Congratulations to the following NBS students on their amazing achievements from 2021 and 2022!
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Suri Ahn (VIOLIN):
- Second Place, Tri County Youth Festival Junior Strings 2022
- Second Place, Bucks County Youth Concerto Competition 2022
Torsten Fras (HARPSICHORD)
- Harpsichord Accompanist, Philadelphia Sinfonia Chamber Orchestra (PSCO) 2022
Alyssa Gabrilovich (PIANO)
- Winner, Irving Ludwig Youth Competition 2021, Lansdowne Symphony Orchestra (Performed with the orchestra on May 1st, 2022)
- Winner & Honorable Mention, YoungArts
- Winner, PA state MTNA, senior piano
- Winner, WCU Annual Pre-Collegiate Piano Competition, age 16-18
- Winner, Warminster Young Artist Competition
- Silver, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra Young Artist Competition 2021
- Alternate, Eastern division MTNA
- Third Prize, XIII Chopin International Piano Competition, Hartford, CT, young artist category
Emma Heckman (VOICE)
- Gold Prize, Celebration of the Arts Competition by Nelly Berman School of Music
Ian Hsu (CLARINET)
- Gold Prize, Celebration of the Arts Gala Concert by Nelly Berman School of Music
- Silver Prize, Golden Key International Music Festival
- Honorable Mention, Tri-County Youth Music Festival (the only winner chosen in junior wind category)
- Principal Clarinet, Philadelphia Sinfonia Player Orchestra (orchestra performed at Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia)
Melina Intzes (PIANO)
- Silver Plus, Celebration of the Arts Competition by the Nelly Berman School of Music
Andrew Li (PIANO)
- Second Prize, 2022 US New Star Piano Competition by Composer (Group I, Age 10-12, Chopin)
- Honorable Mention, 2022 Tri County Youth Festival (Junior Piano)
Kat Kat Moore (VIOLIN)
- Second Prize, Triumph Music Competition
- Concertmaster, 2021
- Orchestra, Bala Cynwyd Middle School 6th Grade
- Orchestra, Prysm Strings Young Artists
Apollo Murray (CELLO)
- Gold Rating, Nelly Berman School of Music, Celebration of the Arts Festival (April 2021)
- Silver Rating, Golden Key Music Festival (February 2022)
- Winner’s Recital, Golden Key Music Festival, Carnegie Hall (April 2022)
- Third Prize, Kol Nidrei (Bruch), Classical Music International Competition, International Youth Music Competitions (IYMC) age group 10-13 (June 2021)
- Honorable Mention, ODIN International Music Competition (Jan. 2021)
Sasha Murray (PIANO)
- First Place, Triumph Music Festival (2021)
- Second Prize, Smederevo International Piano Competition (Piano IV Category)
- Second Prize, Medici Music Competition (2022)
- Second Prize, London International Music Competition (2022)
- Third Prize, US New Star Competition
Ian Sun (PIANO)
- First Prize, Vivaldi Competitions: Classical A
- First Prize, Vivaldi Competitions: Sonata
- First Prize & Excellence Nomination, Vivaldi Competitions: Young Artist Categories
- Gold Award, Grand Metropolitan International Music Competition: Gold award (score of 93/100)
- Second Place, Opus National Competition: Piano, age 14-18 category
George Zhang (PIANO)
- Winner, Annual Pre-COLLEGIATE Piano Competition
Ryan Zhang (PIANO)
- Honorable Mention, Tri County Youth Festival
Zoe Zhang (VIOLIN)
- Honorable Mention, Tri County Junior Strings 2022
