Congratulations to Vivian Ngueng and Alexander Xie received Grand Prize and Scholarship for the Ensemble Category in Silicon Valley Music Competition
Congratulations to Timmy Erdenesaikhan for his acceptance into Sacramento State University! This is a great accomplishment and marks the beginning of a new chapter in his Professional Music journey!
Congratulations Kelly Erdenesaikhan on her performance at the Lincoln Art Center in New York! This is a tremendous accomplishment and a true testament to her talent, hard work, and dedication. Her performance at such a prestigious venue is a remarkable achievement, and we are incredibly proud of her!
Congratulations Jolene Min on your debut performance at Carnegie Hall in New York! What a tremendous achievement! Your hard work, dedication, and talent have brought you to this incredible milestone, and it's truly something to be proud of.
Caroline Xie won Second place in Music Through The Centuries International Music Competition in Category 7-9 yo (Austria, Salzburg)
Emily Wang won Second place in Music Through The Centuries International Music Competition in Category 10-14 yo (Austria, Salzburg)
We are thrilled to announce the outstanding achievements of two exceptional young pianists, Vivian Nguyen and Alexander Xie won Second place in Ensemble Intermediate Category
Vivian Nguyen won Second place in Contemporary Composers Intermediate Category
Distinction
Yash Durga Guitar Performance Grade 3
Dennis Pitchai Piano Performance Grade 5
Merit
Sukhleen Chugg Piano Performance Grade 1
Arya Nair Piano Performance Grade 2
Catalina Ronquillo Piano Performance Grade 4
Anvith Konda Guitar Performance Grade 4
Sanjay Krish Sarath Piano Practical Grade 5
Passed
Inaya Kalra Piano Performance Grade 3
Mehta Neev Piano Performance Grade 6
Joshua Lam Piano Performance Grade 7
Yamini Surya Guitar Performance Grade 8
Aiden Li Grade 1
Catalina Ronquillo Grade 4
Merit
Carolyn Sun Grade 5
Passed
Shreyas Sathe Grade 4
Congratulations to all the students and Ms. Farida Nelson from Pleasanton Academy of Music on your participation in the Bay Area Music Association Festival "My Favorite Melodies" in San Mateo, CA!
Vedhanth Thunga (piano) - Minuet in C, "Sunbeam", "Sneaky Business"
Evelyn Yang (piano) - "Playing Soldiers", "Air"
Aashritha Simha (voice) - "Fight Song"
Vedaanth Niranjan (piano) – Musette
Aditya Bakhandi (piano) - "Round The Clock"
Konstantyn Manannykov (Guitar and voice) - "Edelweiss"
Brendan Hui (piano) - Little March, "Five-Note Sonatina"
Daria Hammond (piano) - "On Television: Let's Begin", Lullaby
Outstanding Performance Award won Vivian Nguyen
Outstanding Performance Award won Alexander Xie
FIRST PLACE
Vivian Nguyen – Showcase Duet
Alexander Xie - Showcase Duet
SECOND PLACE
Felix Zhang– Treasury of USA Composers (Intermediate)
Jolene Min - Treasury of Baroque Composers (Elementary)
Alexander Xie – Sight Reading Solo (Senior)
Brandon Tran - Treasury of Contemporary Composers (Elementary)
Ananya Mahadevan - Treasury of Baroque Composers (Senior)
THIRD PLACE
Alexander Xie – Treasury of Classical Composers (Senior)
Jovanny Shek - Treasury of Classical Composers (Intermediate)
Ananya Mahadevan - Treasury of Romantic Composers (Senior)
FOURTH PLACE
Felix Zhang – Treasury of Romantic Composers (Senior)
Ananya Mahadevan - Showcase Piano Concerto (Advanced)
Shreyas Sathe - Treasury of Contemporary Composers (Senior)
Jovanny Shek - Treasury of Baroque Composers (Intermediate)
Vivian Nguyen – Showcase Piano Concerto (Junior)
Jolene Min - Treasury of Classical Composers (Elementary)
Misha Uberoy - Treasury of Classical Composers (Intermediate)
Anna Tran - Treasury of Romantic Composers (Intermediate)
Vivian Nguyen – Showcase Piano Solo (Intermediate)
Chloe Chien -Treasury of Contemporary Composers (Elementary)
Mina Uberoy - Treasury of Contemporary Composers (Intermediate)
Vivian Nguyen – Treasury of Baroque Composers (Senior)
Passed with State Honor
Livya Peng Advance Level
Amy Li Advance Level
Jaden Chan Advance Level
Aaron Zhang Advance Level
Leanne Yee Level 8
Jovanny Shek Level 8
Neev Mehta Level 7
Anusri Nagarajan Level 7
Isabella Wang Level 6
Alessandra Bettina Aguja Level 5
Sahana Madhusudhanan Level 4
Anika Praveen Level 4
Aditi Mallu Level 4
Josie Tran Level 3
Ahana Arun Level 3
Vuhaan Ghosh Level 3
Christa Ashok Level 3
Elizabeth Haile Level 3
Ivana Bhagtani Level 2
Shamsa Rafiq Level 2
Sreeya Durga Level 2
Nolan Nguyen Level 1
Congratulations to Momo Okubo who made it to the final round of the 4th Rachmaninoff International Piano Competition in Japan.
We wish Momo good luck and fantastic performance in the Final round this December in Japan!
Distinction
Vedant Dave Guitar Performance, Grade 1
Rishik Samaddar Piano Performance Grade 2
Abigail Ye Piano Performance Grade 4
Calista Tjandra Piano Performance, Grade 7
Merit
Yash Durga Guitar Performance Grade 1
Raima Ghosh Violin Performance Grade 1
Sean Maclean Piano Performance Grade 2
Akshata Santhanakrishnan Violin Practical Grade 2
Thvisha Sriadibhatla Piano Performance Grade 2
Catalina Ronquillo Piano Performance Grade 3
Victoria Liang Piano Performance Grade 3
Aiden Li Piano Performance Grade 3
Chloe Hu Piano Performance Grade 7
Chelsea Li Piano Performance, Grade 7
Passed
Arya Nair Piano Performance, Grade 1
Rutvik Rajesh Guitar Performance, Grade 2
Pace Shafer Piano Performance, Grade 2
Madeline Tran Piano Performance, Grade 3
Trinity Singley Piano Performance, Grade 3
Yookta Pandit Piano Practical Exam, Grade 4
Suhana Mishra Piano Performance, Grade 5
Annika Wong Piano Performance, Grade 6
Ayush Gupta Piano Performance, Grade 7
Angela Guo Piano Practical, Grade 7
Distinction
Catalina Ronquillo Grade 2
Vihaan Sriram Grade 5
Merit
Selena Zhang Grade 2
Chloe Hu Grade 5
Passed
Annika Wong Grade 5
Distinction
Claire Choi Violin Performance, Initial Grade
Smayan Vinay Piano Performance, Grade 1
Shrushti Gawshinde Piano Performance, Grade 1
Akshata Santhanakrishnan Violin Practical, Grade 1
Rutvik Rajesh Guitar Performance, Grade 1
Shravya Ajjarapu Piano Performance, Grade 2
Merit
Jessica Liao Piano Performance Grade Grade 7
Darien Huang Piano Performance Grade 5
Selena Zhang Piano Performance Grade 5
Ethan Cheng Piano Performance Grade 4
Audrey Yu Piano Performance Grade Grade 3
Sasha Arbo Vocal performance, Grade 2
Yash Durga Guitar Performance Grade 1
Passed
Brian Li Grade 8
Carolyn Sun Piano Performance Grade 5
Vivienne Tao Piano Performance Grade 3
Catalina Ronquillo Piano Performance Grade Grade 2
Aiden Li Piano Performance Grade 2
Aaditya Ghosh Piano Performance Grade 2
Theory
Annika Wong Grade 4
Shreyas Sathe Grade 3
Merit
Joshua Lam Grade 5
Angela Guo Grade 5
Chloe Hu Grade 5
Joshua Lam Grade 4
Sarina Liu Grade 3
Sophia Ho Grade 3
Distinction
Aaditya Ghosh Grade 1
Distinction
Avni Sriram Piano Performance Grade 8
Joshua Lam Piano Performance Grade 5
Merit
Angela Guo Piano Performance Grade 6
Sarina Liu Piano Performance Grade 5
Hoang Mai Anh Le Piano Performance Grade 5
Sophia Ho Piano Performance Grade 5
Victoria Liang Piano Performance Grade 2
Passed
Samantha Pam Piano Performance Grade 5
Josie Tran Piano Performance Grade 2
Merit
Neev Mehta Grade 5
Chloe Hu Grade 4
Distinction
Madeline Tran Grade 1
Congratulations to Vivian Nguyen and Theodor Lee on their European (Austria) debut!
Distinction
Claire Choi Violin Performance, Initial Grade
Smayan Vinay Piano Performance, Grade 1
Shrushti Gawshinde Piano Performance, Grade 1
Akshata Santhanakrishnan Violin Practical, Grade 1
Rutvik Rajesh Guitar Performance, Grade 1
Shravya Ajjarapu Piano Performance, Grade 2
Merit
Jessica Liao Grade 7
Darien Huang Piano Performance Grade 5
Selena Zhang Piano Performance Grade 5
Ethan Cheng Piano Performance Grade 4
Audrey Yu Grade 3
Sasha Arbo Vocal performance, Grade 2
Yash Durga Guitar Performance Grade 1
Passed
Brian Li Grade 8
Carolyn Sun Piano Performance Grade 5
Vivienne Tao Piano Performance Grade 3
Catalina Ronquillo Grade 2
Aiden Li Piano Performance Grade 2
Aaditya Ghosh Piano Performance Grade 2
Distinction
Aaditya Ghosh Grade 1
Merit
Joshua Lam Grade 5
Angela Guo Grade 5
Chloe Hu Grade 5
Joshua Lam Grade 4
Sarina Liu Grade 3
Sophia Ho Grade 3
Passed
Annika Wong Grade 4
Shreyas Sathe Grade 3
Congratulations to Vivian Nguyen with Europe (Austria) debut!
Congratulations to Vivian Nguyen and Theodor Lee with Amsterdam debut!
Theodor Lee won Gold medal and have been recommended for Special NAVI Piano Masterclass
FIRST PRIZE Winner
Theodor Lee was selected to perform at the Solitär, Mozarteum (Salzburg)
FIRST PRIZE Winner
Vivian Nguyen was selected to perform at the Solitär, Mozarteum (Salzburg)
and at the Kleine Zaal, Concertgebouw (Amsterdam)
Emily Wang won 3rd place
First Place won Theodore Lee – Solo Romantic, Advanced Group
Second place won Jaden Chan - Solo Contemporary, Intermediate Group
Second Place won Leanne Yee – Solo Romantic, Intermediate Group
Second Place won Rachel Zhou - Solo Contemporary, Advance Group
Second Place won Emily Wang – Solo Romantic, Intermediate Group
Third Place won Darien Huang, - Solo Classical, Intermediate Group
Third Place won Aaron Zhang – Solo Classical Intermediate Group
Third Place won Shreyas Sathe - Solo Contemporary, Intermediate Group
Third Place won Samantha Pan – Solo Contemporary, Intermediate Group
Fourth Place won Jayden Lin - Young Prodigy, Intermediate Group
Fourth Place won Leanne Yee – Solo Baroque, Intermediate Group
Fourth Place won Sasha Arbo - Voice Contemporary, Elementary Group
Honorable mention
Vivian Nguyen
Outstanding Performance Award won Vivian Nguyen
First place
Vivian Nguyen – Treasury of Chinese Composers (Intermediate)
Felix Zhang– Treasury of USA Composers (Intermediate)
Vivian Nguyen– Treasury of Contemporary Composers (Senior)
Derek Wang- Showcase Sight-Reading Solo (Advance)
Second place
Momo Okubo – Showcase Piano Solo (Intermediate)
Alexander Xie – Treasury of Baroque Composers (Senior)
Joshua Lam– Treasury of USA Composers (Intermediate)
Calista Tjandra- Treasury of Romantic Composers (Junior)
Vivian Nguyen- Open Duet Contemporary (Senior)
Yuchen Liu – Treasury of USA Composers (Preparatory)
Alexander Xie– Treasury of Classical Composers (Senior)
Brandon Tran – Treasury of Baroque Composers Elementary)
Alexander Xie- Open Duet Contemporary (Senior)
Third Place
Avni Sriram – Treasury of Romantic Composers (Senior)
Felix Zhang– Treasury of Chinese Composers (Intermediate)
Brandon Tran – Treasury of Romantic Composers (Elementary)
Joshua Lam– Treasury of Baroque Compose (Intermediate)
Momo Okubo – Treasury of Romantic Composers (Senior)
Jovanny Shek– Treasury of Romantic Composers (Junior)
Derek Wang– Treasury of Classical Composers (Senior)
Mingzhu Zheng – Treasury of USA Composers (Senior)
Vivian Nguyen – Treasury of USA Composers (Senior)
Jovanny Shek– Treasury of USA Composers (Junior)
Fourth Place
Brandon Tran – Treasury of USA Composers (Preparatory)
Aditya Ghosh – Treasury of Baroque Composers Elementary)
Mingzhu Zheng – Treasury of Classical Composers (Senior)
Felix Zhang– Treasury of Romantic Composers (Intermediate)
Sophia Ho– Treasury of USA Composers (Intermediate)
Anna Tran – Treasury of Romantic Composers (Junior)
First Place won Theodore Lee - Solo Contemporary, Advanced Division
Theodore Lee won Platinum Medal - Youth Category
You’re invited to our fall recitals
Date: October 31st, 2021 @ 10:45am and 12:00pm
Venue: Pleasanton Academy of Music
1024 serpentine Ln, Suite 116, Room #7
Date: July 17th, 2021 @ 11am, 12pm and 5pm
Venue: Pleasanton Academy of Music
1024 serpentine Ln, Suite 116, Room #7
Our students won 11 medals on US International Competition Winter 2021!
Congratulations to our student who won Second Place at the SF International Music Competition
Second place won Annabelle Overholt
Congratulations to our student who won Platinum Medal at the Quebec International Music Competition
Vivian Nguyen - Platinum Medalist
Our students won 8 medals at the 29th Annual US Open Competition 2021!
Our students won 43 medals at the Music Through The Centuries 2021!
Our students won 34 medals at the 28th Annual US Open Competition 2020!
Congratulations to our student who won First Place at the International Music Competition 'Brussels' Grand Prize Virtuoso! First place won Theodore Lee
Congratulations to our students who became a Grand Prix Winners and has been selected to perform at the Carnegie Hall (New York)
Congratulations to our students won First and Second places on US International Competition Summer 2019!
Congratulations to Derek Wang and Ryan Wong with Carnegie Hall (New York) debut!
Congratulations to our students who became a Grand Prix Winners and has been selected to perform at the Carnegie Hall (New York)
Our students won 44 medals at the 27th Annual US Open Competition 2019!
Our students won 27 medals on US International Competition Winter 2019!
Participant Awards:
Albert Yang, Joshua Lam, Aarav Muttanapalli, Aaron Zhang, Avni Sriram,
Avni Sriram, Ethan Li, Julie Yang, Jessica Liao, Jovanny Shek, Ryan Wong, Nimrit Kaur
Congratulations to Theodore Lee and Vivian Nguen with Carnegie Hall (New York) debut!
Vivian Nguyen Grade 8
Chloe Hu Grade 4
Felix Zhang Grade 8
Ethan Li Grade 8
Rachel Zhou Grade 8
Sophia Tan Grade 7
Angela Guo Grade 5
Sophia Ho Grade 4
Samantha Pam Grade 3
Vivienne Tao Grade 1
Ayaan Kapoor Grade 1
Sophia Tan Grade 5
Annika Wong Grade 2
Samantha Pam Grade 2
Sophia Ho Grade 2
Chloe Hu Grade 2
Felix Zhang Grade 5
Annika Wong Grade 5
Sasha Arbo Grade 1
Rishik Samaddar Grade 1
Madeline Tran Grade 1
Selena Zhang Grade 2
Luna Dai Grade 3
Eva Grade 3
Vihaan Sriram Grade 4
Chloe Hu Grade 5
Aaditya Ghosh Grade 1
Shreyas Sathe Grade 5
Vivian Ji Grade 8
Anna Tran Grade 5
Joshua Lam Grade 2
Vihaan Sriram Grade 4
Avni Sriram Grade 5
Passed with State Honor
Derek Wang Advance Panel
Ryan Tieu Advance
Theodore Lee Advance
Marcus Praseuth Advance
James Ren Advance
Benjamin Pham Advance
Kyle Zhou 9
Jake Xiao 8
Kelly Erdenesaikhan 8
Kevin Phongsa 7
Felix Tieu 7
Aaron Zhang 6
Evelyn Sun 6
Amy Li 6
Jaden Chan 6
Jerry Peng 6
Chehel Lakhwara 6
Lyvia Peng 6
Lucas Zhang 5
Jovanny Shek 5
Leanne Yee 4
Jason Praveen 3
Elizabeith Lee 3
Kylie Liu 3
Chaudhary 2
Kia Chaudhary 2
Emma Li 2
Shravya Ajjarapu 3
Anika Praveen 2
Anandita Suri 2