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2026

Daniella Portelli, Grand Award at Apex International Music Competition 

Emma Wang, First Plus Prize at Apex International Music Competition 

Emmaline Yong, First Plus Prize at Apex International Music Competition 

Stella An, First Plus Prize at Apex International Music Competition 

Gavin Lee, First Plus Prize at Apex International Music Competition

Advita Rajiv, First Prize at Apex International Music Competition  

Katie Chiu, First Prize at Apex International Music Competition

Eileen He, First Prize at Apex International Music Competition

Joy Park, Second Prize at Apex International Music Competition   

   

Emmaline Yong, Selected for the CJMEA All-State High School Orchestra

Emma Wang, Selected for the CJMEA All-State High School Chamber Orchestra

Gavin Lee, Selected for the CJMEA All-State Junior- High School Chamber Orchestra

Eileen He, Selected for the CJMEA All-State High School Orchestra

Joy Park, Selected for the CJMEA Junior-High School Orchestra

 

2025

Oliver Kahng, Accepted Early Decision to Princeton University

 

Oliver Kahng, Pluto (his own music composition) — World Premiere performed by the Wharton Youth Orchestra

Stella An, Accepted to NJMTA Masterclass with Eric Wyrick (Concertmaster of the New Jersey Symphony)

Emma Wang, Third Prize, NJMTA Young Musician’s String Contest (Junior Division)

Eileen He, Selected for the CJMEA All-State High School Orchestra

Gwyneth Gherzan, First Prize, Golden Classical Awards, Tokyo, Japan

 

Daniella Portelli, Accepted to Wharton Arts New Jersey Youth Symphony Orchestra Level 6

 

Stella An, Wharton Arts New Jersey Youth Symphony Orchestra Level 1

 

Katie Chiu, First Prize at Little Mozart Competition

 

Stella An, First Prize at Little Mozart Competition

2024

Advita Rajiv, First Prize at Golden Classical Music Award International Competition

 

Emma Wang, CJMEA All-State NJ Audition Intermediate Division

Gavin Lee, CJMEA All-State NJ Audition Intermediate Division

Annabelle Cho, CJMEA Region NJ Audition Intermediate Division

Emmaline Young, CJMEA All-State NJ Audition Intermediate Division

Andrew Perez, Accepted to Yale University for a double major in Math & Computer Science.

 

Andrew Perez, Accepted to Duke University

Claire Qunn, Accepted to NYU Stern School of Business

Rachel Nam, Accepted to Rutgers University Pharmacy School

Eileen He, Accepted to Mannes Pre-college of Music, The New School, NYC

Hannah Lin, Accepted to the pre-med program at Case Western Reserve University 

Erin Choi, Accepted to Chamber Orchestra Audition at East Brunswick High School 

Gavin Lee, Invited to be part of the CJMEA NJ orchestra, Central Jersey Division

Eileen He, Passed with distinction the Associate of the Royal Schools of Music Theory Exam

Aratrika Kandenwal, Passed with distinction the Associate of the Royal Schools of Music Theory Exam

Advita Rajiv, Passed with distinction the Associate of the Royal Schools of Music Theory Exam

Eileen He, Appointed co-concertmaster at the Metuchen High School Honors Chamber Orchestra

 

 

 

2023

Hannah Lin, Passed with distinction the DipABRSM Exam of the Royal School of Music

 

Hannah Lin, Passed CJMEA All-State NJ Audition High-School Division

 

Gwyneth Gherzan, Concertmaster at Rutgers Sinfonia Orchestra

 

Advita Rajiv, Passed with distinction the Associate of the Royal Schools of Music Theory Exam

Elliot Kahng, principal second violin at Wharton Arts New Jersey Youth Symphony Orchestra

Oliver Kahng, Passed with distinction the Associate of the Royal Schools of Music Theory Exam grade 8

 

 Suhani Goyal, Passed with distinction the Associate of the Royal Schools of Music Theory Exam

 

Hannah Lin, Accepted to Mannes Pre-college of Music, The New School, NYC

 

Rachel Nam, Accepted to Mannes Pre-college of Music, The New School, NYC

Shivani Manikandan, Passed the Associate of the Royal Schools of Music Exam

 

Pragya Singh, Accepted to the University of Pennsylvania Engineering School and

Wharton School for the Wharton/Engineering Dual Degree Program

 

Steve Wang, Accepted to Yale University

Oliver Kahng, Co-Concertmaster at Wharton Arts New Jersey Youth Symphony Orchestra

Sanjana Subramanian, Accpeted Emory University

Pragya Singh, Accepted to Carnegie Mellon University

 

Gavin Lee, Accepted to NJ CJMEA Honors Orchestra

 

 Advita Rajiv, Accepted to NJ CJMEA Honors Orchestra

 

Vaibhav Shetty, Accepted with a Full-ride scholarship at Rutgers School of Engineering

Vaibhav Shetty, Accepted to Purdue School of Engineering

 

Michael Kim, Passed CJMEA All-State NJ Audition High-School Division

 

Hannah Lin, Passed CJMEA All-State NJ Audition High-School Division

 

Yashwant Balagrundy, Passed CJMEA All-State NJ Audition Junior High-School Division

 

Eileen He, Passed CJMEA Middlesex County NJ Audition Junior High-School Division

 

Elliot Kahng, Earned a four-year scholarship to Regis High School NYC

 

Advita Rajiv, Passed to the Chamber Orchestra Audition at North Edison Middle School 

 

 

2022

Hannah Lin, Passed CJMEA Middlesex County Division NJ Audition High-School Division

 

Michael Kim, Passed CJMEA Middlesex County Division NJ Audition High-School Division

 

Hannah Lin, Distinction, Associate of the Royal Schools of Music Exam

Hannah Lin, performed Vivaldi's Four Seasons as a soloist with the East Brunswick High School Chamber Orchestra

Pragya Singh, Accepted to Rutgers Honors College with a full-ride Scholarship

 

Oliver Kahng, 1st Prize at Classical Period Music Competition at Prima Volta International Music Competition 

Elliot Kahng, 3rd Prize at Classical Period Music Competition at Prima Volta International Music Competition 

Gwyneth Gherzan, performed as a soloist with the orchestra for the ' Fight for Freedom' Concert at State Theatre New Jersey

 

Michael Kim, Invited to Sherer Competition, Goshen, Indiana

 

Gwyneth Gherzan, Merit, Associate of the Royal Schools of Music Exam 

 

Madeline Young, Accepted to Manhattan School of Music Pre-college

Claire Qin, Accepted to Manhattan School of Music Pre-college

 

 Gwyneth Gherzen, Accepted to Mannes Pre-college of Music, New School, NYC

 

Vaibhav Shetty, Accepted to Mannes Pre-college of Music, New School, NYC

 

Madeline Young, Accepted to Mannes Pre-college of Music, New School, NYC

 

Pragya Singh, Accepted to Mannes Pre-college of Music, New School, NYC

 

Claire Qin, Accepted to Mannes Pre-college of Music, New School, NYC

 

Oliver Kahng, Recognized as St. Cassian School’s Outstanding Catholic School Graduate by the Archdiocese of Newark

Michael Kim, Winner's Concert at the Carnegie Hall

 

Michael Kim, 2nd Prize at Prima Volta International Music Competition

 

Vaibhav Shetty, Honors Highschool NJ CJMEA Orchestra Concert

 

Aratrika Khandelwal, Accepted to the Philharmonic Orchestra at West Winsor Plainsboro North Highschool 

Suhani Goyal, Accepted to the Peddie School Princeton

Oliver Kahng, Earned a four-year scholarship to Regis High School NYC, the number-one-ranked high school in the country

 

Erin Choi, Accepted to the Honors Orchestra at East Brunswick Junior Highschool 

 

Pragya Singh, Accepted to NSHSS, National Society of High School Scholars

 

Hannah Lin, Passed All-State CJMEA CJMEA NJ Orchestra Audition

Brianna Perez, Accepted to Chamber Orchestra at East Brunswick Highschool

Rachel Nam, Accepted to Chamber Orchestra at East Brunswick Highschool

Elliot Kahng, 1st Prize at Talented Young Musician Olympia

Madeline Young,  Passed All-State CJMEA NJ Junior-High-School Audition

 

Vish Nair, Accepted to NYU Stern School of Business at the Shanghai Campus

Vish Nair, Accepted to Purdue University Engineering School 

 

Pragya Singh, Accepted to The Columbia University Science Honors Program (SHP) with a Full-ride Scholarship

 

Alekya Dantam, Accepted the Pre-Med program at Washington University in St. Louis

 

Suhani Goyal. Passed CJMEA All-State NJ Audition Junior-High-School Division

 

 

2021

 

 

Gwyneth Gherzan, 1st Prize, Perfect score of 30 out of 30, Elite International Music Competition

 

Gwyneth Gherzan performed as a soloist with the orchestra for "The Voice of Freedom" a commemorative concert

for eh 65th revolution and the 65th struggle for freedom. The concert was broadcast to Rumania, Hungary, Germany 

 

Daniella Portelli, 2nd Prize, Vivo International Competition

 

Gwyneth Gherzan, 2nd Prize, Vivo International Competition

 

Vish Nair, 1st Prize, Elite International Music Competition

 

Gwyneth Gherzan, 1st Prize, Grand Prize Virtuoso International Music Competition 

 

Hannah Lin, 1st Prize, Young Artists Concerto Competition

Pragya Singh, Appointed as Concertmaster for Chamber orchestra at Edison Highschool

 

Suhani Goyal, Passed the Chamber Orchestra Audition at Princeton High School

 

Aratrika Khandelwal, Passed Chamber Orchestra Audition at Princeton High School

 

Oliver Kahng, First Prize, Elite Music Competition  

 

Hannah Lin, Top 5 of CJMEA CJMEA NJ Audition

 

Vaibhav Shetty Passed the CJEAM All-State NJ Audition

 

Stacy Yoo, Accepted to Pre-College at Mannes School of Music 

 

Sophia Yoo, Accepted to Pre-College at Mannes School of Music 

 

Vish Nair, 3rd Prize, International Music Talent Competition Spring

 

Gwyneth Gherzan, Distinction, ABRSM Grade 8 Performance Exam

 

Hannah Lin, Distinction, ABRSM Grade 8 Performance Exam 

 

Vish Nair, 3rd Prize, AFAF Online Stay at Home International Competition

 

Vaibhav Shetty, Merit, ABRSM Grade 8 Performance Exam

 

Vish Nair, 2nd Prize, BAROQUE TO MODERN Competition

 

Michael Kim, Merit, ABRSM Grade 8 Performance Exam

 

Vish Nair, 3rd Prize, INTERNATIONAL GRANDE MUSIC COMPETITION

 

Shivani Manikandan, Passed the ABRSM Grade 8 Performance Exam 

 

Gwyneth Gherzan, 1st Prize, International Music Talent Competition 

 

Oliver Kahng, 1st Prize, International Music Talent Competition

 

Elliot Kahng, 2nd Prize, International Music Talent Competition 

 

Rachel Nam, 2nd Prize, Little Mozart Competition 

 

Gwyneth Gherzan, Grand Prix Prize, Concert Festival International Competition

 

 

 

2020

 

 

Se-Eun Kim, 1st Prize, Grand Prize Virtuoso Competition-Bonn, Germany

 

Steve Wang, 2nd Prize, Little Mozart International Music Competition

 

Yog Manani, 3rd Prize, Little Mozart's Competition

 

Steve Wang, Accepted to Pre-College at Mannes School of Music 

 

Deborah Lee, Accepted to Pre-College at Mannes School of Music 

 

Deborah Lee, Accepted to Pre-College at Manhattan School of Music 

 

Hannah Lin, 2nd Prize, Grand Prize Virtuoso Competition-Bonn, Germany

 

 Aratrika Khandelwal,  Honorable mentioned, Grand Prize Virtuoso Competition, Bonn, Germany

 

Gwyneth Gherzan, Honorable mentioned, Grand Prize Virtuoso Competition, Bonn, Germany

 

Gwyneth Gherzan, Silver Prize, International Young Artists Competition

 

Isabel Mendelez, Accepted to Columbia University

 

Isabel Mendelez, Accepted to Cornell University 

 

Gwyneth Gherzan, Silver Prize, American Protégé International Competition of Romantic Music

 

Hannah Lin, 1st Prize, Crescendo International Music Competition

 

Yog Manani, 3rd Prize, Grand Prize Virtuoso Competition, Bonn, Germany

 

Gwyneth Gherzan, 1st Prize, American Protégé International Music Talent Competition, Carnegie Hall

 

Hannah Lin, 1st Prize, American Protégé International Music Talent Competition, Carnegie Hall

 

Pragya Singh, 2nd Prize, American Protégé International Music Talent Competition, Carnegie Hall

 

Vaibhav Shetty, 2nd Prize, American Protégé International Music Talent Competition, Carnegie Hall 

 

Shivani Manikandan, 3rd Prize, American Protégé International Music Talent Competition, Carnegie Hall 

 

Hannah Lin, Grand Prix Prize (Top of the first prize winners), Concerto Festival International Competition

 

Vaibhav Shetty, 1st Prize, Concerto Festival International Competition

 

Hannah Lin, 1st Prize, Vivo International Music Competition 

 

Madison Hou, 3rd Prize, Concerto Festival International Competition

 

Pragya Singh, 3rd Prize, Concerto Festival International Competition

 

Michael Kim, Passed to the Chamber Orchestra Audition at East Brunswick High-school

 

Hannah Lin, Passed to Chamber Orchestra Audition at East Brunswick High-school

 

Isabel Mendelez, 2nd Prize, American Protégé International Music Talent Competition

 

Chad Chiu, 2nd Prize, Elite International Music Competition 

 

Gwyneth Gherzan, 2nd Prize, Elite International Music Competition

 

 Rachel Nam, 2nd Prize, Elite International Music Competition

 

Anna Chun, 2nd Prize, Elite International Music Competition

 

Se-Eun Kim, 1st Prize, VIVO International Music Competition

 

Hannah Lin, 1st  Prize, VIVO International Music Competition

 

Rachel Nahm, 2nd Prize, VIVO International Music Competition

 

Chad Chiu, 2nd Prize, VIVO International Music Competition

 Gwyneth Gherzan, International Young Artists Competition

Aratrika Kandenawal, 3rd Prize, VIVO International Music Competition

 

Dayoung Lee - Accepted to Princeton University

2019

 

Steve Wang, 2nd Prize, Vivo International Music Competition

Hannah Lin, 1st Prize, Vivo International Music Competition

 Gwyneth Gherzan, 2nd Prize, Vivo International Music Competition

Chad Chiu, Passed to the Chamber Orchestra Audition at East Brunswick School

Hannah Lin, 1st Prize, International Music & Arts Society 6th Annual Talented Young Musician Olympia Competition, the Carnegie Hall Recital

Gwyneth Gherzan, Accepted into Tri-M Music Honor Society

Madison Hou, 3rd Prize, International Music & Arts Society 6th Annual Talented Young Musician Olympia Competition

 

Shivani Manikandan, 3-Year Completion Medal Bravura Youth Orchestra Princeton

Shivani Manikandan, 3rd Prize, Golden Key International Music Festival, Performed at the Baruch Hall

Nicole Yen, Accepted to Rutgers School of Nursing with a Scholarship

Nicole Yen, Accepted to New York University School of Nursing

 

 

2018

 

Hannah Lin, 1st Prize, National League of Performing Arts International Competition

Jungeun Lim, Accepted to Hochschule for Music Hanns Isler Berlin

Pragya Singh, Passed ABRSM Level 8 Exams

Shivani Manikandan, 1st Prize,  Little Mozart's Competition, Performed at the Carnegie Hall

Shivani Manikandan, 2nd Prize, Crescendo International Music Competition, Performed at Carnegie Hall

Shivani Manikandan, 3rd Prize, Golden Key International Music Festival, Performed at Baruch Hall

Hannah Lin, 1st Prize,  Little Mozarts Competition, Performed at the Carnegie Hall

Hannah Lin, 3rd Prize, Vivo International Music Competition 

Hannah Lin, Silver Prize, National League of Performing Arts - National Young Musicians Showcase Competition 

Hannah Lin, Honorable Mention, NJMTA Competition

Gwyneth Gherzan, Passed to the Chamber Orchestra Audition At Highland Park High School 

Jessie Lee, Accepted to Columbia University

Jessie Lee, Accepted to Rutgers School of Pharmacy

 

 

 

2017

 

 Hannah Junn,1st Prize, The Little Mozart International competition. Performed at the Carnegie Weil Concert Hall

 Hannah Lin, 1st Prize, Russian Music Competition 

Jessie Lee, 2nd prize, American Protégé international competition. Performed her debut concert at Carnegie Hall

Jessie Lee, Invited to perform for the Casalmaggiore International Music Festival in Italy

Hannah Lin, 1st Prize, National League of Performing Arts

 Pragya Singh, 2nd Prize, Little Mozart International Competition. Performed at the Carnegie Hall

Stacy Yoo, 2nd Prize, Little Mozart International Competition. Performed at the Carnegie Hall

 Sophia Yoo, 3rd Prize,  American protégé International Talent Competition. Performed at the Carnegie Hall

 

 

2016 

 

Jessie Lee, 1st Prize,  Concerto Competition by Greater Princeton Youth Orchestra

Maya Lim, Passed ABRSM Level 8

Maya Lim, 2nd Prize, Golden Key International Music Festival. Performed at the Lincoln Center 

Hannah Junn, Passed to the Chamber Orchestra Audition at East Brunswick School

Nicole Yen, Passed to the Chamber Orchestra Audition at East Brunswick High School

Sarah Yen, Passed to the Chamber Orchestra Audition at East Brunswick High School

 

 

2015 

 

Jessie Lee, Passed the audition for the Greater Princeton Youth Orchestra (First violin) 

Ana Constantin, Passed the audition for Greater Princeton Youth Orchestra (assistant principal)

Vaibhav Shetty, distinction, ABRSM  for level 1 

Ana Constantin, Passed the CJMEA All-State NJ Audition 

Jessie Lee, Passed the CJMEA All-State NJ Audition 

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