Recent Chamber Strings/Vivace Alumni Accomplishments
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2017
- Alexander Wu: National Youth Orchestra of the United Sates of America
- Jason Shu: Principal Cello of PMEA Regional Orchestra
- Rachel Chen: Principal Second Violin of PMEA District Orchestra 12
- PMEA Regional Orchestra: Ananya Muthukrishnan, Ramya Muthukrishnan, Linsy Wang, Suzanne Carpenter, Rachel Chen, Daniel Gao, Jennifer Guo, Anjana Menon, Saakshi Navile, Matt DiSanto, Jason Shu, Alexander Wu
- PMEA District Orchestra 12: George Hu, Mitchell Taylor, Hannah Yoon
2016
- Alex Chen, Cello: Principal Cello of PMEA District 12 Orchestra
- Seyoung Kim, Cello: Assistant Principal Cello of PMEA District 12 Orchestra
- Alex Chen, Cello: Assistant Principal Cello of Philadelphia Youth Orchestra 2015-2016
2015
- Trio Con Brio : Isaac Kim, cello: First Place in Tri-County Music Competition Junior Ensemble
- Alex Wu, cello: First Place in Tri-County Music Competition Senior Strings
- Anya Chan, cello: Honorable Mention in Bucks County Orchestra Youth Competition
- Alex Chen, cello: Seyoung Kim, cello: 2015 PMEA Regional Orchestra
- Kail Yuan, cello: 2015 PMEA District 12 Orchestra
- Daniel Han, cello: 1st prize Crescendo International Music Competition – Little Mozart (Performed in Carnegie Hall)
- Eugenia Li, cello: Matthew Wang, cello; Cindy Chea, cello; 2nd Prize Crescendo International Music Competition – Little Mozart (Performed in Carnegie Hall)
- Sarah Yoon, cello; Hannah Yoon, cello; Isaac Kim, cello; Leigh Magness, cello; Sierra Wei, cello: 1st prize winners Crescendo International Music Competition (Performed in Carnegie Hall)
2014
- Alex Chen, cello and Alex Wu, cello: Scholarship recipients of SMS’s Advanced Study Program in 2014.
- Alex Wu, cello: First prize in Landsdowne Symphony Youth Competition in 2014
- Anya Chan, cello: Honorable Mention in Lansdowne Symphony Youth Competition.
- Leigh Magness, cello: Appointed Assistant Principal at Reading Youth Orchestra in June 2014.
- JK&L Piano Trio: Austina Lin, violin; Seyoung Kim, Cello: 2nd place in Tri-County Senior Ensemble
- Longview Piano Trio: Hannah Yoon, cello: 1st place in Tri-County Music Competition Junior Ensemble
- Spring Piano Trio: Linsy Wang, violin; Sarah Yang, cello: 2nd place in Tri-County Music Competition Junior Ensemble
- Musical Four Piano Quartet: James Tang, violin; Mary Zhuang, viola; Neal Chan, cello: Honorable Mention in Tri-County Music Competition Junior Ensemble
- Alex Wu, cello: First place in Tri-County Music Competition Junior Strings
- Natalie Kim, violin: Second Place in Tri-County Music Competition Junior Strings
- Sarah Yang, cello : Gold prize in Golden Key Music Festival (Performed in Carnegie Hall)
- Alex Chen, cello: Gold prize in Golden Key Music Festival (Performed in Carnegie Hall)
- Longview Trio: Hannah Yoon, cello: Gold prize in Golden Key Music Festival. (Performed in Carnegie Hall)
- Spring Piano Trio: Austina Lin, violin; Seyoung Kim, cello: Silver prize in Golden Key Music Festival.(Performed in Carnegie Hall)
- Musical Four Piano Quartet: James Tang, Violin; Mary Zhuang, Viola; Neal Chan, Cello: Silver prize in Golden Key Music Festival (Performed in Carnegie Hall)
- Kail Yuan, cello: Grand Prix in Rising Talent Music Fest (Performed in Carnegie Hall)
- Leigh Magness, cello: Grand Prix in Rising Talent Music Fest (Performed in Carnegie Hall)
- Piano Trio: Anya Chan, cello; Matthew Fu, violin: Grand Prix in Rising Talent Music Fest (Performed in Carnegie Hall)
- Jessica Zhang, cello: Grand Prize in Rising Talent Music Fest
- Alex Chen, cello: 1st chair in PMEA district 12 orchestra audition.
- Alex Chen, cello : Appointed principal cello in Chester County Youth Orchestra
- Hannah Yoon, cello: co-principal cello in Philadelphia Sinfonia 2013-2014
- Kail Yuan, cello: co-principal cello in Philadelphia Sinfonia 2013-2014
- Matthew Wang, cello: co-principal cello in PRYSM young artist 2013-2014