Student Accomplishments

Sep 30

Students of Fried Music continue to go above and beyond in their musical ability and performance skills. We’re so proud of all our students have accomplished, including the endless hours of practice that come before placing at a competition!

In particular, we’d like to highlight a few recent competitions. The following students competed in the Satori Competition and won prizes in their respective categories!

Irene An - 2nd Place
Andrew Kim - 3rd Place

Wesley Leung - 3rd Place
Austin Lin - 1st Place

Elyse Mauer - 1st Place
Hannah Quach - 1st Place
Lia Scalo - 1st Place
Fredrik Wong - 2nd Place
Patrik Wong - 2nd Place

*From left to right:* Ethan Wu, Fredrik Wong, Wesley Leung, Irene An

Congratulations to Justin Chen (age 13), student of TY Zhang, on winning Fourth Prize at the prestigious Guitar Foundation of America XXI International Youth Competition Youth Division!

Some of our winners from the 2025 Southwestern Youth Music Festival (SYMF) Competition:

Carlos Li/Austin Lin/Annie Sheng - 2nd Prize (Open Ensemble)
Elyse Mauer/Thompson Lee - 2nd Prize (Open Ensemble)

Piano:
Irene An - 1st Prize (Open)
Duke Fong - 2nd Prize (Open)
Duke Fong - 3rd Prize (Open Chopin Etude)

Violin:
Yiting Jiang - 4th Prize (Open)
Jamie Lee - 3rd Prize (Open Baroque)
Kayce Lee - 4th Prize (Open)
Thompson Lee - 2nd Prize (Open)

Cello:
AJ McQuarters - 1st Prize (Open)
Markus Mauer - 3rd Prize (Open)

Fried Music pianists, and students of Ms. Connie, participated in the 2025 California Association of Professional Music Teachers (CAPMT) Competition. The competition was highly competitive and honorable mentions were given out based on the discretion of the judges. A special shoutout to Andrew, who earned recognition in his very first competition — an impressive feat as he competed alongside music majors!

Lana Bui - Honorable Mention (Category I)
Duke Fong - Third Place (Category II)
Kelland Hong - Honorable Mention (Category III)
Andrew Mazzeo - Honorable Mention (Category IV)

To all our students, whether they’re working up courage to nail their first big performance, or practicing their piece for the millionth time, everyone here at Fried Music is rooting for you!