International Music Talent Competition Spring 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
Monday, May 27, 2013 (Memorial Day) at 11:30 AM at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall in New York City
Additional Recitals were held in November – December 2013 at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall and other venues in New York City.
Judges
Three qualified judges evaluate audition materials. All judges are independent, their students are not allowed to apply this season.
International Music Talent Competition Spring 2013 Results:
| Judges’ Distinction Award (Plague Trophy) and First Place Winners: | ||
| Name | Age | City/State |
| Piano Duo/Four Hands: | ||
| Ryan Wang, piano | 5 | West Vancouver, Canada |
| Ray Zhang, piano | 6 | West Vancouver, Canada |
| Students of Fafan Xiao | ||
| Samuel Tan, violin | 7 | Singapore |
| Student of Min Lee | ||
| Alison Hana Jin, guzheng | 15 | Pepper Pike, OH |
| Student of Zheng Tang | ||
| Jason Keywon Chang, alto saxophone | 16 | Cheshire, CT |
| Student of Wonki Lee | ||
| First Place Winners | ||
| Erik Zhang Midkiff, violin | 7 | Blacksburg, VA |
| Student of Vladimir Kromin | ||
| Peter En Goh, piano | 7 | Arlington, MA |
| Student of Margarita Kotlyarova | ||
| Michelle Harianto, piano | 7 | Surabaya, Indonesia |
| Student of Sienny Debora Pek Sien | ||
| Tehila Setton, piano | 7 | Cooper City, FL |
| Student of Mrs Greene | ||
| Joshua Lee, piano | 9 | Chestnut Hill, MA |
| Student of Margarita Kotlyarova | ||
| Karen Yuxin Nie, piano | 9 | Needham, MA |
| Student of Margarita Kotlyarova | ||
| Joannie Shia, piano | 9 | Frederick, MD |
| Student of Carole Kriewaldt and Dr. Scott Beard | ||
| Connor JS Tsui, cello | 10 | New York, NY |
| Student of Vladimir Panteleyev | ||
| Jeffrey Zhang, piano | 11 | Bayside, NY |
| Student of Qin Chuan and Anna Stoytcheva | ||
| Sophia Han, piano | 12 | Alpharetta, GA |
| Student of You Ju Lee and Zenon Fishbein | ||
| Naomi Druskic, piano | 14 | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Hercegovina |
| Student of Inas Mursed Muether | ||
| Dylan Milligan, piano | 14 | Bellevue, WA |
| Student of Peter Mack | ||
| Vivian Hong, piano | 15 | Wilton, CT |
| Student of Lu Ye | ||
| Sabrina Haemin Oh, cello | 16 | Tustin, CA |
| Student of Sarah Koo | ||
| Stephen TianYou Ai, piano | 16 | San Diego, CA |
| Student of Anna Stal | ||
| Yohan Kwon, piano | 16 | Old Greenwich, CT |
| Student of Dr Ana Maria de Bottazzi | ||
| Darius Goh, piano | 16 | Los Altos, CA |
| Student of Marina Grudskaya | ||
| Allen Lynn Wang, piano | 16 | Buffalo Grove, IL |
| Student of Helen Tunkel | ||
| Preston Jordan Lim, cello | 17 | Vancouver, Canada |
| Student of Joseph Elworthy and Alex Lim | ||
| Vincent Chiu, piano | 17 | San Jose, CA |
| Student of Yu Yang | ||
| Chen Wang, piano | 26 | Beijing, China |
| Student of Wang Yadan | ||
| Tomoko Harayama, piano | 48 | Akashi, Japan |
| Piano Duo/Four Hands: | ||
| Glenda ShiEn Tay, piano | 7 | Singapore, Singapore |
| Student of Christine Siew Hui Gan | ||
| Jonathan ShaoAn Tay, piano | 10 | Singapore, Singapore |
| Student of Christine Siew Hui Gan | ||
| Piano Trio: | ||
| Geneva Lauren Lewis, violin | 14 | Irvine, CA |
| Student of Andrew Cook and Aimee Kreston | ||
| Rochelle Denice Lewis, cello | 17 | Irvine, CA |
| Student of Andrew Cook and Sarah Koo | ||
| Katelyn Suzanne Vahala, piano | 17 | Pasadena, CA |
| Student of Susan Svrcek and Andrew Cook | ||
| Second Place Winners | ||
| Sin Kuan Iao, piano | 4 | Macau, China |
| Student of Dr Cheok Weng Kam | ||
| Violin Duo: | ||
| Yuuki Ohsumi, violin | 6 | Tuckahoe, NY |
| Kaito Ohsumi, violin | 9 | Tuckahoe, NY |
| Students of Keita Fukushima | ||
| Sydney TianYi Jiang, piano | 7 | Needham, MA |
| Student of Margarita Kotlyarova | ||
| Karen Tong, piano | 10 | Auburndale, MA |
| Student of Margarita Kotlyarova | ||
| Allison Tianli Jiang, piano | 10 | Needham, MA |
| Student of Margarita Kotlyarova | ||
| Trinity Anna Lee, voice | 10 | Troy, MI |
| Student of Mary Callaghan Lynch and Frank Pitts | ||
| Peter Lee, piano | 11 | Chestnut Hill, MA |
| Student of Margarita Kotlyarova | ||
| Shiva Bala, piano | 12 | Wayne, NJ |
| Student of Dr Youn Hee Bang | ||
| George Amitabh Asokumar, piano | 14 | Pelham Manor, NY |
| Student of Natalia Budyonny | ||
| Jeffrey Weiner, piano | 15 | Tenafly, NJ |
| Student of Jungeun Kim | ||
| Miranda Xiao Morris, piano | 15 | Wilton, CT |
| Student of Dr. Qi Liu | ||
| David Weiner, piano | 16 | Tenafly, NJ |
| Student of Jungeun Kim | ||
| John Edward Brashears, piano | 17 | Lawrenceville, GA |
| Student of Joey Hokayem | ||
| Karim Michael Doumar, piano | 17 | Falls Church, VA |
| Student of Zoya Maystrova | ||
| Peter Yu, piano | 17 | San Jose, CA |
| Student of LiangYun You | ||
| Jinsung Kim, piano | 22 | St Claude, Canada |
| Student of Kyung Kim | ||
| Ewa Justyna Plonka, mezzo soprano | 30 | Austin, TX |
| Student of Nikita Storojev and Tatiana Stepanova | ||
| Cyndi Salata, flute, horn and trumpet | Antioch, IL | |
Third Place and Honorable Mention Winners will be notified of their standing via email.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL WINNERS!