International Music Talent Competition Fall 2014
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
Winners performed on:
December 21, 2014 at the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall and
April 5, 2015 at 3:30PM and 8:00PM at the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall in New York City
Scholarship, Judges’ Distinction Award Trophy and other Special Awards were granted 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 2014 Results:
American Protégé Scholarship Award Winners
Ray Zhang and Xinyi Wang, Piano Duo
Ray Zhang, 8, from West Vancouver, Canada, started learning piano at the age of 5 with Fafan Xiao. He has received many awards and scholarships in local and international competitions. In 2013, Ray won the 1st place & judges’ distinction award of 2013 American Protege International Music Talent Competition and performed at Carnegie Hall. He performed in Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra 2012-2013 Closing Concert, in 2013 Canadian Accredited Independent Schools Heads and Chairs Conference and for BC Premier in Winter Gala. Ray won the 2nd place in Canadian Music National Competition in Quebec and the 3rd place in Los Angeles Young Musicians International Competition and received the special prize of most promising young musician. In 91st Vancouver Kiwanis Music Festival, Ray was selected to perform in the Gala Concert as the only piano winner of grade 1 to 6. Ray Zhang performed with West Coast Symphony Orchestra in University of British Columbia in 2014. He also performed in Fazioli Concert Hall in Italy and Kay Meek Theater in West Vancouver.
Xinyi Wang, 7, from Vancouver of Canada, started learning the piano at the age of 4 with Fafan Xiao. She participated in many competitions like Kiwanis, Clef Society, CMTAC and received many the awards and scholarships. In 2013, Xinyi Wang won the 2nd place at American Protege International Piano and Strings Competition and was invited to perform at Carnegie Hall. Same year, she won the 3rd place in International Young Gifted Musicians Festival with performance at Steinway Hall, and participated in British Columbia Registered Music Teachers’ Association Student Performances’ Guild Music Festival, where she received two 1st Places, two trophies and the special judicator award. In 2014, Xinyi won the 1st place, received scholarship and won the trophy and special award in two other International Competitions and was invited to perform at Carnegie Hall. In 2014, Xinyi Wang performed with West Coast Symphony Orchestra in University of British Columbia. Orchestra in University of British Columbia in 2014. He also performed in Fazioli Concert Hall in Italy and Kay Meek Theater in West Vancouver.
| Music Talent Competition Fall 2016 Winners | ||
| Name | Age | Country/State |
| Scholarship Award and First Place Winner: | ||
| Piano duo/For Hands: | ||
| Xinyi Wang | 7 | Vancouver, Canada |
| Ray Zhang | 8 | West Vancouver, Canada |
| Students of Fafan Xiao | ||
| Judges’ Distinction Award and First Place Winners: | ||
| Skylar Peck, violin | 9 | Seoul, South Korea |
| Student of Donghyun Kim and Yirang Nam | ||
| Hyo Jung Yoon, violin | 15 | New York, NY |
| Student of Kurt Nikkanen | ||
| Sherry Hu, guzheng | 15 | Sugarland, Texas |
| Student of Jingqun Shao | ||
| Bartosz Kolsut, accordion | 18 | Radom, Poland |
| Student of Artur Miedziński | ||
| Adele Daunoraviciute, piano | 23 | Klaipeda, Lithuania |
| Student of Prof. Tatjana Romashkina | ||
| Lu Wang, voice | 27 | Beijing, China |
| Student of Zhao Dengying | ||
| Warsaw Piano Trio: | ||
| Malgorzata Latoszek, cello | 19 | Warsaw, Poland |
| Klaudia Olborska, violin | 20 | Słabomierz, Poland |
| Klaudia Kudelko, piano | 20 | Zamość, Poland |
| Students of Prof. Krystyna Makowska – Awrynowicz | ||
| First Place Winners | ||
| Kaitlyn Ouyang, piano | 5 | Frisco, TX |
| Student of Melody Ouyang and Vita Zharkova | ||
| Jaden Ouyang, piano | 7 | Frisco, TX |
| Student of Melody Ouyang and Vita Zharkova | ||
| Jessica Yi, piano | 7 | Richfield, OH |
| Student of Christina Choy | ||
| William Ge, piano | 7 | Chester Springs, PA |
| Student of Nelly Berman-Gantard | ||
| Jenny Zheng, piano | 8 | Boyds, MD |
| Student of Vivian Kwok | ||
| Xiang Yi, piano | 8 | Beijing, China |
| Student of Zhou Qingyi | ||
| Maximus Renjiro Nefo Ng, piano | 9 | Surabaya, Indonesia |
| Student of Ferawati | ||
| Vivian WeiChang Li, piano | 9 | Singapore |
| Student of Ralitsa Obretenova | ||
| Antonio Brasileiro Johnson, piano | 10 | Kiev, Ukraine |
| Student of Inna Goncharova | ||
| Julia Dietrich, harp | 10 | Muelheim an der Ruhr, Gernamy |
| Student of Fabiana Trani and Anneleen Lenaerts | ||
| Megan Lim, violin | 10 | Singapore |
| Student of Yah Wan Har | ||
| Jarell Tang, piano | 11 | Singapore |
| Student of Winnie Tay Pei Fong | ||
| Melvyn Gnai Zhi Yong, acoustic guitar | 12 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Student of Ivon Tan and Daphne Woon | ||
| James Sinigalliano, piano | 13 | New York, NY |
| Student of Dr. Ana Maria Bottazzi | ||
| Yannie Tan, piano | 13 | Atlanta, GA |
| Student of Alex Kobrin | ||
| Grace Wang, piano | 14 | Germantown, MD |
| Student of Dr. Marjorie Lee | ||
| Jason Qu, piano | 14 | Vancouver, Canada |
| Student of Alex Lim | ||
| Katie Gao, piano | 14 | Rockville, MD |
| Kevin Su, piano | 14 | Boyds, MD |
| Student of Marjorie Lee | ||
| Maggie Chen, piano | 14 | San Diego, CA |
| Student of Rinna Livshin | ||
| Golda Berkman, voice | 15 | Beverly Hills, CA |
| Student of Armen Guzelimian | ||
| Kayvan Gharbi, cello | 15 | Perth, Australia |
| Student of Rod McGrath | ||
| Angela Kang, cello | 16 | La Crescenta, CA |
| Student of Eric Cha | ||
| Lan Luo, alto saxophone | 16 | Penn Valley, PA |
| Student of Matthew Clayton | ||
| Jihyun Synn, violin | 17 | Tenafly, NJ |
| Student of Sunyoung Lee and Christopher Nam | ||
| Quan Zuo, violin | 17 | Arcadia, CA |
| Student of Suli Xue | ||
| Shannon Chiu, violin | 17 | Sunnyvale, CA |
| Student of Zheng Zeng | ||
| Tomislav Zabcic-Matic, piano | 17 | Athens, GA |
| Student of Anatoly Sheludyakov | ||
| Adrienne Williams, violin | 18 | Orem, UT |
| Student of Monte Belknap | ||
| Juliana León Jiménez, piano | 18 | Heredia, Costa Rica |
| Student of Jose Pablo Quesada and Gerardo Meza | ||
| Kornelia Figielska, violin | 18 | Koszalin, Poland |
| Student of Jan Stanienda | ||
| Jooyeon Song, cello | 28 | Urbana, IL |
| Student of Dmitry Kouzov | ||
| Second Place Winners | ||
| Ryan Yanming Phuan, Piano | 6 | Singapore |
| Student of Christine Gan Siew Hui | ||
| Avery Martin, violin | 7 | Royal Oak, MI |
| Student of Sonia Lee | ||
| Ali Fallas Solano, piano | 8 | San Jose, Costa Rica |
| Student of Valentina Tumanova and D.M. Tamara Sklioutovskaia | ||
| Isabelle Wong, voice | 8 | Singapore |
| Student of Grace Ng | ||
| Jerry Jing, piano | 8 | North Potomac, MD |
| Student of Vivian Kwok | ||
| Kristen Cook, piano | 8 | San Jose, Costa Rica |
| Student of M.M. Ludmila Melzer and D.M. Tamara Sklioutovskaia | ||
| Maria Paz Rodriguez, piano | 8 | San Jose, Costa Rica |
| Student of Valentina Tumanova | ||
| Rachel Liang, piano | 8 | Singapore |
| Student of Ralitsa | ||
| Tyler Zhou, piano | 8 | Pembroke PInes, FL |
| Student of Yvette Greene | ||
| Zi Jun Zong, piano | 8 | Guang Xi, China |
| Student of Christine Gan Siew Hui | ||
| Athena Wang, piano | 9 | Radnor, PA |
| Student of Olga Moguilevsky and Elena Berman Gantard | ||
| Tereza Todorova, piano | 9 | Russe, Bulgaria |
| Student of Evgeni Jeliazkov | ||
| Sze Yee Deborah Chan, voice, Broadway/Musical Theatre | 10 | Singapore |
| Student of Roderick The | ||
| Sze Yee Deborah Chan, voice | 10 | Singapore |
| Student of Roderick The | ||
| Melody Jiang, piano | 11 | Olathe, KS |
| Ethan Yan, voice | 12 | Mountain View, CA |
| Student of Angelique Zuluaga | ||
| Jessica Pan, piano | 12 | Tucker, GA |
| Student of Raisa Isaacs | ||
| Katie Kolodner, piano | 12 | Gaithersburg, MD |
| Student of Vivian Kwok | ||
| Sofia Oguilve, piano | 13 | Heredia, Costa Rica |
| Student of Valentina Tumanova | ||
| Jeremiah Yang, classical guitar | 14 | Glenview, IL |
| Elisabeta Racolta, voice | 15 | Cambridge, MA |
| Student of Pamela Murray | ||
| Landon Smith, piano | 15 | Overland Park, KS |
| Sarrah Manisha Asokumar, voice | 15 | Pelham, NY |
| Student of Natalia Budyonny | ||
| Seewing Lam, violin | 15 | Shenzhen City, China |
| Student of Suli Xue | ||
| Seo Hyun (Christina) Lee, piano | 15 | Los Angeles, CA |
| Student of Yunhee Lee | ||
| Victoria Deng, piano | 15 | Akron, OH |
| Student of Christina Choy | ||
| Alex Pham, piano | 16 | Newport Coast, CA |
| Student of Anna Maria Eckstein | ||
| Jeffrey Zhang, piano | 17 | Sugar Land, Texas |
| Student of Dr. Dariusz Pawlas | ||
| Armon Safai, piano | 20 | Irvine, CA |
| Student of Anna Maria Eckstein | ||
| Jordan Mathews, piano | 21 | Springfield, OH |
| Student of Jose Pablo Quesada and Dr. Christopher Durrenberger | ||
| Min Liu, voice | 22 | Beijing, Beijing |
| Student of Lu Lanqing and Lu Lei | ||
| Mariel Zuniga, piano | 24 | San Jose, Costa Rica |
| Student of Dr. Alexandr Sklioutovski and M.M. Luis Monge Fernández | ||
| Wuna Meng, piano | 28 | Urbana, IL |
| Student of Timothy Ehlen | ||
| Shenhua Hu, violin | 32 | Riverside, CA |
| Student of Suli Xue | ||
| Piano Duo/Four Hands: | ||
| Haiyue Luo | 6 | Singapore |
| Xincheng Xu | 6 | Singapore |
| Students of Christine Gan Siew Hui | ||
| Piano Duo/Four Hands: | ||
| Kara Li | 14 | Copley, OH |
| Joesph Huang | 16 | Medina, OH |
| Students of Christina Choy | ||
Third Place and Honorable Mention Winners will be notified of their standing via email.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL WINNERS!