J&L Studio For Piano
Studio News​ and Announcements
2024 International Keyboard Odyssiad® & Festival, U.S.A. took place on August 3 -10 at Fort Collins, Colorado. Kevin Ho was the silver medalist at level B (age 14-18). Eric Qian was the bronze medalist at one-mvt concerto division (under age 18). They have a great time there, obviously. Kevin was competing with Scriabin's Fantasy in b, op.28 and Beethoven Tempest Sonata third movement and Eric's Chopin concerto no.1 in e min earned him the honor. We are so proud of them and the congratulations go to both students and their parents.
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The 2024 International Vienna Piano Competition and Festival took place on July 15 -21 at Vienna, Austria. At the 16-19 age category, Kevin was the one the two first prize winner. His performance of Scriabin's Fantasy in b, op.28 and Beethoven Tempest Sonata third movement made a deep impression and earned high praise from all the judges.
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he 2024 Chicago International Music Competition held on July 19-20, has concluded with Victoria Bi was named as one of the three grand prize winner in the professional category. The event, which showcases young musical talent, took place in the heart of Chicago. It is another great musical achievement for Victoria after her impressive success at Weatherford. The jury members are including Alen Chow and Roberto Plano.
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The 2024 TMTA Solo Performance Competition took place on June 13/14 at Waco TX, Eugene Wang (13) won the third place in the 8th grade solo division. Aimee Guo was honorable mention in 11th grade solo division. Kevin Ho and Eric Qian were honorable mentions in the 11th/12th grades concerto division.
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2024 Weatherford College International Piano Competition
In the 2024 Weatherford College International Piano Competition on April 20th, Victoria Bi (16 years old) was the third place winner, the other winners are from Juilliard,22 and Tchaikovsky Conservatory,32. She won a cash prize of $1,500.
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J. S. Bach Prelude & Fugue No. 8 in E-flat minor; BWV 853
C. Debussy Prelude No.12 Feux d'artifice
W.A. Mozart Sonata No.1 in C major, K.279 Mvt 1
F. Chopin Scherzo No.4 in E major, Op. 54 ​
2024 Collin County Young Artist Competition
In the 2024 Collin County Young Artist Competition held in January, Andrew Zhang (3rd grader) won the 2nd place in the Junior division. Kevin Ho (10th grader) was the 1st place winner in the Senior division, and Eric Qian (10th grader) was the 3rd place winner in the Senior division.
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2024 Dallas Symphonic Festival
First Place
Victoria Bi
Ashley Zhao
Jade Chen
Second Place
Aaron Wu
Eugene Wang
Third Place
Andrew Zhang
2023 Dallas Solo Piano Competition
First Place
Andrew Zhang
Chris Fang
Yifei Mei
Jade Chen
Amanda Yang
Aimee Guo
Second Place
Charlotte Lin
Third Place
Cynthia Hu
Kristin Liu
2023 MTNA-Kawai National Junior Piano Competition
In the 2023 MTNA Piano Competition held March 25-26 in Reno, Nevada, Victoria Bi (9th grader) was the national winner in the junior piano division.
Congratulations!
Prelude and Fugue No. 8 in E-Flat Minor, BWV 853; J. S. Bach
Etude in A Minor, Op. 10, No. 2; Frederic Chopin
Etude-Tableaux in D Minor, Op. 33, No. 5; Sergei Rachmaninoff
First Place
Hunter Chen
Victoria Bi
Second Place
Joshua Lin
Jade Chen
Third Place
Eric Qian
Grace Jiang
Zihan Xu
First Place
Olivia Xu
Jade Chen
Joanna Sun
Aimee Guo
Second Place
Andrew Zhang
Third Place
Alex Fang
Matthew Kuo
Kayden Zhong
Shuhan Wu
Zihan Xu
F. Liszt – Concert Etude no. 3 in D flat Major ‘Un Sospiro’
J.S. Bach – Sinfonia from Partita no. 2 c major, BWV 826
M. Ravel – Une barque sur l’ocean
In the 2022 International Piano Competition held in Enschede, The Netherlands, Victoria Bi won the Third Prize and the Press Prize in the junior division.
Congratulations!
W.A. Mozart – Sonata in D major KV 576, 3rd mov.
R. Muczynski – Desperate Measures op. 48
F. Liszt – Rigoletto Paraphrase
In the 2022 TMTA Solo Performance Competition, Victoria Bi (8th grader) won the 1st Prize in the 8th grade solo division. Catherine Wang (12th grader) won the 1st Prize in the 12th grade solo division. The competition took place June 16-19 in Dallas, Texas.
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The 2022 FWSO Young Artist Competition took place in the Spring of 2022. Victoria Bi (8th grader) was the grand prize winner. She will perform as a soloist with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra in the 2022-23 season.
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First Place
Hunter Chen
Jade Chen
Eric Qian
Amanda Yi
Second Place
Victoria Bi
Kevin Zheng
Alena Zhang
Catherine Fang
Cynthia Hu
Kevin Ho
Kayden Zhong
Grace Jiang
Third Place
Joanna Sun
First Place
Olivia Xu
Catherine Fang
Kevin Ho
Kayden Zhong
Zihan Xu
Shuhan Wu
Victoria Bi
Joyce Jiang
Second Place
Hunter Chen
YiHan Sun
Jade Chen
Melody Guo
Third Place
Grace Kang
Matthew Kuo
Grace Jiang
In the 2021 TMTA Solo Performance Competition, Melody Guo won the 1st Prize in the 8th grade solo division. AJ Yi won the 1st Prize in the 12th grade solo division. Eric Qian won the 2nd Prize in the 7th grade solo division.
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First Place
Jason Wang
Melody Guo
Kevin Zhang
Second Place
Alicia Kang
Chloe Cao
Matthew Kuo
Lillian Liang
YiHan Sun
AJ Yi
Third Place
Victoria Bi
Aimee Guo
First Place
Jade Chen
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Second Place
Melody Guo
Matthew Kuo
Victoria Bi
Dawson Yao
kevin X Zhang
Third Place
Eileen Chen
Kevin Ho
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First Place
YiHan Sun
ZiHan Xu
Eric Qian
Isabel Martinez
Second Place
Grace Jiang
YunBo Yan
Grace Kang
Cathy Xia
Third Place
Ema Qing Zhu
Kevin Ho
Lina Liang
Victoria Bi
In the 2019 International Keyboard Odyssiad® Competition at Fort Collins, CO, Jessica Zhang (10th grader) won the Gold Medal in the concerto division. She will be invited to perform with the Boulder Symphony Orchestra on Friday, January 31, 2020 at Boulder, Colorado.
Congratulations!
The TMTA Solo Performance Competition took place June 20-22 in Houston. Catherine Wang won the first place in the 9th grade solo division and Jessica Zhang won the first place in the 9-10th grade concerto division. Jonathan Li won the honorable mention in the 11-12th concerto division.
Congratulations!
2018 Dallas Piano Solo Competition
First Place
Jade Chen
Victoria Bi
Melody Guo
Isabel Martinez
Second Place
Cynthia Hu
Lillian Liang
Kevin Ho
Kayden Zhong
Third Place
Lina Liang
Henry Troxler
Eric Qian
Amanda Yi
Darcy Yin
Ava Li
2018 Dallas Symphonic Festival
First Place
Aimee Guo
Isabel Martinez
Alena Zhang
Second Place
Victoria Bi
Rory Liu
Catherine Wang
Conary Shi
Third Place
Philip Ma
Alice Chi
Eric Qian
Christina Sun
Christina Yang
2017 TMTA Solo Performance Competition
The TMTA Solo Performance Competition took place June 15-16 in Dallas. Wani Zhang won the first place in 10th grade division and Bryan Ge won second place in 9th grade division.
Congratulations!
2017 Fort Worth SO Young Artist Competition
The FWSO Young Artist Competition took place on Saturday, April 8 on the stage of Bass Performance Hall. Daniel Che (11th grader) was the grand prize winner, receiving a $5,000 scholarship, as well as the opportunity to perform as a soloist with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra during the 2017-18 season.
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On Febrary 4th, the 2017 Baylor/Waco Piano Competition announced its winners. Alice Zhang, an 11th grader from the Greenhill School, won the First Place in Division I Concerto.
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2017 Baylor/Waco Piano Competition
2017 Collin County Young Artist Competition
The 2017 Collin Country Young Artist Competition was recently held on January 14, at Collin College, Spring Creek Campus. Alice Zhang, an 11th grader from the Greenhill School, won the silver medal and Daniel Che, an 11th grader from Plano West, won the bronze medal.
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2017 TASO Juanita Miller Concerto Competition
On January 15, Daniel Che won the 2nd place and Alice Zhang the honorable mention in the piano division at The 2017 TASO Juanita Miller Concerto Competition.
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2017 Dallas Symphonic Festival
First Place
Victoria Bi
Ariel Huang
Catherine Wang
Philip Ma
Alena Zhang
Emily Hu
Second Place
Kevin Ho
Eric Qian
Darcy Yin
Jessica Zhang
Third Place Belinda Dong
Jonathan Li
Avi Li
Rory Liu
Emma Zhou
2016 Dallas Piano Solo Competition
First Place
Eric Qian
Ariel Huang
Philip Ma Alena Zhang
Jeffrey Qian
Second Place
Amanda Yi
Melody Guo
Catherine Wang
Third Place
Kevin Ho
Victoria Bi
Richard Li
Emma Zhou
Samantha Chen
Ashleigh Cheng
Tiffany Li
AJ Yi
2015 TMTA Solo Performance Competition
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The TMTA Solo Performance Competition took place June 10-12 in Houston, TX. ShiQing Liu won first place in 8th grade solo division, Bryan Ge won the second place in 7th grade solo division, and Daniel Che won the third place in 9th grade solo division .
Congratulations!
2014 MTNA-Kawai National Junior Piano Competition
In the 2014 MTNA-Kawai National Junior Piano Competition held on March 25-26 in Chicago, IL, Daniel Che (12, 8th grader) was the 3rd place winner in the junior piano division.
Congratulations!