Achievements
What my students do
People ask what my students actually go on to achieve, so here it all is — every result I have on record, not a highlights reel. Judge for yourself. Nothing here is rounded up.
Students
Student outcomes
- 4prizes (1st, 2nd, 3rd) in international competitions
- 93+medals (1st, 2nd, 3rd) in national competitions
- 53+further placings (VHC, HC, C) in national competitions
- 25+distinctions in ABRSM and RIAM grade exams, Grades 1–8
- 25+ Distinctions in ABRSM and RIAM grade exams, Grades 1–8
- An ARSM Diploma awarded with Distinction
- A DipLCM performance diploma
- Students currently preparing for the ATCL performance diploma
The full record
Every result I have on record — 140 of them
140 results across 9 competitions and festivals, 2020–2026,53 of them first places or headline prizes. I’ve published students’ first names and ages with their families’ agreement.
International competitions
4 resultsAcross competitions in continental Europe.
2021
- Absolute First — 100/100, Category A — Emily (9), Città di San Donà di Piave International Piano Competition (Alink-Argerich Foundation)
- 3rd Prize, Category 1 — Ethan (9), Gustav Mahler Prize Piano Competition
- Honourable Mention (1st Degree), Category 1 — Emily (7), Gustav Mahler Prize Piano Competition
- Silver Star, Piano A — Coco (6), Music and Stars Awards
Feis Ceoil, Dublin
30 resultsIreland's leading competitive festival. Students performed at the 130th edition in 2026.
2026
- Finalist (VHC), Rhona Marshall Cup — Coco (11)
- VHC, Junior Concerto — Yan (13)
- VHC, Piano Solo under 11 — Jennifer (11)
- HC, John Field — Aileen (11)
- HC, John Field — Yan (13)
- HC, Piano Solo under 13 — Coco (11)
2025
- 1st place, Duets under 11 — Emily (11) & Jennifer (10)
- VHC, John Field — Emily (11)
- VHC, Piano Solo under 11 — Emily (11)
- HC (Finalist), Rhona Marshall Cup — Yan (12)
- HC, Junior Repertoire — Stacey (10)
- HC, Piano Solo under 11 — Stacey (10)
- C, Junior Repertoire — Aileen (10)
- C, Junior Repertoire — Coco (10)
2024
- 1st place, Junior Repertoire — Emily (10)
- VHC, Junior Repertoire — Coco (9)
- HC, Piano Solo under 11 — Stacey (9)
- C, Piano Solo under 11 — Emily (10)
2023
- 1st place, Duets under 11 — Coco (8) & Emily (9)
- 1st place, Piano Solo under 9 — Emily (9)
- C, Piano Solo under 9 — Anna (9)
2022
- 1st place, Junior Repertoire — Ethan (9)
- 1st place, Piano Duets under 11 — Ethan (9)
- 2nd place, Piano Duets under 11 — Coco (7) & Emily (8)
- VHC, Junior Repertoire — Yan (9)
- VHC, Piano Duets under 11 — Leo (8) & Marco (9)
- HC, Junior Repertoire — Leo (8)
- C, Junior Repertoire — Coco (7)
- C, Junior Repertoire — Emily (8)
- C, Piano Solo under 9 — Emily (8)
Feis Maitiú
14 results2026
- 3rd place, Piano Unconfined Solo under 12 — Emily (11)
- 3rd place, Piano Unconfined Solo under 10 — Jennifer (10)
2025
- 1st place, Piano Confined Repertoire under 16 — Emily (10)
- 1st place, Piano Confined Duet under 11 — Emily (10) & Jennifer (9)
2024
- 1st place, Piano Unconfined Solo under 10 — Emily (9)
2023
- 1st place, Piano Unconfined Repertoire under 12 — Emily (8)
- 1st place, Piano Confined Repertoire under 12 — Stacey (8)
- 1st place, Piano Unconfined Solo under 8 — Emily (8)
- 2nd place, Piano Confined Repertoire under 12 — Coco (7)
- 3rd place, Piano Unconfined under 13 — Chloe (13)
- 3rd place, Piano Confined Repertoire under 12 — Freddy (11)
2022
- 1st place, Piano Confined Repertoire under 12 — Emily (7)
- 1st place, Piano Unconfined Solo under 11 — Allen (11)
- 2nd place, Piano Unconfined Solo under 9 — Nicole (8)
RIAM competitions
5 resultsRoyal Irish Academy of Music.
2026
- 1st Overall Prize, Valerie Walker Rosebowl under 14 — Coco (11)
- 1st Prize, Best Impressionist Performance under 14 — Coco (11)
2024
- HC, Joe Byrne Cup under 11 — Stacey (9)
2023
- 2nd place, Sheila Rumbold Cup under 9 — Stacey (8)
2022
- 2nd place, Joe Byrne Cup under 12 — Ethan (9)
Newpark Music Festival
4 results2026
- 2nd place, Piano Solo under 12 — Coco (11)
2025
- 3rd place, Piano Solo under 11 — Coco (10)
2023
- 1st place, Piano Solo under 8 — Coco (8)
- HC, Piano Solo under 10 — Stacey (8)
EPTA Ireland
3 resultsEuropean Piano Teachers Association.
2026
- 2nd place, 5th Class Competition — Coco (11)
- C, 5th Year Competition — William (16)
2022
- HC, 5th Class Competition — Casey (11)
TU Dublin competitions
2 results2022
- 2nd place, Under 10 Competition
2020
- 1st place, Under 8 Competition
Piano Festival — Piano Academy of Ireland
18 results2022
- 1st place, Junior Repertoire under 12 — Coco (7)
- 1st place, Sonatina under 12 — Yan (9)
- 1st place, Piano Solo under 12 — Ethan (9)
- 1st place, Piano Duets under 10 — Marco (9) & Leo (7)
- 2nd place, Piano Solo under 10 — Yan (9)
- 2nd place, Piano Solo under 8 — Leo (7)
- 3rd place, Sonatina under 12 — Angela (10)
- 3rd place, Piano Solo under 10 — Ethan (9)
2021
- 1st place, Junior Repertoire under 12 — Ethan (8)
- 1st place, Sonatina under 12 — Coco (6)
- 1st place, Solo under 8 — Emily (7)
- 2nd place, Sonatina under 12 — Emily (7)
- 2nd place, Solo under 8 — Coco (6)
2020
- Bronze, Under 12 Competition — Ailish (10)
- Silver, Under 10 Competition — Beatriz (9)
- Bronze, Under 8 Competition — Emily (6)
- Bronze, Under 6 Competition — Emily (6)
- Bronze, Under 6 Competition — Eabha Rose (5)
B♯ Piano Competition
60 resultsResults by Jason's students at the competition he founded and directs — under-15s, four editions since 2023.
2026
- Adjudicator's Prize — Coco (11)
- Audience Prize — Coco (11)
- 1st place, Sonatina under 12 — Emily (11)
- 1st place, Repertoire under 12 — Coco (11)
- 2nd place, Solo under 11 — Jennifer (10)
- 2nd place, Solo under 15 — Yan (13)
- C, Repertoire under 12 — Emily (11)
- C, Solo under 13 — Aileen (11)
2025
- Audience Prize — Emily & Jennifer (10, 9)
- 1st place, Repertoire under 15 — Yan (12)
- 1st place, Duet under 11 — Emily & Jennifer (10, 9)
- 1st place, Solo under 11 — Emily (10)
- 1st place, Solo under 9 — Charlie Li (7)
- 1st place, Sonatina under 9 — Charlie Li (7)
- 2nd place, Sonatina under 15 — Hannah Rose (14)
- VHC, Repertoire under 12 — Aileen (10)
- VHC, Repertoire under 12 — Coco (10)
- HC, Solo under 11 — Aileen (10)
- C, Solo under 15 — Hannah Rose (14)
2024
- 1st place, Solo under 15 — Chloe (14)
- 1st place, Etude under 12 — Freddy (11)
- 1st place, Sonatina under 12 — Emily (9)
- 1st place, Solo under 11 — Aileen (9)
- 1st place, Sonatina under 9 — Tangtang (7)
- 1st place, Solo under 7 — Charlie (6)
- 2nd place, Repertoire under 15 — Angela (12)
- 2nd place, Solo under 15 — Angela (12)
- 2nd place, Sonatina under 15 — Freddy (11)
- 2nd place, Sonatina under 12 — Ryan (11)
- 2nd place, Solo under 11 — Emily (9)
- VHC, Repertoire under 12 — Yan (11)
- VHC, Sonatina under 12 — Aileen (9)
- HC, Etude under 12 — Juno (11)
- HC, Solo under 9 — Tangtang (7)
- C, Solo under 15 — Hannah Rose (13)
- C, Sonatina under 15 — Casey (13)
- C, Sonatina under 15 — Ailish (14)
2023
- Adjudicator's Award — Stacey (8)
- 1st place, Etude under 12 — Yan (10)
- 1st place, Sonatina under 12 — Freddy (10)
- 1st place, Solo under 9 — Coco (8)
- 1st place, Sonatina under 9 — Coco (8)
- 1st place, Etude under 9 — Coco (8)
- 1st place, Repertoire under 9 — Emily (8)
- 1st place, Repertoire under 9 — Stacey (8)
- 1st place, Solo under 13 — Angela (11)
- 1st place, Repertoire under 15 — Chloe (13)
- 1st place, Etude under 15 — Chloe (13)
- 2nd place, Etude under 15 — Hannah Rose (12)
- 2nd place, Sonatina under 15 — Ailish (13)
- 2nd place, Solo under 13 — Casey (12)
- 2nd place, Repertoire under 12 — Freddy (10)
- 2nd place, Sonatina under 12 — Anni (10)
- 2nd place, Solo under 11 — Yan (10)
- 2nd place, Sonatina under 9 — Anna (8)
- 2nd place, Duet under 11 — Emily (8) & Coco (8)
- 2nd place, Solo under 7 — Tangtang (6)
- VHC, Solo under 11 — Anni (10)
- HC, Sonatina under 12 — Angela (11)
- C, Solo under 11 — Juno (10)
Something I started
B♯ Piano Competition
In 2023 I started the B♯ Piano Competition myself, and I've directed every edition since. A friendly but serious platform for pianists under 15 to perform and be adjudicated. It's grown to 170+ competitors across 4 editions.
The fourth edition ran on 29–30 May 2026 at Wesley House, Dublin 6, with Dr Billy O’Brien adjudicating.
- Founded
- 2023
- Editions
- 4
- Competitors
- 170+
- For
- Pianists under 15
And me
Where I’ve competed
I've competed in 51 competitions across 7 countries myself. Here's all of it:
Feis Ceoil, Dublin
6 results- 2019Finalist, Anthony Glavin Trophy and Awards
- 2018Finalist, Nordell Cup
- 20161st place, Junior Concerto Competition
- 2016Commended, Junior Piano Solo (A)
- 20151st place, Kitty O’Callaghan Trophy
- 20151st place, Junior Piano Duets (A)
EPTA, Dublin
4 results- 20181st prize, Sixth Year Competition
- 20161st prize, Fourth Year Competition
- 20152nd prize, Third Year Competition
- 20141st prize, Second Year Competition
DIT Music Competitions, Dublin
13 results- 20191st prize, Senior Sonata Cup
- 20191st prize, Tomas O Suilleabhan Cup
- 20192nd prize, Senior Repertoire Competition
- 20181st prize, Marie Jones Senior Competition
- 20171st prize, Mai Byrne Trophy for sonata playing
- 20171st prize, Lucy Donelly Cup for piano accompaniment
- 20161st prize, Ita Beausang Competition for Concerto Playing
- 20161st prize, Piano Solo under 18
- 20151st prize, Piano Duets under 18
- 20142nd prize, Piano Duets under 16
- 2014VHC, Piano Solo under 16
- 20131st prize, Piano Duets under 14
- 2013VHC, Piano Solo under 14
Other festivals
4 results- 20161st prize, Piano Solo under 21, Kilcoole Music Festival, Wicklow
- 20151st prize, Piano Solo under 18, Sutton Park Young Musician Festival
- 20142nd prize, Piano Solo under 15, Sutton Park Young Musician Festival
- 20122nd prize, Piano Solo under 14, Newpark Music Festival
Scholarships and academic awards
- 2011–2018Music Scholarship, Sandford Park School, Dublin
- 2018Best Overall Advanced Student, DIT
- 2018Advanced Certificate, DIT
- 2017Senior Certificate, DIT
- 2011‘Talent Scholarship’, DIT
Qualifications
- LTCL, Trinity College LondonLicentiate diploma, awarded with Distinction
- DipLCM, London College of MusicPerformance diploma
- Music Scholarship, Sandford Park School2011–2018
- Talent Scholarship, DIT (TU Dublin)2011; Best Overall Advanced Student, 2018
The studio has been bigger — at its peak, three of us teaching, 60-plus students a week and 40-odd more on a waitlist. Now it’s just me, with a handful of students at a time. Most of them are working at Grade 8 or above; a few are preparing for the ATCL diploma or for junior competitions in Europe.
Outside the studio I work in data at Stripe, in Dublin — before that, HubSpot and PwC. It's a different world, but the habit of looking at what's actually happening, not what you hoped was happening, carries over.
27 competition placings of my own on record, alongside 5 scholarships and academic awards.
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