Noah Xia

  • presented her Debut Recital at the New York Piano Academy to great praise on June 4th, 2023 - featuring music by Bach, Haydn, Schubert, Chopin and Moszkowski

  • Top Winner at the 2023 NLPA Virtuosi Recital Competition

  • Third Prize Winner of category B (ages 10-12) at the 2023 IGMC YouTube Competition

  • First Prize Winner (Lucy Boyan Balakian Award) at the Junior A category of the 2023 NYYPP Competition governed by AMTL (Associated Music Teachers League)

  • First Place Winner at the Young Artist’s Group C of the 2023 American Virtuoso International Music Competition (AVIMC - Music in the Baroque Period)

  • First Prize Winner of category A (ages 7-9) at the 2022 IGMC YouTube Competition

  • Semi Finalist at the 5th George Gershwin International Music Competition (2022)

  • Finalist at the 2022 National Young Maestro Competition (at Merkin Concert Hall, NY)

  • First Prize Winner at the 2022 International Music Competition Grand Prize Virtuoso (Vienna & London)

  • Special Award for Best Romantic Performance (Moszkowski’s Petites Etudes) at the 2022 Anselmo Academy Annual Youth Competition

  • Second Prize Winner at the 2022 Anselmo Academy Annual Youth Competition (ages 9-12)

  • Silver Prize Winner of the Piano Mozart Class at the 2021 Northern Lights International Piano Festival (The Nordic Piano Competition)

  • First Prize Winner of Round 2 of the Virtuoso Junior category at the 2021 NEMTA Competition

  • First Prize Winner of Round 1 of the Virtuoso Prep category at the 2021 NEMTA Competition

  • First Place Winner of the Open Prep category at the 2021 NEMTA Competition

  • First Prize Winner at the Little Mozarts Competition of the 2021 Crescendo International Competition & Festival (Round 2)

  • First Place Winner at the Little Mozarts Competition of the 2021 Crescendo International Competition & Festival (Round 1)

  • Honorable Mention at the 2021 International Grande Music Competition (IGMC) - in category A (ages 7-9)

  • Silver Medal Winner at the 2021 National Young Maestro Competition

  • Gold Prize Winner at the 2021 NLPA National Young Musicians Showcase Competition

  • Grand Prix Winner at the 2020 New York Concert Festival Competition

  • Best Soloist Award at the 2020 New York Concert Festival Competition

Nate Festinger