Piano Exam Results & Student Achievements
This page sets out what Windsor Piano School can document about its piano results. It separates piano-only results from school-wide figures across all instruments, and achievements confirmed by independent sources from those that rest on the school's own records. Each item states its source.
Where our ABRSM Private Visit exams are held.
203 Clarence Road, Windsor SL4 5AN
Piano examination results
Windsor Piano School holds thousands of ABRSM certificates on file from its years as a Private Visit Centre. The figures below are a sample: nine piano certificates from the ABRSM session with certificates issued on 6 October 2026, compiled grade by grade from the documents themselves. They are not a complete session result and not a school-wide total; the cumulative figures across all instruments are given separately below.
| Grade | Route | Distinction | Merit | Pass |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Grade | Practical | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Grade 1 | Performance | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Grade 2 | Practical | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Grade 2 | Performance | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Grade 4 | Practical | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Grade 4 | Performance | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Grade 5 | Performance | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Grade 8 | Performance | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total, piano sample | 7 | 2 | 0 | |
Source: Windsor Piano School records. A sample of nine piano certificates from the school's archive, all issued by ABRSM on 6 October 2026 and verifiable through ABRSM's certificate validation service. Student names withheld. One violin certificate from the same session (Grade 1, Distinction) is excluded from these piano figures.
Grade 8 piano at the age of nine
The Bracknell News reported that Harvey Lin, aged nine, was about to take his Grade 8 piano exam after two years and three months of lessons with Edita Stankeviciute at Windsor Piano School.
Source: independent (Bracknell News).
According to Windsor Piano School records, he passed Grade 8 with distinction.
Source: Windsor Piano School records only. The distinction has not been independently confirmed.
What is and is not documented
Documented: individual piano exam results for Harvey Lin, including a piano diploma (below).
Published above: a sample of nine piano certificates from the October 2026 ABRSM session, broken down by grade.
Not yet published: a full year-by-year piano breakdown. The school holds thousands of certificates on file; further samples and complete session results will be added as they are compiled.
School-wide figures across all instruments are given separately in the next section.
School-wide ABRSM record
These are Windsor Piano School's own cumulative figures, from the school's records across all instruments taught at the school. They are not piano-only figures, they are not broken down by year or grade, and they have not been independently audited.
Source: Windsor Piano School records (school-wide, cumulative).
Where the exams take place
Windsor Piano School is an official ABRSM Private Visit Centre (UKPRN 10067404). Practical exams for Grades 1–8 are held on site, exclusively for the school's students, in the room they learn in.
Diploma-level piano results
LRSM in piano performance, with distinction, aged 11
Harvey Lin passed the ABRSM LRSM diploma in piano performance with distinction in February 2015, aged 11, while studying with Edita Stankeviciute.
Sources: Windsor Piano School records; published concert biographies from the Windsor & Maidenhead Symphony Orchestra and Soirées at Breinton. ABRSM does not publish individual candidates' results.
Other diplomas
The school does not currently publish any other piano diploma results (ARSM, DipABRSM, LRSM or FRSM). Results will be added here only when they are documented.
BBC Young Musician
Both of the school's documented BBC Young Musician category finals were reached by one student, Harvey Lin, who started piano at seven with Edita Stankeviciute at Windsor Piano School. Eton College reported in May 2020 that he had studied with Edita at the school ever since. His published concert biographies also name Professor Dmitri Alexeev among his teachers.
Second round of auditions
Reached the second round of auditions for BBC Young Musician aged nine.
Source: Bracknell News
Keyboard Category Final
BBC Young Musician Keyboard Category Final, 2016, aged 13.
Source: Eton College, 11 May 2020
Keyboard Category Final
BBC Young Musician Keyboard Category Final, 2020, aged 17, as a Year 12 pupil at Eton College.
Source: Eton College, 11 May 2020
Competition and festival achievements
The competition results below are Harvey Lin's, all achieved while he was studying with Edita Stankeviciute. The festival list is deliberately short: it includes only piano results where the festival, the instrument and the result can all be identified.
International and national competitions
| Date | Competition | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 5th Young Pianist of the North International Piano Competition, Newcastle | First prize | Bracknell News; concert biographies |
| 12–18 August 2013 | 5th International Rosario Marciano Piano Competition, Vienna (Group III, born 2001 or later) | First Prize, shared (ex aequo) | Competition's published results |
| 2014 | 5th Chopin International Piano Competition, Hartford, USA (Junior category) | First prize | Concert biographies (WMSO, Breinton); Eton College lists an award at this competition |
| 2014 | Emanuel Trophy Piano Competition, North London Music Festival | Winner | Concert biographies; Eton College, 1 December 2020 |
| 2015 | 16th Nutcracker International Television Contest for Young Musicians, Moscow | Semi-finalist; fifth in the semi-final round | Eton College, 11 May 2020; placing from the Breinton biography |
| 14 October 2018 | Windsor & Maidenhead Symphony Orchestra Young Musicians' Competition | First place, aged 15 | Maidenhead Advertiser, 20 October 2018 |
Festivals
| Date | Festival | Instrument | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 9 | Woodley Music Festival, open class | Piano | Harvey Lin, the youngest winner of the open class (Bracknell News) |
| March 2023 | Woodley Music Festival 2023 | Piano | Both of the school's piano entries won first prizes, and the Kay Blackburn Trophy (school news post, 17 March 2023) |
About the festival list. Older festival posts on the school's news page that do not name the festival or the instrument are not listed here. Younger students are not named, and results for other instruments are not included on this piano page.
Music scholarships and auditions
Eton College, Music Scholar
Harvey Lin entered Eton College in 2016, while studying with Edita, and was one of the college's Music Scholars.
Source: Eton College, 1 December 2020; Eton College, 11 May 2020
Aspen Music Festival and School, fellowship
Harvey received a fellowship to the Aspen Music Festival and School while still studying with Edita. The school announced the fellowship on 6 March 2023.
Source: Windsor Piano School records (the fellowship and its timing) and news post, 6 March 2023. An independent 2023 biography records that he studied at Aspen but does not mention the fellowship.
Harvard University, later
After a gap year following Eton, Harvey went on to Harvard University (class of 2026). This is his own later progression and is not presented as a Windsor Piano School teaching outcome.
Other scholarships. Further scholarship and audition outcomes will be listed here only when they are documented. For preparation, see competition, scholarship and audition preparation.
How Windsor Piano School reports results
Every result on this page carries one of four kinds of source, so readers can see what has been confirmed outside the school.
Independent source
Published by an organisation other than the school: a competition's own results, a school such as Eton College, or the press. Concert biographies published by orchestras and concert series are listed as such.
Windsor Piano School records
The school's own exam and student records, including the school-wide figures. These have not been independently audited.
Public school archive
Results the school published on its news page at the time, dated by publication.
Student or family confirmation
Results confirmed directly by the student or their family. None on this page currently rests on this alone.
Our rules. School-wide figures are never presented as piano-only figures. Achievements are credited to the school only for the period a student was learning here. This page is reviewed when new results are documented.
Advanced piano study at Windsor Piano School
Lessons are one-to-one at the Windsor studio on Clarence Road, around 15 minutes' drive from Slough, depending on traffic. Most students start with a 20-minute taster lesson.
Advanced piano lessons
Grades 5–8, diploma-level study, competitions, scholarships and auditions.
Edita Stankeviciute
Founder and principal: teaching background and documented record.
Piano lessons in Windsor
Lessons for children and adults, from first lessons upwards.
Piano lessons for Slough
Journey times, parking and Slough-specific questions.
ABRSM exams in Windsor
How on-site Private Visit exams work for our students.
Start with a taster lesson
Book a 20-minute taster lesson for £18 and we will match you with the right piano teacher for your level and goals.