Caroline Su is a rising 10th grader at McLean HS in Fairfax, VA. She began her piano studies at age 6 and studies with the accomplished Lisa Emenheiser Sarratt of the National Symphony Orchestra. 

Caroline has won many state-level, national and international events such as the 2022 and 2023 Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) VA state competitions, 2022 William Knabe International Competition, 2023, 2021 and 2019 Northern Virginia Music Teachers Association (NVMTA) Achievement Awards, and many more.  Caroline has performed at venues such as Kennedy Center Millenium Stage in Washington, DC, Hungarian Embassy in US, and the 2024 Philadelphia Young Pianists' Academy (PYPA) Musical Soirée.

Caroline performs regularly in assisted living and mental health facilities across the DC area to share her love of music and improve the lives of others. She enjoys playing volleyball, listening to music, and participating in public forum debate. She is looking forward to using her skills to help foster a greater interest in music and inspire optimistic mindsets!

Felix Xu is a rising 10th  grader at Langley High School in Fairfax, VA. He showed strong interest in music as a child and started to study piano from the age of 4 with Margarita Gramaticova. 

Felix has won many prizes throughout his journey, including the first prize in the VMTA Virginia State Auditions from 2018 to 2022. He has also won a number of NVMTA and WMTA piano competitions in the DC area, such as first prize at the 2024 NVMTA Achievements Awards, first prize at the 2024 District Auditions, first prize at the 2022 WMTA Hungarian Music Piano Competition, and many more. He has also performed in several embassies such as the Embassy of Hungary, Embassy of the Republic of Poland, Embassy of France, and Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany. 

Beyond his musical achievements, Felix loves reading, playing with his dog, and playing tennis. In the winter, skiing is his top priority, as he loves to ski as well. Felix is looking forward to serving the community and improving people’s lives through music and a positive mindset. 

Ryan Guo is a rising 10th grader at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria, Virginia. He is passionate about math and loves to share the fun with more students in the community.  Ryan has participated in numerous math competitions including MATHCOUNTS, AMC 8, AMC 10, AIME as well some high school travel competitions such as Harvard-MIT Mathematics Tournament, Carnegie Mellon Informatics and Mathematics Competition, and American Regional Mathematics League. Aside from math, Ryan also enjoys coding, Kung fu, reading, running, and playing with his dog. Ryan would love to leverage his skills and passion to make a difference in the community.

Eric Li is a rising 10th grader at McLean High School in Fairfax. Eric won the 2023 Science Bowl State championship as the physics main competitor for the Longfellow Middle School team. He is currently part of the USA Computing Olympiad (USACO) silver division. He has over 60 hours of tutoring experience through his positions as Writing Center consultant and math ambassador at Longfellow Middle School. Aside from this, Eric also enjoys playing soccer, piano, and ping pong. Eric is looking forward to opportunities to share his passion and experience in science and programming.

William Wu is a high school sophomore at St. Albans School in Washington, DC and has been studying piano with Marina Alekseyeva at Levine School of Music since 2018. He passed his Level 10 Piano Jury with Distinction, made his orchestral debut with Levine Chamber Orchestra in June 2023, and presented a one-hour solo recital invited by Levine in June 2024. He has performed at notable venues, such as the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, Hylton Performing Arts Center, Millenium Stage at the Kennedy Center, and the Embassy of France. He has had masterclasses with Simone Dinnerstein, Tiffany Poon, Stephen Drury, Emanuel Ax, Philip Setzer from the Emerson Quartet and Anna Geniushene. His recent awards include: Winner of National YoungArts Award in Classical Music/Piano, 2025; Gold Medalist (Age 16-18), 2024 Piano Star International Competition Grand Finals; Virginia State Winner, MTNA Senior Piano Division, 2024; First Place, VMTA Concerto Competition, 2024. He also won the merit-based scholarship from Boston University Tanglewood Institute (BUTI) Young Artist Piano Program in 2024 and the Franz Liszt Merit Scholarship Award from Indiana University Piano Academy in 2022.