Summer Concert 2024
Piano Class: Nick & Lia Sergienko
Summer Piano Concert 2019
Elite Piano Studios
West Vancouver
Performing with Lions Gate Sinfonia
Piano Class: Nick Sergienko
Lorris Qin - Piano Class: Nick Sergienko
1st. place Winner International Piano Competition
Italy 2023
Summer Concert 2024
Elite Piano Studos
West Vancouver
OUR WINNERS OF INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION
LASIZE ITALY 2023
Charlotte Lee performing with LGS Orchestra
Piano Class: Nick Sergienko
2023
Angela Guan performing with Lions Gate Sinfonia
Piano Class: Nick Sergienko
Congratulations to our students,
Who Passed Royal Conservatory Exam with the Highest official mark over 90% – FIRST CLASS HONOURS WITH DISTINCTION!
Student Name:
LORRIS QIN
Music theory class: Nick Sergienko
Music Theory – Advanced Rudiments
Official mark 99% – First Class Honour with Distinction:
Pitch and Notation 5 of 5
Rhythm and Meter 5 of 5
Scales and Key Signatures 5 of 5
Intervals 4.75 of 5
Chords and Harmony 5 of 5
Melody Writing 5 of 5
Form and Analysis 4.58 of 5
Music History 5 of 5
Music Terms and Signs 5 5
Total: 99.0 of 100
Student Name:
RAGHAV MOHAN
Piano class: Nick Sergienko
Grade 3
Official mark 96% – First Class Honour with Distinction
Adjudicator commentaries:
“You are very musical, well-taught and prepared very well for today’s performance. It was a pleasure to hear you play. Keep up the good work!”
- “Overall you demonstrated excellent command of technique and touch in this polished presentation.”
- “This was a sensitive performance with a clear sense of musical direction lended to phrases.”
- “There was judicious use of pedal in this overall thoughtful performance.”
- “The dialogue between the hands was nicely highlighted in this confident and engaging performance.”
- “There was overall good knowledge and preparation of technical elements.”
RCM Adjudicator
Jennifer Hu
Student Name:
JINGYI TIFFANY WANG
Piano class: Nick Sergienko
Grade 6
Official mark 94% – First Class Honour with Distinction
Adjudicator commentaries:
“Congratulations to you and your teacher on a very successful exam. You are a student with much potential. It was a pleasure hearing you today!”
- “Exquisite emoting with most poignant melodic voicing.”
- “The warm tone carried this melancholy melody most effectively.”
- “Effective contouring of phrases with some well placed accents.”
- “All elements smooth and elegantly shaped with generally mature tonal control throughout.”
RCM Adjudicator
Paul Schmalz
Student Name:
MIKE ROSHEN CAO
Piano class: Nick Sergienko
Grade 8
Official mark 95% – First Class Honour with Distinction
Adjudicator commentaries:
- “Congratulations to both you Mike, and your teacher for the excellent presentation! Very musical work! Best Wishes!”
- “Very expressive playing with excellent phrasing and fine balanced texture.”
- “It was musically creative and expressive as you gave the listener something to enjoy every measure.”
- “The phrasing, balance and use of pedal all cooperated together to present a very mature performance.”
- “You demonstrated excellent style awareness and conveyed the orchestral flavor of this sonata very convincingly.”
RCM Adjudicator
Sylvia Hajetian
Student Name:
ANGELICA ROSE SPYRKA
Piano class: Nick Sergienko
Grade 3
Official mark 95% – First Class Honour with Distinction
Adjudicator commentaries:
- “This was a lively performance!”
- “These elements showed excellent preparation.”
- “This was a charming rendition, with appropriate balance between the hands.”
- “Congratulations on having mastered these elements!”
- “This was a solid performance, played with control of the pulse.”
RCM Adjudicator
Marie Alatalo
Student Name:
IVAN TSARYOV
Piano class: LIA Sergienko
Grade 4
Official mark 91% – First Class Honour with Distinction
Adjudicator commentaries:
- “Your performance was heartfelt and really expressive!”
- “The phrasing was beautiful and your damper pedal enhanced well. Bravo!”
- “The singing quality on the long notes was lovely!”
- “This was coordinated and clear!”
- “Super Congratulations and a very musical effort! Best wishes to you and your fine teacher!”
RCM Adjudicator
Wendy Bachman
Student Name:
LUCIA DIAO
Piano class: Nick Sergienko
Grade 8
Official mark 90% – First Class Honour with Distinction
Adjudicator commentaries:
“Thank you for playing for me today Lucia! I enjoyed hearing your well prepared and musical work today. I appreciate the effort to prepare for this level of exam and I hope you continue to enjoy music in your life.”
- “There is a nice clarity in your touches and a good sense of forward motion as you play.”
- “Tempo is steady and there is a nice sense of pulse as you play.”
- “You did a good job balancing the different voices and parts.”
- “A warm tone and good sense of pacing that suited the character of this piece.”
RCM Adjudicator
Amanda de Boer
Student Name:
CHERISE ZHOU
Piano class: Lia Sergienko
Grade 3
Official mark 92% – First Class Honour with Distinction
Adjudicator commentaries:
- “Stylistic entry with steady flow and attention to articulation with nice tone”.
- “Delicate entry to project the musical image. Musical performance! Bravo!”
- “Gentle tone at entry to project the musical scenery with delicate legato.”
- “Musical candidate! Well Taught! Keep Playing! Make Music with your heart!”
RCM Adjudicator
Diana Ing
Student Name:
PRANAY MOHAN
Piano class: Nick Sergienko
Grade 4
Official mark 93% – First Class Honour with Distinction
Adjudicator commentaries:
- “A thoughtful and polished presentation.”
- “It was played with good balance between the hands and fine attention to articulation of slurs and staccato.”
- “This was a stylistically refined performance that demonstrated a good understanding of the Baroque genre.”
- “A clearer sense of musical direction could be lended to phrases in both hands.”
- “You captured the contemplative mood and played with a delicate touch in the RH and a sensitive approach to phrasing.”
RCM Adjudicator
Jennifer Hu
Student Name:
CAROLINE MA
Piano class: Lia Sergienko
Grade 3
Official mark 91% – First Class Honour with Distinction
Adjudicator commentaries:
- “This was a very fine classical-styled performance, with excellent articulative clarity and good definition of the phrase structures.”
- “This performance was elegant and smooth.”
- “You created a serious, yet playful sensibility with your clean articulative style.”
- “These skills were performed smoothly and securely at an appropriate pace, demonstrating excellent preparation.”
RCM Adjudicator
Pamela Palmer Jones
Student Name:
JINJYI WANG
Piano class: Nick Sergienko
Grade 7
Official mark 94% – First Class Honour with Distinction
Adjudicator commentaries:
- “The playing unfolded with a sense of stylistic refinement.”
- “A musical sense of phrasing gave artistic thinking and a sentimental feeling.”
- “You have captured the Classical style well with this performance – bravo!”
- “Excellent work with this challenging etude: the counting syncopated rhythms, attention to details of touch are all very well established.”
- “Overall, extremely well prepared and polished presentation.”
- “Thank you for playing today, Jingyi! This was an exam full of confidence and demonstrating thorough preparation.”
RCM Adjudicator
Karen Gerelus
Student Name:
AHAN JHA
Piano class: Nick Sergienko
Grade 5
Official mark 93% – First Class Honour with Distinction
Adjudicator commentaries:
- “Ahan, it was a true pleasure to hear your organic and artistic performance today. Your listening skills are highly developed and you create such wonderful pictures in each piece. Best wishes for your future musical journey!”
- “This is sensitive and personal communication and one forgets the technical challenges of the piece as you perform. Bravo!”
- “Such sophisticated contours in each melodic entry.”
- “Excellent technical security and the balance challenges are well in hand.”
- “You capture the brooding atmosphere well and you are so clearly listening for texture clarity.”
RCM Adjudicator
Donna Falconer
Student Name:
MELINDA LU
Piano class: Lia Sergienko
Grade 7
Official mark 91% – First Class Honour with Distinction
Adjudicator commentaries:
- “It was a delight to hear you play today Melinda. Congratulations on your outstanding result! Keep it up.”
- “Your performance was graceful and lively and you played this with very good good balance and technical control.”
- “You handled the rhythmic complexity here very well.”
- “”Your performance was expressive and beautifully flowing.
RCM Adjudicator
Lauren McInnes
Student Name:
MIKE CAO
Piano class: Nick Sergienko
Grade 7
Official mark 91% – First Class Honour with Distinction
Adjudicator commentaries:
- ” Congratulations on this superior achievement, Mike – this was an extremely well-prepared exam in all aspects.”
- ” This was an outstanding performance.”
- ” You performed this with clarity and sophistication, and with evenness and wonderful balance.”
- ” This was an elegant and stylistically pleasing rendition – congratulations!”
RCM Adjudicator
Pamela Palmer Jones
Student Name:
MASON YAO
Piano class: lia Sergienko
Grade 4
Official mark 93% – First Class Honour with Distinction
Adjudicator commentaries:
- “Good finger facility was evident and controlled at all times.”
- “The detached quarter notes were nicely executed and appropriate for this style”.
- “Nicely balanced with the right hand melody coming across clearly.”
- “This was a well prepared exam. Best of luck with your future piano studies.”
RCM Adjudicator
Maureen Baird
Student Name:
WILLIAM REES-JONES
Piano class: Nick Sergienko
Grade 9
Official mark 94% – First Class Honour with Distinction
Adjudicator commentaries:
- “Outstanding dynamic range, with beautiful pianissimos!”
- “The opening dolce is beautifully presented, and the shape and character of the phrases is superbly articulated”
- “The phrases show excellent shape and the work’s structure is clear.”
- ” You wonderfully communicate the feeling directive.”
RCM Adjudicator
Daniel Mahlberg
Student Name:
ISABELLE HADAD
Music theory class: Nick Sergienko
Grade 8 – Advanced Rudiments
Official mark 100% – First Class Honour with Distinction
Student Name:
ALEX ZHANG
Piano class: Nick Sergienko
Grade 6
Official mark 94% – First Class Honour with Distinction
Adjudicator commentaries:
- “Gentle and tasteful playing, Bravo!”
- “A very sensible and stylistically conscious performance with a hint of lyrical input.”
- “An excellent balance between hands was achieved and audible today”
- “Extremely musically with the mature skill of phrase shaping.”
RCM Adjudicator
Tatiana Voitovitch
Student Name:
Derek Li
Piano class: Nick Sergienko
Grade 4
Official mark 92% – First Class Honour with Distinction
Adjudicator commentaries:
- “I really enjoyed your expressive interpretations. You were very well prepared.”
- “A highly sensitive interpretation.”
- “The linear melodic ideas emerge wonderfully.”
- “The pedal is effectively employed and highlights the harmonic changes precisely.”
RCM Adjudicator
Anita Beaty
Student Name:
LORRIS QIN
Piano class: Nick Sergienko
Grade 6
Official mark 94% – First Class Honour with Distinction
Adjudicator commentaries:
- “One of the best performances I have heard of this Little prelude, Lorris – Bach would have been pleased to have heard it!”
- “Excellent dynamic levels presented throughout with delightful accents gave this a high degree of polish – bravo!”
- “I particularly admired the musicality and many layers of refinement inherent in this performance!”
RCM Adjudicator
Sarah Konecsni
Student Name:
TIFANY WANG
Piano class: Nick Sergienko
Grade 5
Official mark 92% – First Class Honour with Distinction
Adjudicator commentaries:
- “You are a very expressive performer, Tiffany. I hope to hear you again in Level 6!”
- “A confident opening with excellent depth of tone.”
- “The articulation was stylistic and the terraced dynamics to showcase repeated motives was very effective.”
- “A lyrical and expressive performance with superb balance between the hands.”
RCM Adjudicator
Natacha Frid Finlay
Student Name:
AHAN JA
Piano class: Nick Sergienko
Grade 3
Official mark 92% – First Class Honour with Distinction
Adjudicator commentaries:
- “A polished performance with beautiful singing tone and fine balance!”
- “An expressive performance with emotion and personal connection.”
- “Excellent choice of tempo with convincing character.”
- “Extremely musically with the mature skill of phrase shaping.”
RCM Adjudicator
Anne Lin
Student Name:
MIKE CAO
Piano Class: Nick Sergienko
Grade 5
Official mark 92% – First Class Honour with Distinction
Adjudicator commentaries:
- “Congratulations for a very well-prepared exam and outstanding result!”
- “Wonderful balance and attention to the stylistic elements of Baroque articulation. An authentic performance!”
- “The phrase line was shaped with momentum and a strong rhythmical pulse. A convincing performance of this piece. Bravo!”
- “Wonderful balance and contouring off the melodic line, confident performance.”
- “All the best for future playing.”
RCM Adjudicator
Barbara K Byczko
Student Name:
AMY GE
Piano Class: Nick Sergienko
Grade 6
Official mark 96% – First Class Honour with Distinction
Adjudicator commentaries:
- “A steady and solid performance with a lively sense of forward.”
- “A beautifully prepared program – musical and thoughtful!”
- “You capture the serenity of this beautiful piece very well indeed.”
- “All the best to you as you continue on your musical journey.”
RCM Adjudicator
Katherine Fraser