2026 E-ARTIUM INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION (PETALING JAYA, MALAYSIA)

Congratulations to the following students on their achievements at the 2026 E-Artium Internatioinal Piano Competition held on October 10 and 11, 2026 in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia.

1. Kevin Chan
Diploma category : Platinum Prize
Beethoven category : Gold Prize and E-Artium Award
Age Group (13 to 14 years) : Gold

2. Leona Li
Diploma category : Gold and E-Artium Award
Age Group (9 to 10 years) : Gold Prize
Beethoven category : Gold Prize

3. Maximillian Oswald-Lim
Age Group (13 to 14 years) : Gold Prize
Chopin Etude category : Gold Prize

4. Jamie Loh
Age Group (9 to 10 years) : Gold Prize
Schubert category : Gold Prize

2026 SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL CLASSICAL PIANO COMPETITION (SINGAPORE)

Congratulations to Kevin Chan on winning Second Prize in the recent Singapore Internatioinal Classical Piano competition held at the Lee Foundation Theatre on August 23, 2026.

2025 PREMIO BRUNO MEZZENA INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION (MONTESILVANO, ITALY)

Congratulations to Leona Li on winning the First Absolute Grand Prize, Category B, of the 2025 Premio Bruno Mezzena International Piano Competition held in Montesilvano, Italy from 30 November to 1 December.

2025 VIRTUOSI PER MUSICA DI PIANOFORTE (CZECH REPUBLIC, USTI NAD LEBAM)

Congratulations to Leona Li on winning Second Prize, Category 1, of the 2025 Virtuosi per Musica di Pianoforte Competition in Usti Nad Lebam, Czech Republic from 26 to 28 November.

2025 INTERNATIONAL MUSIC COMPETITION "PARIS" GRAND PRIZE VIRTUOSO

Congratulations to Maximillian Oswald-Lim on winning First Prize in the Intermediate category (13 to 15 years) of the 2025 International Music Competition “Paris” Grand Prize Virtuoso.

2025 NATIONAL PIANO AND VIOLIN COMPETITION (SINGAPORE)

Congratulations to Ooi Yi Kai for winning Third Prize in the Piano Intermediate category of the National Piano and Violin Competition held in Singapore from November 20 to 25, 2025 at the Victoria Concert Hall.

2025 INTERNATIONAL MUSIC COMPETITION "PARIS" GRAND PRIZE VIRTUOSO

Congratulations to Maximillian Oswald-Lim on winning First Prize in the Intermediate category (13-15 years old) of the International Music Competition “Paris” Grand Prize Virtuoso. Maximillian will be performing at the Winners' Concert at the prestigious The Studio of The Opéra Bastille in Paris from December 10 to 12, 2025.

5TH E-ARTIUM PIANO COMPETITION & FESTIVAL (MALAYSIA)

Congratulations to the following students on their success at the recent 5th E-Artium Piano Competition in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia.

1. Mari Avril Zhuang (11 y.o.)
   Platinum Prize: Junior A - Pianista 3
   Gold Prize & E-Artium Prize: : Bach (Group B)
   Gold Prize: Haydn Group

2. John Wu (12 y.o.)
   Gold Prize: Junior A - Pianista 3
   Gold Prize & E-Artium Prize: Bach (Group A)
   Gold Prize: Mozart Group

3. Du Jiayan (13 y.o.)
   Gold Prize: Chopin (Group D)
   Silver Prize: Junior B - Pianista 4

4. Ooi Yi Kai (14 y.o.)
   Platinum Prize: Bach (Group A)
   Gold Prize: Haydn Group
   Gold Prize: Junior B - Pianista 4

5. Cao Junwei (15 y.o.)
   Platinum Prize: Junior B - Pianista 4
   Gold Prize & E-Artium Award: Debussy (Group B)
   Gold Prize: Beethoven Group

5TH BANGKOK INTERNATIONAL PERFORMING ARTS PIANO COMPETITION (BANGKOK, THAILAND)

Congratulations to Valentin Miles Lahdada on winning the Gold Prize in the Children Group B as well as the Chopin Nocturne category at the 5th Bangkok International Performing Arts Piano Competition.

2025 ARS NOVA INTERNATIONAL MUSIC COMPETITION (SINGAPORE)

Congratulations to my three students who won the top three prizes in Category B (15 years and below) of the recent Ars Nova International Music Competition held on September 13, 2025 at the Bechstein Music World, Singapore. From left to right: Cao Junwei (1st prize), Ooi Yi Kai (3rd prize) and Maria Avril Zhuang (2nd prize)

2025 SINGAPORE CLASSICAL PIANO COMPETITION

Congratulations to 8-year-old student, Leona Li for winning First Prize in the recent Singapore International Classical Piano Competition held on August 9th at the Lee Foundation Theatre, Singapore.

2025 ASIA ARTS FESTIVAL

Congratulations to 13-year-old Kevin Chan for winning the Gold Prize at the 2025 Asia Arts Festival held on July 15th in Singapore.

2025 NEW YORK "GOLDEN CLASSICAL MUSIC AWARDS" INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION

Congratulations to Maximillian Oswald-Lim in his New York Weill Recital/Carnegie Hall debut on July 11, 2025. This opportunity came about after he won First Prize in his age category of the New York “Golden Classical Music Awards” International Competition.

2025 SINGAPORE STEINWAY YOUTH PIANO COMPETITION

Congratulations to the following students at this competition:

Professional category:
Cao Junwei: Honorable Mention

Amateur category:
John Wu: Best Classical Award
Leona Li: Best Baroque Awards

2024 GOLDEN CLASSICAL MUSIC AWARDS (USA)

Congratulations to Maximillian Oswald-Lim for winning the Gold Prize at the 2024 Golden Classical Music Awards. He will be making his Carnegie Hall debut on July 10th, 2025.

2024 SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL MUSIC COMPETITION

Congratulations to Maximillian Oswald-Lim (age 12) for winning the Gold Award at the Singapore International Music Competition (Category C, Piano Emerging Section)

2024 INTERNATIONAL MUSIC COMPETITION "OXFORD" GRAND PRIZE VIRTUOSO

Congratulations to Maximillian Oswald-Lim (age 12) for winning the First Prize at the 2024 International Music Competition “Oxford” Grand Prize Virtuoso.

6TH SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL CLASSICAL PIANO COMPETITION, 2024

Congratulations to 14-year-old Cao Junwei on winning the First Prize at the Singapore International Classical Piano Competition on August 11, 2024, at the Lee Foundation Theatre in Singapore.

MAY/JUNE 2024 TRINITY COLLEGE OF MUSIC DIPLOMA EXAMINATIONS

Congratulations to the following students on their recent success in the Trinity College of Music diploma examinations, which were held in May/June 2024.

1. Maria Avril Zhuang (10y.o.) - ATCL (Distinction)

2. Maximilllian Oswald-Lim (12 y.o.) - ATCL (Distinction)

3. Cao Jun Wei (14 y.o.) - LTCL (Distinction)

2024 SINGAPORE RAFFLES INTERNATIONAL MUSIC COMPETITION

Congratulations to 12-year-old Ooi Yi Kai for winning the Gold Prize at the recent Singapore Raffles International Music Festival held at the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music on July 21st.