2024 APPS STUDENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS and announcements
2024 MTNA COMPETITION
SENIOR PIANO (DUET)
Kaitlyn Gia Lee and Alexander Vollmer, WA STATE Representative Winners
Jane Kwon and Jason Kwon, WA STATE Alternate Representative Winners
JUNIOR PIANO
Alexander Vollmer, Honorable Mention
Alvin Lee, Honorable Mention
SENIOR PIANO
Minjae Kim, Honorable Mention
SENIOR PIANO (DUET)
Kaitlyn Gia Lee and Alexander Vollmer, WA STATE Representative Winners
Jane Kwon and Jason Kwon, WA STATE Alternate Representative Winners
JUNIOR PIANO
Alexander Vollmer, Honorable Mention
Alvin Lee, Honorable Mention
SENIOR PIANO
Minjae Kim, Honorable Mention
2024 TIME ERA FESTIVAL
BEST OF FESTIVAL WINNERS (Gala Concert Prize and Gold Trophy awarded)
Alvin Lee
Jane Kwon
Minjae Kim
Kaitlyn Gia Lee and Alexander Vollmer
GOLD MEDALS
Sky Suh
Wallace Wang
Claire Kang and Ian Kang
Vanessa Luong and Lucas Popescu
BEST OF FESTIVAL WINNERS (Gala Concert Prize and Gold Trophy awarded)
Alvin Lee
Jane Kwon
Minjae Kim
Kaitlyn Gia Lee and Alexander Vollmer
GOLD MEDALS
Sky Suh
Wallace Wang
Claire Kang and Ian Kang
Vanessa Luong and Lucas Popescu
2024 PACIFIC NORTHWEST PIANO COMPETITION
IN-PERSON:
PLATINUM: Simone Chai
PLATINUM: Alvin Lee
PLATINUM: Lucas Popescu
PLATINUM: Alexander Vollmer
PLATINUM: Minjae Kim (Daniel)
GOLD: Wallace Wang
GOLD: Brandon Osckar
SILVER: Jane Kwon
SILVER: Godwin Hong
2024 PACIFIC NORTHWEST PIANO COMPETITION
VIRTUAL:
PLATINUM: Alexander Vollmer
PLATINUM: Minjae Kim
GOLD: Simone Chai
BRONZE: Aiden Yang
IN-PERSON:
PLATINUM: Simone Chai
PLATINUM: Alvin Lee
PLATINUM: Lucas Popescu
PLATINUM: Alexander Vollmer
PLATINUM: Minjae Kim (Daniel)
GOLD: Wallace Wang
GOLD: Brandon Osckar
SILVER: Jane Kwon
SILVER: Godwin Hong
2024 PACIFIC NORTHWEST PIANO COMPETITION
VIRTUAL:
PLATINUM: Alexander Vollmer
PLATINUM: Minjae Kim
GOLD: Simone Chai
BRONZE: Aiden Yang
2024 SCMTA CONCERTO COMPETITION
WINNERS FOR MUKILTEO ORCHESTRA:
INEZ KO, Mozart Piano Concerto No. 17 in G major, K 467, I. Allegro
ALVIN LEE, Ravel Piano Concerto in G, 2nd and 3rd movements
MINJAE KIM, Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 in Eb major, 2nd and 3rd movements
ALEXANDER VOLLMER, Prokofiev Concerto No. 2, 1st movement
WINNERS FOR EVERGREEN ORCHESTRA:
ETHAN PARK, Mozart Piano Concerto No. 21 in C, 2nd & 3rd movements
DANIEL MUN, Liszt Fantasia on Hungarian Folk Melodies
JANE KWON, ALTERNATE WINNER for Evergreen Orchestra
HONORABLE MENTION WINNER: CAIDEN KIM
WINNERS FOR MUKILTEO ORCHESTRA:
INEZ KO, Mozart Piano Concerto No. 17 in G major, K 467, I. Allegro
ALVIN LEE, Ravel Piano Concerto in G, 2nd and 3rd movements
MINJAE KIM, Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 in Eb major, 2nd and 3rd movements
ALEXANDER VOLLMER, Prokofiev Concerto No. 2, 1st movement
WINNERS FOR EVERGREEN ORCHESTRA:
ETHAN PARK, Mozart Piano Concerto No. 21 in C, 2nd & 3rd movements
DANIEL MUN, Liszt Fantasia on Hungarian Folk Melodies
JANE KWON, ALTERNATE WINNER for Evergreen Orchestra
HONORABLE MENTION WINNER: CAIDEN KIM
2024 INTERNATIONAL GERMAN MUSIC PIANO COMPETITION
GOLD: Alexander Vollmer (Solo Division)
GOLD: Minjae Kim (Solo Division)
GOLD: Kaitlyn Gia Lee & Alexander Vollmer, MOST MEMORABLE PERFORMERS (Duet Division)
GOLD: Ethan Park (Concerto Division)
GOLD: Wallace Wang (Concerto Division)
SILVER: Alexander Vollmer (Concerto Division)
SILVER: Ian Kang and Claire Kang (Duet Division)
SILVER: Minjae Kim (Concerto Division)
GOLD: Alexander Vollmer (Solo Division)
GOLD: Minjae Kim (Solo Division)
GOLD: Kaitlyn Gia Lee & Alexander Vollmer, MOST MEMORABLE PERFORMERS (Duet Division)
GOLD: Ethan Park (Concerto Division)
GOLD: Wallace Wang (Concerto Division)
SILVER: Alexander Vollmer (Concerto Division)
SILVER: Ian Kang and Claire Kang (Duet Division)
SILVER: Minjae Kim (Concerto Division)
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2024 SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION
Simone Chai (age 6) wins 2nd Place! |
2024 VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL
Simone Chai (age 6) wins 3rd place! |
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2024 MAURICE RAVEL COMPETITION, PARIS
Congratulations to Alvin Lee, who was awarded 1st Place Prize, Prodigy Player, USA 
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2024 Chicago International Music Competition
Congratulations to Minjae Kim who was awarded two prizes:
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2024 Elevato International Youth
Piano Competition Alexander Vollmer wins 3rd Place Prize! |
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Eastside Symphony Concerto Competition
Congratulations to Patrick Yoon who has been selected to perform Prokofiev Piano Concerto no. 3 in C major, 1st movement with Eastside Symphony in Redmond on Saturday, October 12, 2024! |
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2024 Virtuoso Artists Festival
DISTINGUISHED GOLD MEDAL: Alvin Lee, ages 9-10
GOLD MEDAL: Inez Ko, ages 11-12
GOLD MEDAL: Alexander Vollmer, ages 13-14
GOLD MEDAL: Patrick Yoon, Concerto ages 13 and under
SILVER MEDAL: Ian Kang, ages 11-12
SILVER MEDAL: Lucas Popescu, ages 11-12
BRONZE MEDAL: Jane and Jason Kwon, Chamber Music
BRONZE MEDAL: Godwin Hong, adult category
HONORABLE MENTION: Jennifer Siney, adult category
DISTINGUISHED GOLD MEDAL: Alvin Lee, ages 9-10
GOLD MEDAL: Inez Ko, ages 11-12
GOLD MEDAL: Alexander Vollmer, ages 13-14
GOLD MEDAL: Patrick Yoon, Concerto ages 13 and under
SILVER MEDAL: Ian Kang, ages 11-12
SILVER MEDAL: Lucas Popescu, ages 11-12
BRONZE MEDAL: Jane and Jason Kwon, Chamber Music
BRONZE MEDAL: Godwin Hong, adult category
HONORABLE MENTION: Jennifer Siney, adult category
2024 VII Geneva International Music Competition
Congratulations to Vince and Kaitlyn Gia (Lee Siblings) for winning the highly coveted Grand Prix Award selected by a jury of distinguished adjudicators.
Congratulations to Vince and Kaitlyn Gia (Lee Siblings) for winning the highly coveted Grand Prix Award selected by a jury of distinguished adjudicators.
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2024 Pacific International Piano Competition
GOLD: Caiden Kim GOLD: Minjae Kim SILVER: Alvin Lee SILVER: Alexander Vollmer BRONZE: Godwin Hong |
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2024 International Artists Competition
Kaitlyn Gia Lee and Vince Lee (Lee Siblings) win Grand Prix in Chamber Music Division and € 500 Prize! Competition based in Vienna, Austria 
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2024 Charleston International Music Competition
Kaitlyn Gia Lee and Vince Lee wins 1st place! |
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SANFORD WRIGHT CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL
Brandon Osckar and Erin Osckar, Gold Medals, Classical
Brandon Osckar and Erin Osckar, Gold Medals, Non-Classical
Ian and Claire Kang, Gold Medals
Haru and Iru Kim, Gold Medals
Jane Kwon and Jason Kwon, Gold Medals
Darren and David Mun, Gold Medals
Chloe Kim and Caiden Kim, Gold Medals
Cailey and Caleb Wie, Silver Medals
Leia and Gia Pak, Silver Medals
Isaac and Eden Kim, Silver Medals
Brandon Osckar and Erin Osckar, Gold Medals, Classical
Brandon Osckar and Erin Osckar, Gold Medals, Non-Classical
Ian and Claire Kang, Gold Medals
Haru and Iru Kim, Gold Medals
Jane Kwon and Jason Kwon, Gold Medals
Darren and David Mun, Gold Medals
Chloe Kim and Caiden Kim, Gold Medals
Cailey and Caleb Wie, Silver Medals
Leia and Gia Pak, Silver Medals
Isaac and Eden Kim, Silver Medals
RYAN CHUNG will perform with Seattle Symphony
Ryan, Prize Winner of the 2024 Seattle Symphony Young Artist Auditions, will perform on the 2025 Concert Season!
Ryan, Prize Winner of the 2024 Seattle Symphony Young Artist Auditions, will perform on the 2025 Concert Season!
2024 EMTA JOAN BROWN SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITION
1st place ($600 cash prize): Ryan Chung
2nd place ($400 cash prize): Meredith Nam
1st place ($600 cash prize): Ryan Chung
2nd place ($400 cash prize): Meredith Nam
2024 CLASSICAL VIENNESE FESTIVAL
Alexander Vollmer wins Gold Medal, Beethoven Sonata category.
Alexander Vollmer wins Gold Medal, Beethoven Sonata category.
2024 WMEA SOLO AND ENSEMBLE COMPETITION
Minjae (Daniel) Kim wins 2024 Solo and Ensemble Competition, piano division.
Minjae (Daniel) Kim wins 2024 Solo and Ensemble Competition, piano division.
15 PRIZES
GOLD MEDAL: Alvin Lee
GOLD MEDAL: Ethan Park
GOLD MEDAL: Alexander Vollmer
GOLD MEDAL: Inez and Lourdes Ko
SILVER MEDAL: Claire Kang
SILVER MEDAL: Caiden and Chloe Kim
SILVER MEDAL: Vince Lee (Virtual Competition)
SILVER MEDAL: Alexander Vollmer (Virtual Competition)
BRONZE MEDAL: Lucas Popescu
BRONZE MEDAL: Cailey and Caleb Wie
BRONZE MEDAL: Ryan Chung (Virtual Competition)
HONORABLE MENTION: Sky Suh
HONORABLE MENTION: Sorena Biglari (Virtual Competition)
HONORABLE MENTION: Godwin Hong
HONORABLE MENTION: Meredith Nam (Virtual Competition)
GOLD MEDAL: Alvin Lee
GOLD MEDAL: Ethan Park
GOLD MEDAL: Alexander Vollmer
GOLD MEDAL: Inez and Lourdes Ko
SILVER MEDAL: Claire Kang
SILVER MEDAL: Caiden and Chloe Kim
SILVER MEDAL: Vince Lee (Virtual Competition)
SILVER MEDAL: Alexander Vollmer (Virtual Competition)
BRONZE MEDAL: Lucas Popescu
BRONZE MEDAL: Cailey and Caleb Wie
BRONZE MEDAL: Ryan Chung (Virtual Competition)
HONORABLE MENTION: Sky Suh
HONORABLE MENTION: Sorena Biglari (Virtual Competition)
HONORABLE MENTION: Godwin Hong
HONORABLE MENTION: Meredith Nam (Virtual Competition)
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2024 Performance Arts Festival of the Eastside: 23 PLACEMENTS, MONETARY AWARDS AND PRIZES! Concerto Playoffs (Grand competition consisting of eleven 1st place winners of all instruments: Flute, Violin, Cello and Piano. 1st, 2nd and 3rd prize awarded) Second place and cash prize award of $350: Minjae Kim Judith Thiel Young Artist Award for piano solo ($400) Minjae Kim (one winner from 150 pianists of all ages) Adjudicator's Choice Award for piano solo ($200) Caiden Kim (one winner from 150 pianists of all ages) Adjudicator's Choice Award for piano solo ($200) Alvin Lee (one winner from 150 pianists of all ages) Piano Solo for Grades 5-6 First Place in Class: Caiden Kim Honorable Mention in Class: Inez Ko Piano Solo for Grades 5-6 Second Place in Class: Vince Lee Piano Solo for Grades 5-6 First Place in Class: Alvin Lee Piano Concerto for Grades 5-6 First Place in Class: Alvin Lee Second Place in Class: Caiden Kim Piano Solo for Grades 7-8 Second Place in Class: Chloe Kim Honorable Mention in Class: Lourdes Ko |
Piano Solo for Grades 7-8
Second Place in Class: Alexander Vollmer Piano Concerto for Grades 7-8 First Place in Class: Alexander Vollmer Piano Solo for Grades 9-10 First Place in Class: Jason Kwon Piano Solo for Grades 11-12 First Place in Class: Minjae Kim Honorable Mention in Class: Meredith Nam Piano Concerto for Grades 11-12 First Place in Class: Minjae Kim Second Place in Class: Ryan Chung Honorable Mention in Class: Meredith Nam Piano Ensemble for Grades 5-8 First Place in Class: Inez & Lourdes Piano Duo (Inez Ko, Lourdes Ko) Second Place in Class: Ck duo (Caiden Kim, Chloe Kim) Piano Ensemble for Grades 9-12 First Place in Class: The Munsters (Daniel Mun, David Mun) |
2024 SEATTLE YOUNG ARTISTS MUSIC ASSOCIATION
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Ryan Chung wins SYAMFA
He will perform Poulenc Piano Concerto with Philharmonia Northwest 7:30 pm, Saturday, May 11, 2024 The Great Hall, Town Hall Seattle |
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2024 SEATTLE YOUNG ARTISTS MUSIC ASSOCIATION
Ryan Chung and Minjae Kim are Playoff Finalists! Week-long festival! ONLY 8 pianists chosen from 60 piano concerto contestants. At the Playoff Competition, 6 winners of different instruments will be chosen by world class adjudicators to perform with orchestra.
OTHER SYAMFA PRIZES:
GOLD SEAL: Ryan Chung, Complete Program
GOLD SEAL: Ryan Chung, Senior Concerto
GOLD SEAL: Minjae Kim, Complete Program
GOLD SEAL: Minjae Kim, Senior Concerto
GOLD SEAL: Alvin Lee, Complete Program
GOLD SEAL: Alvin Lee, Junior Concerto
GOLD SEAL: Meredith Nam, Senior Concerto
GOLD SEAL: Alexander Vollmer, Complete Program
OTHER SYAMFA PRIZES:
GOLD SEAL: Ryan Chung, Complete Program
GOLD SEAL: Ryan Chung, Senior Concerto
GOLD SEAL: Minjae Kim, Complete Program
GOLD SEAL: Minjae Kim, Senior Concerto
GOLD SEAL: Alvin Lee, Complete Program
GOLD SEAL: Alvin Lee, Junior Concerto
GOLD SEAL: Meredith Nam, Senior Concerto
GOLD SEAL: Alexander Vollmer, Complete Program
2024 edmonds music teachers association state recitalist COMPETITION
Meredith Nam wins 2024 EMTA State Recitalist Competition!
2024 us-CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL MUSIC COMPETITION
Alvin Lee wins Platinum Prize in the the Junior Category!
23RD KMA YOUTH MUSIC SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITION
- Alexander Vollmer wins 1st place, Junior Division
- Alvin Lee wins 2nd place, Junior Division
- Minjae Kim wins 1st place, Senior Division
- Caiden Kim is awarded Honorable Mention
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SCMTA CONVENTION RECITALIST COMPETITION
- Alexander Vollmer wins CRC Competition
- Caiden Kim wins CRC Competition
- Minjae Kim wins CRC Competition, Alternate
- Chloe Kim wins CRC Competition, Alternate
2024 chopin northwest festival
GOLD MEDAL: Caiden Kim
GOLD MEDAL: Alexander Vollmer
SILVER MEDAL: Minjae Kim
BRONZE MEDAL: Alvin Lee
BRONZE MEDAL: Inez Ko
BRONZE MEDAL: Lucas Popescu
BRONZE MEDAL: Chloe Kim
BRONZE MEDAL: Meredith Nam
HONORABLE MENTION: Alexander Vollmer (Concerto)
GOLD MEDAL: Alexander Vollmer
SILVER MEDAL: Minjae Kim
BRONZE MEDAL: Alvin Lee
BRONZE MEDAL: Inez Ko
BRONZE MEDAL: Lucas Popescu
BRONZE MEDAL: Chloe Kim
BRONZE MEDAL: Meredith Nam
HONORABLE MENTION: Alexander Vollmer (Concerto)
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March 9th, 2024, 3:00
SCMTA CONCERTO WINNERS' CONCERT Featuring Chloe Kim and Jason Kwon Kamiak HS Performing Arts Center 10801 Harbour Pointe Blvd, Mukilteo, WA 98275 Mozart: Concerto no. 23, 2nd movement Grieg: Concerto in A minor, 1st movement 
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SOLO DIVISION: AGE 10
Lucas Popescu, GOLD (100 pts) SOLO DIVISION: AGE 12-13 Alexander Vollmer, GOLD (100 pts) SOLO DIVISION: AGE 16-17 Meredith Nam, GOLD (100 pts) Minjae Kim, GOLD (100 pts) CHAMBER/ENSEMBLE DIVISION: All ages Kaitlyn Gia Lee & Vince Lee, GOLD, (100 pts) Cailey Wie, Caleb Wie, GOLD Jason Kwon, Jane Kwon, GOLD David Mun, Daniel Mun, GOLD Caiden Kim, Chloe Kim, SILVER Lourdes Ko, Inez Ko, SILVER CONCERTO DIVISION: All ages Alvin Lee, GOLD (100 pts) Ryan Chung, GOLD (100 pts) |
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2023 BELLEVUE SYMPHONY CONCERTO COMPETITION
JANE KWON IS A PLATINUM WINNER! She will be performing with Bellevue Symphony on February 11, 2024 at Meydenbauer Theater! Congratulations!
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