Congratulations to our studio student, 16 years old Neela Gooty from Dougherty Valley High School, who received a bronze medal in the 2021 Appassionato International Youth Music Festival for her performance of J.S. Bach’s Italian Concerto.
UPDATED: Congratulations to my students who won awards in their categories at the 2013 U.S. Open Music Competition!
First congratulations is in order for seven year old student April who just won 3rd place in the Showcase Piano Solo category for her performance of the Dussek Sonatina Op.20 No.4 and the Prokofiev Tarantella Op.65 #4 in D Minor:
Also congratulations fifteen year old Rachel won 3rd place in the Treasury of Baroque category for her performance of the Bach Invention No.15:
Finally congratulations to Michael Tu’s 4th place award in the Treasury of Classical category for his performance of the Clementi Piano Sonata Op.36 No.4 in F Major, Con Spirito:
I want to express how proud I am of Eugene, Leon, Patrick, Linda, and Vishank for participating in the American Fine Arts Festival 2008 Competition. The competition was exceptionally difficult, with over 600 participants. All five of my students were selected by the judges as winners and have been invited to perform in New York City. Congratulations to you all for your hard work and for doing such a great job!
For more information on the American Fine Arts Festival, please visit www.afafestival.org.
Yingwen Lewis studied piano performance at the New England Conservatory of Music, and is a pianist and piano instructor based in Danville, California. Her students come from all parts of the East Bay including Sycamore, Camino Tassajara, San Ramon, Windemere, Alamo, Diablo, Gale Ranch, Blackhawk, Dublin, Pleasanton, Livermore, and Walnut Creek. Learn more