Congratulations to Sebastian for winning the Paul Hamburger Prize, awarded to the best duo by the family of Paul Hamburger and the Guildhall School of Music & Drama. Sebastian is an Artist Diploma student at The Guildhall in London

2022 - Third Place, International Bach Competition, Leipzig

2021 – First Place, The Bach Prize at The Royal Academy, London

2021 – Third place, European Collegiate Piano Competition

2021 – First Place, International Grande Music Competition

2021 – First Prize, MTNA Pennsylvania for Duo-Piano

2021 – First Prize, The Bosendorfer Piano Competition, Duo-Piano

2021 – 3rd Prize, Mirabella Competition sponsored by the Music Teachers Association of Bowie, Maryland

2018 – 1st place, MTACC Sonatina/Sonata Festival

2018 – 1st place, MTAB Piano Competition

2018 – 2nd place, MTAB Classical Competition

2021 – First Prize, Mirabella Competition sponsored by the Music Teachers Association of Bowie, Maryland

3rd Prize, The Bosendorfer Competition

2021 – 1st Prize, The Bosendorfer Piano Competition

2018 – Winner, Dr. Andor Kizely Carnegie Hall Recital Competition (PMTA)

2018 – 3rd place, Steinway Competition – Philadelphia

2017 – 1st place, The Viola Hartman Piano Performance Awards (WMTA)

2017 – 2nd place, Harold Protsman Classical Period Piano Competition

2017 – 3rd place, Miriam S. Gottlieb Memorial Piano Competition (MSMTA)

2017 – 3rd palce, Margaret Frank Bi-Annual Specialty Competition (WMTA)

2016 – 1st place, Ivy International Piano Competition (Ivy International Grand Prize Piano Festival)

2016 – 1st place, Piano Competition (Princeton Festival)

2015 – 1st place, Piano Competition, solo (Princeton Festival)

2015 – 1st place, Piano Competition, duet (Princeton Festival)

2014 – 1st place, Piano Ensemble Competition (NVMTA)

2013 – 1st place, The Viola Hartman Awards Competition (WMTA)

2013 – 1st place, Maryland Solo Festival (MSMTA)

2013 – 1st place, Piano Concerto Festival (NVMTA)

2012 – 1st place, Piano Ensemble Competition (NVMTA)

2012 – 1st place, Margaret Frank Bi-Annual Specialty Competition (WMTA)

2018 – Gold Place Winner, National Young Musicians Showcase Competition

2018 – Winner, Dr. Andor Kizely Carnegie Hall Recital Competition (PMTA)

2018 – Winner, Bloomsburg University Young Classical Artists Competition

2018 – Winner, Dr. Andor Kizely Carnegie Hall Recital Competition (PMTA)

2017– 3rd Place, Miriam S. Gottlieb Memorial Piano Competition (MSMTA)

2017 – HM, The Viola Hartman Piano Performance Awards (WMTA)

03/25/17 – 2nd Place, Harold Protsman Classical Period Piano Competition

2016 – 2nd Place, Ivy International Piano Competition (Ivy International Grand Prize Piano Festival)

2015 – 1st, Piano Competition, duet (Princeton Festival)

2014 – 2nd Place, The Viola Hartman Awards Competition (WMTA)

2014 – 1st Place, Piano Ensemble Competition (NVMTA)

2014 – 1st Place, Piano Concerto Competition (NVMTA)

2014 – 1st Place, Bartok Competition (WMTA)

2012 – 1st Place, Piano Ensemble Competition (NVMTA)

2012 – 1st Place, Piano Concerto Competition (NVMTA)

2017 - Semi-Finalist, Paris International Piano Competition for Outstanding Amateurs

2017 - Finalist, Washington DC International Pianist Artist Competition

Awarded “The Bach Prize” for the best performance of a work of Bach.

2016 – The Sam Sanders collaborative piano fellowship at The Juilliard School

2015 – First Place Winner, Concerto Competition, Music Academy International, Mezzano, Italy

Grants:
New York City Dept. of Cultural Affairs
New York State Council for the Arts

Reviews:
2015 - Opera News (for New Voices CD which debuted in Billboard top 10 for Classical)
2012 - The New York Times

2014 – Second Place, Bradshaw & Buono Piano Competition, NYC , Amateur Division

2012 – Lake George Music Festival Artist

2011 – Gold Medal Winner, Young Classical Virtuosos of Tomorrow Competition at the Nelly Berman School of Music

2014 - Performance with NJSO

2014 - Rising Star Award from the Thomas Study Music Guild of NY

2013 - Second Prize winner of the Josef Suk Piano Competition Prague, Czech Republic

2011 - First Prize, The Princeton Piano Festival

2011 - Winner, The Richard L. Tang Yuk award for the Most Outstanding Performer

Bucks County Local News Review

2008 – 16th International Gianluca Campochiaro Competition, Pedara, Sicily. Third Prize

2007 – Artists International 34th Annual Debut Award Audition Competition, Special Presentation Award

1993 – New York City Governor’s Award competition, Second Place

2007 - First Prize, Artist International, NYC

2007 - Second Prize, Guiseppe Terracciano International Piano Competition in Italy

2007 – “Diploma of Merit” at the Giuseppe Terracciano International Piano Competition

2000 - First place, Marywood University Concerto Competition

1999 - First place, 1st Annual Kal Rudman/Cunningham Piano Competition, Philadelphia, PA

1998 - First place, First Place, Winner of the High School Level, 18th Bartok/Kabalevsky International Piano Competition, Radford, VA

1997 - First Place, Piano Solo, MACSA Competition, Hershey, PA

1989 – Top Prize Winner, the Martial Solal International Jazz Piano Competition in Paris, France