International Music Talent Competition Spring 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:
Sunday, November 30, 2014 at 1:00PM (Thanksgiving Weekend) at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall
Saturday, December 20, 2014 (Christmas Weekend) at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall
Sunday, December 21, 2014 at 11:30AM (Christmas Weekend) at 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 Spring 2014
Star Performer Award and $660 Scholarship Award Winner
Elias Phoenix, 7, out of Brandon, Florida, expressed an intense interest in music practically since he was born, and his love affair with the piano began when he was first exposed to one at 3 years old. In November 2013, Elias entered the American Protégé International Music Talent Competition Fall 2013 and performed at the Winners Recital at Carnegie Hall. After winning the American Protege Competition, Elias has performed twice as a featured guest on The Ellen Degeneres Show, has been featured on The Today Show, People Magazine, and other local and National news and media outlets. Elias and his twin enjoy performing at retirement homes and fund raisers in their local community. In addition to playing piano, Elias loves to compose, sing, dance, act, and rap. He came First Place Winner in this Music Talent Spring 2014 Competition and received two special awards.
| Star Performer and $660 Scholarship Award Winner: | ||
| Elias Phoenix, piano | 7 | Brandon, FL |
| Student of Bree Phoenix and Ivana Muncan | ||
| $330 Scholarship Award Winner: | ||
| Monserrat Siles Umana, violin | 16 | San Jose, Costa Rica |
| Student of Jose Aurelio Castillo | ||
| Judges’ Distinction Award (Plaque Trophy) and First Place Winners: | ||
| Hance Zhang, piano | 8 | Changzhou, China |
| Student of Shi Hong | ||
| Allison Jiang, violin | 9 | Glenview, IL |
| Student of Desiree Ruhstrat and Wu Zhengyu | ||
| Emma Servadio, piano | 9 | Concod, NH |
| Student of Anita Yu | ||
| Kathryn Heinemeier, piano | 10 | Mission Viejo, CA |
| Student of Jenny Shin | ||
| Gedvydas Puskorius, birbyne | 23 | Klaipeda, Lithuania |
| Irmantas Mikalonis, birbyne | 24 | Klaipeda, Lithuania |
| Rokas Aleksandravicius, birbyne | 22 | Klaipeda, Lithuania |
| Students of Prof. Vytautas Tetenskas | ||
| First Place Winners | ||
| Sin Kuan Iao, piano | 5 | Macau, China |
| Student of Dr. Cheok Weng Kam | ||
| Eric Zhang Lawrence, piano | 7 | Germantown, MD |
| Student of Vivian Kwok | ||
| Luna Chen, piano | 7 | Belmont, MA |
| Student of Margarita Kotlyarova | ||
| Yunci Kaelyn Soh, violin | 7 | Singapore |
| Student of Zhang Ying | ||
| LeAnn Tai, piano | 8 | Irvine, CA |
| Student of Esther Yoon | ||
| Emma Servadio, violin | 9 | Concord, NH |
| Student of Fudeko Takahashi | ||
| Alexandra (Evseev) Thalberg, piano | 11 | North Potomac, MD |
| Student of Vivian Kwok | ||
| Joanna Wang, piano | 11 | Scarsdale, NY |
| Student of Chuan Qin and Anna Stoytcheva | ||
| Samuel Huie, piano | 11 | Rockville, MD |
| Student of Vivian Kwok | ||
| Zimo Zhai, cello | 11 | Beijing, China |
| Student of Jihong Liu | ||
| Jiaqi Liu, cello | 13 | Beijing, China |
| Student of Mula Na | ||
| William Hu, piano | 13 | Nedlands, Australia |
| Student of Natalia Turkovskaya | ||
| John Alstott, piano | 14 | Guilford, CT |
| Student of Erika Schroth | ||
| Angela Liu, Flute | 15 | San Marino, CA |
| Student of Bolin Pan | ||
| Christopher Jessup, piano | 15 | Darien, CT |
| Student of Victoria Mushkatkol | ||
| Stephen Shu, Bassoon | 15 | Rowland Heights, CA |
| Student of Dr. Rebecca Rivera | ||
| Tatiana Niebuhr, violin | 15 | Trumbull, CT |
| Student of Shan Jiang | ||
| Hope Chen, piano | 16 | San Diego, CA |
| Student of Rinna Livshin | ||
| Ian Huang, violin | 16 | Beijing, China |
| Student of Prof. Huang Xiaoshao | ||
| Olivia Long, piano | 16 | Saint Louis, MO |
| Student of Wen Shen | ||
| Marian Chu, piano | 17 | Saratoga, CA |
| Student of Liang Yun You | ||
| Yeji Kim, violin | 17 | Hudson, OH |
| Student of Eugenia Poustyreva | ||
| Yuhyun Whang, violin | 20 | Huntington, NY |
| Student of Yu Jeong Lee | ||
| Ahra Oh, piano | 29 | Boston, MA |
| Student of Sharon Boaz and Alexander Shtarkman | ||
| Hana An, piano | 31 | Seoul, Korea |
| Student of Young In Lee and Eun Soo Son | ||
| Hyekyung Liz Yoon, piano | 39 | Seoul, Korea |
| Student of Edward Auer and Caroline Hong | ||
| Trio Apassionato: | ||
| Albert Lee, cello | 14 | San Diego, CA |
| Student of Laszlo Mezo | ||
| Flora Park, violin | 14 | San Diego, CA |
| Student of Rebekah Yoon | ||
| Grace Lee, piano | 15 | San Diego, CA |
| Student of Cho Hyun Park | ||
| Violin and Cello Duo: | ||
| Franchesca Bonessa, violin | 14 | Milan, Italy |
| Aurora Bonessa, cello | 16 | Milan, Italy |
| Students of Franchesco Borali and Silvio Righini | ||
| Second Place Winners | ||
| Allison Xia, piano | 6 | Sugar Land, TX |
| Student of Mei Rui | ||
| Karl Heinemeier, piano | 9 | Mission Viejo, CA |
| Student of Jenny Shin | ||
| Emma Yang, piano | 10 | Hong Kong |
| Student of Wing Chong Kam | ||
| Joshua Kwon, Clarinet | 10 | Northvale, NJ |
| Student of Eunsoo Chang | ||
| Luke Mackool, piano | 10 | Pelham Manor, NY |
| Student of Alexander Budyonny | ||
| Mika Korvyakov, voice | 10 | Pelham, NY |
| Student of Alexander Budyonniy | ||
| Richard Yan, piano | 10 | Scarsdale, NY |
| Student of Hong Wang | ||
| Vivian Guo, piano | 10 | Scarsdale, NY |
| Student of Hong Wang | ||
| Sophia Zhang, violin | 11 | Trumbull, CT |
| Student of Shan Jiang | ||
| Weng Chon Sou, piano | 11 | Macau, China |
| Student of Dr. Cheok Weng Kam | ||
| Isaac Kwon, Clarinet | 12 | Northvale, NJ |
| Student of Eunsoo Chang | ||
| Joshua Chung, piano | 12 | San Diego, CA |
| Student of Eunice Ahn | ||
| Barbara Xiong, piano | 14 | Brentwood, TN |
| Student of Roland Schneller | ||
| Kristina Boylan, violin | 14 | Tuxedo Park, NY |
| Student of Keita Fukushima | ||
| Valentine Schelkin, piano | 14 | Manchester, NH |
| Student of Alla Nikitskaya | ||
| Alia Curtis, piano | 15 | Carmichael, CA |
| Student of Shigemi Nishite | ||
| Celine Wang, piano | 15 | Newport Beach, CA |
| Student of Sakura Wang | ||
| Daisy Ni, piano | 15 | San Jose, CA |
| Student of Yang Yu | ||
| Hanzhi Zou, violin | 15 | Chappaqua, NY |
| Student of Shan Jiang | ||
| Alison Ma, viola | 16 | Smithtown, NY |
| Student of Laura Mount | ||
| Larry Gu, piano | 16 | Boston, MA |
| Student of Margarita Kotlyarova | ||
| Tianbo Chen, piano | 16 | Tampa, FL |
| Student of Vladimir Khokhlov | ||
| Kaya Curtis, piano | 17 | Carmichael, CA |
| Student of Shigemi Nishite | ||
| Sin Xuen Ong, piano | 17 | Singapore |
| Student of Christine Gan Siew Hui | ||
| Stephanie Chen, piano | 17 | East Setauket, NY |
| Student of Rowena Arrieta | ||
| Pui Shing Ng, voice | 21 | Hong Kong, NA |
| Student of Kwok Yuen Ling | ||
| Baolu Chen, piano | 31 | Cleveland Heights, OH |
| Student of Steven Glaser | ||
| Nahung Kim, violin | 31 | Seoul, Korea |
| Student of Chee Yun Kim | ||
| Violin Duo: | ||
| Yuuki Ohsumi, violin | 7 | Meguro, Tokyo |
| Kaito Ohsumi, violin | 10 | Meguro, Tokyo |
| Students of Asa Nakajima and Keita Fukushima | ||
| Piano Duo/Four Hands: | ||
| Katherine Chen | 15 | Copley, OH |
| Lily Chen | 15 | Copley, OH |
| Students of Christina Choy | ||
Third Place and Honorable Mention Winners will be notified of their standing via email.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL WINNERS!