Teaching & Students’ Awards

Dr. Avloni enjoy teaching students of all levels – from beginners up to advanced conservatory level ones. In her lessons she combines the principles of the Russian Piano School with other methods, in partiqularly, with the Royal School of Music and American piano pedagogical systems.

Umida’s students take annual music test(s) and have 100% passing score for the Certificate of Merit of the MTAC, National Auditions of the Piano Guild, ABRSM, ACM or RCM tests. Her advanced students also sign for the High School Diploma in Music test by the  Piano Guild, complete all the requirements for it and earn the High School Diploma in Music from the American College of Musicians.

Students regularly perform at the recitals and festivals throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, as well as successfully participate at various international, national, regional and local piano competitions in US and abroad.

With their impressive portfolio, with the list of piano accomplishments and test results, Dr. Avloni’s students were accepted to the best US colleges, including Harvard, Stanford, Duke, MIT, Columbia, UPenn, UCLA, UC Berkeley and others. Despite the professional paths they choose for their future, music always lives in their hearts and became a valuable part of their life.

For the last few years Umida’s students participated and won top prizes at various competitions, including, but not limited to:

The Grand Prize Virtuoso International Competition, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2022

I  Prize, Anthony Wang

Grand Maestro International Music Competition, British Columbia, Canada, 2022

Gold Prize – Nimay Shankar

International Grande Music Competition, Carnegie Hall, New York, USA, 2021

II Prize – Ethan Richard Yu

Elite International Music Compotition, Carnegie Hall, New York, USA, 2021 - 2023

I Prize – Ethan Richard Yu, Advanced Category

I Prize – Antony Wang, Advanced Category

I Prize – Mihir Shankar, Intermediate Category

II Prize – Brian Tan, Advanced Category

II Prize – Nimay Shankar, Advanced Category

Junior Bach Festival,  Berkeley, CA, 2016 - 2023

Bach Plaque Winners:

Savannah Jan, Anthony Wang,  Soyeon Ji,  Nimay Shankar, Alex Tang,  Q-Tang Le-Vy Huynh, Benjamin Chan   

MTAC Panel State Final Honor, Santa Clara, CA, 2022

Anthony Wang

MTAC Panel State Final Honor, Los Angeles, CA, 2021

Ethan Richard Yu

MTAC Panel State 2nd round, Santa Clara, 2016 & Los Angeles, 2022, CA

Alex Tang, Brian Tan

Concerto & Solo Competition / MTAC, San Jose, CA, 2022

Honorable mention – Anthony Wang,

US Open Music Competition, Oakland, CA, 2016 - 2023

I Place - Ethan Richard Yu , Showcase Solo, Junior Category, 

Outstanding Gold Medalist Prize & S.Tak Lee Scholarship Recipient - Ethan Richard Yu

I Place - Kai-Siang Ang, Showcase Piano Solo, intermediate Category, 

I Place - Ethan Richard Yu , Sight-Reading Solo Category, 

I Place - Monica Chan, Baroque Category

I Place– Ethan Richard Yu, Modern Music Solo, Intermediate Category

I Prize – Ethan Richard Yu, Baroque Category, Intermediate, Outstanding Prize

I Place– Anthony Wang, Treasure of Baroque, Junior Category 

I Prize – Billy Bloomquist, Baroque Category, Junior

II Place - Ethan Richard Yu , Showcase Piano Concerto Advanced Category, 

II Place - Ethan Richard Yu , Showcase Solo, Elementary Category, 

II Place - Ethan Richard Yu , Showcase Solo, Jumior Category, 

II Place - Anthony  Wang, Showcase Piano Solo Elementary Category

II Place – Alex Tang , Showcase Piano Solo, Junior Category

II Place – Aaron Lin, Showcase Piano Solo, Junior Category

II Place - Anthony  Wang , Showcase Piano Solo Intermediate Category

II Place - Ginny Sun, Showcase Piano Solo, Intermediate Category

II Place - Anthony  Wang, Showcase Piano Duet Intermediate Category

II Place  - Leonard Pan, Showcase Piano Solo, Intermediate Category

II Place - Eileen Shiuan , Showcase Piano Solo Senior Category,

II Place - Christina Cheung, Showcase Piano Solo, Senior Category,

II Place - Eric Ho , Showcase Piano Solo, Senior Category,

II Place– Kai-Siang Ang, Treasure of Classical, Junior

II Place – Suixin Wen, Treasure of USA Composer, Junior

II Place – Anthony Wang, Treasury of Classic Composer, Junior Category

III Place - Ethan Richard Yu , Showcase Solo, Advanced Category, 

III Place  - Savannah Jan, Showcase Piano Solo, Junior Category

III Place – Shiyi Shen, Showcase Piano Solo, Junior Category

III Place - Emily Jang , Showcase Piano Solo Junior Category 

III Place - Lydia Demissachew , Showcase Piano Solo, Senior Category

III Place - Allyson Wang , Showcase Piano Duo Category

III Place– Angela Huang, Treasure of Romantic, Junior Category 

III Place– Anthony Wang, Treasure of Baroque, Intermediate Category 

IV Place - Annabel Kusumo, Showcase Piano Solo Elementary Category 

IV Place - Nimay Shankar, Showcase Piano Solo, Junior Category    

IV Place - Lillian  Ding, Showcase Piano Solo, Junior Category

IV Place - Eric Yang , Showcase Piano solo, Intermediate  Category

IV Place – Anthony Wang, Showcase Piano solo, Elementary  Category

IV Place - Soyeon Ji, Showcase Piano Solo Advanced Category

IV Place – Brian Tan, Showcase Piano solo, Advanced Category

IV Place – Shiyi Shen, Showcase Piano Duet Category, Junior 

IV Place - Allyson Wang , Treasury of Classic Composer Category

IV Place – Kai-Siang Ang, Treasure of Romantic, Junior

IV Place – Allyson Wang , Treasury of Comtemporary Category

IV Place – Suixin Wen, Treasury of Classic Composer, Intermediate Category

IV Place – Brian Tan, Treasure of Composer, Senior Category

IV Place – Nimay Shankar, Showcase Duet, Senior Category

IV Place – Mihir Shankar, Showcase Duet, Senior Category

US International Music Competition, San Francisco, CA, 2019 - 2023

I place- Anthony  Wang, Piano Concerto   

I place - Anthony  Wang,  Young Protege  Senior 2019

I place - Anthony  Wang,  Young Protege  Intermediate 2018

I Place – Anthhony Wang, Open Solo Advanced Category

I place- Nimay Shankar, Young Protege  Junior Category

I place-  Ethan Richard Yu, Young Protege  Senior Category 

I Place – Aidan Lim, Young Protege  Advanced Category 

I Place – Q-Tang Le-Vy Huynh, Solo Category

I Place - Ronin Silva, Baroque Category

I Place - Harvard  Law, Baroque Category

I Place – Elizabet Nguyen, Classical Category

II Place - Siona  Samanta, Young Protege 

II Place – Q-Tang Le-Vy Huynh, Baroque Category

II Place -  Brian Tan, Romantic Category

II Place – Siona  Samanta, Treasury of Comtemporary Category

II Place – Alexi Lim, Young Protege  Intermediate Category

II Place – Nimay Sankar, Sowcase Solo, Advanced Category

II Place – Elizabeth Nguyen, Open Solo, Intermediate Category

II Place – Suixin Wen, Junior Piano Classical Category

III Place - Young Protege  Junior Category - Q-Tang Le-Vy Huynh

III Place - Mihir Shankar, Young Protege  Category

III Place - Brian Tan, Young Protege  Category 

III Place - Xuli Dai, Treasure of Chinese Composers, Intermediate

III Place - Allyson Wang, Classical Category, Senior

III Place - Ajinkya Karnataki, Baroque Category

III Place – Suixin Wen, Classical Category, Junior

Honorable Mention - Q-Tang Le-Vy Huynh Junior Category 

Honorable Mention - Suixin Wen, Junior Category 

North California Young Talents Competition, Livermore, CA, 2022 - 2023

I Prize – Diora Silin

I Prize – Elizabeth Nguyen

I Prize – Johanna Kwong

I Prize – Alexi Lim

I Prize – Suixin We, Baroque

I Prize – Allyson Wang

I Prize – Brian Tan

I Prize - Antony Wang

I Prize – Mihir Shankar

I Prize – Nimay Shankar

I Prize – Q-Tang  Huynh

I Prize – Harvard Law

II Prize – Belle Graumlich

Music Legacy Open Competition, San Mateo, CA, 2019

I Place -  Jessica Qiu     Showcase Solo Category 

I Place -  Anthony Wang, Showcase Solo Category 

III Place -  Allyson Wang, Contemporary Music Category 

Golden State Youth Orchestra concerto competition, San Jose, CA, 2018

Finalist – Anthony Wang

American Protege International Piano Competition, Carnegie NY, USA 

Honorable mention -  Leonard Pan

International Romantic Competition, New York, USA, 2016 

II Prize – Alex Tang

Russian International Piano Competition, San Jose, CA

Gold Medal/ Modern Composer – Alex Tang

Baroque & Classical Festival of the Avloni Academy of Music, Cupertino, 2017

I Prize – Eileen Shiuan,  

I Prize - Aaron Lin

I Prize – Shiyi Shen

I Prize – Angela Huang

I Prize – Eric Ho 

I Prize–-  Ginny Sun,

I Prize –Aaron Lin

I Prize – Nimay Shankar, Showcase Piano Solo Category

I Prize – Mihir Shankar, Showcase Piano Solo Categor

Chinese Heritage Music Competition, San Jose, CA

I Place, Gold Prize - Christina Cheung

Festival of Music Treasure of the Avloni Academy of Music, Saratoga, CA

I Place - Ronin Silva, Solo Category

I Place - Harvard  Law, Solo Category

I Prize - Xuli Dai

I Prize - Allyson Wang, Piano solo

II Place - Solo Category, AAM – Brian Tan   

II Place - Suixin Wen, Solo Category

II Place - Allyson Wang, Piano Duet

Midsummer Romantic Festival, Palo Also CA

I Place - Annabel Kusumo

I Place –Shiyi Shen

Awards for Excellence Competition/ MTAC, Lafayette, CA

I Place– Christina Cheung /Intermediate Category

I Place– Eileen Shiuan / Advanced Category