International Music Talent Competition Fall 2013
The American Protégé International Music Talent Competition is open to all instrumentalists (piano, winds, strings, brass, traditional, etc.), vocalists and traditional folk and jazz groups of all nationalities and countries. Participants are required to submit video recording materials for the audition. American Protégé is looking for genuinely talented people, who have creativity and stage charisma.
We invite talented performers of any age and genre to participate in the Competition.
All applicants who are signed with the manager or producer must submit via email a General Representation and Release Form signed by the Manager/Producer to be eligible for the Competition.
Awards
First and Second Place Winners performed on
Sunday, December 22, 2013 (Christmas Weekend) at 11:30 AM and 8:00 PM at the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall in New York City
Special awards were granted at the Winners Recital based on the judges recommendations.
Judges
Three qualified judges evaluate audition materials. All judges are independent, their students are not allowed to apply this season.
International Music Talent Competition Fall 2013 Results:
| Judges’ Distinction Award (Plague Trophy) and First Place Winners: | ||
| Michelle Stern, violin | 10 | Douglaston, NY |
| Student of Anna Heifetz | ||
| Yilun Xu, piano | 16 | New York, NY |
| Student of Choong Mo Kang | ||
| Anna Egholm, violin | 17 | Hvidovre, Denmark |
| Student of Alexandre Zapolski | ||
| Agata Piatek, clarinet | 17 | Czestochowa, Poland |
| Student of Wojciech Pyda | ||
| Alfred Yi, bassoon | 17 | Woodway, WA |
| Student of Martin Kuuskmann | ||
| Liang Yu Shih, guzheng | 26 | Germantown, MD |
| Student of Hao Yin Huang and Jin Fong Yang | ||
| The Paddington Trio: | ||
| Shannon Xue, violin | 19 | Arcadia, CA |
| Danna Xue, cello | 15 | Arcadia, CA |
| Shannon Wei, piano | 16 | Arcadia, CA |
| Students of OuYang Lu, Jonathan Wei, Pin Fei Tang and Suli Xue | ||
| First Place Winners | ||
| Maximus Renjiro, piano | 8 | Surabaya, Indonesia |
| Student of Ferawati | ||
| Felipe Castillo Jacobo, piano | 9 | San Jose, Costa Rica |
| Student of Valentina Tumanova and Dr. Alexandr Skliutovski | ||
| Maria Jose Castillo Jacobo, piano | 9 | San Jose, Costa Rica |
| Student of Valentina Tumanova and Dr. Alexandr Sklioutovski | ||
| Victoria Hockton, voice | 10 | West Palm Beach, FL |
| Student of Mike Soper | ||
| Yap Marcus, Western flute | 11 | Singapore |
| Student of Larisa Tupitsina | ||
| Tyler Kim, piano | 11 | Temecula, CA |
| Student of Inessa Litvin | ||
| Corey Koh, voice, Folk/Traditional | 11 | Singapore |
| Student of Raymond Pei Khoon Lee | ||
| Seung Hee Sung, flute | 13 | Singapore |
| Student of Larisa Tupitsyna | ||
| Jane Li, flute | 13 | Singapore |
| Student of Larisa Tupitsyna | ||
| Leyla Kabuli, piano | 14 | Davis, CA |
| Student of John McCarthy | ||
| Brian Jeong, cello | 14 | Saratoga, CA |
| Student of Kyeong Hwa Kim | ||
| Melody Guo, Bassoon | 15 | Walnut, CA |
| Student of Patricia Kindel | ||
| Danna Xue, cello | 15 | Arcadia, CA |
| Student of Pin Fei Tang | ||
| April Varner, Voice | 16 | Toledo, OH |
| Student of Dr. Paulita Fernandez and Dr. Stephen Hodge | ||
| Zhiguang Yang, piano | 16 | Xia Men, China |
| Student of Yang Ming | ||
| Danli Liang, piano | 18 | San Diego, CA |
| Student of Tao Chang | ||
| Shannon Xue, violin | 19 | Arcadia, CA |
| Student of Suli Xue and Pin Fei Tang | ||
| Nara Lee, piano | 25 | Huntington Station, NY |
| Student of Pablo Lavandera | ||
| Liang Yu Shih, guzheng | 26 | Germantown, MD |
| Student of Hao Yin Huang and Jin Fong Yang | ||
| Sekyeong Seong, piano | 33 | Columbus, Ohio |
| Student of Steven Glaser | ||
| Second Place Winners | ||
| Natalia Wong, piano | 5 | Singapore |
| Student of Christine Gan Siew Hui | ||
| Chew Kion, piano | 5 | Singapore |
| Student of Christine Gan Siew Hui | ||
| María Paz Rodríguez, piano | 7 | San Jose, Costa Rica |
| Student of Valentina Tumanova | ||
| Elias Phoenix, piano | 7 | Mango, Fl |
| Student of Bree Phoenix | ||
| Alyssa Leong, flute | 8 | Singapore |
| Student of Larisa Tupitsyna | ||
| Olivia Lin, piano | 8 | Elmhurst, NY |
| Student of Jiuan Jiuan Chiou | ||
| Miles Fawson, piano | 9 | Gilbert, AZ |
| Student of Karali Hunter | ||
| Arisa Hara, piano | 11 | Bronxville, NY |
| Student of Jiuan Jiuan Chiou | ||
| Corey Koh, voice, Musical Theatre | 11 | Singapore |
| Student of Roderick Teh | ||
| Paul Graham Fawson, piano | 11 | Gilbert, AZ |
| Student of Karali Hunter | ||
| Felipe Rojas, piano | 11 | San Jose, Costa Rica |
| Student of Ludmila Meltzer and Dr. Alexander Sklioutovski | ||
| Dennis Yan, piano | 13 | Beijing, China |
| Student of Zhao Pingguo | ||
| MinGyu Kim, piano | 13 | Oklahoma City, OK |
| Student of Sergio Monteiro | ||
| Soraya Zwahlen, piano | 13 | San Jose, Costa Rica |
| Student of Tamara Sklioutovskaia | ||
| Julia Gao, violin | 14 | Chapel Hill, NC |
| Student of Hsiaomei Ku | ||
| Jason Qu, piano | 14 | Vancouver, Canada |
| Student of Alex Lim | ||
| Rachel Xiong, piano | 14 | Vancouver, Canada |
| Student of Alex Lim | ||
| Olivia Long, piano | 15 | Saint Louis, Missouri |
| Student of Shen Wen | ||
| Timothy Sayson, piano | 16 | Richmond, Canada |
| Student of Alex Lim | ||
| Maximilian Chang, piano | 16 | Saratoga, CA |
| Student of Amy Huang | ||
| Piano Duo/Four Hands: | ||
| Jing Xun Kuan, piano | 8 | Singapore |
| Jing Xuan Kuan, piano | 10 | Singapore |
| Students of Christine Gan Siew Hui | ||
| Piano Duo/Four Hands: | ||
| Angela Pham, piano | 12 | Newport Coast, CA |
| Austin Pham, piano | 12 | Newport Coast, CA |
| Students of Ana Marie Eckstein | ||
Third Place and Honorable Mention Winners will be notified of their standing via email.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL WINNERS!