American Protege Gala Concert at Stern Auditorium, Carnegie Hall
International Concerto Competition 2020
International Concerto Competition is open to all instruments, including strings, piano, voice and winds.
Participants are required to submit video 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
Since the situation with COVID-19 Global Health Crisis is still uncertain, winners will be offered to perform at the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall in 2022, or to receive a Winner’s Package by mail.
$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 2020. 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 2020 Results
American Protégé Judges’ Distinction Award (Plaque Trophies) Winners
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Davit Darbinyan was born in 1995 in Uzbekistan, Tashkent. He began learning to play clarinet at the age of 12 in Tbilisi No. 2 Central Musical School. His musical talent was manifested very young ages, therefore he participated in many international competitions. He played with Tbilisi Youth Orchestra, Georgian Philharmonic Orchestra and he also performed with Tbilisi Opera and Ballet Theatre Orchestra. Davit also had solo concerts and he took master classes with world’s famous musicians. From 2013, he studied in Tbilisi State Conservatory in Professor David Jishkariani’s class. Until today he studies there in Master’s degree program. At the age of 15 Davit was working at Georgian Philharmonic Orchestra, and 16 years old Davit was playing in Tbilisi Opera and Ballet Theatre. Nowadays he is principal clarinetist and soloist in Tbilisi Youth Orchestra. |
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Anahit Stelmashova is 13 years old student of Prof. Nino Katamadze at the Central Musical College named after Evgeny Mikeladze in Tbilisi. Anahit is a scholarship holder of such foundations as the «SOS – Talents» (France) and the «Atken Armenian» (Canada). Anahit is a prize winner of the «Future Stars» International Competition (Italy) and of the Arno Babajanyan International Competition for Junior and Young Pianists (Armenia, 2nd prize). She is also the Ghand prix holder of the «Batumi Music Fest» (Georgia) and a laureate of the «New Names of Armenia» Festival (Armenia). «Silver Nutcracker 2019» of XX International Television Contest for Young Musicians «The Nutcracker» (Russia). Anahit’s hobby is karate. |
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Anthony Yang, age 12, is in the 7th grade Horizons Program at Randolph IB Middle School, Charlotte, NC. He has been studying piano with Mrs. Irena Hramenkova since the age of 6. He has won numerous awards in regional and state piano solo and concerto competitions. He was the 1st place winner in the 2018 American Protégé Piano concerto Competition and he performed a solo at Carnegie Hall. He also won 1st place in the 2019 Steinway piano competition at Junior Division. At the end of 2019, he won III prize in the IV Future Stars International Piano Competition in the category “Young Musicians”. He received the Glenn Alexander Gurley memorial scholarship for winning 2019 piano concerto competition. He was recently won the 2020 Young Artists Competition Finals in Advanced. He also plays cello and composes music. He won 1st place prize for the Piano Explorer Magazine National Composition Contest and his work “Lakeside Walks in Switzerland” was published on the National Magazine. |
| Ayla Moreno began playing piano and violin at the age of 3 and currently studies piano with Dr. Svetlana Arakelova. She has been invited to perform at various venues including Japanese Festival, Tucson Folk Festival, Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson Youth Talent Showcase and more. In 2017-2018, Ayla won first places at the Merit Scholarship Competition by TMTA and medals at the James R. Anthony Honors Recital by TSMTA for two years in a row. Also she earned Judge’s Honorable Commendation at the Young Artists Competition by Tucson Symphony Orchestra. When she was 6, Ayla won first place at the Young Artists Competition and performed Berkovich Piano Concerto with the Civic Orchestra of Tucson. Last year, she won first place in the Junior Division at the Youth Concerto Competition and performed Mozart Piano Concerto No.1 with South Arizona Symphony Orchestra. Last summer, she performed this concerto with Tucson Repertory Orchestra in Japan. | 
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Winners:
| NAME | AGE | CITY, STATE/COUNTRY |
| Age Group 12 and under: | ||
| FIRST PLACE WINNERS | ||
| Yang-Chen Yu, piano | 6 | Keelung City, Taiwan |
| Haydn, Haydn Concerto in F major Hob XVIII, F1, III Mvt. | ||
| Hailey Chan, piano | 7 | San Jose, Costa Rica |
| Student of Alexandr Skliutovsky and Tamara Meltser | ||
| Berkovich, Concerto for Piano No. 2 Op. 44, II and III Mvts. | ||
| Ayla Moreno, piano | 8 | Tucson, AZ |
| Student of Svetlana Arakelova | ||
| Mozart, Piano concerto No.1 | ||
| Maxwell Brown, violin | 8 | Wilmington, DE |
| Student of Shelley Beard | ||
| Kabalevsky, Concerto in C Major, Op. 48, I Mvt. | ||
| Aiden Kim, cello | 10 | San Jose, CA |
| Student of Jonathan Koh | ||
| Saint-Saens, Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33, I Mvt. | ||
| Anthony Yang, piano | 12 | Charlotte, NC |
| Student of Irena Hramenkova | ||
| Chopin, Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor Op. 21, I Mvt. | ||
| SECOND PLACE WINNERS | ||
| Quanxi Wang, piano | 7 | Xi’an City, China |
| Student of Maro Ko | ||
| Haydn, Piano Concerto in F Major H. XVIII | ||
| Trinity Min-Jie Tsai, piano | 7 | Taipei City, Taiwan |
| Student of Maro Ko | ||
| Haydn, Piano Concerto in C major Hob XIV:3, II and III Mvt. | ||
| Ksenia Varela, voice | 9 | Oceanside, CA |
| Student of Rebecca Steinke | ||
| Puccini, “O Mio Babino Caro” | ||
| Yuhe Han, piano | 9 | Beijing, China |
| Student of Mary Ko | ||
| Haydn, Piano Concerto in F major Hob X VIII:F22, III Mvt. | ||
| Yuan Jen Wong, piano | 9 | Taipei City, Taiwan |
| Student of Mary Ko | ||
| Mozart, Concerto No. 12, III Mvt. | ||
| Julia Wang, piano | 10 | Rochester, MN |
| Student of Rosanna Nuguid and Dr. Horacio Nuguid | ||
| Haydn, Concerto in D Major, II Mvt. | ||
| Sophia Jenkins, cello | 10 | Basking Ridge, NJ |
| Student of Inbal Segev | ||
| Haydn, Cello Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Hob. VIIb/1. Moderato | ||
| Claire Wang, violin | 11 | Skillman, NJ |
| Student of Siliang Meng | ||
| Mozart, Violin Concerto No. 3 in G Major, K. 216, I Mvt. | ||
| Elisabeth Namchevadze, piano | 11 | Stuttgart, Germany |
| Student of Noll Romuald | ||
| Beethoven, Piano Concert No. 1 Op. 15, I Mvt. | ||
| Daniel Nam, violin | 12 | Austin, TX |
| Mozart, Violin Concerto No. 4 in D Major, K.218 | ||
| Grace Kim, clarinet | 12 | Seoul, South Korea |
| Student of YongGeun Lee | ||
| Weber, Concertino in E Flat Major Op. 26, and Krommer, Clarinet Concerto No 1. Op. 36 | ||
| Hannah Cho, oboe | 12 | Tustin, CA |
| Student of Victoria Lee | ||
| Mozart, Oboe Concerto in C major, K. 314 | ||
| THIRD PLACE WINNERS | ||
| Jhen-Jhe Yang, piano | 9 | New Taipei City, Taiwan |
| Haydn, Piano Concerto in F Major Hob XVIII:F2, I Mvt. | ||
| Anna Chuang, piano | 10 | Taipei City, Taiwan |
| Student of Mary Ko | ||
| Haydn, Concerto in D Major Hob. XVIII-11, III Mvt. | ||
| So-Yeon Smith, piano | 11 | Rochester, MN |
| Student of Rosanna Nuguid | ||
| Haydn, Piano Concerto in D, I Mvt. | ||
| Jerry Zhang, violin | 12 | Bellevue, WA |
| Student of Cristian Neacsu and Qian Yin Neacsu | ||
| Haydn, Violin Concerto in G major | ||
| Johnston Lai, violin | 12 | Kirkland, WA |
| Student of Prof. Christian Neacsu and Dr. Qian Yin | ||
| Rieding, Concerto in G Major Op. 24, I Mvt. | ||
| HONORABLE MENTION WINNERS: | ||
| Abigail Fong, violin | 10 | Bronxville, NY |
| Student of Anca Nicolau | ||
| Mozart, Violin Concerto No. 3 in G Major, I Mvt. | ||
| Payton Smith-Holzbaur, viola | 10 | Philadelphia, PA |
| Student of Shelley Beard Santore | ||
| Marcello,Sonata in G Major, II Mvt. | ||
| Zaliah Siva Kumaran, violin | 10 | New York, NY |
| Student of Isaac Malkin | ||
| Accolay, Violin Concerto No. 1 in A Minor | ||
| Anabelle Lin, piano | 12 | Taipei City, Taiwan |
| Student of Mary Ko | ||
| Haydn, Concerto in G Major Hob. XVIII:4, III Mvt. | ||
| Bridget Su, piano | 12 | Taipei City, Taiwan |
| Student of Mary Ko | ||
| Mozart, Piano Concerto No. 6 In B Flat Major | ||
| Age Group 13 to 18: | ||
| NAME | AGE | CITY, STATE/COUNTRY |
| FIRST PLACE WINNERS | ||
| Anahit Stelmashova, piano | 13 | Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia |
| Student of Nino Katamadze | ||
| Shostakovich, Piano Concerto No. 2, I Mvt. | ||
| Bethany Yang, violin | 13 | Berwyn, PA |
| Student of Yu Jeong Lee | ||
| Mendelssohn, Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64, I Mvt. | ||
| Bryant Liu, violin | 13 | Hershey, PA |
| Student of Nikita Burakovskiy | ||
| Mendelssohn, Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64, I Mvt. | ||
| Gabriel Ghambashidze, piano | 13 | Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia |
| Student of Tamar Jibghashvili and Merabi Sepashvili | ||
| Grieg, Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op.16, II and III Mvts. | ||
| Sophia Hackler, piano | 13 | Red Bluff, CA |
| Student of Duane Hampton | ||
| Mozart, Piano Concerto No. 21, K. 467, I Mvt. | ||
| Andrew Zhang, piano | 14 | San Diego, CA |
| Student of Inessa Litvin | ||
| Beethoven, Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, I Mvt. | ||
| Celina Chen, cello | 14 | San Jose, CA |
| Student of Sarah Hong | ||
| Elgar, Concerto in E Minor op. 85 | ||
| Adam Lin, violin | 15 | Irvine, CA |
| Student of Eunhee Kim | ||
| Tchaikovsky, Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35 | ||
| Allison Yun, piano | 15 | Manhattan Beach, CA |
| Student of Esther Keel | ||
| Prokofiev, Piano Concerto No. 3, I Mvt. | ||
| Caroline Ma, viola | 15 | Chandler, AZ |
| Student of Susanne Rothaar | ||
| Bach, Suite No.2 in D Minor, BWV 1008 I: Prelude | ||
| Schumann, Piano Concerto Op.54 in A Minor, I Mvt. | ||
| Louisa Ma, violin | 15 | Chandler, AZ |
| Student of Susanne Rothaar | ||
| Lalo, Symphonie Espagnole, Op. 21, I Mvt. | ||
| Mirae Lee, oboe | 15 | Los Angeles, CA |
| Student of Bom An | ||
| Ralph Vaughan Williams, Oboe Concerto in A Minor, I Mvt. | ||
| Sungkyu Ryu, clarinet Bb | 15 | San Jose, CA |
| Student of Juliana Tzeng | ||
| Carl Stamitz, Clarinet Concerto No.3 in B flat Major, I Mvt. | ||
| Aidan Chau, clarinet | 16 | Jacksonville, FL |
| Student of Dr. Boja Kragulj and Ted Shistle | ||
| Weber, Clarinet Concerto No. 2 in E Flat Major, Op. 74, J. 118, III Mvt. | ||
| Anthony Qin, alto saxophone | 16 | Saratoga, CA |
| Student of Naoki Taniguchi and Jason Shiuan | ||
| Glazunov, Concerto for Alto Saxophone | ||
| Christy Kim, violin | 16 | San Jose, CA |
| Student of Dr. Joo-Mee Lee | ||
| Sarasate, Zigeunerweisen, Op. 20 | ||
| Gabriella Foster, violin | 16 | Nesconset, NY |
| Student of Ann Setzer | ||
| Wieniawski, Violin Concerto No. 2, Romance | ||
| James Song, violin | 16 | New Providence, NJ |
| Student of Oleg Pavlov | ||
| Lalo, Symphonie Espagnole I and IV Mvt. | ||
| Jay Kim, flute | 16 | Toronto, Canada |
| Student of Carol Savage | ||
| Chaminade, Concertino | ||
| Lauren Cho, cello | 16 | Los Angeles, CA |
| Student of Lauren Cho | ||
| Tchaikovsky, Variations on a Rococo Theme | ||
| Lauren Shim, violin | 16 | Englewood Cliffs, NJ |
| Student of Dr. Lee, Yu Jeong | ||
| Vieuxtemps, Violin Concerto No. 4 in D Minor, I Mvt. | ||
| Minshin Kim, violin | 16 | Austin, TX |
| Student of Hyerin Kang | ||
| Saint Saens, Concerto No. 3 in B minor, Op. 61 | ||
| Samuel Powell, cello | 16 | Westport, CT |
| Student of Patrick Sohn | ||
| Saint Saens, Cello Concerto No. 1 Op. 33, III Mvt. | ||
| Timothy Chu, cello | 16 | San Diego, CA |
| Student of Lu-Yan Guo | ||
| Elgar, Concerto in E minor Op.85, II Mvt. | ||
| Nicole Yun, violin | 17 | Dublin, CA |
| Student of Ian Swensen and Eric Chin | ||
| Sibelius, Violin Concerto No. 1, I Mvt. and Prokofiev, Violin Concerto No. 1 | ||
| SECOND PLACE WINNERS | ||
| Jayden Kim, violin | 14 | Las Vegas, NV |
| Student of Hyelin Jung | ||
| Mendelssohn, Violin Concerto in E Minor | ||
| Allison Lee, oboe | 15 | Irvine, CA |
| Student of Bom An | ||
| Kalliwoda, Concertino in F Major for Oboe & Orchestra, Op. 110, III Mvt. | ||
| Brandon Lee, viola | 15 | Chandler, AZ |
| Student of Susanne Rothaar | ||
| Weber, Andante e Rondo Ungarese | ||
| Isabella Tang, flute | 15 | Potomac, MD |
| Student of Donna Dymond | ||
| Cecile Chaminade, Concertino, Op. 107 and Gounod, Concertino | ||
| Lisa Lin, violin | 15 | Rowlett, TX |
| Bruch, Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 26 | ||
| Minseo Roh, oboe | 15 | Frisco, TX |
| Student of Haeun An | ||
| Haydn, Oboe Concerto in C major | ||
| Selina Tang, violin | 15 | Roslindale, MA |
| Student of Andrew Kohji Taylor | ||
| Kabalevsky, Concerto in C Major, I Mvt. | ||
| Tina Zhong, violin | 15 | Saratoga, CA |
| Student of Kwok-Ping Koo | ||
| Barber, Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 14 | ||
| Audrey Lee, violin | 16 | La Canada, CA |
| Student of Phillip Levy | ||
| Bruch, Violin Concerto No.1 in G Minor, I Mvt. | ||
| Celine Chien, violin | 16 | Saratoga, CA |
| Student of Elizabeth Park | ||
| Sarasate, Carmen Fantasy, Op. 25, Introduction, I and IV Mvts. | ||
| Joshua Yun, cello | 16 | Syosset, NY |
| Student of Jaydn Ryu | ||
| Lalo, Cello Concerto in D Minor | ||
| Julia Lee, cello | 16 | Long Beach, CA |
| Student of In Woo Su | ||
| Shostakovich, Concerto No. 1 in E Flat Major, Op. 107 | ||
| Justin Kim, cello | 16 | Oviedo, FL |
| Student of David Bjella | ||
| Elgar, Cello Concerto in E Minor, IV Mvt. | ||
| Ryan Shim, cello | 16 | Englewood Cliffs, NJ |
| Student of Seojin Yang | ||
| Elgar, Cello Concerto in E minor, Op.85, IV Mvt. | ||
| Shirley Wang, viola | 16 | Phoenix, AZ |
| Student of Susanne Rothaar | ||
| Walton, Viola Concerto, III Mvt. | ||
| Yung-Sheng Lin, piano | 16 | Taipei City, Taiwan |
| Student of Mary Ko and Hui-pin Hsu | ||
| Rachmaninoff, Piano Concerto in C Minor No. 2, Op. 18, I Mvt. | ||
| Eunsuh Cho, violin | 17 | Austin, TX |
| Student of Hyerin Helen Kang | ||
| Kabalevsky, Violin Concerto in C Major, I Mvt. | ||
| Noah Ghosh, violin | 17 | Los Altos, CA |
| Student of Elizabeth Park | ||
| Prokofiev, Violin Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 63, I Mvt. | ||
| THIRD PLACE WINNERS | ||
| Saba Tskhovrebadze, piano | 13 | Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia |
| Student of Prof. Nino Katamadze | ||
| Bach, Piano Concerto No. 5 in F Minor, BWV 1056, II and III Mvts. | ||
| Una Chuang, piano | 13 | Taipei City, Taiwan |
| Student of Mary Ko | ||
| Mozart, Concerto No.21 in C Minor K.467, I Mvt. | ||
| Rachel Chen, piano | 14 | Taipei City, Taiwan |
| Student of Mary Ko | ||
| Grieg, Piano Concerto in A Minor Op. 16, I Mvt. | ||
| Athina Chen, violin | 15 | Palo Alto, CA |
| Student of Antoine Van Dongen | ||
| Mendelssohn, Violin Concerto in E Minor, III Mvt. | ||
| Masako Yang, violin | 15 | Stanford, CA |
| Student of Tina Minn | ||
| Mozart, Violin Concerto No. 4 in D Major K.218 | ||
| Sarah Parigela, violin | 15 | Irvine, CA |
| Student of Dana Freeman | ||
| Lalo, Symphonie Espagnole I Mvt. | ||
| Brian Kim, viola | 16 | North Potomac, MD |
| Student of Sung Ah Min | ||
| Hoffmeister, Concerto in D Major | ||
| Eric Zhuo, piano | 16 | Murray, UT |
| Student of Ya Liu | ||
| Rubinstein, Concerto Op. 70 No. 4 | ||
| Antara Hebbar, piano | 17 | Dunn Loring, VA |
| Student of Anna Ouspenskaya | ||
| Chopin, Piano Concerto No.2 in F Minor, Op. 21, I Mvt. | ||
| Elijah Van Camp-Goh, trombone | 17 | Wilmington, NC |
| Student of Jerald Shynett and John Ilika | ||
| Ferdinand David, Concertino for Trombone and Piano in E Flat Major | ||
| Trio: | ||
| Jihyun Hwang, violin | 17 | Diamond Bar, CA |
| Jeongeon Hwang, violin | 15 | Diamond Bar, CA |
| Yoojin Jo, piano | 15 | Fullerton, CA |
| Students of Dr. Kookhee Hong and Leslie Ho | ||
| Bach, Double Violin Concerto in D minor, III Mvt. | ||
| HONORABLE MENTION WINNERS | ||
| Andersen Cheong, violin | 15 | Aliso Viejo, CA |
| Student of Noriko Yamaga | ||
| Bruch, Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, I Mvt. | ||
| Brian Nam, violin | 15 | Austin, TX |
| Bach, Violin Concerto in A Minor BWV1041 | ||
| Carolyn Tran, piano | 15 | La Mirada, CA |
| Student of Frenda Yang | ||
| Schumann, Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 54, I Mvt. | ||
| Dylan Hill-Joyce, voice | 15 | Richmond, VA |
| Student of Anne O’Byrne | ||
| Mozart, ‘Ridente la calma’ K.152 | ||
| Richard Lin, violin | 15 | Houston, TX |
| Student of Mary Song | ||
| Lalo, Symphanie Espagnole Op. 21 | ||
| Michael Poulos, piano | 17 | New City, NY |
| Student of Sevgi Tekin | ||
| Beethoven, Concerto No 2 in B Flat Major, II Mvt. | ||
| College students and professional musicians | ||
| NAME | AGE | CITY, STATE/COUNTRY |
| FIRST PLACE WINNERS | ||
| Davit Darbinyan, clarinet | 24 | Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia |
| Student of David Jishkariani | ||
| Weber, Concertino for Clarinet and Orchestra | ||
| Jeffrey Kautz, timpani | 25 | Dix Hills, NY |
| Student of Jason Haaheim and Jonathan Haas | ||
| Michael Daugherty, Raise the Roof for Timpani and Orchestra | ||
| Shanice Aaron Aaron, piano | 25 | Sherman Oaks, CA |
| Student of Anli Lin Tong | ||
| Lukas Richman, “In Truth” Piano Concerto, I Mvt. | ||
| Matthew Robinson, saxophone | 26 | Winnipeg, Canada |
| Henri Tomasi, Concerto, II Mvt. Giration | ||
| Yin Zhang, piano | 27 | Lincoln, NE |
| Rachmaninoff, Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, I Mvt. | ||
| Zurab Nakeuri, voice | 27 | Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia |
| Student of Natalia Volchenko | ||
| Andrea Chenier, ”Nemico Della Patria” | ||
| Yu Han, piano | 30 | East Lansing, MI |
| Student of Panayis Lyras | ||
| Strauss, Burleske for Piano and Orchestra | ||
| HwaYoung An, piano | 33 | Boston, MA |
| Student of Paver Nersessian and Peter Frankl | ||
| Prokofiev, Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Op. 26 | ||
| Ina Tevdoradze, violin | 33 | Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia |
| Student of Tamar Bulia and Khatuna Tushmalishvili | ||
| Brahms, Violin Concerto in D Major Op. 77 | ||
| Marina Kosterina, piano | 38 | Omsk, Russia |
| Student of Vladimir Tropp and Grigory Gordon | ||
| Rachmaninov, Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor | ||
| Matthew Kent Everett, piano | 49 | Spring, TX |
| Barber, Piano Concerto, Op. 38, I Mvt. | ||
| SECOND PLACE WINNERS | ||
| Nuka Mtchedeladze, piano | 19 | Brooklyn, NY |
| Student of Merab Ebralidze and Mtvarida Kipiani | ||
| Prokofiev, Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Flat Major | ||
| Jingwei Zhang, violin | 23 | Philadelphia, PA |
| Student of Meichen Barnes | ||
| Bach, Partita No. 2 Giga in D Minor | ||
| Jared Maucotel, violin | 24 | Austin, TX |
| Student of Brian Lewis | ||
| Wieniawski, Violin Concerto No. 2 in D minor, II and III Mvt. | ||
| Xizi Wang, voice | 24 | Philadelphia, PA |
| Student of Dr. Yu Chen and Dr. William Peng Wu | ||
| Mozart, Parto, Parto and Bizet, L’amour est un oiseau rebelle | ||
| Yingting Qin, voice | 25 | Philadelphia, PA |
| Student of Randi Marrazzo and Yu Chen | ||
| Mozart, Parto, Parto | ||
| Mariam Pirtskhalaishvili, voice | 29 | Batumi, Republic of Georgia |
| Student of Tamaz Tseriashvili and Victoria Chaplinskaya | ||
| Verdi, ”Don Carlo” Aria Elisabeth of Valois. ”Tu che le vanita” | ||
| Shiqi Gu, piano | 31 | Tucson, AZ |
| Student of Tannis Gibson | ||
| Prokofiev, Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Major, Op. 26, I Mvt. | ||
| Jiwon Lee, piano | 32 | Minneapolis, MN |
| Student of Timothy Lovelace and Lydia Artymiw | ||
| Mendelssohn, Piano Concerto No.1 in G Minor, Op.25 | ||
| THIRD PLACE WINNER | ||
| Evelyn Yan Hua Goh, piano | 27 | Singapore |
| Student of Josephine Koh | ||
| Beethoven, Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15, I Mvt. | ||
| HONORABLE MENTION WINNER | ||
| William (Liam) Gibb, violin | 25 | Cincinnati , OH |
| Student of Timothy Lees | ||
| Ravel, Violin Sonata No. 2. Blues. Moderato and Shostakovich, Violin Concerto No. 1, Cadenza | ||
| Amateur Category: | ||
| SECOND PLACE WINNER | ||
| Akiko Gomez, violin | Thousand Oaks, CA | |
| Prokofiev, Concerto No. 1, I Mvt. and Ravel, Tzigane Rapsodie De Concert | ||
Other participants will receive Diploma of Participation
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL WINNERS!
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 Protégé does not provide piano accompanist, but can recommend one after enrollment into the program.
7. Organizational Committee collects short biographies to introduce the performers at the Winners Recitals. American Protégé reserves the rights to edit, reduce and re-format any submitted biographies as it seems appropriate and fit into the Recital Brochure.
8. All participants are responsible for their own expenses (travel, housing accommodations, etc.).
9. The total Recital and Photo Fee for Solo Participants is $400 and includes: online recognition, Recital booklets with all Recital performers’ biographies and photos (for the booklet sample please click here), Certificate, Teacher’s Diploma, two (2) guests’ tickets and 20-30 digital photos taken by professional photographer during participant’s performance on stage. Participants and piano accompanists do not need tickets to be admitted to the backstage.
10. For Ensemble Member, Recital Fee is $250 per member plus $100 Photo Fee per group. The Recital and Photo Fees include: online recognition, Recital booklets with all Recital performers’ biographies and photos (for the booklet sample please click here), Certificate, Teacher’s Diploma, two (2) guests’ tickets and 20-30 digital photos taken by professional photographer during ensemble’s performance on stage. Ensemble Members do not need tickets to be admitted to the backstage.
11. Recital and Photo Fees are not refundable.
12. During the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. participants, who are unable to or unwilling to take a risk to travel to NYC for the Recital, may request a Competition Winner’s Package with a non-refundable $300 fee. The Package includes online recognition, Winner’s Certificate, Teacher’s Diploma, four Booklets with biographies and photos, and participation Plaque Trophy. International participants may arrange a Package pickup or request a shipment to the friends or relative residing in the U.S. We do not mail packages internationally.
13. Photography and video/audio recording is not permitted for audience at Carnegie Hall.
14. Detailed Winners Recital Guidelines will be emailed to the participants.