pianist
BRIAN PRESTON
piano teacher
Junior All-Star Piano Competition Winners
Founded in 1995 by its sponsor the Greater Rochester Music Teachers’ Association, District 12 of NYSMTA, an affiliate of MTNA.
Level 1 competitors are pianists who have not turned 10 by the first of the year.
Level 2 competitors are ages 10 and 11 by the first of the year.
Level 3 competitors are ages 12 and 13 by the first of the year.
Level 4 competitors are ages 14 through high school junior year.
1995 1st prize Level 1 Adrian Hui
1st prize Level 3 Rachel Kam
1996 Gillock prize Level 1 Arthur Chang
1st prize Level 2 Jolyn Chang
2nd prize Level 3 Rachel Kam
1st prize Level 3 Adrian Hui
1st prize Level 4 Amy Tsao
1997 2nd prize Level 2 Rachel Kam
1998 HM Level 1 Irene Vidrascu
HM Level 2 Arthur Chang
1st prize Level 3 Adrian Hui
1st prize Level 4 Lawrence Tai
1999 2nd prize Level 1 Rachel Kam
2000 HM Level 1 Irene Vidrascu
3rd prize Level 3 Jolyn Chang
1st prize Level 4 Adrian Hui
2001 2nd prize Level 1 Brian Lai
3rd prize Level 2 Elbert Chang
2nd prize Level 2 Irene Vidrascu
3rd prize Level 3 Arthur Chang
1st prize Level 4 Jolyn Chang
2002 1st prize Level 1 Brian Lai
HM Level 2 Kevin Lo
3rd prize Level 2 Irene Vidrascu
3rd prize Level 3 Elbert Chang
2003 3rd prize Level 1 Elena Vidrascu
HM Level 2 Kevin Lo
3rd prize Level 2 Joshua Condon
2nd prize Level 2 Brian Lai
HM Level 3 David Reuss
HM Level 3 Joyce Shin
HM Level 4 Mitchell LaGoy
2004 HM Level 1 Erin Eidschun
2nd prize Level 2 Christina Yee
1st prize Level 2 Brian Lai
HM Level 3 Tyler Smith
HM Level 3 Joshua Condon
HM Level 4 Elizabeth Bell
3rd prize Level 4 Elbert Chang
2005 HM Level 1 Jamie Lai
2nd prize Level 3 Joshua Condon
1st prize Level 4 Elbert Chang
2006 2nd prize Level 1 Paige Griffin
1st prize Level 1 Erin Eidschun
1st prize Level 3 Brian Lai
HM Level 4 Joshua Condon
2007 HM Level 1 Paige Griffin
HM Level 4 Jane Song
HM Level 4 Christina Yee
2nd prize Level 4 Brian Lai
1st prize Level 4 Joshua Condon
2008 HM Level 1 Jamie Lai
2nd prize Level 1 Paige Griffin
HM Level 3 Shantel Forrest
3rd prize Level 3 Gabrielle Thurston
HM Level 4 Christina Yee
2nd prize Level 4 Jane Song
1st prize Level 4 Brian Lai
2009 HM Level 1 Samuel Griffin
HM Level 1 Paige Griffin
2nd prize Level 2 Erin Eidschun
3rd prize Level 4 Daniel Hopkins
2010 3rd prize Level 2 Jamie Lai
1st prize Level 2 Erin Eidschun
HM Level 4 Shantel Forrest
1st prize Level 4 Lauren Sklarsky
2011 1st prize Level 1 James Shen
HM Level 2 Shirley Shen
3rd prize Level 3 Jamie Lai
3rd prize Level 4 Gabrielle Thurston
2012 HM Level 3 Jamie Lai
3rd prize Level 3 Erin Eidschun
2nd prize Level 3 Jake Kinney
HM Level 4 Lydia Sklarsky
2013 2nd prize Level 3 Jake Kinney
HM Level 4 Lydia Sklarsky
2nd prize Level 4 Jamie Lai
2014 HM Level 1 Shaila Man
2nd prize Level 1 Jeffrey Xue
1st prize Level 1 Kevin Xue
2nd prize Level 2 Thomas Xue
3rd prize Level 4 Erin Eidschun
2nd prize Level 4 Jonathan Madden
1st prize Level 4 Jake Kinney
2015 HM Level 1 Lilah Costanzo
3rd prize Level 1 Maureen Zhang
2nd prize Level 1 Jeffrey Xue
1st prize Level 1 Shaila Man
HM Level 3 Thomas Xue
2nd prize Level 4 Nathan D. Morse
2016 HM Level 1 Sebastian Costanzo
3rd prize Level 1 Mitchell Lau
2nd prize Level 1 Emily Yu
HM Level 2 Kevin Xue
HM Level 2 Sophie Li
2nd prize Level 2 Jeffrey Xue
2nd prize Level 3 Thomas Xue
HM Level 4 Maya Williams
2017 HM Level 1 Sebastian Costanzo
3rd prize Level 1 Charlie Van Loon
1st prize Level 1 Surya Man
2nd prize Level 2 Jeffrey Xue
1st prize Level 2 Lilah Costanzo
3rd prize Level 4 Jordan Klotz
2nd prize Level 4 Thomas Xue
2018 2nd prize Level 1 Emily Yu
1st prize Level 1 Charles Van Loon
3rd prize Level 2 Maureen Zhang
HM Level 3 Lilah Costanzo
HM Level 4 Arjun Ganesh
2nd prize Level 4 Thomas Xue
2019 HM Level 1 Oliver Van Loon
3rd prize Level 1 Thea Costanzo
2nd prize Level 1 Claire Li
HM Level 2 Charles Van Loon
3rd prize Level 2 Emily Yu
HM Level 3 Jeffrey Xue
2nd prize Level 3 Lilah Costanzo
1st prize Level 3 Shaila Man
2020 Competition Cancelled due to COVID-19
2021 1st prize Level 4 Jeffrey Xue
3rd prize Level 4 Lilah Costanzo
HM Level 4 Daniel Kinney
HM Level 4 Shaila Man
HM Level 4 Melis Sahim
1st prize Level 3 Emily Yu
HM Level 3 Surya Man
1st prize Level 1 Thea Costanzo
HM Level 1 Emma Yu
HM Level 1 Jane Xue