Student Achievements
Celebrating the dedication and excellence of Virtuoso Music Academy students at competitions and events across Houston and beyond.
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13+
Years of Excellence
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231+
Awards Won
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57+
Competitions Entered
We are proud to celebrate the remarkable achievements of our students at Virtuoso Music Academy. From local competitions to international stages, our students consistently demonstrate dedication, artistry, and musical excellence. Browse the results below to see their accomplishments.
🏆 2026 Achievements
Houston Music Teachers Association Baroque Competition
March 7-8
Diran Parseghian – Winner
Alexander Lu – Winner
Lucas Xue – Winner
Alexandria Wu – Winner
Nirja Khemka – Winner
Alexander Tomin – Honorable Mention
XVII Sonatina and Sonata International Youth Piano Competition in Corpus Christi
March 21-22
Sasha Tomin – First Prize with Special Honors Double Plus
Miloslava Tomina – First Prize with Special Honors Double Plus
Lucas Xue – First Prize with Special Honors Double Plus
Emily Wu – First Prize with Special Honors Double Plus
Alexandria Wu – First Prize with Special Honors Plus
Andrea Tan – First Prize with Special Honors Plus
Ivy Liu – First Prize with Special Honors Plus
Shaurya Khemka – First Prize with Special Honors Plus
Houston Music Teachers Association Concerto Competition
April 4
Junior Division
William Li – Honorable Mention
⭐ Carnegie Hall Performance
June 9
Alexander Tomin
Miloslava Tomina
Emily Fu
⭐ Carnegie Hall Performance
October 16
Lucas Xue
Shaurya Khemka
Nirja Khemka
Houston Music Teachers Association Baroque Competition
October 17-18
Kira Savitski – Winner
Miloslava Tomina – Winner
Alexandria Wu – Winner
Ido Liu – Honorable Mention
🏆 2025 Achievements
Houston Music Teachers Association Piano Contest
February 15
Alexander Tomin – Gold Medal
Miloslava Tomina – Gold Medal
Alexandria Wu – Gold Medal
William Li – Silver Medal
Jacob Yan – Silver Medal
Madeline Yu – Bronze Medal
Houston Music Teachers Association Concerto Competition
April 12
Elementary Youth Division
Miloslava Tomina – First Place
Guwei Chen – Second Place
Andrea Tan – Third Place
Junior Youth Division
Lucas Xue – First Place
Ivy Liu – Second Place
William Li – Third Place
Caitlyn Wu – Honorable Mention
III Open Sonority International Instrumental Competition
May 11-12
Group A
Leila Herel – Second Place
Alexander Tomin – Third Place
Group B
Alexandria Wu – First Place
Lucas Xue – Second Place
Maryam Kharisova – Honorable Mention
Maxwell Lu – Honorable Mention
Miloslava Tomina – Honorable Mention
Group C
William Li – Honorable Mention
Special Prizes
Leila Herel – Youngest Contestant
Alexandria Wu – Best Baroque Performance
Alexander Lu – Best Classical Performance
Houston Forum Young Artist Competition
May 17
Division I
Miloslava Tomina – Honorable Mention
Division IIB
Alexandria Wu – Honorable Mention
Division IIIA
Maxwell Lu – Honorable Mention
Division IIIB
Guwei Chen – Third Place
Fourteenth International Chopin Youth Competition
October 18–19
Elementary Division
Alexandria Wu – Silver Medal
Miloslava Tomina – Semifinalist
Junior Division
Lucas Xue – Honorable Mention
Ido Liu – Semifinalist
William Li – Semifinalist
Emily Fu – Semifinalist
Senior Division
Caitlyn Wu – Semifinalist
🏆 2024 Achievements
Houston Music Teachers Association Baroque Competition
November 3
Alexandria Wu – Winner
William Li – Winner
Lucas Xue – Winner
Emily Fu – Honorable Mention
II Open Sonority International Instrumental Competition
May 11–12
Group A
Miloslava Tomina – First Place
Group B
Guwei Chen – First Place
Alexandria Wu – Second Place
Lucas Xue – Third Place
Andrea Tan – Honorable Mention
Alexander Lu – Honorable Mention
Maryam Kharisova – Honorable Mention
Group C
Emily Fu – Third Place
Caitlyn Wu – Honorable Mention
Special Prizes
Hanxi Owen Zhang – Best Performance of Living Composer
Alexandria Wu – Best 20th Century Performance
Guwei Chen – Best Baroque Performance
XVI Sonatina and Sonata International Youth Piano Competition in Corpus Christi
April 20–21
Guwei Chen – First Prize with Special Honors Double Plus
Lucas Xue – First Prize with Special Honors Double Plus
Alexandria Wu – First Prize with Special Honors Plus
Miloslava Tomina – First Prize with Special Honors Plus
Andrea Tan – First Prize with Special Honors Plus
Maryam Kharisova – First Prize with Special Honors Plus
William Li – First Prize with Special Honors Plus
Ivy Liu – First Prize with Special Honors Plus
Emily Fu – First Prize with Special Honors Plus
Caitlyn Wu – First Prize with Special Honors Plus
Houston Music Teachers Association Concerto Competition
April 6
Elementary Youth Division
Alexandria Wu – First Place
Alexander Tomin – Second Place
Andrea Tan – Third Place
Miloslava Tomina – Third Place
🏆 2023 Achievements
Houston Music Teachers Association Baroque Competition
November 4
Alexandria Wu – Winner
William Li – Winner
Thirteenth International Chopin Youth Competition
October 21–22
Senior Category
Jacob Yan – Bronze Medal
Elementary Category
Guwei Chen – Honorable Mention
William Li – Honorable Mention
YangYang Zhang – Honorable Mention
Alexandria Wu – Semi-Finalist
Lucas Xue – Semi-Finalist
Houston Music Teachers Association Concerto Competition
April 8
Elementary Youth Division
Ivy Liu – Third Place
Junior Youth Division
Hanxi Owen Zhang – Third Place
I Open Sonority International Instrumental Competition
March 26
Group A
Alexandria Wu – First Place
YangYang Zhan – Second Place
Andrea Tan – Third Place
Group B
William Li – First Place
Lucas Xue – Second Place
Winston Tornberg – Second Place
Joshua Hong – Third Place
Guwei Chen – Honorable Mention
Group C
Minya Tang – Second Place
Group D
Jacob Yan – First Place
Jacob Yan – Best Classical Performance
Houston Music Teachers Association Piano Contest
February 18
Alexandria Wu – Gold Medal
YangYang Zhang – Gold Medal
Joshua Hong – Gold Medal
Miloslava Tomina – Silver Medal
William Li – Silver Medal
Ivy Liu – Silver Medal
Winston Tornberg – Silver Medal
Patrick Huang – Silver Medal
Reagan Tornberg – Silver Medal
Jacob Yan – Silver Medal
Andrea Tan – Bronze Medal
🏆 2022 Achievements
Houston Music Teachers Association Baroque Competition
November 5
William Li – Open Prize
Jacob Yan – Open Prize
XV Sonatina and Sonata International Youth Piano Competition in Corpus Christi
April 2
Minya Tang – First Prize with Special Honors Plus
Guwei Chen – First Prize with Special Honors Plus
Winston Tornberg – First Prize with Special Honors Plus
Ethan Zhang – First Prize with Special Honors Plus
Eva Zhang – First Prize with Special Honors Plus
Ivy Liu – First Prize with Special Honors Plus
Owen Zhang – First Prize with Special Honors
Houston Forum Young Artist Competition
May 14
Division I: Age 8
Winston Tornberg – Third Place
Ivy Liu – Honorable Mention
Houston Music Teachers Association Piano Contest
February 12
Alexandria Wu – Gold Medal
Guwei Chen – Gold Medal
🏆 2021 Achievements
Twelfth International Chopin Youth Competition
November 13–14
Elementary Division
Karen W. – Honorable Mention
Eva Zhang – Semi-Finalist
Guwei Chen – Semi-Finalist
Houston Music Teachers Association Baroque Competition
November 6
Karen W. – Best Bach Invention
Guwei Chen – Open Prize
William Li – Open Prize
Winston Tornberg – Open Prize
Houston Forum Young Artist Competition
May 1
Division VI: Age 13
Zhiling Zhang – Second Place
Division II: Age 9
Katherine Gao – Honorable Mention
Division I: Age 8
Karen W. – Honorable Mention
Houston International Music Competition
March 13
Division: Ages 9–13
Minya Tang – Finalist
Division: Ages 8 and younger
Karen W. – Honorable Mention
Ivy Liu – Finalist
The Rochelle Liebling Kahan Memorial Fund Competition for Child Piano Prodigies
March 6
Minya Tang – Honorable Mention
Houston Music Teachers Association Piano Contest
February 1
Jiahui Zhang – Gold Medal
Karen W. – Gold Medal
Aria Zhang – Silver Medal
Ethan Zhang – Silver Medal
Guwei Chen – Silver Medal
Ivy Liu – Silver Medal
Katherine Gao – Silver Medal
Luffy Sun – Silver Medal
Matthew B. – Silver Medal
William Li – Silver Medal
Winston Tornberg – Silver Medal
Houston Music Teachers Association Concerto Competition
January 10
Elementary Youth Concerto Division
Minya Tang – First Place
Karen W. – Second Place
Katherine Tapp – Third Place
William Li – Honorable Mention
Junior Division
Zhiling Zhang – Honorable Mention
🏆 2020 Achievements
XIV Sonatina and Sonata International Youth Piano Competition in Corpus Christi
April 18–19
Minya Tang – Grand Prix
Katherine Gao – First Prize with Special Honors Plus
Katherine Tapp – First Prize with Special Honors Plus
Luffy Sun – First Prize with Special Honors Plus
Karen W. – First Prize with Special Honors
Matthew B. – First Prize with Special Honors
William Li – First Prize With Special Honors
Houston Music Teachers Association Piano Contest
Final Round · February 9
Karen W. – Second Place
Luffy Sun – Second Place
Minya Tang – Honorable Mention
Houston Music Teachers Association Piano Contest
February 8
Karen W. – Gold Medal
Luffy Sun – Gold Medal
Minya Tang – Gold Medal
Aria Zhang – Silver Medal
Ivy Liu – Silver Medal
Jiahui Zhang – Silver Medal
Matthew B. – Silver Medal
Maxine He – Silver Medal
Mia Li – Silver Medal
🏆 2019 Achievements
Houston Music Teachers Association Baroque Festival and Competition
November 9
Guwei Chen – Winner
Karen W. – Winner
Luffy Sun – Winner
Matthew B. – Winner
Minya Tang – Winner
William Li – Winner
Houston Music Teachers Association Fort Bend Piano Competition
May 11
Minya Tang – First Place
William Li – Third Place
Karen W. – Fourth Place
The Rochelle Liebling Kahan Memorial Fund Competition for Child Piano Prodigies
March 2
Wendy Zhou – Honorable Mention
Houston Music Teachers Association Piano Contest
Final Round · February 24
Minya Tang – First Place
Karen W. – Third Place
William Li – Honorable Mention
Houston Music Teachers Association Piano Contest
February 17
Karen W. – Gold Medal
Minya Tang – Gold Medal
William Li – Gold Medal
Andrew Li – Silver Medal
Aria Zhang – Silver Medal
Carolyn Liu – Silver Medal
Jasper Shen – Silver Medal
Katherine Gao – Silver Medal
Katherine Tapp – Silver Medal
Ashley Yang – Bronze Medal
🏆 2018 Achievements
Houston Music Teachers Association Concerto Competition
December 1
Wendy Zhao – Second Place
Houston Music Teachers Association Piano Contest
February 18
Christian Tan – Bronze Medal
Katherine Tapp – Bronze Medal
🏆 2016 Achievements
II National Polish Piano Festival “Alla Polacca”
May 20–21
Dominik Urbanski – Winner
Oliwia Walkiewicz – Winner
Piotr Rempala – Winner
Zuzanna Michalowicz – Winner
IX National Polish Piano Competition “Master of Keyboard”
April 21–22
Oliwia Walkiewicz – Third Place
VI National Polish Piano Competition “Illustrative and Program Music in a Child’s World”
April 16–17
Dominik Urbanski – Honorable Mention
II Warsaw F. Rybicki Piano Competition
March 19
Oliwia Walkiewicz – Second Place
Dominik Urbanski – Third Place
Piotr Rempala – Third Place
Olimpia Szczesniewicz – Honorable Mention
XVIII Masovian State J. S. Bach Piano Competition
January 29
Piotr Rempala – First Place
Oliwia Walkiewicz – Second Place
🏆 2015 Achievements
I National Polish Instrumental Competition “A Freshman Can Be a Champion, Too”
November 7–8
Piotr Rempala – Grand Prix
VIII Interschool Warsaw Piano Competition “Piano Miniature”
November 7
Piotr Rempala – First Place
Zuzanna Michalowicz – Second Place
II Competition of Studies in Warsaw
October 23
Estera Geniusz – Second Place
Piotr Rempala – Third Place
XIV National Polish Young Pianist Competition in Zyrardow
May 29–30
Dominik Urbanski – Honorable Mention
National Polish Competition “Little or Big Virtuoso?”
March 16–17
Piotr Rempala – First Place
XVII Masovian State J. S. Bach Piano Competition
February 27
Olimpia Szczesniewicz – Third Place
🏆 2014 Achievements
VII Interschool Warsaw Piano Competition “Piano Miniature”
November 10
Piotr Rempala – Honorable Mention
III Interschool Warsaw Piano Competition “Music Meetings”
June 16
Olimpia Szczesniewicz – Honorable Mention
Moments That Define Our Students
From first recitals to top competition podiums — these are the moments our students work toward and the memories they carry for a lifetime.
Begin Your Story at Virtuoso
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