Nelly Berman School Student’s Musical Achievements
September 2017 – June 2018
(if you would like to be added to this list, e-mail us at office@nbsmusic.com with your achievements)
Isabella Florendo, Piano – Age 10
Soloist with Ambler Symphony Orchestra
2018 West Chester Pre- Collegiate Piano Competition Age 9-12 : 2nd place
2018 Young Talents World Festival of Performing Arts: Children’s Division II: Winner
Cunningham Piano Show Award
Alyssa Gabrilovich, Piano – Age 12
Pennsylvania MTNA Junior Piano – Winner
2018 MTNA Eastern division – Honorable Mention
Duquesne Young Artist National Concerto Competition – 3rd place
Harmony for Peace Competition – runner up and 1st prize
Tri-Country Festival, junior piano – winner
Steinway Piano competition, 2nd place
Old York Road Symphony Young Artist Competition – winner
Emma Lo, Piano – Age 15
1st Prize at the 2017 West Chester University Pre-Collegiate Piano Competition – Junior Division
2017 MTNA Pennsylvania Junior Division Alternate Winner
Appointed as Harmony for Peace’s Junior Peace and Music Ambassador for 2018-2019
First Prize in Division 3 (Ages 14-18) at the 2018 Steinway Piano Competition
Chris Jung, Piano – Age 16
1st place – Division 1 – New Orleans Piano Institute Solo Competition
3rd place – New Orleans Piano Institute Concerto Competition
Scholarship Winner – Rotary Club of Pottstown Performing Arts Scholarship Competition
Honorable Mention – Senior Division – Pennsylvania – MTNA Competition
Honorable Mention – 16-18 age group – West Chester University 30th Annual piano Competition
2nd place – 14-18 age group – Steinway Piano Competition
1st place – 15-18 age group – 2018 PKMA Korean Young Musicians Competition
Sharon Hsu, Voice and Piano – Age 17
Gold, Golden Key International Music Festival, Voice, at Weill Recital Hall of Carnegie Hall
Junior Opera Singer (1 of 14 total in USA), 15th World Premiere Opera, the International Opera Theater, Citta’della Pieve, Italy, 2018
First Place -Elite International Music Competition – Piano Soloist at Weill Hall of Carnegie Hall
First Place – Crescendo International Music Competition, Piano soloist, at Weill Recital Hall of Carnegie Hall in 2013, 14, 15, 16, 17
First Place Winner for Five Consecutive Years Award, the Crescendo International Music Competition, piano soloist, at Weill Recital Hall of Carnegie Hall, Manhattan, New York City, 2017
Christine Jung, Cello –Age 13
Accepted to Philadelphia Sinfonia
1st place cello – 12-14 age group – 2018 PKMA Korean Young Musicians Competition
Greta Luo, Clarinet – Age 17
Music-Fest Rising Talents Grand Prix Winner – performance at Carnegie Hall
American Protege 2nd Place Winner – performance at Carnegie Hall
Alexander Wu, Cello – Age 17
2018 Harmony and Peace competition Winner
Past prizes of 6 solo performances with orchestra
National Youth Orchestra of the United State of America Summer 2017 and 2018 Member
Gloria Lyu, Piano – Age 18
Elite Music Competition, Senior Piano, First Place
Benjamin Qu, Piano – Age 8
Golden Key music festival Silver award
Isabelle Matuch, Piano – Age 9
1st Prize – Triumph Music Festival
Finalist in Global Music Partnership Age Group II
Sarah Mathew, Piano – Age 9
First Place – Little Mozarts Competition 2018
Vanessa Chen, Age 8
Golden Key Music Festival – Gold Award
Natalie Chen, Piano – Age 12
1st prize Elite competition
2nd prize crescendo competition
Steve Xie, Piano – Age 7
Winner’s Trophy – Children’s Division I (8 and under)
2018 Young Talents World Festival of Performing Arts
Henry Wu, Piano – Age 13
Harmony for Peace 2nd Place
Warminster Symphony Concerto Competition 3rd place
Carissa Uy, Piano – Age 9
2017 Crescendo Competition, 1st place
Caleb Uy, Piano – Age 11
2017 Crescendo Competition, 2nd place
Eugene Thompson, Piano – Age 16
Silver for Gold Key Piano Competition
Andy Wu, Piano – Age 15
2018 Old York Road Competition winner
Honorable Mention Steinway Piano Competition
Amelie Matuch, Violin – Age 11
2017 Crescendo Competition – 1st Prize
Certificate – Global Music Partnership Age Group II
