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Welcome
This is the official page for NEMTA's Piano Competition 2021. It is an international classical music event open to participants of all ages, levels and nationalities. We welcome you and invite you to familiarize yourself with the rules of the Competition. We look forward to hearing you perform!
NEMTA Piano Competition 2021 - RESULTS
CLASSICAL OPEN - PREP
1st: Noah Xia
2nd: Valentina Sheyn
3rd: Hana Malbanan
CLASSICAL OPEN - ELEMENTARY
1st: Bryce Yedida
2nd: Daria Rysenko
3rd: Mia Hao
CLASSICAL OPEN - JUNIOR
1st: Meredith Thompson
2nd: Melody Zhang
3rd: Madelyn Carrerra
CLASSICAL OPEN - INTERMEDIATE
1st: Lynette Gao
2nd: Sophie Lin
3rd: Smruti Jadhav
CLASSICAL OPEN - SENIOR
1st: Marcus Lee
2nd: Matthew Sebastian
3rd: Maria Armenciu
CLASSICAL OPEN - ADULT
1st: Orion Yedidia
2nd: Tal Fine
LIVE AUDITIONS - NJ
OPEN CLASSICAL PREP:
1st: Anna Smith
2nd: Valentina Sheyn
OPEN CLASSICAL ELEMENTARY:
1st: Samantha Innella
OPEN POP PREP:
1st: Max Smith
OPEN POP ELEMENTARY:
1st: Aditi Srisailam
OPEN POP INTERMEDIATE:
1st: Shibani Prasad
OPEN POP SENIOR:
1st: Aditi Srisailam
2nd: Monica Manescu
OPEN RAG JUNIOR:
1st: Anna Smith
OPEN RAG INTERMEDIATE:
1st: Aidan Barth
STANDARD CLASSICAL - LEVEL 1:
1st: Max Smith
STANDARD CLASSICAL - LEVEL 3:
1st: Monica Manescu
STANDARD CLASSICAL - LEVEL 5:
1st: Shibani Prasad
2nd: Akanksha Bagchi
STANDARD CLASSICAL - LEVEL 6:
1st: Akanksha Bagchi
2nd: Aditi Srisailam
DUETS:1st: Aditi Srisailam & Akanksha Bagchi
NON-STANDARD AND NON-CLASSICAL CATEGORIES
Preparatory/Standard:
1st – Aanya Pothupalem
2nd – Celine Hallgren
Level 1/Standard
1st – Tressa Williams
1st – Evelyn Hao
2nd – Bailey Scuichiro
3rd – Kiera Craughan
HM - Aidan Liu
Level 2/Standard
1st – Robert DeAllaume
2nd – Ethan Rong
3rd – Dori Zhang
HM – Justin Liu
Level 3/Standard
1st – Ryan Zhou
2nd – Yulia Gavrylak
3rd – Megan Du
HM – Nikhil Patel
Level 4/Standard
1st – Natalie Wang
Level 5/Standard '
1st – Isaac Zheng
2nd – Sophie Hao
3rd – Annie Wu
Level 6/Standard
1st – Derek Zhang
Level 7/Standard
1st – Allison Xu
2nd – Aleena Marenko
3rd – George Craughan
Level 8/Open
1st – Jason Jiang
Jazz Senior/Standard
1st – Xander Erwee
VIRTUOSO CLASSICAL - ROUND 1 (Preliminaries)
Prep:1st: Noah Xia
Elementary:1st: Victori Pisani
Junior:1st: Philip Thompson, 2nd: Ryan Wang
Senior:1st: Sherry Li
These winners are invited to perform in ROUND 2 (The Finals) of the Piano Competition where they'll be performing 2 contrasting pieces in front of an international panel of Judges from 3 countries. Best of luck to our finalists!
VIRTUOSO CLASSICAL - ROUND 2 (Finals)
Juniors:
1st: Noah Xia (CASH PRIZE WINNER)
2nd: Victor Pisani
Seniors:
1st: Philip Thompson (CASH PRIZE WINNER)
2nd: Sherry Li
NEMTA PIANO COMPETITION - ABOUT US
Our Mission
NEMTA Piano is a division of NEMTA Festival that focuses on needs, goals and accomplishments of pianists. With local, national and international outreach programs, NEMTA Piano strives to raise the bar for piano students to promote excellence, professionalism and musicianship. Our goal is to offer performance opportunities, educational programs and evaluation services globally. Consistent with NEMTA's overall slogan "Music Without Borders", NEMTA Piano brings musicians from all over the world in an Annual Piano Competition every spring.
Our History
In the past, piano players participated in the NEMTA Annual Festival together with other instrumentalists, with auditions being held at local music schools/universities and the Winners Recital held at the Dolan Performance Hall in Morristown, NJ. Last year during the COVID Pandemic, NEMTA Festival was forced to transition to an online platform and has since expanded its geographical borders to students outside of the immediate Tri-State area. Currently, NEMTA Piano is no longer limited to US entries and is a truly a global event!
Current Year 2020-2021
NEMTA & its organizers are proud to present Piano Competition 2021 and invite our current and new students to participate in our annual spring event. Students of all ages and levels are welcome to apply. NEMTA offers both live & online audition opportunities. Please save the following important dates to remember:
APPLICATION DEADLINE: April 15, 2021
RECORDING SUBMISSION: April 30, 2021
AUDITIONS: MAY 15 & 16, 2021
NEMTA PIANO COMPETITION - RULES
Categories
STANDARD AUDITIONS are available to students of all ages and abilities. Students submit entry based on Standard Levels regardless of age. A Standard List of repertoire that a student must prepare is available for download in the Forms below. A detailed written feedback scorecard is provided to each participant and the top 3 performers in each level are awarded prizes.
OPEN AUDITIONS are available for 5 different age divisions and are evaluated by judges who provide a detailed written feedback scorecard to each participant and ranks top 3 winners in each category. A contestant may submit a music selection of their choice.
VIRTUOSO AUDITIONS represent a more demanding level of competition consisting of 2 rounds - preliminary ROUND 1 & the final ROUND 2. The Judges will select 6 candidates from the Preliminary ROUND 1 to advance to the finals in ROUND 2. The top 3 finalists in each age division in ROUND 1 are not necessarily those that will be invited to participate in the finals in ROUND 2. For example, the judges may decide to invite 4 students from the Elementary Age Division & 2 students from the Preparatory Division for the Finals. A student's excellence in performing is the only factor to be considered for Virtuoso finals ROUND 2 regardless of age. There will be 2 age divisions in ROUND 2 finals: Junior and Senior. The Finals will be adjudicated by an esteemed panel of judges who select the top 3 winners of the NEMTA Piano Competition 2021.
EVALUATIONS - a non-competitive event that offers a student opportunity to work with the Judge directly to receive feedback and advice in a confidential, low-pressure environment. Evaluations are not a public event. Only the judges assigned will hear, evaluate and comment on any particular evaluation performance.
Age Divisions
The following age divisions are offered to participants of the PIano Competition - Open Auditions & Virtuoso Auditions (ROUND 1):
Preparatory: 6 - 8 years old
Elementary: 9 - 11 years old
Intermediate: 12 - 14 years old
Senior: 15 - 17 years old
Adult: 18 + years old
The following age divisions will be adjudicated in the Piano Competition - Virtuoso Auditions (ROUND 2):
Junior: 6 - 11 years old
Senior: 12 - 17 years old
Open & Standard Auditions
* All participants are invited to enter the Open Auditions of the Piano Competition in the appropriate category and age division.
* A student may enter their Age Division or an older Age Division only. In other words, a younger student may participate in the older Age Division, but an older student cannot participate in the younger Age Division.
* Multiple entries per participant are permitted to increase chances of victory in any given category. However, contestant must perform different selections for multiple entries.
* Open Auditions: a selection of any choice must be submitted for consideration
* Standard Auditions: a selection from the Standard List of Repertoire must be selected
* Results will be announced on the website under Results & Placement
Virtuoso Auditions
* Any student may apply for Virtuoso Auditions with a selection of 2 contrasting pieces. Virtuoso Auditions are based on age groups and students are competing for ultimate title of the 1st Place Winner of the 2021 NEMTA Piano Competition in Junior & Senior categories.
* A student may advance to Virtuoso Finals (ROUND 2) by invitation only. Judges will select 6 finalists from the younger age group (6 - 11 years old) and 6 finalists from the older age group (12 - 17 years old) of the Virtuoso Auditions - ROUND 2 to participate in ROUND 2.
* Two contrasting pieces must be presented for VIRTUOSO Auditions (ROUND 2)- one piece may be the same as was adjudicated in ROUND 1. And the second must be of contrasting nature. Suggested list of selections for Virtuoso Auditions is below. However, any selection of similar level will be considered.
* Results will be announced on the website under Results & Placement
Video Recordings & Submissions
* All video recordings must be acoustic and not amplified. The use of microphone in the room is permitted during a video recording.
* All video recordings must be unedited, ie no sound enhancement, editing, mixing through any professional or non-professional soundboard, equipment, recording studios, etc. permitted. The videos must be shot uninterrupted.
* Please note: if the video sounds edited in any way, the Judge can potentially disqualify it without asking further questions.
Other Important Information
*All performances must be done from memory
* All repeats, interludes, bridges, and instrumental parts may be shortened
* Accompaniment can be live or recorded. Variations in tempo are permitted. Orchestral arrangements are not permitted (piano/keyboard preferred). Unaccompanied submissions will be disqualified.
NEMTA Piano Competition - JUDGES
Tatyana Miroshnichenko
Tatyana Miroshnichenko
Tatyana Miroshnichenko
Tatyana Miroshnichenko is an esteemed piano educator at the Children's Music School in the City of Tashkent, Uzbekistan. She holds a Bachelor's degree from the National Institute of Theatre and the Arts and has been teaching piano for more than 50 years. Among her students are many laureates of international music festivals and competitio
Tatyana Miroshnichenko is an esteemed piano educator at the Children's Music School in the City of Tashkent, Uzbekistan. She holds a Bachelor's degree from the National Institute of Theatre and the Arts and has been teaching piano for more than 50 years. Among her students are many laureates of international music festivals and competitions. Many of her students are currently professional musicians teaching and performing all over the world.
Joseph Bartello
Tatyana Miroshnichenko
Tatyana Miroshnichenko
Coming soon...
Donna Kwong
Tatyana Miroshnichenko
Donna Kwong
Donna Kwong made her concerto debut with the Seattle Philharmonic Orchestra at the age of thirteen, and has since been featured as soloist with various orchestras, including L'Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, London Philharmonic, Virginia Symphony, and Utah Symphony. Reviewers call her a “masterful pianist” (Denver Post) who “always pla
Donna Kwong made her concerto debut with the Seattle Philharmonic Orchestra at the age of thirteen, and has since been featured as soloist with various orchestras, including L'Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, London Philharmonic, Virginia Symphony, and Utah Symphony. Reviewers call her a “masterful pianist” (Denver Post) who “always plays with precision, intelligence and sensitivity” (Lawrence Journal-World). She has been praised for her recordings on Arabesque, Ongaku, Tria, and Maestro Classics Records labels.
As a founding member and the pianist of the critically acclaimed Claremont Trio for 12 years, she performed extensively on the stages of many venues all over the world, including Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, Kennedy Center, American Academy in Rome, and the festivals of Mostly Mozart, Lucerne, Ravinia, Caramoor, and Saratoga.
As an educator, Ms. Kwong has given master classes all over the United States, including the Eastman School of Music, Peabody Conservatory, Conservatory at SUNY-Purchase, Longy School of Music, Duke University, and at the Suzuki National Conference. She started educating and sharing her love of music with others as a teenager and continues to do so in private and outreach settings with students of all ages.
Ms. Kwong received her undergraduate and graduate degrees in the Accelerated Bachelors/Masters program at The Juilliard School, where she was also a Piano Minor Teaching Fellow. She has studied with Yoheved Kaplinsky, Robert McDonald, Lorraine Ambrose and Jane Coop. Donna Kwong is a Steinway Artist.
STEP 2 - PAY FEES (by April 15, 2021)
Standard, Open Auditions - $40 per entry
Virtuoso Auditions - $50 per entry
Evaluation - $40 per entry
