Ronn Yedidia and students in 2001

Roster of Students 2002/03	Roster of Students 2003/04	Roster of Students 2004/05
Talia Cotton Barbara Geary David Kaufman Haejoon Kim Claire Lee Joon Lee Yunhee Lee Jesse Levine Chen-Yuan Lu Shoista Mullodzhanov Ji In Park Ezra Surowicz Pedro Tsividis Dr. Ron Wharton Samantha Whitmore Nathaniel Yangco	Talia Cotton Mark Garrett Barbara Geary David Kaufman Claire Lee Joon Lee Yunhee Lee Pamela Liptak Chen-Yuan Lu Ji In Park Sara Raftery Pedro Tsividis Dr. Ron Wharton Samantha Whitmore Nathaniel Yangco	Jasper Choi Talia Cotton Ariel Cotton Mark Garrett Barbara Kerstetter Hyung-Do Kim Jinhee Kim Lilly Kim Sohyon Lee Yunhee Lee Chen-Yuan Lu Victor Malinowski Ji In Park Sara Raftery Kyu Sunwoo Pedro Tsividis Samantha Whitmore Heather Zhang
Roster of Students 2005/06	Roster of Students 2006/07	Roster of Students 2007/08
Phyllis Bieri Ariel Cotton Talia Cotton Rev. Alistair Drummond Naomi Feiner Mark Garrett Mei Hua Hoffman Aaron Huang Barbara Kerstetter Hyung-Do Kim Jinhee Kim Lilly Kim Chen-Yuan Lu Victor Malinowski Ji In Park Chihiro Sato Mellina Sohn Jennifer Smith Kyu Sunwoo Louise Thompson Katelyn Tran Mia Veissid Katie Watson Dr. Ron Wharton Samantha Whitmore Orion Yedidia Matthew Yuan Heather Zhang	Phyllis Bieri Talia Cotton Ruel Denir Rev. Alistair Drummond Naomi Feiner Mark Garrett Mei Hua Hoffman Aaron Huang Nimrod Kally Barbara Kerstetter Hyung-Do Kim Ja-Young Kim Jinhee Kim Lilly Kim Joyce Kuo Adrian Lee Victor Malinowski Mary Maxwell Dionne Muyalde Michael Muyalde Maestro Tempei Nakamura Ji In Park Yonatan Rozin Kyu Sunwoo Louise Thompson Katelyn Tran Mia Veissid Dr. Ron Wharton Samantha Whitmore Orion Yedidia Matthew Yuan Heather Zhang	Maestro Elisha Abas Phyllis Bieri Talia Cotton Rev. Alistair Drummond Naomi Feiner Nate Festinger Aaron Huang Patricia Jaeger Nimrod Kally Maestro Alexandros Kapelis Barbara Kerstetter Hyung-Do Kim Jinhee Kim Joyce Kuo Mary Maxwell Dionne Muyalde Michael Muyalde Maestro Tempei Nakamura Yonatan Rozin Rachelle Saint-Firmin Olivia Sherman Louise Thompson Katelyn Tran Dr. Ron Wharton Adrian Weller Samantha Whitmore Dr. Wayne Whitmore Kuang Xu Orion Yedidia Matthew Yuan Heather Zhang
Roster of Students 2008/09	Roster of Students 2009/10	Roster of Students 2010/11
Maestro Elisha Abas Daniela Amini Shelli Arbusman Phyllis Bieri Talia Cotton Dovie Lepore-Currin Rev. Alistair Drummond Naomi Feiner Nate Festinger Jonathan Fine Jeffrey Goldstein Aaron Huang Mirkeudis Jumelles Maestro Alexandros Kapelis Barbara Kerstetter Jinhee Kim Joyce Kuo Pamela Liptak Mary Maxwell Dionne Muyalde Michael Muyalde Maestro Tempei Nakamura Sebastian Riess Yonatan Rozin Rachelle Saint-Firmin Louise Thompson Katelyn Tran Katie Watson Dr. Ron Wharton Adrian Weller Samantha Whitmore Dr. Wayne Whitmore Alex Yedidia Orion Yedidia Heather Zhang	Maestro Elisha Abas Daniela Amini Mai Anais Jonathan Benezry Phyllis Bieri Isabella Bouvard Marco Bruno Talia Cotton (composer/pianist) Dovie Lepore-Currin Rev. Alistair Drummond Jackie Du Naomi Feiner Ricardo Fernandez Nate Festinger (composer/pianist) Jonathan Fine Jeffrey Goldstein Aaron Huang (composer/pianist) Justin Huang Maestro Alexandros Kapelis Barbara Kerstetter Danny Levitz Julius Litman Meilin Lu Jack Matthews Mary Maxwell Allie Miceli Tamar Muskal (composer/pianist) Dionne Muyalde Michael Muyalde Maestro Tempei Nakamura (composer/pianist) Maestro Soheil Nasseri Henry Nordahl Sophia Pearcy Rosalinda Perron Lukas Richards Michael Rinehart Yonatan Rozin Rachelle Saint-Firmin Odinelza Santos Ashinique Spivey Derek Sun Patrick Sun Katelyn Tran Dr. Ron Wharton Adrian Weller Oliver Yacoub Alex Yedidia Orion Yedidia Heather Zhang	Maestro Elisha Abas Mai Anais Dr. Phyllis Bieri Bill Blackman Maestro Steven Blier Isabella Bouvard Marco Bruno Mme. Monica Chung Joseph Daher Rev. Alistair Drummond Nate Festinger (composer/pianist) Jonathan Fine Jeffrey Goldstein Max Hutz Maestro Alexandros Kapelis Jinhee Kim Danny Levitz (theory & composition) Jiayi Li Jack Matthews Edgar Ma Mary Maxwell Joao MacDowell Dionne Muyalde Michael Muyalde Maestro Soheil Nasseri Charles Nordahl Henry Nordahl Sophia Pearcy Rosalinda Perron Michael Rinehart Yonatan Rozin Emmanuelle Saint-Firmin Rachelle Saint-Firmin Odinelza Santos Ashinique Spivey Derek Sun Patrick Sun Katelyn Tran Laila Veissid Mia Veissid Jose Villafane Dr. Ron Wharton Adrian Weller Tiffany Yang Alex Yedidia Orion Yedidia Anthony Zhang Heather Zhang Michael Zhong
Roster of Students 2011/12
Maestro Elisha Abas Mai Anais Michael Berman Leah Bickley Thomas Bickley Dr. Phyllis Bieri Bill Blackman Maestro Steven Blier Isabella Bouvard Marco Bruno Zena Cohn-Krash Mme. Monica Chung Joseph Daher Simona De Feo Rev. Alistair Drummond Jackie Du Jessica Du Christian Feliciano (composer/pianist) Nate Festinger (composer/pianist) Jonathan Fine Cantor Raphael Frieder Jeffrey Goldstein Max Hutz Mme. Barbara Kerstetter Jinhee Kim Brian Li Jiayi Li Sherry Li Jack Matthews Edgar Ma Mary Maxwell Dionne Muyalde Michael Muyalde Charles Nordahl Henry Nordahl Michael Rinehart Yonatan Rozin Yasmeen Safaie Rachelle Saint-Firmin Alexander Soto Ashinique Spivey Derek Sun Patrick Sun Katelyn Tran Laura Trimble Laila Veissid Mia Veissid Dr. Ron Wharton Adrian Weller Alex Yedidia Orion Yedidia John Zheng

 

Students' Awards and Major Events:

Katelyn Tran:
The Westfield Leader newspaper (New Jersey) has written in review of Katelyn's concerto appearnace with the Westfield Symphony Orchestra (April, 2006): " Eleven-year-old Katelyn Tran was absolutely mesmerizing. She performed the first movement of Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 1 with a musicianship far beyond her young years. From fluid arpeggios to intense chordal outbursts, she captured the spirit of the prolific composer - at turns tortured, at turns tender - with passion and grace. During her stunning cadenza, Mr. Wroe (the conductor) and the WSO members watched reverently, looking as captivated as the audience."
1st Prize Winner at the 2006 International Musica Classica Festival Competition, Puigcerda, Spain
Winner of the Marsha Kanarek Award at the 2007 Friday Woodmere Club Young Artist Competition in Long Island, New York
2nd Prize Winner at the 2007 Connecticut International Young Artist Competition
Silver Medalist at the 2008 Bravura Concerto Competition of New Jersey (Tchaikovsky, No. 1)
2nd Prize Winner at the 2008 New York City Piano Teachers Congress Competition
1st Prize Winner in the Chinese Composition category at the 23rd International Young Artist Piano Competition, Washington DC (2008)
1st Prize Winner at the 2008 NJTYMA Russian Music Festival - resulting in a performance at Carnegie's Weill Recital Hall
2nd Prize Winner at the 2008 New Jersey Music Teachers' Association Competition
2nd Prize Winner (Alternate) at the 2008 MTNA Competition (New Jersey)
Selected to perform at the Philadelphia Orchestra's 2008-2009 Master Class Series with live Internet2 videoconferencing - representing the New York Piano Academy & performing Prokofiev's 3rd Piano Sonata
1st Prize Winner of the Virtuoso Category ("Virtuoso Champion") at the 2009 Mid-Atlantic Music Teachers Guild Competition in New Jersey
1st Prize Winner of the Intermediate Solo Piano Category at the 2009 Mid-Atlantic Music Teachers Guild Competition in New Jersey
2nd Prize Winner of the Senior Performance Category at the 2009 Mid-Atlantic Music Teachers Guild Competition in New Jersey
1st Prize Winner at the 2009 New York City Piano Teachers Congress Competition
Recipient of the Pauline Styler Memorial Scholarship Award for the best performance at the advanced categories of the 2009 PTC Competition
3rd Prize Winner at the 2009 New Jersey Music Teachers' Association Competition
Winner of the 2009 Masterclass Audition held at the New Jersey Music Teachers' Association Convention (Balakirev: Islamey)
Grand Prize Winner of the 2010 Crescendo International Music Competition - resulting in performances at Carnegie's Weill Recital Hall and in Montreal, Canada
Winner of the 2010 National Young Virtuosi Solo Recital Competition at the National League of Performing Arts, New Jersey
Grand Prize Winner of the 2010 Young Artists Bravura Concerto Competition - resulting in a performance of Sergei Prokofiev's 3rd Piano Concerto with the Bravura Philharmonic Orchestra on May 23, 2010
2nd Prize Winner of the 2010 New Jersey Music Teachers' Association Competition
1st Prize Winner of the 2011 Crescendo International Music Competition - resulting in a trip and solo performances in St. Petersburg, Russia - summer, 2011
3rd Prize Winner at the Junior Category of the 2011 Chopin International Piano Competition, Hartford, Connecticut
2nd Prize Winner at the Senior Virtuoso Category of the 2011 Mid-Atlantic Music Teachers Guild Competition in New Jersey

Heather Zhang:
3rd Prize Winner at the 2008 Connecticut International Young Artist Competition
2nd Prize Winner at the 2009 American Protege International Piano & Strings Competition - resulting in a performance at New York's Merkin Hall
1st Prize Winner of the Intermediate Solo Piano Category at the 2009 Mid-Atlantic Music Teachers Guild Competition in New Jersey
3rd Prize Winner of the Senior Performance Category at the 2009 Mid-Atlantic Music Teachers Guild Competition in New Jersey
1st Prize Winner at the 2009 New York City Piano Teachers Congress Competition
Selected to perform in a masterclass with Oxana Yablonskaya at New York's Steinway Hall as a winner of the 2009 PTC Competition
Honorable Mention Recipient at the 2009 Steinway Society Scholarship Competition of New Jersey
Top Prize Winner at the 2009 National Young Musicians Showcase Competition held by the National League of Performing Arts - resulting in a performance at Carnegie's Weill Recital Hall
3rd Prize Winner at the 2009 New Jersey Music Teachers' Association Competition
Winner of the 2009 Masterclass Audition held at the New Jersey Music Teachers' Association Convention (Schubert: Sonata in A minor, D. 845)
1st Prize Winner of the 2010 Crescendo International Music Competition - resulting in performances at Carnegie's Weill Recital Hall and in Montreal
Winner of the 2010 National Young Virtuosi Solo Recital Competition at the National League of Performing Arts, New Jersey
1st Prize Winner of the 2011 Crescendo International Music Competition - resulting in a trip and solo performances in St. Petersburg, Russia - summer, 2011
Admitted as a scholarship student at the music department of Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York (fall, 2011)

Aaron Huang:
1st Prize Winner at the 2007 New York City Piano Teachers Congress Competition
1st Prize Winner at the 2007 Connecticut International Young Artist Competition
Recipient of the 2008 George V. Rose Musical Scholarship at the Waldorf School of Garden City, NY
1st Prize Winner at the 2008 NJTYMA Russian Music Festival - resulting in a performance at Carnegie's Weill Recital Hall
2nd Prize Winner at the 2008 New Jersey Music Teachers' Association Competition
1st Prize Winner at the 2009 American Protege International Piano & Strings Competition - resulting in a performance at Carnegie's Weill Recital Hall
3rd Prize Winner at the 2009 Friday Woodmere Club Young Artist Competition in Long Island, New York
2nd Prize Winner of the Virtuoso Category at the 2009 Mid-Atlantic Music Teachers Guild Competition in New Jersey
2nd Prize Winner of the Intermediate Solo Piano Category at the 2009 Mid-Atlantic Music Teachers Guild Competition in New Jersey
1st Prize Winner of the Senior Performance Category at the 2009 Mid-Atlantic Music Teachers Guild Competition in New Jersey
Admitted to the pre-college division of the Manhattan School of Music (fall, 2009)

Hyung-Do Kim:
1st Prize Winner at the 2005 New York City Piano Teachers Congress Competition
Top Award Winner at the 2005 Steinway Society Scholarship Competition of New Jersey
Debut Recital at Merkin Concert Hall, NY, on December, 17, 2006 - at age 10 - included J.S. Bach's complete Goldberg Variations and 6 Chopin Etudes, as well as music by Haydn, Schubert, Gluck-Sgambati and Rachmaninoff. The Korean Daily newspaper reviewed the recital citing that " 'Dream Tree' ten-year-old Hyung-Do Kim demonstrated the infinite possibilities of a great performer at his New York debut at Merkin Concert Hall. He played the forty-minute Goldberg Variations by J.S. Bach with impressive confidence - like a massive, great pianist. He entertained and delighted the audience with lovely selections in the second half and received a standing ovation which brought him back for several more encores."
Special Award Winner at the 2007 Friday Woodmere Club Young Artist Competition in Long Island, New York
1st Prize Winner at the 2007 Connecticut International Young Artist Competition
WQXR Radio Broadcast Debut on Bob Sherman's young talent show, June 27, 2007; Rachmaninoff, Haydn & Chopin (from Merkin Hall's debut)

Michael Muyalde:
3rd Prize Winner of the Solo Elementary B Category at the 2011 Mid-Atlantic Music Teachers Guild Competition in New Jersey

Anthony Zhang:
1st Prize Winner at the 2010 Crescendo International Music Competition
1st Prize Winner of the Solo Elementary A Category at the 2011 Mid-Atlantic Music Teachers Guild Competition in New Jersey

Patrick Sun:
Winner of the High Silver Award at the 2010 Prima International Competition and Festivals
1st Prize Winner at the 2011/12 Crescendo International Music Competition
Gold Prize Winner at the 2011 Prima International Competition and Festivals

Derek Sun:
Winner of the High Silver Award at the 2010 Prima International Competition and Festivals
1st Prize Winner at the 2011/12 Crescendo International Music Competition
Gold Prize Winner at the 2011 Prima International Competition and Festivals

Matthew Yuan:
Honorable Mention Recipient at the 2007 Connecticut International Young Artist Competition

Claire Lee:
1st Prize Winner at the 1999 Queens College Cultural Heritage Competition
1st Prize Winner at the 2000 Cecilian Music Club Piano Competition
2nd Prize Winner at the 2000 New Jersey Music Teachers' Association Competition
3rd Prize Winner at the 2000 New York Music Competition (Queens)
1st Prize Winner at the 2001 New York City Piano Teachers Congress Competition
Top Awards at the International Concert Alliance (ICA) Competition in New York for 3 consecutive years (2000-2002)
Honorable Mention Recipient at the 2004 ICA Competition in New York
2001 debut performance at Merkin Hall
Debut Recital at Klavierhaus, NY, June 28, 2002

Talia Cotton:
Honorable Mention Recipient at the ICA Competition in New York, 2003 & 2004
Top Award Winner at both the 2003 & 2004 New York City Piano Teachers Congress Competition

Samantha Whitmore:
Top Award Winner at the ICA Competition in New York, 2002
Honorable Mention Recipient at the ICA Competition in New York, 2003 & 2004

Joon Lee:
1st Prize Winner of the Bloomingdale House of Music Performance Competition for 4 consecutive years (1994-1997)
1st Prize Winner of the 1996 Bloomingdale House of Music Concerto Competition (Bach's G minor Concerto, BWV 1054)
1st Prize Winner at the 1997 Queens College Cultural Heritage Competition
Debut Recital at the Bloomingdale House of Music, NY, David Greer Recital Hall, June 25, 1999
Honorable Mention Recipient at the 1998 Great Neck Young Musicians Competition
1st Prize Winner of the 1998 Bloomingdale House of Music Concerto Competition (Mozart's D minor Concerto, K. 466)
2nd Prize Winner at the 1999 Young Pianist's Competition of New Jersey
2nd Prize Winner at the 1999 New York City Piano Teachers Congress Competition
Honorable Mention Recipient at the 1999 MTNA Competition (New Jersey)
1st Prize Winner at the 1999 New Jersey Music Teachers' Association Competition
1st Prize Winner at the 2000 ICA Competition in New York
2nd Prize Winner at the 2000 New York Music Competition (Queens)
3rd Prize Winner at the 2000 New Jersey Music Teachers' Association Competition
Top Award Winner at the 2001 New York City Piano Teachers Congress Competition
Top Award Winner at the 2001 ICA Competition in New York

Ezra Surowicz:
Winner of the 1996 Bloomingdale House of Music Concerto Competition (Bach's D Major Concerto, BWV 1058)
1st Prize Winner at the 1998 Turtle Bay School of Music's Totally Mozart Concerto Competition
Winner of the 1998 Bloomingdale House of Music Concerto Competition (Mozart's A Major Cocnerto, K. 414)
Honorable Mention Recipient at the 1998 Queens College Cultural Heritage Competition
Honorable Mention Recipient at the 1998 Great Neck Young Musicians Competition
3rd Prize Winner at the 1999 New Jersey Music Teachers' Association Competition
Debut Recital at The National Arts Club, NY, June 8, 1999
1st Prize Winner at the 1999 Queens College Cultural Heritage Competition
1st Prize Winner at the 2000 New York City Piano Teachers Congress Competition
4th Prize Winner at the 2000 New York Music Competition (Queens)
3rd Prize Winner at the 2000 Carnegie Hall International Masterclass and Recital Festival
3rd Prize Winner at the 2000 New Jersey Music Teachers' Association Competition
Honorable Mention Recipient at the 2000 MTNA Competition (New Jersey)
1st Prize Winner of the ICA Competition in New York for 3 consecutive years (2000-2002)
Alice Tully Hall debut representing the U.S. at the U.S.-China Foundation Concert, 2001

Ji In Park:
2nd Prize Winner at the 1997 World Piano Competitions in Cincinnati, USA
Grand Prize Winner at the 2000 Carnegie Hall International Masterclass and Recital Festival
1st Prize Winner at the 2000 Cecilian Music Club Piano Competition
Honorable Mention Recipient at the 2000 MTNA Competition (New Jersey)
3rd Prize Winner at the 2000 New Jersey Music Teachers' Association Competition
Top Award Winner at the 2001 New York City Piano Teachers Congress Competition
Special Award Winner at the 2001 New York Philharmonic Young Performers Competition
1st Prize Winner at the 2002 New York City Piano Teachers Congress Competition
Top Awards at the ICA Competition in New York, 2001 & 2002
1st Prize at the ICA Competition in New York, 2003
2nd Prize at the 2003 International Musica Classica Festival Competition, Puigcerda, Spain
Debut Recital at Klavierhaus, NY, May 31, 2003

Chen-Yuan Lu:
Special Commendation at the 2003 Andrew De Grado Piano Competition
1st Prize Winner at the 2004 New York City Piano Teachers Congress Competition
Top Award Winner at the ICA Competition in New York, 2004
2nd Prize Winner at the 2004 International Musica Classica Festival Competition, Puigcerda, Spain
Selected to perform at the opening concert of the 2004 Trail Mix Music Festival, West Shokan, NY
Debut Recital at Klavierhaus, NY, June 19, 2005

Pedro Tsividis:
Winner of the 1998 Bloomingdale House of Music Concerto Competition (Mozart's Eb Major Concerto, K. 449)
Honorable Mention Recipient at the 1998 & 1999 Queens College Cultural Heritage Competition
1st Prize Winner at the 1998 Turtle Bay School of Music's Totally Mozart Concerto Competition
1st Prize Winner at the 1999 Young Pianist's Competition of New Jersey
1st Prize Winner at the 2000 ICA Competition in New York
1999 debut recording for WGBH Radio and Public Radio International
Debut Recital at the Juilliard School, Morse Hall, June 23, 2000 

Sohyon Lee:
1st Prize Winner of the 1997 Bloomingdale House of Music Performance Competition
Honorable Mention Recipient at the 1999 Queens College Cultural Heritage Competition
2nd Prize Winner at the 1999 Young Pianist's Competition of New Jersey
1st Prize Winner at the 1999 New York City Piano Teachers Congress Competition


Chihiro Sato:
Honorable Mention Recipient at the 1998 & 1999 Queens College Cultural Heritage Competition
1st Prize Winner at the 1999 Young Pianist's Competition of New Jersey
1st Prize Winner at the 1999 New York City Piano Teachers Congress Competition
Debut Recital at the Turtle Bay Music School, NY, June 25, 1999

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