My Students' Achievements

It had taken me several years to bring my Berkeley, CA, students to the level at which they started winning competitions. After I moved to Oregon in 2006, I had to start all over again. In 2009, my Portland students got their first medals at Portland competitions, we got even more medals in 2010, and in 2011 we returned to the US Open.

Awards at the US Open International Piano Competition

2019: Alyssa Zhang (2 silver medals), Hannah Ma (1 silver medal, 1 bronze medal, 1 crystal medal), Emily Zhang (2 crystal medals).

2016: Alyssa Zhang (1 silver medal and 1 bronze medal), Hannah Ma (3 silver medals, 1 bronze medal), Emily Zhang (1 bronze medal).

2014: Alyssa Zhang (1 silver medal and 1 crystal medal), Emily Zhang (1 silver medal, 2 crystal medals), Hannah Ma (2 bronze medals), Kayla Durand (1 bronze medal and 1 crystal medal), Hannah Ma & Alyssa Zhang (1 crystal medal in duet).

2013: Flora Hamilton (1 gold medal, 3 silver medals, and 1 bronze medal).

2012: Katrina Hermoso (1 medal), Alison Hsiao (3 medals), Hannah Ma (2 medals), Tiffany Toh (5 medals).

2011: Kayla Durand (4 medals), Lindsey Gillespie, Flora Hamilton (3 medals), Katrina Hermoso (4 medals).

2006: Zoya Chakoursky, Anastasia Istratova, Anton Kreimer, Marina Zakharevich (2 medals), Jason Won.

2005: Marina Zakharevich (2 medals), Chris Oh (2 medals), Grace Chai, Mayumi Pierce, Toos Kabir, Silvio Dixon.

2004: Toos Kabir (1 silver medal).

2003: Silvio Dixon (1 silver medal).

Awards at Oregon State Sonata-Sonatina Festival

2015: Richard Zhang, Janet Zhang (1st places), Polina Verkhovodova, Emma Clark (2nd places), Kenny Park, Laura Qin (honorable mentions).

2014: Faith Gouge, Janet Zhang (1st place), Alyssa Zhang, Emily Zhang, Polina Verkhovodova (2nd place), Kenny Park, Nathan Chen (Honorable Mention).

2013: Aman Sharma (1st place); Polina Verkhovodova (2nd place), Alan Ma, Danny Luo, Tiffany Chen (honorable mention).

2012: Richard Zhang, Aman Sharma (1st place); Suyash Sharma, Danny Luo, Katrina Hermoso (2nd place); Tiffany Toh, Alyssa Zhang, Jared Chen, Andrew Liang, Tiffany Chen (honorable mentions).

2011: Lisa Myachina, Flora Hamilton, Yuto Yokoyama, Suyash Sharma (first places), Polina Verkhovodova (second place), Anna Myachina and Aman Sharma (Honorable mentions).

2010: Kayla Durand (second place).

Awards at Portland Ensemble festival

2016: Alyssa Zhang, Hannah Ma (winners), Zoey Tang, Austin Tang (Honorable Mentions).

2015: Emily Zhang, Alyssa Zhang, Kayla Durand, Tiffany Toh (winners).

2014: Alyssa Zhang & Hannah Ma (winners).

2013: Alyssa Zhang & Emily Zhang (winners), Alyssa Zhang & Hannah Ma (winners), Andrew Liang & Alan Ma (Honorable mention).

2012: Katrina Hermoso, Alsion Hsio (Winners), Tiffany Toh, Hannah Ma (Honorable Mentions).

2011: Bella Shepsis, Anna Myachina, Tiffany Toh, Hannah Ma, Jared Chen, Katrina Hermoso, Flora Hamilton (in 2 categories), Lindsey Gillespie, Jonathan McGruer, Andrew McGruer (winners), Immanuel Harianto, Gabriel Harianto, Suyash Sharma, Aman Sharma, Alison Sharma, Mary Nguyen (Honorable Mentions).

2010: Tiffany Toh, Hannah Ma, Kayla Durand, Tiffany Chen, Eric Fan, Danny Luo, Kenny Jay Park, Jonathan McGruer, Andrew McGruer, Flora Hamilton, Lindsey Gillespie (winners), Ramya Susarla, Pushkar Shinde, Eric Fan, Artur Drobot, Pasha Kraft, Polina Verkhovodova, Yelizaveta Myachina (Honorable Mentions).

2009: Lisa Myachina, Polina Verkhovodova (winners), Rachael Nedrow, Elizabeth Darmohray (Honorable Mentions).

Awards at Portland Romantic Festival

2019: Murat Acar, Meltem Acar, Nathan Chen, Kayla Durand, Aaron Hsiao, Miranda Li, Meredith Li, Joseph Liang, Andrew Ma, Nina Mitin, Misha Shepsis, Bella Shepsis, Meilan Xu, Jesse Yan, Emily Zhang (winners), Celine Ioffe (honorable mention).

2018: Nathan Chen, Kayla Durand, Faith Gouge, Miranda Li, Meredith Li, Christine Liang, Samuel Lipke, Andrew Ma, Nathaniel Maffly, Austin Tang, Zoey Tang, Phoebe Toh, Meilan Xu, Jesse Yan, Alyssa Zhang, Janet Zhang, Alan Ma, Hannah Ma (winners), Sara Beg (honorable mention).

2017: Nina Mitin, Jesse Yan, Andrew Ma, Nathan Chen, Meilan Xu, Laura Qin, Emma Clark, Alan Ma, Phoebe Toh (winners), Christine Liang, Emily Zhang, Janet Zhang, Tiffany Toh, Kayla Durand (honorable mentions).

2016: Melinda Chan, Tiffany Chen, Kayla Durand, Faith Gouge, Hannah Ma, Nathaniel Maffly, Nina Mitin, Laura Qin, Zoey Tang, Tiffany Toh, Emily Zhang (winners), Kenny Park, Austin Tang, Alyssa Zhang (honorable mentions).

2015: Faith Gouge, Alyssa Zhang, Zoey Tang, Nina Mitin, Emma Clark, Hannah Ma, Nathan Cheng, Celine Ioffe, Kayla Durand, Jared Chen, Sara Beg, Nikita Istratov, Nina Khare, Tiffany Toh, Melinda Chan (winners), Emily Zhang, Nathaniel Maffly, Janet Zhang, Andrew Liang, Sophia You, Alan Ma, Kenny Park (honorable mentions).

2014: Faith Gouge, Alan Ma, Kayla Durand, Emily Zhang, Alyssa Zhang, Hannah Ma (winners), Daniel Gorbatov, Nathan Chen, Andrew Liang, Janet Zhang, Emma Clark, Bella Shepsis (honorable mentions).

2013: Tiffany Toh, Flora Hamilton, Pushkar Shinde, Aman Sharma, Hannah Ma, Kenny Park (winners), Faith Gouge, Alan Ma, Emily Zhang, Alyssa Zhang, Danny Luo, Miguel Hermoso (honorable mentions).

2012: Kayla Durand, Yelizaveta Myachina, Andrew Liang, Hannah Ma, Danny Luo, Aman Sharma, Yuto Yokoyama, Polina Verkhovodova, Flora Hamilton (winners);, Bella Shepsis, Kenny Park, Richard Zhang, Suyash Sharma (honorable mentions).

2011: Kayla Durand, Gabriel Harianto, Flora Hamilton, Sophia He, Katrina Hermoso, Andrew Liang, Hannah Ma, Jonathan McGruer, Anna Myachina, Aman Sharma, Tiffany Toh, Yuto Yokoyama (winners), Jared Chen, Lindsey Gillespie, Immanuel Harianto, Miguel Hermoso, Andrew Liang, Lisa Myachina, Suyash Sharma, Pushkar Shinde, Polina Verkhovodova (honorable mentions).

2010: Yelizaveta Myachina, Hannah Ma, Tiffany Toh, Andrew McGruer, Polina Verkhovodova, Flora Hamilton, Eric Fan, Lindsey Gillespie, Katrina Hermoso (winners), Pushkar Shinde, Mary Nguyen, Kenneth Jay Park, Pasha kraft, Kayla Durand, Danny Luo, Richard Zhang, Ana Kraft, Jonathan McGruer (honorable mentions).

2009: Katrina Hermoso, Ana Kraft, Pasha Kraft, Danny Luo, Hannah Ma, Tiffany Toh, Polina Verkhovodova (winners), Eric Fan, Yuto Yokoyama (honorable mentions).

Awards at Portland Classical Festival

2019: Aaron Hsiao, Meilan Xu, Jesse Yan (winners).

2018: Sang Nguyen, Meilan Xu, Jesse Yan, (winners), Janet Zhang, Meltem Acar, Celine Ioffe (honorable mention).

2017: Nathaniel Maffly, Faith Gouge, Hannah Ma (outstanding achievements), Misha Shepsis, Jesse Yan, Genevieve Di Piero, Christine Liang, Alyssa Zhang, Alan Ma (honorable mentions).

2016: Jared Chen, Hannah Ma, Janet Zhang (outstanding achievements), Tiffany Chen, Kayla Durand, Faith Gouge, Alan Ma, Emily Zhang, Alyssa Zhang (honorable mentions).

2015: Kenny Park, Richard Zhang, Zoey Tang, Nathan Chen, Kayla Durand, Polina Verkhovodova (winners), Sophia You, Alan Ma, Nikita Istratov, Melinda Chan (honorable mentions).

2014: Emily Zhang, Alan Ma, Andrew Liang, Bella Shepsis, Alyssa Zhang, Tiffany Toh, Nina Mitin, Kenny Park (winners), Jared Chen, Polina Verkhovodova (honorable mentions).

2013: Faith Gouge (winner).

2012: Jared Chen, Tiffany Toh, Aman Sharma, Suyash Sharma, Ana Kraft, Flora Hamilton, Katrina Hermoso, Tiffany Chen (winners); Kenny Park (honorable mention).

2011: Alsion Hsiao, Aman Sharma, Richard Zhang (honorable mentions).

2010: Jonathan McGruer, Kayla Durand (winners), Alsion Hsiao, Ana Kraft (honorable mentions).

2009: Katrina Hermoso, Ana Kraft, Yuto Yokoyama (winners).

Awards at Portland Baroque/Contemporary Festival

2020: Joseph Liang, Nikita Istratov, Alan Ma, Meltem Acar, Murat Acar, Andrew Ma, Aaron Hsiao, Misha Shepsis, Meredith Li, Meilan Xu, Jesse Yan, Miranda Li, Sara Beg, Janet Zhang (winners), Nina Mitin, Christine Liang (honorable mention).

2019: Meltem Acar, Murat Acar, Meilan Xu, Emily Zhang, Hannah Ma, Andrew Ma, Jesse Yan, Sang Nguyen, Misha Shepsis, Nina Mitin, Samuel Lipke, Christine Liang, Nathan Chen, Sara Beg (winners), Kayla Durand, Alyssa Zhang, Genevieve DiPiero (honorable mention).

2018: Andrew Ma, Hannah Ma, Nathaniel Maffly, Nathan Chen, Nina Mitin, Meilan Xu, Jesse Yan, Janet Zhang, Emily Zhang (winners), Phoebe Toh, Joseph Liang, Kayla Durand, Genevieve DiPiero, Emma Clark, Sara Beg, Celine Ioffe (honorable mention).

2017: Sara Beg, Nathan Chen, Emma Clark, Genevieve Di Piero, Kayla Durand, Andrew Ma, Nina Mitin, Laura Qin, Misha Shepsis, Zoey Tang, Phoebe Toh, Melian Xu, Jesse Yan, Emily Zhang (Outstanding Achievement), Tiffany Chen, Nathaniel Maffly, Tiffany Toh (Honorable Mentions).

2016: Zoey Tang, Sara Beg, Nina Mitin, Alan Ma, Kayla Durand, Melinda Chan, Nathaniel Maffly, Faith Gouge, Hannah Ma, Alyssa Zhang, Laura Qin (winners), Bella Shepsis, Emily Zhang, Janet Zhang, Nathan Chen, Austin Tang, Anton Liakhovich, Polina Verkhovodova (Honorable Mentions).

2015: Celine Ioffe, Faith Gouge, Emily Zhang, Alyssa Zhang, Janet Zhang, Anton Liakhovitch, Nathan Chen, Nikita Istratov, Alan Ma, Emma Clark, Tiffany Toh, Pushkar Shinde, Nina Mitin, Sara Beg, Sophia You, Hannah Ma, Sofiya Kolycheva, Kayla Durand (winners), Nina Khare, Andrew Liang, Bella Shepsis, Polina Verkhovodova, Tiffany Chen, Kenny Park (honorable mentions).

2014: Nathan Chen, Sara Beg, Emily Zhang, Hannah Ma, Alyssa Zhang, Janet Zhang, Emma Clark, Bella Shepsis, Tiffany Chen, Kayla Durand (winners), Jared Chen, Faith Gouge, Nikita Istratov (honorable mentions).

2013: Tiffany Toh, Kayla Durand, Faith Gouge, Jared Chen, Lisa Myachina, Kenny Park, Emily Zhang, Alan Ma, Hannah Ma, Andrew Liang, Alyssa Zhang, Flora Hamilton, Danny Luo, Tiffany Chen, Suyash Sharma, Miguel Hermoso, Richard Zhang, Aman Sharma (winners), Bella Shepsis, Anton Liakhovich, Polina Verkhovodova (honorable mentions).

Awards at Spokane Music Competition

2016: Hanna Ma, Alyssa Zhang (2nd place in duet competition), Tiffany Toh (3rd place in Romantic competition) Tiffany Toh (honorable mention in Contemporary Competition).

OMTA Scholarship Awards

2019: Kayla Durand (2nd place in Donna and David Eason scholarship), Emily Zhang (2nd place in Eleanor East and Edward G. Michaels scholarship), Murat Acar (honorable mention in D. Suzanne Raines scholarship).

2016: Hannah Ma (1st place in Eleanor East and Edward G. Michaels scholarship).

Awards at Young Artists Award Competition (sponsored by Rose City Music Festival)

2010: Andrew and Jonathan McGruer (finalists).

Awards at the Memorial Scholarship Foundation Festival Music Competition:

2006: Christopher Oh, Jason Won.