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2019

DMTA
(13-15) Young Artist 1st Place - Mayah Ding
(12-13) 1st Place - Honor Hawkes
(12-13) 2nd Place - Avianna Yun
(13-15 Duet) 2nd Place - Lucie and Megan Talikoff
(9-11) 1st Place - Benjamin Nabedrik

DMTA Nakarai Piano Competition for Middle School
​1st Place - Mayah Ding

2018

DMTA
(13-15) Young Artist 2nd Place - Mayah Ding
(13-14 Duet) 1st Place - Mayah Ding and Claire Peng
(13-14 Duet) 2nd Place - Hopewell and Honor Hawkes
(9-11 Duet) 1st Place - Kaan Argon and Serena Chen-Wright
(12-13 Duet) 1st Place - Lucie and Megan Talikoff

​2017

Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Insurance Talent Hunt Competition (local) 1st place - Noah Cox
Tar River Piano Young Artist Competition 1st place - Noah Cox (performed with orchestra)

DMTA
(12-13) 1st Place - Mayah Ding
(12-14 Duet) 1st Place - Mayah Ding & Claire Peng
(11-13 Duet) 1st Place - Hopewell & Honor Hawkes
(12-13) Honorable Mention - Claire Peng
(12-13) Honorable Mention - Hopewell Hawkes


2016

Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Insurance Talent Hunt Competition (local) 1st place - Anne Carlstein
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Insurance Talent Hunt Competition (regional) 1st place - Anne Carlstein
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Insurance Talent Hunt Competition (national) 1st place- Anne Carlstein

DMTA

Young Artist (13-15) 1st Place- Noah Cox
(13-15) 1st Place - Albert Tsui
(16+) 1st Place - Sayali Gove
(Piano Trio) 1st Place - Albert Tsui, Noah Cox, Sayali Gove
(Duet 12-13) 1st Place - Claire Peng & Matt Polsky
(Duet - Selected for Honors Recital) - Hopewell & Honor Hawkes
(Solo 9-11 - Selected for Honors Recital) - Mayah Ding

(Solo 5-8 - Selected for Honors Recital) - Benjamin Nabedrik
(Duet 5-8 - Selected for Honors Recital) - Serena Chen Wright, Jason Li
(16+) Honorable Mention - Anne Carlstein
(12-13) Honorable Mention- Claire Peng
(12-13) Honorable Mention- Hopewell Hawkes
Book Award - Lucy Talikoff, Hopewell Hawkes, Honor Hawkes, Leny Argeles, Eddy Ferreira
Honorable Mention - Shad Alban, Derek Yao
Superior - Jason Li, Serena Chen Wright, Samuel Stompel, Justine Yova, Kaan Argon, Daniel Park


2015

DMTA
Young Artist (13-15) 2nd Place- Noah Cox
Advanced Duet 1st Place- Kendra Zhong & Anne Carlstein
Honorable Mention (16+)- Meredith Cox
Honorable Mention (Young Artist 16+) – Anne Carlstein
Honorable Mention (14-15)- Kendra Zhong, Albert Tsui
Duet Book Award (11-12)- Claire Peng & Nicholas Visco
Solo Piano Book Award (9-11) – Claire Peng
Solo Piano Book Award (9-11) – Nicholas Visco, Derek Yao, Leny Argeles, Shad Alban
Honorable Mention (9-11) – Hopewell Hawkes
Superior Plus (5-8)- Kaan Argon, Benjamin Nabedrik
Superior (5-8) – Honor Hawkes, Serena Chen-Wright

2014

NCMTA
-State Superior-
Anne Carlstein
Meredith Cox
Noah Cox
Derek Yao

Chapel Hill Festival
1st Place Duet (intermediate)- Albert Tsui and Mia Morrell
1st Place Duet (advanced)- Veronica Kim and Kendra Zhong

DMTA
1st Place (16-18)- Jeffrey Zhou
2nd Place (young artist)- Noah Cox
2nd Place (16-18)- Meredith Cox
1st Place (Duet Advance)- Noah and Meredith Cox

Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Insurance Talent Hunt Competition:
1st Place- Meredith Cox
2nd Place- Anne Carlstein
South Regional 2nd Place- Meredith Cox

MTNA
Honorable mention- Mia Morrell

International Romantic Music Competition
1st Place Duet- Meredith & Noah Cox (Performance at Carnegie Hall)

2013

Charles F. T. Nakarai/Loren Withers Piano Competition
2nd place- Anne Carlstein
Best Performance of Lyrical Piece- Albert Tsui

Winston Salem School of Art Sonata Competition
Honorable Mention- Anne Carlstein

DMTA
1st Place- Noah Cox (12-13)
1st Place- Anne Carlstein (14-15)
Honorable Mention- Kendra Zhong & Meredith Cox (14-15)
Duet Intermediate 1st Place- Noah and Meredith Cox

Bradshaw & Buono International Piano Competition-
2nd Place- Anne Carlstein (Junior Division)
Honorable Mention- Mia Morrell (Senior Division)

Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Insurance Talent Hunt Competition-
2nd Place- Anne Carlstein

2012

NCMTA- Superior Award-
Adriana Kim
Noah Cox
Meredith Cox
Kendra Zhong
Albert Tsui
Jeffrey Zhou

CHMTA
Duet First Place- Adriana Kim & Sayali Gove (elementary)
1st Place- Anne Carlstein & Veronica Kim (Advanced)
1st Place (11-12 Solo)- Kendra Zhong

DMTA
1st Place Duet- Jeffrey Zhou and Alan Liu
Composition 1st Place- Sayali Gove

Bradshaw & Buono International Piano Competition-
2nd place- Anne Carlstein

​2011

Charles F. T. Nakarai/Loren Withers Piano Competition - Mia Morrell (1st place)
MTNA Junior Competition- Mia Morrell (1st Place)
DMTA- Jeffrey Zhou (1st Place)
CHMTA- Kendra Zhong  (1st Place)

Golden Key Musical Festival
Gold Medal- Meredith & Noah Cox (Performance at Carnegie Hall)

Tanya Smirnov
smirpiano@gmail.com
Chapel Hill, NC