International Concerto Competition 2018
International Concerto Competition is open to all instruments, including strings, piano, voice and winds.
Participants are required to submit video/audio recording materials for the audition.
Eligibility
We invite school students and adults to participate in the Competition. There is no age limit for the adult participants.
Multiple winners will be chosen in each of the following age groups:
| School Students: | Adults (19 and older): |
| 12 and under | Amateur without professional degree |
| 13 – 18 | College students and professional musicians |
Awards
Winners will perform at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall in New York City on the following dates
Saturday, April 21, 2018
Sunday, May 13, 2018
Monday, May 28, 2018 (Memorial Day)
Sunday, June 10, 2018
Sunday, June 17, 2018
Sunday, June 24, 2018
Saturday, June 30, 2018
$300 Scholarship and other Special Awards may be granted based on the judges’ recommendations.
Judges
International panel of qualified judges will evaluate audition materials. All judges are independent, and their students are not allowed to apply this season. The concert pianist and teacher Ms. Irina Kaufman-Brookes (U.K./Russia) is invited as a Chairwoman of the Concerto Competition 2018. A graduate from the Moscow Gnessin Academy of Music, classes of Prof. E. Lieberman and Prof. L. Naumov, Ms. Kaufman-Brookes won a number of the International Competitions and performed as a solo and chamber ensemble pianist with the Bolshoi Theater, Stanislavskiy and Nemirovich – Danchenko Opera Theatre, and many orchestras across the Europe and USA.
American Protégé
International Concerto Competition 2018 Results
American Protégé Judges’ Favorite Award (Plaque Trophies) Winners
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Sofia Sourkova is 12 years old, was born in Kiev, Ukraine. She began her piano study at the age of six with her teacher Inna Goncharova. She played her first piano concerto with orchestra at the end of her first piano study year. Now she has already at her portfolio 4 concertos with orchestra. Sofia won the 1-st place at American Protégé, International Concerto Competition, 2014. She played twice with Vilnius opera theatre orchestra in Klaipeda (Lithuania), in 2014 and 2016, in XXI century Art Competition, where she achieved 1-st place in three nominations. She’s winner of Resonance Competition, Paris, France. Sofia also regularly performs as many times winner and Grand prix awarded of International and Ukrainian competitions. She was also awarded as 1-st degree Laureate diplomas in musical competitions more than 50 times. She’s experienced not only in piano duet but in trio and quartet as well as in trio with cello and violin. Sofia is the graduate student of the Mayor’s of Kiev (Ukraine) scholarship last five years for the successful study and significant creative successes and achievements. |
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Ella Kim started learning to play the violin at age 5, quickly developing a love for music. As the winner of the 2016 Rivers Youth Orchestra Concerto Competition, she made her debut as soloist with the Philharmonia Orchestra. Ella was a prizewinner in the 2017 Totenberg Young Strings State Competition as well the recipient of the Rivers Conservatory String Department Prize and Young Artist Diploma. She has served as Concertmaster of the Weston School Orchestras; Rivers Conservatory Youth Orchestras and she is one of the youngest members of the Boston Youth Symphony Senior BYS Orchestra. Ella enjoys sharing her music as a volunteer at the Weston Brook Apartments and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Ella studied with Lilia Muchik and currently studies with Magdalena Richter. She is in the seventh grade at the Weston Middle School. |
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American Protégé Judges’ Distinction Award (Plaque Trophies) Winners
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Born in Montana, Tanner Jorden, 15, began his musical career at seven. His current teacher, Dorothea Cromley, is the former Professor of Piano at MSU-B. In 2015, Tanner began winning competitions locally. In 2016, he competed in the LA International Liszt Competition. In 2017, he received first place in the Montana Association of Symphony Orchestras Concerto Competition. He debuted with the Great Falls Symphony in 2017 and since has performed with the Billings, Helena and Glacier Symphonies. Tanner competed in the MTNA competition in 2016 and 2017, receiving honorable mentions in the Junior and Senior divisions at regionals. Tanner gave his debut recital at MSUB in 2017 and performed a recital in Wyoming sponsored by the Sheridan Arts Council. He attended Red Lodge Music Festival, BYU’s SummerFestival, and USU’s Piano Clinic and received the top award and a scholarship. |
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Mikhail Peysel, 17, Yekaterinburg, Russia, begun to play music since 10 years old. In four years of studies at the music school under Mrs. L. P. Nikitina, Mikhail has passed the entire school course and became the III-degree laureate of the II International Competition “Young Mozart” in Perm, Russia and I degree laureate of the International Festival-Contest “Mix-Art”. Since 2014, he continues the studies at the Urals College of Music, currently in the class of Prof. V.V. Clishyn. Mikhail has participated in masterclasses with A. Massarsky (St.-Petersburg), E. Rumyantsev (Moscow), A. Buzlov (Moscow), O. Bugaev (Moscow) and M. Katz (France). His awards in the competitions include 1st Places in Yekaterinburg city International Competition “The Urals are gathering friends”, “Tutte le corde” “Steps of Excellence” Competition, All-Russian Competition “The Magic of Sound” (solo and chamber ensemble categories), to name just a few. Mikhail performed with orchestras at Yekaterinburg Philharmonic Hall, The Ural College of Music, “Triumph” Philharmonic in Perm (Russia). |
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Winners:
| NAME | AGE | CITY, STATE/COUNTRY |
| Age Group 12 and under: | ||
| FIRST PLACE WINNERS | ||
| Anthony Yang, piano | 10 | Charlotte, NC |
| Student of Irena Hramenkova | ||
| Shostakovich, Piano Concerto No. 94 | ||
| Ava Park, violin | 10 | Seoul, South Korea |
| Beriot, Concerto No. 9 in A Minor, I Mvt. | ||
| Catherine Li, piano | 11 | San Jose, CA |
| Student of Dr. Zhao Zhao Yang | ||
| Shostakovich, Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Major, Op.102, II Mvt. | ||
| and Bach, Italian Concerto in F Major, BWV 971, I Mvt. | ||
| Krystal Sun, violin | 11 | Closter, NJ |
| Student of Khullip Jeung | ||
| Bruch, Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 26 | ||
| Fiona Tsang, cello | 12 | San Jose, CA |
| Student of Jihee Kim | ||
| Tchaikovsky, Variations on a Rococo Theme – Theme, I, II, Cadenza, VI, & VII | ||
| Sofia Sourkova, piano | 12 | Kyiv, Ukraine |
| Student of Inna Goncharova | ||
| Bach, Concerto in F Minor for piano and string orchestra, Part 1. | ||
| SECOND PLACE WINNERS | ||
| Annabelle Huang, piano | 9 | Taipei, Taiwan |
| Student of Mary Ko | ||
| Bach, Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Minor BWV 1052, I Mvt. | ||
| Mariia Gasiuk, piano | 10 | Kyiv, Ukraine |
| Student of Inna Goncharova | ||
| Silvanskiy, Easy concert | ||
| Zachary Pan, violin | 10 | San Jose, CA |
| Student of Ann Kerobyan | ||
| Vivaldi, Concerto in G Minor, I Mvt. | ||
| Elene Mtchedlidze, piano | 11 | Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia |
| Student of Levan Inashvili | ||
| Polunin, Concertino in A Minor | ||
| James Birch, violin | 11 | Dover Heights, Australia |
| Student of Evgeny Sorkin | ||
| Wieniawski, Violin Concerto No. 2, II Mvt. | ||
| Ani Anakidze, violin | 12 | Kutaisi, Republic of Georgia |
| Student of D. Pourtskhvanidze | ||
| Kabalevsky, Violin concerto in C Major, I Mvt. | ||
| Louie Tsai, violin | 12 | Rancho Palos Verdes, CA |
| Student of Gayaneh Kumar | ||
| Lalo, Symphonie Espagnole, I Mvt. | ||
| and Wieniawski, Polonaise De Concert | ||
| Milan Rohatgi, violin | 12 | Stanford, CA |
| Student of Zhao Wei | ||
| Bach, Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Minor, BWV 1003, III Mvt. | ||
| and Saint Saens, Violin Concerto No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 61, I Mvt. | ||
| Srijani Bhattacharya, cello | 12 | La Canada Flintridge, CA |
| Student of John Walz | ||
| Saint-Saens, Concerto in A Minor | ||
| THIRD PLACE WINNERS | ||
| Lisa Wei, violin | 9 | Princeton, NJ |
| Student of Siliang Meng | ||
| Friedrich Seitz, Concerto No.3 in G Minor | ||
| Anna Lui, piano | 10 | South Jordan, UT |
| Student of Ya Liu | ||
| Miller, Concerto in A Minor, III Mvt. | ||
| Ashley Ng Rui En, piano | 10 | Singapore |
| Student of Christine Gan Siew Hui | ||
| Mozart, Piano Concerto No. 1 in A Major KV414, II Mvt. | ||
| Jianna Kim, flute | 11 | Blue Bell, PA |
| Student of Michael Maizels | ||
| Quantz, Concerto in G Major, I Mvt. | ||
| Tara Kavtaradze, piano | 11 | Nescosent, NY |
| Student of Merab Ebralidze | ||
| Polunin, Concertino in A Major | ||
| HONORABLE MENTION WINNERS | ||
| Vivian Pham, piano | 11 | Tampa, FL |
| Student of Olga Glick | ||
| Mozart, Concerto Nj. 8, I Mvt. | ||
| Corona Chen, piano | 12 | Whitefish Bay, WI |
| Student of Margarita Kontorovsky | ||
| Beethoven, Piano Concerto No.1 in C Major | ||
| Grace Li, Violin | 12 | San Diego, CA |
| Student of Darija Hodko | ||
| Vivaldi, Summer, I Mvt. | ||
| Jade Wong, violin | 12 | Glastonbury, CT |
| Student of Mickey Reisman | ||
| Bach, Violin Concerto in E Major | ||
| FINALIST | ||
| Gabriel Zhang, violin | 12 | Redding, CA |
| Student of Daria Hodco | ||
| Mozart, Sonata in E Minor, K.304 | ||
| Age Group 13 to 18: | ||
| FIRST PLACE WINNERS | ||
| Bowen Ying, violin | 13 | Wynnewood, PA |
| Student of Tanya Ivanova | ||
| Bruch, Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, I Mvt. | ||
| Ella J. Kim, violin | 13 | Weston, MA |
| Student of Magdalena Richter | ||
| Mendelssohn, Violin Concerto in E Minor Op.64, I Mvt. | ||
| Kevin Zephyrin, bassoon | 13 | Fresh Meadows, NY |
| Student of Nanci Belmont | ||
| Weber, Bassoon Concerto Op. 75, I Mvt. | ||
| Louis Auxenfans, piano | 13 | Chicago, IL |
| Student of Laura Fenster | ||
| Bach, Piano Concerto in D Minor, I Mvt. | ||
| Moonhee Kim, violin | 13 | Beachwood, OH |
| Student of Eugenia Poustyreva | ||
| Vieuxtemps, Concerto No. 5 | ||
| Nicole Ho, piano | 13 | Arcadia, CA |
| Student of Molly Nguyen | ||
| Mendelsohn, Piano Concerto No. 1 in g Minor (third mvmt) | ||
| Norah Fong, cello | 13 | Redondo Beach, CA |
| Student of Sarah Koo Freeman | ||
| Elgar, Concerto in E Minor Op. 85, IV Mvt. | ||
| Matthew Gurning, piano | 14 | Fontana, CA |
| Student of Dr. Elvin Rodriguez | ||
| Prokofiev, Piano Concerto No.3 Op.26 Andante-Allegro | ||
| Richard Niu, cello | 14 | San Jose, CA |
| Student of Kyeong Kim | ||
| Saint-Saëns, Cello Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 33, III Mvt. | ||
| Celena Ho, piano | 15 | Brooklyn, NY |
| Student of Dr. Tian Song | ||
| Beethoven, Piano Concerto No. 5, Op 73 in E-flat Major, I. Mvt. | ||
| Christy Chang, violin | 15 | Ridgewood, NJ |
| Student of Yu Jeong Lee | ||
| Saint-Saens, Violin Concerto No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 61, I Mvt. | ||
| Connor Tsui, cello | 15 | New York, NY |
| Student of Ole Akahoshi | ||
| Shostakovich, Cello Concerto No. 1 in E-flat Major, Op. 107, I Mvt. | ||
| Daniel Son Son, viola | 15 | Ridgewood, NJ |
| Student of Sophie Arbuckle | ||
| Walton, Viola Concerto | ||
| Evan Zhou, violin | 15 | San Diego, CA |
| Student of Hernan Constantino | ||
| Sarasate, Carmen Fantasy Op. 25 | ||
| Jenna Tu, piano | 15 | Vancouver, WA |
| Student of Renato Fabbro | ||
| Rachmaninoff, Piano Concerto No. 2 in c Minor, Op. 18, III Mvt. | ||
| Megan Chen, viola | 15 | Phoenix, AZ |
| Student of Susanne Rothaar | ||
| Bach, Concerto in C Minor | ||
| Tanner Jorden, piano | 15 | Billings, MT |
| Student of Dorothea Cromley | ||
| Grieg, Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16, I Mvt. | ||
| Taylor Chen, violin | 15 | South Windsor, CT |
| Student of Solomiya Ivakhiv | ||
| Mozart, Violin Concerto No.4 in D Major, K.218 | ||
| Andrew Lin, cello | 16 | San Jose, CA |
| Lalo, Cello Concerto in D Minor | ||
| Anwesha Mukherji, flute | 16 | Palo Alto, CA |
| Student of Isabelle Chapuis-Starr | ||
| Mozart, Concerto in G Major, K. 313 | ||
| Chaehyun Kim, violin | 16 | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Student of Irene Cheng | ||
| Lalo, Symphonie Espagnole (Allegro non troppo) | ||
| Gemma Tung, cello | 16 | Brookline, MA |
| Student of Chungson Kim | ||
| Tchaikovsky, Variations on a Rococo Theme (Variations 6 and 7) | ||
| Gyuhwan Choi, viola | 16 | Wellesley, MA |
| Hoffmeister, Viola Concerto in D Major | ||
| Hannah Lee, flute | 16 | Silver Spring, MD |
| Student of Carolyn Oh | ||
| Reinecke, Concerto in D Major, Op. 283 | ||
| Heran Zhao, guzheng | 16 | Ontario, Canada |
| Wang Huiran, Dance of the Yao | ||
| Rabia Brooke, violin | 16 | Chicago, IL |
| Student of Desiree Ruhstrat | ||
| Sibelius , Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op. 47, Allegro-moderato | ||
| and Wieniawski, Polonaise de Concert No. 1, Op. 4 in D Major | ||
| Shannon Zhuang, violin | 16 | Rancho Santa Margarita, CA |
| Student of Jerzy Kosmala | ||
| Saint-Saens, Violin Concerto No 3 | ||
| Allison Huang, marimba | 17 | Kaohsiung, Taiwan |
| Student of Dr. Kuo-Hsuan Wu | ||
| Séjourné, Concerto for Marimba and Strings, I Mvt. | ||
| Christy Cheung, piano | 17 | Brooklyn, NY |
| Student of Dr. Tian Song | ||
| Beethoven, Concerto in B Flat Major Op. 19, I Mvt. | ||
| Christopher Yoon, piano | 17 | Portland, OR |
| Student of Dr. Renato Fabbro | ||
| Liszt, Piano Concerto No. 1 in Eb Major | ||
| Haemaru Chung, violin | 17 | New York, NY |
| Student of Ann Setzer | ||
| Dvorak, Concerto in A Minor, Op. 53, I Mvt. | ||
| Mikhail Peisel, cello | 17 | Yekaterinburg, Russia |
| Student of Prof. Vadim Klishin | ||
| Saint-Saëns, Concert in A Minor for cello, Part 1 | ||
| Yiyang Zhao, piano | 17 | Midvale, UT |
| Student of Ya Liu | ||
| Richard Addinsell, Warsaw Concerto | ||
| SECOND PLACE WINNERS | ||
| Angela Suet Kee Ng, piano | 13 | Winnipeg, Canada |
| Student of Jane Petroni | ||
| Mozart, Concerto K466 in D Minor, I Mvt. | ||
| Amy Suwannatat, piano | 14 | Port Washington, NY |
| Student of Pippa Borisy | ||
| Beethoven, Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 2, I. Mvt. | ||
| Cynthia Wang, violin | 14 | San Diego , CA |
| Student of Fei Fei Soong | ||
| Bruch, Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor | ||
| Jonathan Ma, piano | 14 | Holladay, UT |
| Student of Ning Lu and Jie Lu | ||
| Beethoven, Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, I. Mvt. | ||
| Alicia Yang, viola | 15 | Chandler, AZ |
| Student of Susanne Rothaar | ||
| Walton, Concerto for Viola, III Mvt. | ||
| April Chung, violin | 15 | Frisco, TX |
| Student of Phillip Lewis | ||
| Sibelius, Violin Concerto in D Minor | ||
| Jimin Kim, cello | 15 | Andover, MA |
| Student of Jan Müller-Szeraws | ||
| Haydn, Cello Concerto No. 2 in D Major, III Mvt. | ||
| Natalie Nef, violin | 15 | Pleasant View, UT |
| Student of Peggy Wheelwright | ||
| Tchaikovsky, Concerto in D Major 3rd Mvt. | ||
| Alicia Wu, viola | 16 | Scottsdale, AZ |
| Student of Susanne Rothaar | ||
| Walton, Concerto for Viola, I Mvt. | ||
| Ethan Resnik, piano | 16 | Bedford, NY |
| Student of Arlene Portney | ||
| Tchaikovsky, Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor Op. 23, III Mvt. | ||
| Eirena Li, piano | 16 | Potomac, MD |
| Student of Hyun Park | ||
| Mendelssohn, Concerto in D Minor, Op. 40 Allegro appassionato | ||
| Melody Yu, violin | 16 | Walnut, CA |
| Student of Tatevik Yaghubyan | ||
| Mendelssohn, Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64 | ||
| Brittney Nichols, violin | 17 | Mesa, AZ |
| Student of Susanne Rothaar | ||
| Lalo, Symphonie Espagnole | ||
| Constance Horng, violin | 17 | Saratoga, CA |
| Student of Chen Zhao | ||
| Wieniawski, Violin Concerto No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 22, I Mvt. | ||
| Ian Wagman, piano | 17 | Park City, UT |
| Student of Dr. Vedrana Subotic | ||
| Prokofiev, Piano Concerto No. 1 in D-flat, Op. 10 | ||
| Isabel Friedrichs, violin | 17 | Escondido, CA |
| Mozart, Concerto Number 4 in D Major | ||
| Jennifer Lin, violin | 17 | Houston, TX |
| Lalo, Symphonie Espagnole, Op. 21, I Mvt. | ||
| Karthik Ganapathy, marimba | 17 | Troy, MI |
| Student of Adam James | ||
| Séjourné, Concerto for Marimba and Strings, I Mvt. | ||
| Tu Trinh, piano | 17 | Irvine, CA |
| Student of Molly Nguyen | ||
| Saint-Saëns, Piano Concerto No. 2, III Mvt. | ||
| THIRD PLACE WINNERS | ||
| Celine Chien, violin | 14 | Saratoga, CA |
| Student of Elizabeth Park | ||
| Bruch, Concerto in G Minor, Op. 26, III Mvt. | ||
| Anabella Cheong, violin | 15 | Aliso Viejo, CA |
| Student of Noriko Yamaga | ||
| Mendelssohn, Violin Concerto in E Minor Op. 64, I. Mvt. | ||
| Caroline Cowley, violin | 15 | Phoenix, AZ |
| Student of Susanne Rothaar | ||
| Lalo, Symphonie espagnole, Op. 21. I Mvt. | ||
| Felix Tse, piano | 15 | Portland, OR |
| Student of Renato Fabbro | ||
| Rachmaninoff, Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18, I Mvt., | ||
| Tae Kyu Kim, cello | 15 | Cupertino, CA |
| Student of Alan Yang | ||
| Saint-Saëns, Cello Concerto No. 1 Op. 33 in A Minor, I Mvt. | ||
| Charisse Vu, piano | 16 | Fountain Valley, CA |
| Student of Molly Nguyen | ||
| Beethoven, Concerto No. IV Op. 58 | ||
| Iris Cheng, viola | 16 | Phoenix, AZ |
| Student of Susanne Rothaar | ||
| Hoffmeister, Viola Concerto in D Major | ||
| Lucia Lin, piano | 16 | Oakland Gardens, NY |
| Student of Yu Lu | ||
| Chopin, Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 21 | ||
| Maggie Chang, cello | 16 | Irvine, CA |
| Student of David Garrett | ||
| Saint-Saëns, Cello Concerto No. 1, Op.33, I Mvt. | ||
| Ryan Lee, trumpet | 18 | Brea, CA |
| Student of Ohtae Kwon | ||
| Peskin, Trumpet Concerto, I Mvt. | ||
| HONORABLE MENTION WINNERS | ||
| Brian Zhang, violin | 13 | San Diego, CA |
| Student of Darija Hodko | ||
| Bach, Violin Concerto in A Minor, BWV 1041 | ||
| Jonathan Wang, piano | 13 | Charlotte, NC |
| Student of Irena Hramenkova | ||
| Mozart, Concerto No. 20 in D Minor, III Mvt. | ||
| Cloe Coker, piano | 14 | Richland, WA |
| Student of Dr. Jinhyang Park | ||
| Prokofiev, Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Major, I Mvt. | ||
| Jason Ren, piano | 15 | Sugar Land, TX |
| Student of Yanzi Lin | ||
| Mozart, Concerto No. 21 in C Major | ||
| Claire Wang, piano | 16 | Charlotte, NC |
| Student of Irena Hramenkova | ||
| Brahms, Concerto No. 1 Op. 15 D Minor, I. Mvt. | ||
| Ian Shin, clarinet | 16 | Palo Alto, CA |
| Student of Justine Hamlin | ||
| Mozart, Clarinet concierto | ||
| Yoosung Lee, violin | 16 | South Pasadena, CA |
| Student of Johnny Nam | ||
| Saint-Saëns, Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso | ||
| Andrew Yung, violin | 17 | Granite Bay, CA |
| Wieniawski, Concerto No. 2 in D Minor Op. 22 | ||
| FINALISTS | ||
| Nayan Murthy, Violin | 14 | Portland, OR |
| Student of Elizabeth Peyton | ||
| Mozart, Mozart Concerto 3 (G Major) (All three Mvt.s) | ||
| John Lee, voice | 17 | Los Angeles, CA |
| Student of Jang Sang Kun | ||
| Wagner, “O du, mein holder Abendstern” | ||
| College Students and Professional Musicians | ||
| FIRST PLACE WINNERS | ||
| Emma Pin Hsiu Liu, piano | 26 | New York, NY |
| Student of Kathryn Brown and Nelita True | ||
| Rachmaninoff, Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 18 | ||
| Hyojin Lee, cello | 37 | Highland Park, NJ |
| Haydn, Cello Concerto in D Major | ||
| Jiwon Kim, piano | 30 | Boston, MA |
| Student of Gila Goldstein and Joanne Polk | ||
| Rachmaninoff, Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini | ||
| Justin Park, trumpet | 23 | Los Angeles, CA |
| Student of Ohtae Kwon | ||
| Tomasi, Tomasi Trumpet Concerto | ||
| Ya-Ju Chuang, piano | 28 | East Lansing, MI |
| Liszt, Piano Concerto No 2 in A Major, S. 125 | ||
| SECOND PLACE WINNER | ||
| Fei Tong, violin | 25 | Mount Pleasant, MI |
| Student of Fangye Sun | ||
| Prokofiev, Violin Concerto No.1 Scherzo | ||
| HONORABLE MENTION WINNERS | ||
| Sarah Dunbar, saxophone | 24 | Lewisville, TX |
| Student of Dr. Eric Nestler | ||
| Demersseman, edited by Hemke, Introduction and Variations on Le Carnaval de Venise | ||
| Taylor Franks, piano | 20 | New Smyrna Beach, FL |
| Student of Irena Kofman | ||
| Franz Haydn, Piano Concerto in D Major, Hob. XVIII, III Mvt. | ||
| Amateur | ||
| FIRST PLACE WINNER | ||
| Renee Roberts, violin | 52 | Bethesda, MD |
| Student of Holly Hamilton | ||
| Saint Saens, Concerto No. 3 | ||
| SECOND PLACE WINNERS | ||
| Xinchen Ye, Piano | 25 | Mountain View, CA |
| Student of Matt Wang | ||
| Mozart, Piano Concerto in D Minor | ||
| Akiko Koide Gomez, violin | 50 | Westlake Village, CA |
| Khachaturian, Violin Concerto | ||
| THIRD PLACE WINNER | ||
| Vijay Reddy, cello | 21 | Anaheim, CA |
| Shostakovich, Cello Concerto No. 1 in E-flat Major, I Mvt. | ||
| HONORABLE MENTION WINNER | ||
| Catherine Stay, violin | 28 | Garland, UT |
| Beethoven, Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61 | ||
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL WINNERS!
Other participants will receive Diploma of Participation
Winners Recital Information
1. Winners will be selected from each of the four instrument categories (piano, strings, voice, winds) and in each age group. Multiple winners will be chosen. Special prizes may be awarded based on judges’ recommendations.
2. Winners of the Competition will perform one solo piece from the audition repertoire with the following performance time limit:
School students 6 to 12 years old – 5 minutes;
School students 13 to 18 years old – 6 minutes;
Amateur without professional degree – 6 minutes;
College students and professionals – 7 minutes.
3. Extra performance time up to 1 minute can be accepted for the Winners Recital with $100 additional fee.
4. Concertos with full orchestra can’t be performed at the Winners Recital. For vocalists, strings and wind instruments, performance at the Weill Recital Hall will be with piano accompaniment. Only one grand piano will be available at the Weill Recital Hall. In case of any doubt as to selection, please contact the American Protégé Organizational Committee.
5. Each Winner will perform at one Recital. Recital date and time will be offered to the Winner based on the Competition results.
6. Participants must bring their own piano accompanist. American Protege does not provide piano accompanist, but can recommend one after enrollment into the program.
7. Photo or video recording during the recital is strictly prohibited per the Carnegie Hall policy. A professional photographer will be taking pictures of the performers.
8. The total Recital and Photo Fee for Solo Participants is $400:
– $300 Recital Fee, includes admission for participant and piano accompanist (if needed), Recital booklets with all Recital performers’ biographies and photos (for the booklet sample please click here), Certificate, Teacher’s Diploma, four guests’ tickets.
– $100 Photo Fee, includes set of digital photos taken by professional photographer during participant’s performance on the stage. Average set is 20-30 digital photos.
9. Recital Fee for Ensemble Members is $230 per Member plus $100 Photo Fee per group. Recital Fee includes admission for Ensemble Member, Recital booklets with all Recital performers’ biographies and photos (for the booklet sample please click here), Certificate, Teacher’s Diploma, four guests’ tickets per Member.
10. Recital and Photo Fees are not refundable.
11. All participants are responsible for their own expenses (travel, housing accommodations, etc.).
12. Detailed Winners Recital Guidelines will be emailed to the participants.