
Kenneth (Intermediate) - Alternate 

VMTA Fall Festival 
Lulu - Superior 
Jacqui - Superior 
Allison - Superior 

AAMS Competition, 2019 
Cameron - HM 
Kevin - HM 
Allison - HM 

NVMTA Sonata Honors 
Sarah, Sophia, Kevin, Lulu, Cameron, Ethan, Teddy, Raelyn, Kenneth, Allison, Annabel