Jacob Nydegger was a finalist and prizewinner in the 2018 Kuleshov International Piano Competition in February, 2018. He also won First Prize for his performance of Ravel's Jeux d'eau in The Art of Piano Competition 2017, part of The International Great Composers Competition Series in London, and recently won the local Isabel Scionti Piano Performance Scholarship for the 2018-2019 school year.