Scholarship Competition Winners 2023
Piano Category I Winner: Mihilo Kato Honorable Mention: Emma Tio Piano Category II Winner: Caden Guo Honorable Mention: Maxx Krickler Piano Category III Winner: Leonardo Dinner Honorable Mention: Aurora Buckley-Hymes The 2023 Scholarship Competition took place Sunday April 30 at 1pm at the home studio of Mariko Iwasaki at Lake Balboa. Chairperson: Nobuyo Nishizaka, Assistant:… Read More
Bach Festival Results 2021
Regional Winners List – Region II REGIONAL JUDGES’ SELECTIONS Student No.(numer. order) Student Name Teacher Name 8 Lina Hisada Nobuyo Nishizaka 20 Sean Yusin Nobuyo Nishizaka 39 Celine Chen Nobuyo Nishizaka 58 Galileo Skye Chrisman Caro Ivana Malo 61 Vincente Chu Arisa Ogino 68 Lauren Tran Ivana Malo 74 Mihilo Kato Nobuyo Nishizaka 78 Emma… Read More
Contemporary Festival Results 2019-2020
2019-2020 Contemporary FestivalDecember 15, 2019 at Los Angeles Valley CollegeChairs: Nicole Nale and Lacy Bowen Winners Michele DweckAndrew GiragosianIsaac FujikawaReese FujikawaEthan DoradoCeline ChenKyle WeiMihilo KatoVittorio PontiLina Hisada Honorable Mentions Anna MarashlyanAretha LiValentina MoracciniSonya Siegel-ChanenSammy ElkunovichDarya GhassemiehBethany LaiMarvel RothEvie OngSunny CaiNathaniel YueSebastian Costache Repertoire awards! Michele DweckNathaniel YueEthan DoradoCeline ChenGraysen CarlsenJasmine SovMihilo KatoLudwig RodriguezSonya Siegel-ChanenLina HisadaAretha… Read More
Concerto Competition Results 2020
Concerto Competition 2019-2020 Winners Congratulations to the Winner in the Junior age category: Leonardo Dinner, age 8, student of Rita Hovanesian. He played the first movement of the Bach D Minor Keyboard Concerto. Congratulations to the Winner of the Senior age category: David Cerna, age 15, student of Gideon Rubin. He played the first movement… Read More
Contemporary Festival Results 2018-2019
2018-2019 Contemporary FestivalDecember 9, 2018 at Los Angeles Valley College Chair: Lacy Bowen Winners Ranya Stover Keren LeeEmma TioDavid Hadi Mihilo KatoLina HisadaAyushi BanerjeeCeline Chen Honorable Mentions Summer YangAriel and Maya RbiboEthan LeeDiannah ZassSamantha PhamSunny CaiOlivia WangGalileo Skye Chrisman CaroBethany Lai Mila Lanin Sammy ElkhunovichQuincy Lai Repertoire Awards (Each judge had their own list–this is… Read More
Contemporary Festival Results 2017-2018
2018 Contemporary FestivalJanuary 7 at Los Angeles Valley CollegeChair: Gillian Smith
Concerto Competition Results 2018
The 2018 Concerto Competition took place February 18th Chair: Gillian SmithAssistant: Dilara Khalilova
Contemporary Festival Results 2016-2017
2017 Contemporary FestivalJanuary 8 at Los Angeles Valley CollegeChair: Nobuyo Nishizaka Winners 3. Birthday from Album for Children No.4 by A. Khachaturian (Ellen Abrahamyan)12. Autumn Op. 110 a No. 3 by Tomas Svoboda (Mihilo Kato)13. Four Waltzes No. 1 by Tomas Svoboda (Miyu Tang)15. Vagarshapat Dance by Arno Babajanian (Anna Marashlyan)16. 8 Preludes No. 8… Read More
Contemporary Festival Results 2016
2016 Contemporary FestivalJanuary 10 at Los Angeles Valley CollegeChair: Nobuyo Nishizaka Winners 5. Autumn Op.110a by Tomas Svoboda (Mihilo Kato)8. Homenaje a Joaquin Turina by Ernesto Halffter (Lina Hisada)19. The Emerald Sea by Timothy Brown (Noah Chen)20. Prelude IX. Allegretto quasi andantino by Nino Rota (Emma Wu)23. Preludes, Op.6 No. 1, 2, 6 by Robert… Read More
MTAC San Fernando East Valley Scholarship Competition Results 2016
2016 Scholarship Competition Winners
Bach Festival Results 2015
2015 Southern California Junior Bach FestivalSan Fernando East Valley Branch Winners Allyra Liquigan, Kevin Liang, Diana Zass, Eva Zass, Alexander Hurvitz, Ryuichi Nishimura, Sabrina Tsoi, Sharon Hurvitz (Teachers: Regina Verteym, Valeria Danielyan, Mark Richman, Nobuyo Nishizaka) Alternates: no.1 Shin Takahashi no.2 Noah Chenno.3 Nikhil Patelno.4 Rintaroh Shima (Teachers: Mark Richman, Jean Deutsch, Nobuyo Nishizaka) Honorable… Read More
MTAC San Fernando East Valley Scholarship Competition Results 2015
Instrumental Category I Second Prize: Melissa Yang (Laura Halladay) Instrumental Category IIFirst Prize: Kiyan Parvaresh (Tamara Gyulnazarova)Second Prize: Angelina Kim (Tamara Gyulnazarova)Piano Category I First Prize: Sharon Hurvitz (Mark Richman) Second Prize: Grace Moore (Nobuyo Nishizaka) Piano Category IIFirst Prize: Jonathan Po (Mark Richman) Second Prize: May Schuberg (He-Lyun Chung) Piano Category III First Prize:… Read More
Bach Festival Results 2016
2016 Southern California Junior Bach Regional Festival San Fernando East Valley Branch Winners Student Teacher Lauren Li Nobuyo Nishizaka Lina Hisada Nobuyo Nishizaka Ryuichi Nishimura Nobuyo Nishizaka Mihilo Kato Nobuyo Nishizaka Alexander Hurvitz Mark Richman Sabrina Tsoi Nobuyo Nishizaka 2016 Bach Festival Winners Winners (7 Total ) Student Teacher Lauren Li Nobuyo Nishizaka Lina Hisada… Read More
Contemporary Festival Results 2014
2014 Contemporary FestivalNovember 16 at Hollywood PianoChair: Gillian Smith
Bach Festival Results 2014
Jean Deutsch Trevor Le Yin-Jin Hsu Eric Jan Nobuyo Nishizaka Ryuichi Haneda Grace Moore Sabrina Tsoi Lina Hisada Mark Richmond Jonathan Po The 2014 Southern California Junior Bach Regional Festival took place on May 25 at Steinway PasadenaChairperson: Nobuyo Nishizaka, Assistant: Maya Agasarian 2014 Southern California Junior Bach Festival Winners Lina Hisada, Trevor Le, Eric Jan,… Read More
MTAC San Fernando East Valley Scholarship Competition Results 2014
Instrumental – Category INo winner selected Instrumental Category II1st Place – Trevor Le (Lauren Deutsch)2nd Place – Kiyan Parvaresh (Z. Gyulnazarova) Piano Category I1st Place – Marie Luff (N. Nishizaka)2nd Place – David Rower (M. Macalintal) Piano Category II 1st Place – Ryuichi Haneda (N. Nishizaka)2nd Place – Jonathan Po (M. Richman) Piano Category III… Read More
Contemporary Festival Results 2013
Bach Festival Results 2013
Timothy Schuberg, Eric Jan, Hubert Wang, Lauren Kim, Jana Ma, Sabrina Tsoi, Vivian Hu, Sharon Hurvitz, Katherine Sham, Grace Moore, Alexander Hurvitz, Allyra Liquigan (Teachers: He-Lyun Chung, Yi-Jin Hsu, Jean Deutsch, Mark Richman, Regina Verteym, Nobuyo Nishizaka) 1st Alternate: Trevor Le 2nd Alternate: May Schuberg 3rd Alternate: Curran McIntyre 4th Alternate: Eri Wong(Teachers: Jean… Read More
MTAC San Fernando East Valley Scholarship Competition Results 2013
Piano Category III1st place – Trevor Le (J.Deutsch)2nd place – Alexander Hurvitz (M.Richman)HM – Lauren Kim (J.Deutsch) Piano Category II1st place – Grace Moore (N.Nishizaka)2nd place – Sharon Hurvitz (M.Richman)HM – Nikhil Patel (J.Deutsch) Piano Category I1st place – Eri Wong (N.Nishizaka)2nd place – Alexia Le (J.Deutsch) Instrumental Category II1st place – Victoria Hwang, violin… Read More
Contemporary Festival Results 2012
2012 Contemporary FestivalNovember 18 at Los Angeles Valley CollegeChair: Gillian Smith WINNERS (in order of entry number) Student Composer Composition Teacher #17 Lillian Mecum T. Svoboda Four Waltzes for Piano: No. 3 Nobuyo Nishizaka #18 Sophia Donner L. Auerbach Images from Childhood: Question; Stubborn; After the War Rita Hovanesian #25 Catherine Marcos Leonard Bernstein Four… Read More
Bach Festival Results 2012
2012 Festival Winners Lauren Li, Grace Moore, Yui Saitou, Andrew Mecum, Sabrina Tsoi, Elsa Yang, Eric Jan, Alexia Le, Eri Wong, Marie Luff, Allyra Liquigan, Shannon Wei, Annie Cheng, Vivian Hu Teachers: Jean Deutsch, Yi-Jin Hsu, Nobuyo Nishizaka, Anahit Sevoyan, Regina Verteym, Mariko Urushidani Alternates:1st: Hubert Wang, 2nd: Rintaroh Shima, 3rd: Karlly Feng, 4th: Christian… Read More
MTAC San Fernando East Valley Scholarship Competition Results 2012
Piano Category III (ages 12 and under) 1st place – Vincent Le (Deutsch) 2nd place – May Schuberg (Chung) HM – Lauren Li (Nishizaka) Piano Category II (ages 13-15)1st place – Tamao Cmiral (Richman) 2nd place – Alexia Le (Deutsch) HM – Christian Dorado (Sevoyan) Piano Category I (ages 16-18) 1st place – Frederic Lee (Richman)2nd place –… Read More