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“I became aware of the music that we studied together on an entirely different level, and I grew tremendously under his guidance. John truly believes in his students”….Adrian Zaragoza, current undergraduate, Curtis Institute of Music.

Students have appeared as concerto soloists with the Bear Valley Festival Orchestra,  Fort Worth Symphony, French Republican Guard Orchestra, San Francisco Chamber Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, Symphony Parnassus, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Philharmonia Baroque, Royal Scottish National Symphony, Sydney Symphony, California Symphony, and with several Youth Orchestras, including the San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra and California Youth Symphony.  They have received numerous awards, including a Davidson Fellowship.  Eight students have been named winners by the National Young/Arts Award Foundation, and three students have been named Presidential Scholars in the Arts.

Students have received first prizes at the International Bach Competition in Leipzig, the Scottish International Piano Competition, Stravinsky International Piano Competition, the International Bach Competition in Wurzburg, the Rosalyn Tureck International Bach Competition in New York City, the Corpus Christi and Lennox International Young Artist Competitions in Texas, and competitions in Ukraine and Armenia.

Student News:

Nicholas Assaderaghi is attending Columbia and David Lee is attending MIT as freshmen.  Adrian Zaragoza is enrolled at Curtis, Riley Kong at Yale, Jessica Li at UCLA and Estella Zhou at Stanford, all as sophomores.  Seiha Park is at New England Conservatory.  Oliver Moore is in the graduate program at the San Francisco Conservatory.  Hilda Huang is attending the Conservatory of Amsterdam on a Fulbright this year, and is concurently enrolled in the DMA program at The Juilliard School.  Agata Sorotokin is enrolled at SUNY Stonybrook in the DMA program, and is currently doing research at The Hague in Amsterdam.

 

Student Activities in 2024

April 13, Alex Kim

First Prize, Elite International Music Competition, Weil Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall,  NYC

March 7, Enping Zhang

Silver Medal, Euro-Elite International Music Competition

February 22, Claire Zhang

Third Prize, KAMSA Competition

February 21, Raymond Jiang

Third Prize, Concerto Category, United State Open Music Competition

February 16, Raymond Jiang, Alex Kim, Irene Xu, Claire Zhang

Selected to perform in the 2024 Junior Bach Festival

February 13, Ruby Moet

Third Prize, American Protege Competition

February 11, Enping Zhang

Second Prize, Charleston International Piano Competition, Charleston, South Carolina

February 10, Raymond Jiang

First Prize, Charleston International Piano Competition, Charleston, South Carolina

 

Student Activties in 2023

December 11, Claire Zhang

First Prize, Charleston International Piano Competition, Charleston, South Carolina

November 25, Claire Zhang

Winners Recital, American Protege Piano Competition, Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, New York City

November 12, Students of John and Annamarie McCarthy

Sol Joseph Recital Hall, San Francisco Conservatory of Music

October 5, Zach Weiner

Concerto Soloist, French Republican Guard Orchestra, Sorbonne, Paris, France

June 4, Shiori Kiriake

Joint Recital, Toyosu Civic Center Hall, Tokyo

June 4, Students of John and Annamarie McCarthy

Sol Joseph Recital Hall, San Francisco Conservatory of Music

May 27, Shiori Kiriake

Solo Recital, 19th Century Hall, Kyoto, Japan

April 1, Students of John McCarthy

Sol Joseph Recital Hall, San Francisco Conservatory of Music

 

Student Activities in 2022

November 25: Alex Kim

Winners Recital, American Protege Competition, Weill Hall at Carnegie Hall, NYC

November 3: Claire Zhang

First Prize, Great Composers Competition, Best Beethoven Performance

October 7: Claire Zhang

First Prize, Great Composers Competition, The Art of the Piano

August 7: Claire Zhang

Third Prize, United States International Music Competition (USIMC)

July 30: Oliver Moore

Concerto Soloist, Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue, Bear Valley Music Festival, Bear Valley, CA

July 24: Roger Guo

Honorable Mention: Rosalyn Tureck International Bach Competition, New York City

June 19: Armaan Mishra

First Prize: Great Composer Competition-Best Grieg Performance

May 7: Roger Guo

Concerto Soloist, Bach D minor Concerto, Golden Gate Youth Orchestra, Galbraith Honor Strings

March 7: Roger Guo

First Prize, Pacific Musical Society Competition

February 20: Crystal Cheng, Catherine Chu, Olivia Gao, Claire Zhang

Junior Bach Festival

February 13: Catherine Chu

First Prize, American Protege Competition

 

Student Activities in 2021:

December 18: David Lee

First Prize, Elite International Music Competition

December 18: Catherine Chu

Second Prize, Elite International Music Competition

November 20, 21, Adrian Zaragoza

Tabuh-tabuhan for two pianos and orchestra,  UC Davis Orchestra, Mondavi Center

October 25: David Lee

First Prize, American Protege International Competition of Romantic Music

October 24, Adrian Zaragoza

Concerto Soloist, Warsaw Concerto, Golden State Youth Orchestra

October 10, Adrian Zaragoza

Concerto Soloist, Beethoven Concerto #3, Solano Symphony

October 5, Justin Wahby

NPR’s From the Top: Daily Joy.  Justin performs the Scherzo from the Chopin Sonata in B minor

July 13, Iris Cai

Third Prize, Enkor International Piano Competition

June 27, Riley Kong

Second Prize, Solo category, Carmel Klavier International Piano Competition

Honorable mention, Concerto and Contemporary category

June 20, Adrian Zaragoza

Discretionary Award, Arthur Fraser International Piano Competition, Southeastern Piano Festival, South Carolina

May 21, Adrian Zaragoza

Third Prize, Nordic International Piano Competition, Young Artist Category

Three Special Prizes for best performance of a Baroque Piece, a Classical Piece and a 20th Century Piece

May 12, Roger Guo

First Prize, Golden State Youth Orchestra Concerto Competition

April 15, Adrian Zaragoza

First Prize, Arizona Piano Institute Competition, Senior Division

April 6, Justin Wahby

Young Artist Guild, Music Teachers Association of California

April 1, Adrian Zaragoza

Grand Prize Winner, International Chopin Competition in Hartford

March 21, Roger Guo

First Prize, Great Composers International Piano Competition, Best Bach Performance

March 17, Adrian Zaragoza

Solo performance on “Vienna Live” zoom broadcast

March 1, Roger Guo

First Prize, Great Composers International Piano Competition, Best Chopin Performance

February 16, Justin Wahby

Prize winner: Pacific Musical Society Competition

January 27, Roger Guo

Second Prize: Great Composers International Piano Competition, Best Mozart Performance

 

Student Activities in 2020:

 

December 21, David Lee

First Prize: Elite International Piano Competition

December 2: Justin Wahby

Honorable Mention, National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts Young Arts Competition

October 19: Justin Wahby

Second Prize: Steinway Piano Competition

October 18: David Lee

Second Prize: American Protege International Competition of Romantic Music

October 8: Iris Cai

First Prize: Great Composers Competition, Masters of Sonata

October 8: David Lee

Second Prize: Great Composers Competition, Masters of Sonata

October 5: Justin Wahby

First Prize: United States International Music Competition

October 5: Riley Kong

First Prize: Chinese Music Award, United States International Music Competition

August 18: Crystal Cheng

Second Prize: Lancaster International Piano Competition

July 15: Justin Wahby

Second Prize: Enkor International Piano Competition, Category C

July 15: Annabel Yen

Third Prize: Enkor International Piano Competition, Category A

July 8: Justin Wahby

Panel Honors Masterclass: MTAC Virtual Convention

July 10: Jessica Li

Panel Honors Recital: MTAC Virtual Convention

May 1: Rachel Ko

First Prize: Bradshaw and Buono International Piano Competition

May 1: Crystal Cheng

Third Prize: Bradshaw and Buono International Piano Competition

April: 28 Leighton Ko

Third Prize: 2020 CAPMT State Honor Competition

April 28: Rachel Ko

Honorable Mention: 2020 CAPMT State Honor Competition

March 28: Terren Davis

Junior Bach Festival, Crowden School, Berkeley

March 22: Riley Kong

Junior Bach Festival, Saint Bede’s Episcopal Church, Menlo Park,

March 22: Cami Yen

Junior Bach Festival, St.Mark’s Lutheran Church, San Francisco

March 21: Roger Guo

Junior Bach Festival, Christ Church, Portola Valley

February 22: Riley Kong

Outstanding Gold Award, US Open International Music Competition

February 20: Leighton Ko

Third Prize: US Open International Music Competition

February 17: Darren Lo

Third Prize: US Open International Music Competition

February 17: Roger Guo

Third Prize: US Open International Music Competition

February 8: Rachel Ko

First Prize, CAPMT, Honors Competition, District 7, category B

February 8: Leighton Ko

First Prize, CAPMT Honors Competition, District 7, category A

January 20: Leighton Ko

First Prize, Santa Rosa Symphony Aspirante Youth Orchestra Concerto Competition

January 20: Crystal Cheng

Honorable Mention, CAPMT Honors Competition

January 20: Riley Kong

Honorable Mention, CAPMT Honors Competition

January 12: Riley Kong

Second Prize, KAMSA Competition

 

Events in 2019

December 22: Iris Cai

First Prize Winner’s Recital, International Music Talent Competition 2019, Carnegie Hall, New York City

December 21: Students of John McCarthy

Hume Concert Hall, San Francisco Conservatory of Music

August 17: Students of John McCarthy

Sol Joseph Recital Hall, San Francisco Conservatory of Music

June 25: Zach Weiner

Piano Texas Concerto Evening, Forth Worth Symphony, Forth Worth, Texas

June 9: Students of John McCarthy

Osher Salon, San Francisco Conservatory of Music

May 18: Kiko Torres

First Prize, Rotary Club Regional Competition, Las Vegas, Nevada

May 18: Amy Bao

Third Prize, Ross McKee Piano Competition

May 5: Students of John McCarthy

Steinway Piano Gallery, San Francisco

April Ko: Leighton Ko

First Prize, Music Teachers Association of California  Competition, Sonoma Branch

April 27: Jessica Li

Grand Prize, Mondavi National Young Artists Competition

April 27: Justin Wahby

Second Prize, Mondavi National Young Artists Competition

April 26: June Wu

Penn Symphony Orchestra, University of Pennsylvania

April 20: Rachel Ko

Santa Rosa Symphony Aspirante Youth Orchestra, College of Marin

April 7: Crystal Cheng

Third Prize: Pacific Musical Society Competition

April 6: Justin Wahby

Winner, Young Pianist’s Beethoven Competition

April 6: Jessica Li

First Prize: Music Teachers Association of California Regional Competition

April 2: Amy Bao

Third Prize: Etude Club of Berkeley Young Artist Competition

March 28: Justin Wahby

Second Prize, Scriabin category, Virginia Waring International Piano Competition

March 22: Crystal Cheng

Junior Bach Festival, Berkeley Piano Club

March 21: Kiko Torres

First Prize: Rotary Club of Placerville Competition

March 1: Nathan Parque

Second Prize: Great Composers Piano Competition

February 20: Darren Lo

Second Prize: Classical Composers, United States Open Music Competition

Third Prize: Open Solo, United States Open Music Competition

February 20: Andrew Kim

Second Prize: Romantic Composers, United States Open Music Competition

February 17: Oliver Moore

First Prize: North State Symphony Young Artist Competition

February 3: Selina Zhu

Second Prize: Music Legacy Competition

January 26: Christopher Salinas

Solo Recital: San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Osher Salon

January 20: Esa-Matti Tastula

California Concerto Weekend, West Valley College, Saratoga

January 20: Justin Wahby

First Prize: Sacramento Youth Symphony Concerto Competition

January 12: Rachel Ko

First Prize, Santa Rosa Symphony Aspirante Youth Orchestra Concerto Competition

January 6: Students of John McCarthy

Sol Joseph Recital Hall, San Francisco Conservatory of Music

December 29: Students of John McCarthy

The Episcopal Church of the Incarnation, San Francisco

November 18: Justin Wahby

Second Prize, Los Angeles Liszt Competition

November 4: Phoebe Wu

“I Will Learn To”, Center for New Music,  San Francisco

November 2: Oliver Moore

Solo Recital, Orland Arts Center, Orland, CA

October 27: Amy Bao

Third Prize: Sylvia Ghiglieri Piano Competition

October 22: Serene

Concerto Budapest Symphony, Castle of Godolot, Hungary

October 18: Rachel Ko

First Prize: American Protege International Competition of Romantic Music

October 18: Leighton Ko

Second Prize: American Protege International Competition of Romantic Music

August 25: Students of John McCarthy

Osher Salon, San Francisco Conservatory of Music

August 19: Justin Wahby

First Prize, Bach Category; Third Prize, Category C, United States International Music Competition

August 19: Amy Bao

United States International Music Competition: Third Prize, Category D (tie)

August 19:  Christopher Salinas

United States International Music Competition: First Prize, Bach Category; Third Prize, Category D (tie)

August 19: Katie Gu, Serene

Music and Mind Society Recital, Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts

July 17: Serene

Noontime Concerts, Old Saint Mary’s Cathedral, California Street

July 14: Serene

NightGarden Piano, “Serene, an Epic Virtuoso Journey”, San Francisco Botanical Gardens

July 1: Serene

Solo Recital, Belgrade, Yugoslavia

June 26: Oliver Moore

Hollywood Chamber Orchestra, Redlands, CA

June 10: Catherine Chu, Ergene Kim

Winners Recital, American Prodigy International Competition, Weil Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, New York City

May 26: Simon Tao

Solo Graduation Recital, Palo Alto Community Center

May 19: April Chen

Second Prize, Ross McKee Piano Competition

May 4: Zach Morfin

Solo Recital, Community Music Center of San Francisco

April 22: Amy Bao

First Prize, Contemporary Music Award, East Bay Music Festival Competition

April 22: Simon Tao

Second Prize, Pacific Musical Society Competition

April 21: Amy Bao, Emma Lai, Ergene Kim

“Young Pianists Play Liszt”, Hume Recital Hall, San Francisco Conservatory of Music

April 21: Emma Lai

Contemporary Music Award, East Bay Music Festival Competition

April 6: Serene

San Francisco Civic Orchestra, Herbst Theatre, San Francisco

March 25: Serene

Massivemuse: Classical Revolution and Serene at Monument, San Francisco

March 24: Student Recital

Steinway Piano Gallery, San Francisco

March 21: Tia Chang

First Prize, Best Bach Performance, “2018 Great Composers Competition”

March 2: Serene

24 pianists perform Bach’s WTC, Book 2, McRoskey Mattress Company, San Francisco

February 25: Kiko Torres

Named to the Young Artist  Guild of the Music Teachers’ Association, their highest honor

February 23: Crystal Cheng

Third Prize: “Showcase”, United States Open Music Competition, Oakland

February 19: Justin Wahby

Second Prize: “Showcase”, United States Open Music Competition, Oakland

February 19: Darren Lo

First Prize, “Romantic Composers’; Second Prize, “Open Solo, United States Open Music Competition, Oakland

February 19: Emilia Zhang

Third Prize, “Open Solo-group 3A”and “Contemporary Composers”, United States Open Music Competition, Oakland

February 11: Kiko Torres

First Prize, Auburn Symphony Young Artists Competition (Category 3-ages 17-20)

February 11: Justin Wahby

Second Prize, Auburn Symphony Young Artists Competition (Category 2-ages 12-16)

February 10: Simon Tao

Sinfonietta Orchestra, Flint Center at De Anza College, Cupertino

February 9: Serene

Solo Recital, Groupmuse at Monument, 140 9th Street, San Francisco

January 11-14: Kevin Der, Serene

California Concerto Weekend, West Valley College, Saratoga

December 23: Crystal Cheng

Winners Recital, American Protege International Competition, Carnegie Hall, New York City

December 22: Holiday Alumni and Student Recital

Episcopal Church of the Incarnation, San Francisco

December 12: Zach Weiner

Noontime Concerts, Old Saint Mary’s Cathedral, San Francisco

November 26: Zach Weiner

Finals of the “Concours des Grand Amateurs de Piano” Paris, France

November 18: Students of John McCarthy

Episcopal Church of the Incarnation, San Francisco

November 11: Students of John McCarthy

Steinway Piano Gallery, San Francisco

October 21: Students of John McCarthy

Steinway Piano Gallery, San Francisco

September 22: Serene

Winners Recital, Grand Prize Virtuoso Competition, Glaserner Saal Musikverein, Vienna, Austria

August 18: Katie Gu

Winner Recital, Music in the Vineyards Competition, Silverado Vineyards, Napa

July 22, 29, August 5: Tristan Yang

Koret Young Performers Program Concerts, Music@Menlo, The Center for Performing Arts at Menlo-Atherton

June 17: Student Recital

Steinway Piano Gallery, San Francisco

June 10: Student Recital

Steinway Piano Gallery, San Francisco

June 3: Matthew Lee

Solo Recital, The Branson School, San Anselmo

 

The Graduates—Class of 2017

Sashi Ayyangar, attending the Guildhall School of Music in London for Graduate School

Karen Bao attending Northwestern University

William Chen attending UC Berkeley

Jessica Kur attending UC Berkeley

Matthew Lee attending UC Berkeley

Jonathan Chu attending Harvard University

Eric Zhang attending UC Irvine

Shini Zheng attending  Mannes School of Music in New York City

Tristan Yang attending Harvard University

 

Competitions 2016/17

Karen Bao

Second Prize, 2017 Henry and Carol Zeiter Piano Competition

Second Prize (tie), 2016 East Bay Music Competition

Third Prize, 2016 Etude Club of Berkeley Competition

Tia Chang

Second Prize, Burlingame Music Club Competition

April Chen

First Prize, 2016 Etude Club of Berkeley Competition

Second Prize (tie), 2016 East Bay Music Competition

Winner, 2016 Fremont Symphony Young Recitalist Competition

Second Prize, 2016 Sylvia M. Ghiglieri Piano Competition

First Prize (tie) , 2017 East Bay Music Competition, Senior Division

Katie Gu

First Prize, 2016 Etude Club of Sonoma Competition

Third Prize, 2017 Music in the Vineyards Competition

Serene

First Prize, United States Open Music Competition, Showcase Advanced Category

Gold Medal, Silver Medal, 2017 US International Music Competition

Sydney Hwang

Third Prize, 2016 United States International Music Competition

Leyla Kabuli

Winner, 2016 Chopin Foundation of the United States Scholarship

First Prize, 2016 Los Angeles Young Musician International Competition

Winner, 2016 El Camino Youth Orchestra Concerto Competition.

Winner, 2016 Nova Vista Orchestra Concerto Competition

Winner, 2016 Music Teachers’ Association of California (MTAC) Regional Concerto Competition (ages 16-18)

First Prize, 2016 Pacific Music Society Competition

First Prize, 2016 Kruschke Piano Competition

Second Prize, 2016 MTAC Concerto State Competition

Pianist for San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra

 Ergene Kim

Honorable Mention, 2017 East Bay Music Competition, Senior Division

Janice Kim

First Prize, 2016 Etude Club Competition, Junior Division

First Prize(tie) , 2017 East Bay Music Competition, Senior Division

 Emma Lai

First Prize, 2016 East Bay Music Competition

Honorable Mention, 2016 Los Angeles Young Musician International Competition

Honorable Mention,  2017 East Bay Music Competiition, Junior 2 Division

 Zhuoran Tao

First Prize, 2017 Ross McKee Piano Competition

Second Prize, 2016 San Francisco Asian Youth Competition

Third Prize, 2016 San Jose International Piano Competition

Selected to perform with El Camino Sinfonietta

Lillian Wang

2017 Junior Bach Festival

Zach Weiner

Third Prize, Audience Favorite Prize, Press Favorite Prize, San Diego International Piano Competition for Outstanding Amateurs

Fourth Prize, Audience Favorite Prize, International Competition for Talented Piano Amateurs, Paris, France

 Claire Zhang

Fourth Prize, United States Open Music Competition,  Elementary B Category

 

Student Activities 2016:

 

January 2: Students of John McCarthy

Steinway Piano Gallery, San Francisco

January 18: Emma Lai

Honorable Mention, American Prodigy International Piano Competition, New York City

February 13: Leyla Kabuli

National Public Radio’s “From the Top” live taping, Hammer Theatre, San Jose State University, San Jose

February 20: April Chen

Second Prize: Sylvia M.Ghiglieri Piano Competition, California State University, Stanislaus

March 5: Leyla Kabuli

First Prize: Earl and Marilyn Ann Kruschke Piano Competition, California State University, Chico

March 18: Tia Chang

Junior Bach Festival, Saint Bede’s Episcopal Church, Menlo Park

March 21: Leyla Kabuli

National Public Radio’s “From the Top” KDFC broadcast

April 2: Music Teachers Association of California (MTAC) Regional Competition

Winner: Leyla Kabuli, Concerto Competition (age 16-18)

Second Alternate: Simon Tao, Solo Competition (age 13-15)

April 7: Serene

Solo recital: Steinway Piano Gallery

April 8: Katie Gu

First Prize: Etude Club of Sonoma Competition

April 8: Leyla Kabuli

First Prize: Pacific Musical Society Competition

April 16: Leyla Kabuli and Simon Tao

“Young Pianists Play Liszt” recital

May 1: Emma Lai

American Prodigy Winner’s Concert, Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall

May 8: Karen Bao, April Chen, Emma Lai

East Bay Music Competition Winners Concert, Berkeley Piano Club

May 9: Leyla Kabuli

Solo Recital, Saint Paul’s Towers Concert Series, Oakland

May 12: Audrey Cheng

Soloist, Rachmaninof Concerto #2, Homestead Symphony Orchestra, Homestead High School, Cupertino

May 16: April Chen and Karen Bao

Etude Club of Berkeley, Winners Concert and Awards Ceremony, Hillside Club, Berkeley

May 19: Leyla Kabuli

Winners Reception and Recital, Pacific Musical Society, Kohl Mansion, Burlingame

 May 22: April Chen

Winner’s recital, 2016 Fremont Symphony Young Recitalist Competition, First Methodist Church, Fremont

June 4: Students of John McCarthy

Steinway Piano Gallery,  San Francisco

July 2: Students of John McCarthy

Steinway Piano Gallery,  San Francisco

July 2: Leyla Kabuli

Music Teachers Association Concerto Competition State Finals, Los Angeles

 July 7-18 Serene

Flower Piano, San Francisco Botanical Gardens

July 19: Serene

Solo Recital: Noontime Concerts, Old Saint Mary’s Cathedral, San Francisco

August 2: Leyla Kabuli

Solo Recital, Noontime Concerts, Old Saint Mary’s Cathedral, San Francisco

 August 27: Students of John McCarthy

Steinway Piano Gallery, San Francisco

December 4: Karen Bao

Recital, Les Amis de le Culture Francaise, Berkeley, CA

December 12: Tia Chang, April Chen

Recital, Burlingame Music Club, Burlingame, CA

December 17, Students of John McCarthy

Steinway Piano Gallery, 647 Mission Street San Francisco 4:00

December 27, Students of John McCarthy

Steinway Piano Gallery, 647 Mission Street, San Francisco 4:00

 

 

Student Activities 2015:

 January 3: April Chen and Leyla Kabuli

Alternate Winners, Southwest Regional MTNA Duet Competition, UC Santa Barbara, CA

January 3: Alumni Reunion Recital, Students of John McCarthy

Steinway Piano Gallery, San Francisco

January 10: Elaine Lee

First Prize for Sonata performance, third prize for Concerto performance, Marilyn Mindell Competition, Stanford University, Palo Alto

January 17: Zeiter Piano Competition

Second Prize: Alice Zhu, Third Prize: Leyla Kabuli; selected for masterclass: Karen Bao, Audrey Cheng

January 17: Leyla Kabuli

Alternate winner: CAPMT Concerto Competition

February 14: Students of John McCarthy

Steinway Piano Gallery, San Francisco

February 21: Agata Sorotokin

Solo Recital, San Francisco Conservatory of Music

February 21: Leyla Kabuli

First Prize: Sylivia M. Ghiglieri Piano Competition, California State University, Stanislaus

February 21: United States Open Music Competition

First Prize: Kevin Li, Concerto (Complete)

Second Prize: April Chen and Leyla Kabuli, Duet (Showcase)

Third Prize: Austin Philips, Solo B (Showcase)

March 28: Music Teachers Association of California Regional Competition

2nd Alternate: Simon Tao (solo 2)

Honorable Mention: Audrey Cheng (solo 3)

March 28:  Matthew Lee

Winner: Marin Music Chest Competition

March 28: Joseph Wang

First Prize: Etude Club of Sonoma Piano Competition

April 6: Virginia Waring International Piano Competition

Second Prize: Tristan Yang

Third Prize: Leyla Kabuli

April 11: Alice Zhu

Chopin Concerto #1 with Fremont Symphony, Smith Center, Ohlone College

April 11: Christopher Salinas

Solo Recital, Hume Recital Hall, San Francisco Conservatory of Music

April 11: Emma Lai

Honorable Mention: East Bay Music Festival Competition

April 11: Leyla Kabuli

Winner: Ensemble San Francisco Music Competition

April 11: Kevin Li

Second Prize: San Jose Youth Symphony Orchestra Concert Competition

April 25: Zach Morphin

Solo recital, Steinway Piano Gallery, San Francisco

April 25: Leyla Kabuli

Chamber Music with Ensemble SF, Schumann Piano Quartet, Saint John’s Presbyterian Church, San Francisco

April 26: Leyla Kabuli

Chamber Music with Ensemble SF, Schumann Piano Quartet, Christ’s Church, Portola Valley

May 2: Agata Sorotokin

Recital honoring Steinway and Sons, Steinway Piano Gallery, San Francisco

May 3: Matthew Lee

Marin Music Chest Winner’s Concert, San Domenico School, San Anselmo

May 16: Leyla Kabuli and April Chen

Joint Recital, Hume Recital Hall, San Francisco Conservatory of Music

May 17: Matthew Lee

Young Artist Concert, Mill Valley Chamber Music Society, Mt. Tamalpais United Methodist Church, Mill Valley

May 19: Leyla Kabuli

Solo Recital, The Sequoias, Portola Valley

May 22: Leyla Kabuli

Solo Recital, Atria Covell Gardens, Davis

May 23: Students of John McCarthy

Steinway Piano Gallery, San Francisco

May 30: Leyla Kabuli

Third Prize: Ross McKee Competition

May 31: Agata Sorotokin

Benefit Concert for Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, Ladera Community Church, Portola Valley

May 31: US International Music Competition, sponsored by CMTANC

First Prize: Elaine Lee (15-17 age category)

Second Prize: Audrey Cheng (15-17 age category)

June 7: Emma Lai

Honorable Mention: San Jose International Piano Competition (Young Musicians Category)

June 7: Elaine Lee

Winner’s Concert, US International Piano Competition, Campbell Recital Hall, Stanford University

June 13: Students of John McCarthy

Steinway Piano Gallery, San Francisco

December 19: Students of John McCarthy

Steinway Piano Gallery, San Francisco

December 13: Andrew Ding

First Prize: Hong Kong International Piano Invitation Competition-China Regional

December 12: Kevin Li

San Jose Youth Symphony, Prokofiev Concerto #1, Saratoga High School, Saratoga

December 6: Leyla Kabuli

First Prize: Nova Vista Symphony Concerto Competition

December 6: Leyla Kabuli

Solo recital: Les Amis de la Culture Francaise, Berkeley, CA

November 28: Students of John McCarthy

Steinway Piano Gallery, San Francisco

November 1: Tristan Yang

Eight world premieres of new works for solo piano, Hume Concert Hall, San Francisco Conservatory of Music

October 24: Students of John McCarthy

Steinway Piano Gallery, San Francisco

October 20: Courtney Gao

Simon Trpceski Masterclass, Steinway Piano Gallery, San Francisco

October 18: Leyla Kabuli

Audience Favorite Award and Best Performance of a Transcription, Seattle International Piano Competition

October 4: Katie Gu

101 Pianists finale concert with Lang Lang, Weil Hall at the Green Music Center, Sonoma County

September 6: Leyla Kabuli

Solo Recital, Atria Covell Gardens, Davis

August 29: Tia Chang

Benefit Concert for ZOE Children’s Homes, Foothill Covenant Church, Los Altos

August 22: Students of John McCarthy

Steinway Piano Gallery, San Francisco

July 25, August 1, August 8: Tristan Yang

Koret Young Performers Concert, Music@Menlo, The Center for Performing Arts at Menlo-Atherton

July 25: Leyla Kabuli

Second prize and Special Prize for Best Performance of a Contemporary Work, Los Angeles Young Musicians International Piano Competition

July 13: Leyla Kabuli

Second prize and Ostlund Award for Contemporary Music, Enkor International Music Competition.

June 14: Emma Lai

Winner’s concert: San Jose International Piano Competition, Le Petit Trianon, San Jose

June 14: Jonathan and Hannah Chu

Joint Recital, Lakeside Presbyterian Church, San Francisco