Solo Recital commencing Judy’s 4-year course of study with Dr. Ronn Yedidia – given on May 20, 2018 at the New York Piano Academy – including Chopin’s 3rd & 4th Ballades, Franck’s Prelude, Chorale & Fugue, and Earl Wild’s transcription of George Gershwin’s ‘Embraceable You’

Grand Prize Winner at the 2017 NLPA National Young Musicians Showcase Competition – and a performance at Carnegie’s Weill Recital Hall; Grand Prix Winner at the 2017 New York Concert Festival Competition – and a performance at Carnegie’s Weill Recital Hall

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Gold Medal Winner at the 2016 National Young Maestro Competition

First Prize Winner at the 2016 New York Concert Festival Competition

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Finalist at the 2014 National Young Maestro Competition held at Merkin Concert Hall in New York

Gold Prize Winner at the 2011 Prima International Competition and Festivals

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Silver Prize Winner at the 2014 National Young Musicians Showcase held by the National League of Performing Arts

Winner of the Honors Program Master Class audition at the 2013 Piano Teachers Congress of New York Competition

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Gold Prize Winner at the 2014 National Young Musicians Showcase held by the National League of Performing Arts – resulting in a performance at Carnegie’s Weill Recital Hall

First Prize Winner of the Solo Sophomore A category at the 2014 MAMTG Competition in New Jersey

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Gold Prize Winner at the 2014 National Young Musicians Showcase held by the National League of Performing Arts

Gold Prize Winner of the 2014 Young Maestro Competition held at Merkin Concert Hall in New York

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Gold Prize Winner at the 2014 National Young Musicians Showcase held by the National League of Performing Arts

Finalist at the 2014 Young Maestro Competition held at Merkin Concert Hall in New York

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Selected Winner at the 2013 New York Concert Festival – resulting in a performance at New York City’s Symphony Space on April 20, 2013

Third Prize Winner of the Solo Senior category at the 2013 MAMTG Competition in New Jersey

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Selected Winner at the 2013 New York Concert Festival – resulting in a performance at the Baruch Performing Arts Center on March 16, 2013

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Third Prize Winner of the Solo Sophomore A category at the 2013 MAMTG Competition in New Jersey

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Debut Recital at the New York Piano Academy on January 25, 2012 – performing major works by Beethoven, Schumann, Chopin, Moussorgsky & Liszt. A glowing review by Rorianne Schrade of the New York Concert Review magazine stated: ” Her playing itself, as heard in this debut recital, confirmed that she has a musical grasp far beyond her years… should she choose to pursue the musical life beyond this point, there seems to be no limit to how far she might go.”

Grand Prize Winner of the 2010 Crescendo International Music Competition – resulting in performances at Carnegie’s Weill Recital Hall and in Montreal, Canada

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First Prize Winner of the Solo Freshman A Category at the 2012 MAMTG Competition in New Jersey

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First Prize Winner of the 2011 Crescendo International Music Competition – resulting in a trip and solo performances in St. Petersburg, Russia – summer, 2011

Admitted as a scholarship student at the music department of Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York (fall, 2011)

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First Prize Winner of the Solo Elementary A Category at the 2011 Mid-Atlantic Music Teachers Guild Competition in New Jersey

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First Prize Winner at the 2011/12 Crescendo International Music Competition

Gold Prize Winner at the 2011 Prima International Competition and Festivals

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First Prize Winner at the 2011/12 Crescendo International Music Competition

Gold Prize Winner at the 2011 Prima International Competition and Festival

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First Prize Winner at the 2009 American Protege International Piano & Strings Competition – resulting in a performance at Carnegie’s Weill Recital Hall

First Prize Winner of the Senior Performance Category at the 2009 Mid-Atlantic Music Teachers Guild Competition in New Jersey

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First Prize Winner of the Senior Solo Piano Category at the 2009 Mid-Atlantic Music Teachers Guild Competition in New Jersey

Admitted to the undergraduate music program at The College of New Jersey (TCNJ, fall 2009)

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WQXR Radio Broadcast Debut on Bob Sherman’s young talent show, June 27, 2007, Rachmaninoff, Haydn & Chopin (from Merkin Hall’s debut);

Debut Recital at Merkin Concert Hall, NY, on December, 17, 2006 – at age 10 – included J.S. Bach’s complete Goldberg Variations and 6 Chopin Etudes, as well as music by Haydn, Schubert, Gluck-Sgambati and Rachmaninoff. The Korean Daily newspaper reviewed the recital citing that ” ‘Dream Tree’ ten-year-old Hyung-Do Kim demonstrated the infinite possibilities of a great performer at his New York debut at Merkin Concert Hall. He played the forty-minute Goldberg Variations by J.S. Bach with impressive confidence – like a massive, great pianist. He entertained and delighted the audience with lovely selections in the second half and received a standing ovation which brought him back for several more encores.”

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Admitted to the undergraduate program at Mannes College of Music as a student of Vladimir Feltsman (fall, 2007)

First Prize Winner at the 2006 New York City Piano Teachers Congress Competition

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