International Piano and Strings Competition 2021
The American Protégé International Piano and Strings Competition is open to school students and adults of all nationalities and countries.
All instruments, including piano, strings, voice and winds are welcome to participate in the Competition.
Participants are required to submit video/audio recording materials for the audition. Multiple winners will be chosen in each age category.
We invite school students and adults to participate in the Competition. There is no age limit for the adult participants.
A large number of talented musicians applied for this year’s Piano and Strings Competition. They hailed from 15 countries, including different parts of the U.S., Australia, China, Costa Rica, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, Switzerland, Thailand and Vietnam.
Eligibility
Multiple winners will be chosen in each of the following age groups:
| School Students: | Adults (18 and older): |
| Young Musicians, 5 - 10 | Amateur without professional degree |
| Junior, 11 - 14 | College Students and Professional Musicians |
| Intermediate, 15 - 18 |
18 year old school students must enter in the Intermediate Category. 18 year old college students must apply under the College Students/Professionals Category.
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 on the dates to be announced, or to receive a Winner’s Package by mail.
Judges’ Distinction Award were granted based on the judges’ recommendations.
Judges
Four qualified judges will evaluate audition materials. All judges are independent; their students are not allowed to apply this season. Dr. Sophya Genis was invited as a Chairwoman of the Competition 2021. Mrs. Genis holds a Doctor of Music Arts Degree. She studied piano with such renowned professors as Alexander Yoheles, Yakov Milstein and Yakov Zak.
International Piano and Strings Competition 2021 Results
Judges Distinction Award (Plaque Trophies) Winners
Honor Frisco, 15, began and violin studies at the age of 6 and piano studies at the age of 5. From a young age, he received multiple awards from various competitions including state winner of the California Association of Professional Music Teachers Contemporary Music Festival, silver medalist at the Southern California Junior Bach Festival Complete Works, and multiple first prizes from the Southwestern Youth Music Festival. Honor has studied both piano and violin at the Colburn School of Music in Los Angeles and served as concertmaster of the Colburn String Ensemble and the Palos Verdes School District Advanced Ensemble. In 2020, Honor was selected as a winner of the Music Teachers Association of California (MTAC) prestigious Artist of the Future Competition for piano and received Third Place in the California State finals as violin duet winner of the MTAC VOCE competition. He was also chosen as a First Prize winner of the American Protégé International Competition of Romantic Music for violin and was selected for the American Protégé Summer Gala Concert.
Matthew Gurning, 17 years old, is a senior at Rancho Cucamonga High School. He currently studies under Dr. Elvin Rodriguez. His achievements include: Southern California Junior Bach Festival Gold Medalist for 4 consecutive years, 2019 CAPMT Honors Audition and Contemporary Music 1st place State winner, SYMF 1st place winner, Lansum International Music Festival 1st place winner, CAPMT South Concerto Competition 2nd place winner, Steinway Society of Riverside Concerto Competition 1st place, a 5-time scholarship winner of the Steinway Society of Riverside Festival, Rotary Music Competition 2nd place winner, Inland Empire Festival Concerto and Solo 1st place winner. He performed the Rachmaninoff Concerto No. 3, 3rd mov. with the Coachella Valley Symphony. He had the opportunity to have a masterclass with Ory Shihor, Bernadene Blaha, Antoinette Perry, Stewart Gordon, Anna Fedorova, Giorgi Latso, Eric Le Van, Peter Takács, Craig Richey, Wojciech Kocyan, Eugene Alcalay, John Robilette, Rufus Choi, and many others.
Leila Ditta Hargitai was born in 2003 in the Netherlands, lives and studies in Hungary. She has studied music since she was 4 when she decided to go for a music career. Currently she is the student of Gábor Eckhardt who is a well-known piano professor at the Music Academy in Budapest, awarded with Liszt State Prize. Leila won 1 st prize in various piano competitions like the International Béla Bartók Piano Competition, the National Piano Competition, Music Bridge International Youth Instrumental Competition, was awarded for the best Chopin performance. As a multiple music-talent she won 1 st prize in the Zoltán Kodály Solfeggio and Singing Competition with special award in Singing. At the age of 15 she played Chopin’s four ballades at her own concert. She has performed at the Budapest Opera Theater and had concert with Budapest Strings Orchestra. She is the scholar of the National Talent Program Hungary.
To 15-year-old pianist Adina Pak, music is the language of feeling and a uniting experience that must be shared with all. As a result of her love for music, the Los-Angeles native has won top accolades at various stages of local to international competitions. Her most recent prizes include State Winner of the MTAC State Concerto Competition, in addition to top accolades at the Los Angeles International Piano Competition, CAPMT Piano Competition, and Steinway International Academy Piano Competition. Additionally, she enjoys collaborating with fellow musicians as a member of a chamber group and three local orchestras, of which she serves as principal of Piano and Percussion. Despite the pandemic, she strives to continue sharing her unwavering love for music with her community, and mentors young musicians in building their craft. Adina looks forward to further sharing her passion and performing her music once it is safe to do so.
Amy Ono is Japanese-Thai. She received her first violin lesson at the age of 5 years. She has passion for violin and is a recipient of several awards. In 2020, she received First Prize plus Exceptional Young Talent Special Prize from International Music Competition Grand Prize Virtuoso. In 2019, she won 2nd Prize from the 20th Osaka International Music Competition, and Gold Medal from the American Association for Development of the Gifted and Talented (AADGT) , and also First Prize from Concert Artists International Virtuoso Competition IV. In 2018, she got First Absolute Prize from Golden Classical Music Awards International Music Competition. She is fluent in English, Japanese and Thai. She also learns German. She loves arts and crafts. She also enjoys Go Kart, cycling, and games.
Shannon Chia is 12 years old. She was selected to join the Gifted Cellist Program at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts School of Young Talent in Singapore at the age of 7 and attained a Distinction grade for the Associate Board of the Royal School of Music Grade 8 Cello examination in 2020. She received Gold awards in the Singapore Raffles International Festival Chamber Music Competition in 2017 and 2019. She received second place in the Junior Category at the Vienna Virtuoso Music Festival 2018 and performed in the Winner’s concert in Vienna the same year. She has performed at the Singapore Raffles International Music Festival’s Gala Concerts as well as at various public performances including the Singapore National Gallery, Singapore Botanic Gardens and the Asian Civilizations Museum. Shannon is a member of her school String Ensemble and also enjoys playing the piano.
Henry Yao, fourteen, from Bay Area, California, began piano study at the age of six. He is a distinguished honor student and a dedicated musician. He is passionate about music, enjoys playing piano as a way to express himself. He has participated and performed in multiple regional, national, and international competitions, and has been active in performing at community events and local medical foundations to bring music to local community. Some of his achievements include first place winner at 2019 & 2020 American Protégé Piano and Strings Competition, 2019 & 2020 Competition of Romantic Music, multiple Outstanding Gold Medalist Awards with scholarships at US Open Music Competition from 2017 to 2020, first place award at 2019 & 2020 Elite International Music Competition, first place award at 2018 & 2019 American Fine Arts Festival, etc. Henry also excels at academics, with state and national awards in science, math, and creative writing.
The SoRi Trio is made up of three cellists, Caleb Suh (14 yrs), Mina kim (13 yrs), and Matthew Suh (12 yrs). Since 2018, under the instruction of Seo-Jin Yang, the trio performed a wide range of music genres at an early age. Each member of the trio won several music competitions around NY/NJ areas and performed at renowned venues, such as Weill Recital Hall at the Carnegie Hall and Merkin Hall at Kaufman Music Center. In 2020, the SoRi trio is accepted at New York Youth Symphony Chamber Music Program and has been studying with Miho Weber. At the New York Concert Festival Competition 2020, the SoRi Trio won a Grand Prix and also is recognized as the best ensemble in the Junior category. Currently, the SoRi Trio has attended Music Mountain Workshop and Masterclasses with Khari Joyner and Wolfram Koessel.
Alyssa En Sy Teo started learning cello at four years old under the guidance of teacher Ms Natasha Liu. This tiny step marked the start of her journey through music. Her passion for music and dedication to her craft has seen her through various competitions and concerts. Most recently, she won first prize in the Greece “Muse 2020” International Music Competition. Alyssa enjoys making music especially with her friends and looks forward excitedly to each performance.
Avery Armstrong, age 7, is a student of Annamarie McCarthy at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. She has performed in several recitals at the Conservatory, excelled in her yearly jury examination, and is enrolled in musicianship class. She loves to play and perform music of all styles, and especially enjoys music that is descriptive. When not practicing she is an enthusiastic reader and enjoys math challenges, coding, and swimming. She is currently in second grade and lives in Los Gatos, California.
Calliope Smith has been playing the violin since she was three and currently studies with Natasha Makhijani. She attends Synapse School in California and is a member of the Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra (“PACO”). Calliope was a winner of the 2019 PACO Concerto Competition and has also won first place in the Great Composers Competition Vivaldi and Music of the Seventeenth Century Competitions. She has been a prize winner in a number of other international competitions, including Enkor, Vivo, and Crescendo, as well as the Great Composers’ Artist of the Year and Art of Instrumental Performance series.
Felix Suo is 6 years old from Australia, holds an Australian Music Examinations Board (AMEB) Certificate of Performance CMus in piano. In Feb 2021 Felix Suo received First Prize Winner of American Protégé International Piano and String Competition, USA. In Feb 2021 he received Gold Prize Winner of the 5th Brilliant Talent Discovery Awards International Music Competition, Singapore. In Oct 2020 he received First Prize Winner, 1st place in Melbourne International Piano and Strings Competition, Australia.
Winners by Age Category
| Young Musicians Category, Age Group 5 to 10: | ||
| NAME | AGE | CITY, STATE/COUNTRY |
| FIRST PLACE WINNERS | ||
| Jinglin (Jerry) Wang, piano | 5 | Ann Arbor, MI |
| Student of Hsiu-Hui Chen | ||
| Elizabeth Yao, piano | 6 | Jacksonville, FL |
| Student of Lucy Chen | ||
| Felix Suo, piano | 6 | Ormond, Australia |
| Katelyn Wang, piano | 6 | Livingston, NJ |
| Student of Joanna Ruth Tumpalan | ||
| Avery Armstrong, piano | 7 | Los Gatos, CA |
| Student of Annamarie McCarthy | ||
| Bentley Penn, piano | 7 | Fort McMurray, Canada |
| Student of Hyejin Park | ||
| Evelyn Hwang, piano | 7 | New York, NY |
| Student of Dr. Sohyun Ahn | ||
| Julia Zhi En Foo, violin | 7 | Singapore |
| Student of Jonathan Lee | ||
| Esmee Lee, cello | 7 | Medina, WA |
| Student of Christie Chen | ||
| Theodora Chung, violin | 7 | Markham, Canada |
| Student of Tony Fan | ||
| Lauren Kang, piano | 8 | New York, NY |
| Student of Yiheng Yang and Walter Aparicio | ||
| Marcus Yi, piano | 8 | Vaughan, Canada |
| Serena Zhang, piano | 8 | Bellevue, WA |
| Student of Olive Yau | ||
| William Chen, piano | 8 | San Jose, CA |
| Student of Kaichi Zhu | ||
| Alyssa En Sy Teo, cello | 9 | Singapore |
| Student of Natasha Liu | ||
| Calliope Smith, violin | 9 | Stanford, CA |
| Student of Natasha Makhijani | ||
| Mio Nakamura, piano | 9 | Hyogo, Japan |
| Student of Miyo Honya | ||
| William Lin, violin | 9 | Irvine, CA |
| Student of Eunhee Kim | ||
| Eliya Wee, violin | 10 | Menlo Park, CA |
| Student of Robin Sharp | ||
| Everett Lee, piano | 10 | Newport Coast, CA |
| Student of Prof. Ethan Dong | ||
| Rachel Tat, piano | 10 | San Jose, CA |
| Student of Nataly Gingis | ||
| Shalynn Choi, piano | 10 | Fullerton, CA |
| Student of Dr. Kookhee Hong | ||
| Piano Duo/Four Hands: | ||
| Zimo Wen, piano | 8 | Amherst, NY |
| Zibi Wen, piano | 6 | Amherst, NY |
| Students of Violeta Arakelova | ||
| SECOND PLACE WINNERS | ||
| River Brown, violin | 4 | Wilmington, DE |
| Student of Shelley Beard Santore | ||
| Alina Luo, piano | 5 | Okemos, MI |
| Student of Gerardo C. Ascheri | ||
| Aimee Tian Ai He, piano | 6 | Medina, WA |
| Student of Alexandra Tsirkel | ||
| Molly Xie, violin | 6 | Brentwood, TN |
| Student of Dr. Christina McGann | ||
| Queenie Ding, piano | 6 | East Meadow, NY |
| Student of Vivian Fang Liu | ||
| Blaike Stephen, piano | 7 | New York, NY |
| Student of Sherry Kim | ||
| Max Wang, violin | 7 | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Student of Boris Kipnis | ||
| MeWa Liao, violin | 7 | San Juan Capistrano, CA |
| Student of Wendy Castille | ||
| Aidan Lu, piano | 8 | Calgary, Canada |
| Student of Dan Morin | ||
| Elaine Sun, piano | 8 | Ann Arbor, MI |
| Student of Hsiu Hui Chen | ||
| Jancis Xu, piano | 8 | Dix Hills, NY |
| Student of Joyce Ng | ||
| Ming Mei Sun, piano | 8 | San Jose, CA |
| Student of Dr. Zhao Zhao Yang | ||
| Paxton Radityo, piano | 8 | Los Gatos, CA |
| Student of Tommaso Cogato | ||
| Sophia Chen, violin | 8 | Richmond, Canada |
| Student of Lawrie Hill | ||
| Yihan Li, piano | 8 | Redmond, WA |
| Student of Hong Liu | ||
| Anna Shung, violin | 9 | Irvine, CA |
| Student of Yuki Mori and Min Jung Park | ||
| Cayla Kim, violin | 9 | Los Alamitos, CA |
| Student of Yuki Mori and Min Jung Park | ||
| Leonardo Dinner, piano | 9 | Chatsworth, CA |
| Student of Vanessa Fadial | ||
| Mingkai Guo, piano | 9 | San Jose, CA |
| Student of Yu Le | ||
| Miriam Spence, piano | 9 | New York, NY |
| Student of JungEun Hong | ||
| Natalie Xu, violin | 9 | Tustin, CA |
| Student of Wendy Castille | ||
| Ruolan Hao, piano | 9 | Shanghai, China |
| Student of Jenny Q Chai and Peter Tomasz | ||
| Tian Ze Kevin He, piano | 9 | Medina, WA |
| Student of Alexandra Tsirkel | ||
| Victoria Shung, violin | 9 | Irvine, CA |
| Student of Yuki Mori and Min Jung Park | ||
| Amelia Bauernschmitt, piano | 10 | Dallas, TX |
| Student of Violetta Zharkova | ||
| Anna Kobayashi, piano | 10 | Honolulu, HI |
| Student of Akiko Sanai | ||
| Aurellia Yang, piano | 10 | Parkton, MD |
| Student of Maja Blagojevic | ||
| Ellie Liu, cello | 10 | Portland, OR |
| Student of Hyun-Jin Kim | ||
| Elly Zhou, piano | 10 | Potomac, MD |
| Student of Tzu-Yi Zoe Chen | ||
| Erin Kaiting Leong, cello | 10 | Singapore |
| Student of Natasha Liu | ||
| Ethan Zhang, piano | 10 | Naperville , IL |
| Student of JeongSoo Kim | ||
| Evangeline Zhao, piano | 10 | San Jose, CA |
| Student of Nataly Gingis | ||
| Fiona Kwan, piano | 10 | Palo Alto, CA |
| Student of Frank Lavy | ||
| Ken Kurihara, violin | 10 | Tokyo, Japan |
| Student of Eriko Sumi | ||
| Lucas Lee, piano | 10 | Bellevue, WA |
| Student of Ivona Kaminska | ||
| Lucien Guo, piano | 10 | Sugar Land, TX |
| Student of Rada Bukhman | ||
| Maximilian Elliott Kwan, cello | 10 | Singapore |
| Student of Natasha Liu | ||
| Richard Kim, violin | 10 | Swarthmore, PA |
| Student of Shelley Beard Santore | ||
| Ryan Yang, cello | 10 | Los Angeles, CA |
| Student of Vardan Gasparyan | ||
| Seojin Park, piano | 10 | Irvine, CA |
| THIRD PLACE WINNERS | ||
| Aiden Dong, piano | 6 | Clyde Hill, WA |
| Student of Dr. Qian Yin | ||
| Mason Liang, piano | 6 | Purchase, NY |
| Student of Oxana Mikhailoff and Vassily Primakov | ||
| Olivia Yu, piano | 6 | Lincoln, NE |
| Student of Dr. Feifei Jiang | ||
| Clara Brooks, piano | 7 | Old Greenwich, CT |
| Student of Jin Lee | ||
| Ethan Li, piano | 7 | Flushing , NY |
| Evan Wei, violin | 7 | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Student of Boris Kipnis | ||
| Jvir Yeo, piano | 7 | Singapore |
| Student of Helen Lin | ||
| Damian Gadiyak, piano | 8 | Sykesville, MD |
| Student of Maja Blagojevic | ||
| Emmeline Chloe Hadeli, piano | 8 | Daettwil, Switzerland |
| Student of Slava Spiridonov | ||
| Ethan Xia, piano | 8 | San Diego, CA |
| Student of Tatiana Stignev | ||
| Lukas Yim, piano | 8 | Great Neck, NY |
| Student of Vivian Fang Liu | ||
| Minjoon Kim, violin | 8 | Gainesville, FL |
| Student of Jueun Kim Warf | ||
| Nathan Chung, piano | 8 | Oakland Gardens, NY |
| Student of Annie Tang | ||
| Qianer Cheng, piano | 8 | Beijing, China |
| Student of Lu Wang | ||
| Tiffany Guan, violin | 8 | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Student of Boris Kipnis | ||
| Yuanjun Ji, cello | 8 | Singapore |
| Student of Natasha Liu | ||
| Agatha Dinata, piano | 9 | Sicklerville, NJ |
| Student of Svetlana Brigante | ||
| Ethan Su, piano | 9 | Santa Clara, CA |
| Student of Isabelle Guan | ||
| Luke Xing, piano | 9 | San Jose, CA |
| Student of Amy Huwang | ||
| Vevina Wang, violin | 9 | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Student of Boris Kipnis | ||
| Albert Cai, piano | 10 | Mercer Island, WA |
| Student of Xi Wang | ||
| Andrew Zhang, piano | 10 | Auburn, AL |
| Student of Dr. Jeremy Samolesky | ||
| Arjun Nirgudkar, cello | 10 | Brookhaven, GA |
| Student of Alexis Lee | ||
| Ethan Hu, piano | 10 | San Diego, CA |
| Student of Tatiana Stignev | ||
| Lilou David, piano | 10 | Oakton, VA |
| Student of Kathryn Brunner | ||
| Meddy Quan, piano | 10 | Tucson, AZ |
| Student of Svetlana Arakelova | ||
| Rachelle Amelia Tan, violin | 10 | Singapore |
| Student of Odesa Tay | ||
| Sara-Therese Foo, violin | 10 | Singapore |
| Student of Nicholas Loo | ||
| Shi Heng, Ethan Koh, piano | 10 | Singapore |
| Student of Ang Lin Lin | ||
| Valery Diaz, piano | 10 | Houston, TX |
| Student of Krume Andreevski | ||
| Yawen Duan, piano | 10 | Nonthaburi, Thailand |
| Student of Peemanat Kittimontreechai | ||
| HONORABLE MENTION | ||
| Lucy Brooks, piano | 5 | Old Greenwich, CT |
| Student of Jin Lee | ||
| Irene Zhang, piano | 7 | Millbrae, CA |
| Student of Tammy Lin | ||
| Andres Duarte Villalobos, piano | 8 | San Jose, Costa Rica |
| Student of Carmen Sanchez and Irene Alfaro | ||
| Caelia Song, cello | 8 | Bellevue, WA |
| Student of Kai Chen | ||
| Emma Tseng, piano | 8 | Katy, TX |
| Student of Alina Uddin | ||
| Olivia Kwan, piano | 8 | Palo Alto, CA |
| Student of Frank Lévy | ||
| Carrie Liang, piano | 9 | San Diego, CA |
| Student of Tatiana Stignev | ||
| Cole Kong, piano | 9 | Gilbert, AZ |
| Student of Yan Zhang | ||
| Ethan Keyoung, cello | 9 | Manhasset, NY |
| Student of Hailey Kim | ||
| Isabella Plata, piano | 9 | Morgan Hill, CA |
| Student of Elena Paradies | ||
| Joseph Siwoo-Kim Harkins, violin | 9 | West Roxbury, MA |
| Student of Kyoko Horowitz | ||
| Anahit (Aeon) Bashir, cello | 10 | Eden Prairie, MN |
| Student of David Holmes | ||
| Colin Fuller, piano | 10 | New York, NY |
| Student of Jiuan-Jiuan Chiou | ||
| David Zhou, piano | 10 | Woodbridge, CT |
| Francis Hong, piano | 10 | San Jose, CA |
| Junior Category, Age Group 11 to 14: | ||
| NAME | AGE | CITY, STATE/COUNTRY |
| FIRST PLACE WINNERS | ||
| Amy Ono, violin | 11 | Bangkok, Thailand |
| Student of Siripong Tiptan | ||
| Audrey Ang, violin | 11 | Vernon, NJ |
| Student of Lynelle Smith | ||
| Jane Shin, piano | 11 | Tenafly, NJ |
| Student of Dr. Kyung Ah Yeom | ||
| Katelyn Deng, piano | 11 | Fremont, CA |
| Student of Kai Chi Zhu | ||
| Kristen Kim, cello | 11 | Portland, OR |
| Student of Hyun-Jin Kim | ||
| Regina Cho, violin | 11 | Great Neck, NY |
| Student of Yosub Kim | ||
| Chloe Frisco, cello | 12 | Palos Verdes Estates, CA |
| Student of Clive Greensmith | ||
| Saya Nishimura, violin | 12 | Torrance, CA |
| Student of Andrea Byers | ||
| Shannon Chia, cello | 12 | Singapore |
| Student of Natasha Liu | ||
| Yuna Noh, piano | 12 | Irvine, CA |
| Student of Yoojung Chung | ||
| Aaron Dai, cello | 13 | Livingston, NJ |
| Student of Misha Quint | ||
| Anna-Lucia Mena Shevchenko, piano | 13 | Winnipeg, Canada |
| Student of Yaroslava Shevchenko | ||
| Zarin Mehta, piano | 13 | Chicago, IL |
| Student of Mary Sauer and Jeff Panko | ||
| Claire Youn, violin | 14 | Portland, OR |
| Student of Hae-Jin Kim | ||
| Henry Yao, piano | 14 | Sunnyvale, CA |
| Student of Dr. Dante Dilanni and Silvana Grubb | ||
| Julia Zheng, piano | 14 | Avon, CT |
| Student of Sima Brodsky | ||
| Leo Chun, piano | 14 | Campbell, CA |
| Student of Michelle Lee | ||
| Mason Ng, piano | 14 | Flushing, NY |
| Student of Dr. Donald Pirone | ||
| Tristan Zhu, violin | 14 | Chicago, IL |
| Student of Aurelien Pederzoli | ||
| Cello Trio: | ||
| Caleb Suh, cello | 14 | Florham Park, NJ |
| Matthew Suh, cello | 12 | Florham Park, NJ |
| Mina Kim, cello | 13 | Edgewater, NJ |
| Students of Miho Weber and Seo-Jin Yang | ||
| Piano Duo/Four Hands: | ||
| Katie Koh, piano | 11 | Alameda, CA |
| Eric Koh, piano | 14 | Alameda, CA |
| Students of Heidi Hau | ||
| Violin Quartet: | ||
| Abigail Shin, violin | 12 | Palisades Park, NJ |
| Issac Jin, violin | 16 | Leonia, NJ |
| Tristan Choi, violin | 10 | Englewood, NJ |
| Hyeri Chun, violin | 17 | Tenafly, NJ |
| Students of Hanna Shin | ||
| SECOND PLACE WINNERS | ||
| Joyce Xu, piano | 11 | Great Neck, NY |
| Student of Fei-Ju Bradeen | ||
| Mana Asaka, piano | 11 | Frisco, TX |
| Student of Dr. Alex McDonald and Marcy McDonald | ||
| Sze Yi Natalie Yong, cello | 11 | Singapore |
| Student of Prof Natasha Liu | ||
| Alex Gong, viola | 12 | Chandler, AZ |
| Alice Wan, piano | 12 | Cary, NC |
| Student of Florence Ko | ||
| Ashley Zong, piano | 12 | Medina, WA |
| Student of Alexandra Tsirkel | ||
| Hailey Culp, piano | 12 | Atlanta, GA |
| Student of Ping Xu | ||
| Jayden Wang, violin | 12 | La Canada Flintridge, CA |
| Student of Yoonjae Park | ||
| Menghan Sun, piano | 12 | Belle Mead, NJ |
| Student of Hanbo Liu | ||
| Mengxin Sun, piano | 12 | Belle Mead, NJ |
| Student of Hanbo Liu | ||
| Olivia Li, piano | 12 | Cary, NC |
| Student of Florence Ko | ||
| Anna Lui, piano | 13 | South Jordan, UT |
| Student of Ya Liu | ||
| Corey Zhang, piano | 13 | Sammamish, WA |
| Student of Joyce Tang | ||
| Daniel Hwang, piano | 13 | San Jose, CA |
| David Zhu, classical guitar | 13 | Jersey City, NJ |
| Student of Tali Roth | ||
| Derek Lee, piano | 13 | New York, NY |
| Student of Donna Weng Friedman | ||
| Elijah Chen, cello | 13 | Matthews, NC |
| Student of Alan Black | ||
| Elise Kim, piano | 13 | Los Angeles, CA |
| Student of Han Na Park | ||
| Irene Hwang, piano | 13 | Cupertino, CA |
| Student of Erna Gulabyan | ||
| Lucas Schaefer, piano | 13 | Murrieta, CA |
| Student of Steven Vanhauwaert | ||
| Matteo Zins, cello | 13 | Singapore |
| Student of Natasha Liu | ||
| Sophia Cheng, piano | 13 | Sandy, UT |
| Student of Ya Liu | ||
| Yoonha Jung, violin | 13 | Tenafly, NJ |
| Student of Khullip Jeung | ||
| Aden Geonhee Lee, violin | 14 | Seoul, South Korea |
| Student of Jinhye Shin | ||
| Ann-Mei Sun, piano | 14 | San Jose, CA |
| Student of Dr. Zhao Zhao Yang | ||
| Cristina Baron, violin | 14 | Southampton, NY |
| Student of Dr. Emily Ondracek-Peterson | ||
| Daniel Lee, violin | 14 | New York, NY |
| Student of Jocelyn Zhu | ||
| Ellie Kim, violin | 14 | Portland, OR |
| Student of Carol Sindell | ||
| Helen Wang, violin | 14 | Palo Alto, CA |
| Student of Elizabeth MacCorquodale | ||
| Joshua Bold, piano | 14 | Gainesville, VA |
| Student of Aglaia Koras | ||
| Kara Wong, piano | 14 | Tustin, CA |
| Student of Ji-Yeon Lee | ||
| Karen Cao, violin | 14 | North Potomac, MD |
| Student of Yakov Shapiro | ||
| Melissa Lee, piano | 14 | San Diego, CA |
| Student of Irina Bendetsky | ||
| Rachel Choi, violin | 14 | La Canada, CA |
| Student of Park Yoon-Jae | ||
| Samuel Lee, violin | 14 | Scottsdale, AZ |
| Student of Jonathan Swartz | ||
| Vivian Ma, violin | 14 | Philadelphia, PA |
| Student of Julia Li | ||
| Piano Duo/Four Hands: | ||
| Alexander Zhao, piano | 14 | Chandler, AZ |
| Carrie Ma, piano | 13 | Chandler, AZ |
| Students of Yan Zhang | ||
| THIRD PLACE WINNERS | ||
| Augustine Pham, piano | 11 | Holladay, UT |
| Student of Ya Liu | ||
| Hanzhang Lei, piano | 11 | Irvine, CA |
| Student of Dr. Kookhee Hong | ||
| Jaein Park, violin | 11 | Vancouver, Canada |
| Student of Lawrie Hill | ||
| Kaitlyn Kim, piano | 11 | Moorestown, NJ |
| Student of Eunju Kim | ||
| Nora Blagojevic, piano | 11 | Ellicott City, MD |
| Student of Maja Blagojevic | ||
| Sarah Leng, piano | 11 | Salt Lake, UT |
| Student of Ya Liu | ||
| Sherie Tan, violin | 11 | Singapore |
| Student of Tatyana Todorova | ||
| Sheryl Tan, piano | 11 | Singapore |
| Student of Angela Ang | ||
| Abigail Lee, violin | 12 | Portland, OR |
| Student of Hae-Jin Kim | ||
| Alexa Tan, piano | 12 | Westbury, NY |
| Student of Fei Ju Bradeen | ||
| Danielle Lee, piano | 12 | Ann Arbor, MI |
| Student of Hsiu-Hui Peng Chen | ||
| Emily Seo, cello | 12 | Portland, OR |
| Student of Maria Shim | ||
| Ethan Moon, violin | 12 | Ada, MI |
| Student of Jenny Ro | ||
| Kyle Liang, piano | 12 | San Diego, CA |
| Student of Tatiana Stignev | ||
| Ronni Chang, violin | 12 | Brookline, MA |
| Student of Andrew Taylor and Konstantin Arakelov | ||
| Somerset Seidenberg, piano | 12 | New York, NY |
| Student of Sohyun Ahn | ||
| Victoria Khazhinsky, piano | 12 | Austin, TX |
| Student of Julia Hsiao | ||
| Yan Qi Ong, violin | 12 | Singapore |
| Zachary Wang, piano | 12 | San Diego, CA |
| Student of Tatiana Stignev | ||
| Adam Wu, piano | 13 | Flushing, NY |
| Student of Vivian Fang Liu | ||
| Albert Hu, piano | 13 | Ann Arbor, MI |
| Student of Hsiu-Hui Chen | ||
| Alps Xia, piano | 13 | Houston, TX |
| Student of Mei Rui | ||
| Angelina Chen, violin | 13 | Wyoming, OH |
| Student of JaeEun Lee | ||
| Evelyn Liu, violin | 13 | Austin, Texas |
| Student of Molly Emerman | ||
| Joanna Huang, violin | 13 | Lake Grove, NY |
| Student of Linda Sinanian | ||
| Kate Jahng, piano | 13 | New York, NY |
| Student of Jenny Lee and Jenny Lee | ||
| Matteo Zins, piano | 13 | Singapore |
| Student of Ching Huey Lim | ||
| MeJo Liao, piano | 13 | San Juan Capistrano, CA |
| Student of Iris Hsu | ||
| Shangyang Xia, piano | 13 | Ann Arbor, MI |
| Student of Hsui-Hui Peng Chen | ||
| Sophie Zheng, piano | 13 | Sandy, UT |
| Student of Ya Liu | ||
| Wan-Qi, Kirsten Koh, piano | 13 | Singapore |
| Student of Dr Khoo Hui Ling | ||
| Alexander Pham, piano | 14 | Holladay, UT |
| Student of Ya Liu | ||
| Ananya Nair, violin | 14 | Frisco, TX |
| Student of Dr. Chuong Vu | ||
| Antonio Leon, piano | 14 | San Jose, Costa Rica |
| Student of Keren Neeman and Victor Arrieta | ||
| Bomin Kim, viola | 14 | San Jose, CA |
| Student of Sonyoung Kang | ||
| Charles Zhu, piano | 14 | Ann Arbor, MI |
| Student of Hsiu Hui Chen | ||
| Chloe Zhan, violin | 14 | Chandler, AZ |
| Student of Suzanne Rothaar | ||
| Claire Kang, piano | 14 | San Diego, CA |
| Student of Eunice Ahn | ||
| Clare Chung, piano | 14 | Castro Valley, CA |
| Student of Tina Kim | ||
| David Park, piano | 14 | Hudson, OH |
| Student of Seomoon Jiye | ||
| Elise Liu, piano | 14 | Richmond, Canada |
| Student of Elizabeth Lee | ||
| Fiona Yan, piano | 14 | Saratoga, CA |
| Student of Yijia Ho | ||
| Jiapeng Oliver Ye, piano | 14 | Palo Alto, CA |
| Student of Yi Jia Ho | ||
| Lale Dean, piano | 14 | Houston, TX |
| Student of Alina Uddin | ||
| Maxwell Gao, piano | 14 | Richmond, Canada |
| Student of Rebecca Chan | ||
| Nathan Liu, piano | 14 | San Ramon, CA |
| Student of Yingwen Lewis | ||
| Ryan Jun, violin | 14 | Beaverton, OR |
| Student of Carol Sindell | ||
| Sarah Lee, cello | 14 | Portland, OR |
| Student of Hyun-Jin Kim | ||
| Yifan Wei, piano | 14 | Unionville, CT |
| Student of Tamila Azadaliyeva | ||
| Yoonji Lee, violin | 14 | Phoenix, AZ |
| Student of Jooyeon Han | ||
| Piano Duo/Four Hands: | ||
| Emily Fu, piano | 13 | Lafayette, CO |
| Kelly Yang, piano | 14 | Boulder, CO |
| Students of Ling Yu McLoughlin | ||
| HONORABLE MENTION | ||
| Davin Li, piano | 11 | Flushing, NY |
| Hypatia Shen, piano | 11 | Gilroy, CA |
| Student of Dr. Elena Paradies | ||
| Mark Nilsen, piano | 11 | Clifton, NJ |
| Student of Yi Xia | ||
| Robert Kong, piano | 11 | Ithaca, NY |
| Student of Charlie Albright | ||
| Suvir Gupta, piano | 11 | Fremont, CA |
| Student of Melody Li | ||
| Anya Dalal, piano | 12 | Hillsborough, CA |
| Student of Irina Carrenca | ||
| Bennett Choi, violin | 12 | New York, NY |
| Student of Jocelyn Zhu | ||
| Emily Jia, piano | 12 | Potomac, MD |
| Student of Aglaia Koras | ||
| Mariam Khelashvili, piano | 12 | New York, NY |
| Student of Dr. Sohyun Ahn | ||
| Matthew Tan, piano | 12 | Singapore |
| Student of Wong Siew Kien | ||
| Tygesen Yoon, piano | 12 | Jersey City, NJ |
| Student of Paul Vazopolos | ||
| Christy Ma, piano | 13 | Cupertino, CA |
| Student of Amy Hwang | ||
| Jiajia Zhou, violin | 13 | Ningbo, China |
| Student of Dr. Rowan Harvey | ||
| Johnston Lai, violin | 13 | Kirkland, WA |
| Student of Prof. Cristian Neacsu | ||
| Nicole Kim, piano | 13 | Plainview, NY |
| Student of Vivian Fang Liu | ||
| Alexandra Yeoh, viola | 14 | Mason, OH |
| Student of Dr. Gabriel Pegis | ||
| Audrey Liuk, violin | 14 | Moorabbin, Australia |
| Student of Julian Quirit | ||
| Claire Donahue, violin | 14 | Southampton, MA |
| Student of Christa Muller Hendricks | ||
| GaryJohn Vallee, piano | 14 | Acworth, GA |
| Student of Adriana van Rensburg | ||
| Jingyi Du, piano | 14 | Oakland Gardens, NY |
| Student of Vivian Liu | ||
| Leonardo Ding, piano | 14 | Orinda, CA |
| Student of Elena Pang | ||
| Michael Lin, piano | 14 | Potomac, MD |
| Student of Aglaia Koras | ||
| Rohan Dalal, piano | 14 | Hillsborough, CA |
| Student of Irina Carrenca | ||
| Yejun Ju, cello | 14 | La Crescenta, CA |
| Student of Joong-in Rhee | ||
| Intermediate Category, Age Group 15 to 18: | ||
| NAME | AGE | CITY, STATE/COUNTRY |
| FIRST PLACE WINNERS | ||
| Adina Pak, piano | 15 | Rch Palos Vrd, CA |
| Student of Rufus Choi | ||
| Christy Kim, violin | 15 | Mason, OH |
| Student of Kurt Sassmannshaus | ||
| Eric Yang, piano | 15 | Getzville, NY |
| Student of Violeta Arakelova | ||
| Evan Xue, piano | 15 | Damascus, MD |
| Student of Hyun Park | ||
| Honor Frisco, violin | 15 | Palos Verdes Estates, CA |
| Student of Elmer Su | ||
| Jamie Cho, violin | 15 | Valencia, CA |
| Student of Daniel Yoonjae Park | ||
| Kathleen Gurning, piano | 15 | Fontana, CA |
| Student of Dr. Elvin Rodriguez | ||
| Katherine Wang, piano | 16 | Trumbull, CT |
| Student of Victoria Mushkatkol | ||
| Luke Chen, cello | 16 | Bellevue, WA |
| Student of Olga Ruvinov | ||
| Mark Zhu, piano | 16 | Chicago, IL |
| Student of Yana Reznik | ||
| Vincent Gao, piano | 16 | Vancouver, Canada |
| Student of Dr. Alejandro Ochoa | ||
| Angela Tang, violin | 17 | Irvine, CA |
| Student of Eunhee Kim | ||
| Benjamin Yang, piano | 17 | Cary, NC |
| Student of Clara Yang | ||
| Catherine Cho, violin | 17 | Andover, MA |
| Student of Michael Rosenbloom | ||
| Elvin Ko, piano | 17 | Tenafly, NJ |
| Student of Sohyun Ahn | ||
| Grace Wang, piano | 17 | Andover, MA |
| Student of Dr. Jonathan Bass | ||
| Leila Ditta Hargitai, piano | 17 | Kecskemet, Hungary |
| Student of Gabor Eckhardt | ||
| Matthew Gurning, piano | 17 | Fontana, CA |
| Student of Dr. Elvin Rodriguez | ||
| “The Schendel Lee Piano Duo” | ||
| Daniel Schendel, piano | 16 | Palo Alto , CA |
| Aaron Lee, piano | 15 | Los Altos Hills, CA |
| Students of Temirzhan Yerzhanov and Irina Rosinzonsky | ||
| SECOND PLACE WINNERS | ||
| Alex Kuck, piano | 15 | Park City, UT |
| Student of Ya Liu | ||
| Calvin Chen, violin | 15 | Matthews, NC |
| Student of Dr Ernest Pereira | ||
| Eunji Ryu, cello | 15 | Portland, OR |
| Student of Hyun-Jin Kim | ||
| Jonathan Wang, piano | 15 | Charlotte, NC |
| Student of Irena Hramenkova | ||
| Kevin Tang, piano | 15 | Glastonbury, CT |
| Student of Pihsun Shih | ||
| Loni Yin, cello | 15 | Vancouver, WA |
| Student of Hyun-jin Kim | ||
| Matthew Chanwai, cello | 15 | Hamilton, New Zealand |
| Student of Edith Salzmann | ||
| TongTong Ye, piano | 15 | Potomac, MD |
| Tony Zhou, piano | 15 | Los Gatos, CA |
| Student of Lin Pan and Joyce Liu | ||
| Zara Zong, piano | 15 | Medina, WA |
| Student of Alexandra Tsirkel | ||
| Audrey Dao, violin | 16 | Union City, CA |
| Student of James Choi | ||
| Audrey Zhang, piano | 16 | Northville, MI |
| Student of Christopher Harding | ||
| Boyoung Min, viola | 16 | Chandler, AZ |
| Student of Susanne Rothaar | ||
| Brandon Lee, viola | 16 | Chandler, AZ |
| Student of Susanne Rothaar | ||
| Hiyun Lee, violin | 16 | Chandler, AZ |
| Student of Anna Kazepides | ||
| Jeremy Ng, piano | 16 | Scarsdale, NY |
| Student of Efrem Briskin | ||
| Kayla Lang, violin | 16 | Andover, MA |
| Student of Fudeko Takahashi | ||
| Kelley Lu, piano | 16 | Alpharetta, GA |
| Student of Ping Xu | ||
| Maanas Sharma, piano | 16 | Coppell, TX |
| Student of Dr. Pamela Lin | ||
| Margaret Wei, piano | 16 | Johns Creek, GA |
| Student of Ping Xu | ||
| Paul Shim, piano | 16 | Glendale, CA |
| Student of Hanna Park | ||
| Rin Matsuki, violin | 16 | Mexico City, Mexico |
| Student of Takayuki Mori and Min Jung Park | ||
| Sarah Lee, cello | 16 | Ann Arbor, MI |
| Student of Caroline Kim | ||
| Tianqi Sun, piano | 16 | Wallingford, CT |
| Student of Victoria Mushkatkol and Hanbo Liu | ||
| Yoojin Jo, piano | 16 | Fullerton, CA |
| Student of Kookhee Hong | ||
| Aiai Calmer, guzheng | 17 | Highland, MD |
| Student of Bing Xia | ||
| Christopher Kim, violin | 17 | Seoul, South Korea |
| Student of Ji Hyun Yoon | ||
| Eric Yun, piano | 17 | Okemos, MI |
| Student of Derek Polischuk | ||
| Jason Wang, piano | 17 | Rockville, MD |
| Student of Jaewon Lee | ||
| Natasha Tavares, violin | 17 | Cardiff, CA |
| Student of Michael Tseitlin | ||
| Vivian Lee, violin | 17 | New York, NY |
| Student of Jocelyne Zhu | ||
| Guitar and Violin Duo: | ||
| Heather Wang, guitar | 16 | Manhasset, NY |
| Amy Baskurt, violin | 16 | New York, NY |
| Students of Tali Roth | ||
| THIRD PLACE WINNERS | ||
| Aaron Zhang, piano | 15 | San Diego, CA |
| Student of Mei Yin | ||
| Aileen Conner, piano | 15 | Lexington, KY |
| Student of Dr. Rachel Taylor | ||
| Amy Lee, violin | 15 | Irvine, CA |
| Student of Hee Sun Park | ||
| Brendan Chung, violin | 15 | Irvine, CA |
| Student of Moon Lee | ||
| Christine Yiu, piano | 15 | Fremont, CA |
| Student of Ching Ching Sun | ||
| Claire Lee, piano | 15 | San Jose, CA |
| Student of Bukyung Shin | ||
| Daniel Wang, piano | 15 | San Jose, CA |
| Student of Amy Hwang | ||
| Elin Chun, violin | 15 | Seoul, South Korea |
| Student of Hye Jin Chang | ||
| Ellen Hu, violin | 15 | Gainesville, FL |
| Student of Jueun Kim Warf | ||
| Ethan Liu, piano | 15 | Cupertino, CA |
| Student of Megan Chen | ||
| Jameel Maayah, piano | 15 | Marietta, GA |
| Student of Dr. Adriana Janse van Rensburg | ||
| Jolyn Lai, violin | 15 | Kirkland, WA |
| Student of Prof. Cristian Neacsu | ||
| Marcus Lee, piano | 15 | New York, NY |
| Student of Donna Weng Friedman | ||
| Neha Singaravelan, piano | 15 | Dallas, TX |
| Student of Lay-Keng Chew | ||
| Xiaoyu Geng, piano | 15 | Manvel, TX |
| Student of Yanzi Lin Pratt | ||
| Aditi Dangi, piano | 16 | Austin, TX |
| Student of Julia Hsiao | ||
| Amanda Witt, piano | 16 | Simsbury, CT |
| Student of Pi-Hsun Shih | ||
| Arrim Jung, violin | 16 | Cerritos, CA |
| Student of Rachel Oh | ||
| Brian Yong, violin | 16 | Chandler, AZ |
| Student of Susanne Rothaar | ||
| David Lee, piano | 16 | Ann Arbor, MI |
| Student of Hsiu-Hui Peng Chen | ||
| Dylan Lewis, double bass | 16 | Blackhawk, CA |
| Student of Stephen Tramontozzi | ||
| Elizabeth Zhang, piano | 16 | San Jose, CA |
| Student of Megan Chen | ||
| Emma Gorin, piano | 16 | San Francisco, CA |
| Student of Natasha Borodulin | ||
| Eric Park, cello | 16 | Irvine, CA |
| Student of Jenny Oh | ||
| Fiona Guo, piano | 16 | Marietta, GA |
| Student of Ping Xu | ||
| Jieun Woo, violin | 16 | Cincinnati, OH |
| Student of JaeEun Lee | ||
| Jinjeong Kim, piano | 16 | San Jose, CA |
| Student of Jaclyn Kim | ||
| Joseph Zhang, piano | 16 | Cupertino, CA |
| Student of Nataly Gingis | ||
| Marina Varriano, piano | 16 | Briarcliff Manor, NY |
| Student of Laetitia Ruccolo | ||
| Zhicheng Zhao, piano | 16 | Falls Church, VA |
| Student of Xian Zhang | ||
| Alan Pham, piano | 17 | Holladay, UT |
| Student of Ya Liu | ||
| Piano Duo/Four Hands: | ||
| Hita Thota, piano | 15 | Saratoga, CA |
| Hima Thota, piano | 13 | Saratoga, CA |
| Students of Anjela Asryan | ||
| HONORABLE MENTION | ||
| Aidan Yu, violin | 15 | Ridgewood, NJ |
| Student of Olga Dusheina | ||
| Ava Lannigan, piano | 15 | Easton, CT |
| Student of Darren Litze | ||
| Fuyi Yang, piano | 15 | Fremont, CA |
| Student of Chloe Xu | ||
| Kaitlyn Hetsko, piano | 15 | Murrieta, CA |
| Student of Yiyi Ku | ||
| Katherine Burklin, piano | 15 | Smyrna, GA |
| Student of Adriana Van Rensburg | ||
| Poiema Dai, piano | 15 | Palo Alto, CA |
| Student of Natalya Lundtvedt | ||
| Vedant Gupta, piano | 15 | Fremont, CA |
| Student of Melody Li | ||
| Wei-Hsuan (Cheyenne) Lu, piano | 15 | Chachoengsao, Thailand |
| Student of Jun Komatsu | ||
| Alexander Chan, piano | 16 | New York, NY |
| Student of Marcia Eckert | ||
| Amber Tang, piano | 16 | San Jose, CA |
| Student of Susan Chiu | ||
| Ashesh Amatya, piano | 16 | Wellington, FL |
| Student of Catherine Lan and Tao Lin | ||
| Daniel Zhang, piano | 16 | Baldwin Place, NY |
| Student of Sheng-hui Wu Chen | ||
| Elaine Chiu, piano | 16 | Frisco, TX |
| Student of Christina Long | ||
| Gavin Chang, piano | 16 | Saratoga, CA |
| Student of Amy Huang | ||
| Longjie Zhao, piano | 16 | Melbourne, FL |
| Student of Ann Rosen | ||
| Natsuka Hayashida, piano | 16 | Newton, MA |
| Student of Elizabeth Skavish | ||
| Pranav Ramesh, piano | 16 | South Windsor, CT |
| Student of Rebecca Calissi | ||
| Rebecca Merber, violin | 16 | New York, NY |
| Student of Madeleine Jansen | ||
| Ryan Liu, piano | 16 | San Jose, CA |
| Student of Liang-Yun You | ||
| Sophia Park, piano | 16 | Saratoga, CA |
| Student of Youson Park | ||
| Yoonji Kim, violin | 16 | Irvine, CA |
| Student of Jiyoung Um | ||
| Michelle Hsu, piano | 18 | Locust Valley, NY |
| Student of Fei-Ju Bradeen | ||
| Piano Duo (Two Pianos): | ||
| Alisa Chernikova, piano | 19 | Alamo, CA |
| Alyona Chernikova, piano | 16 | Alamo, CA |
| Students of Agnes Avoyan | ||
| College Students and Professional Musicians Category: | ||
| NAME | AGE | CITY, STATE/COUNTRY |
| FIRST PLACE WINNERS | ||
| Bingyu Hu, piano | 26 | Cleveland , OH |
| Student of Kathryn Brown | ||
| Chiung-Hsien Joyce Huang, viola | 27 | Boston, MA |
| Student of Prof. Michelle LaCourse | ||
| Julia I-Chien Lin, viola | 27 | Laurel, MD |
| Student of Edward Gazouleas | ||
| Evgeny Konnov, piano | 28 | Augsburg, Germany |
| Student of Prof. Jan Gottlieb Jiracek von Arnim | ||
| Hanren Zhang, piano | 28 | Athens, GA |
| Student of Liza Stepanova | ||
| Estelle Bang, piano | 30 | Boston, MA |
| Student of Boaz Sharon | ||
| Shuai Wang, piano | 31 | Greenbelt, MD |
| SECOND PLACE WINNERS | ||
| Tianwei Zhao, piano | 18 | Phoenix, AZ |
| Student of Qingqing Ye | ||
| Lisa Schmäling, piano | 21 | Bremen, Germany |
| Student of Almut Cordes | ||
| Nicole Stankovic, piano | 23 | Seattle, WA |
| Student of Robin McCabe | ||
| Soo Yeon Cho, piano | 25 | Daegu, South Korea |
| HaEun Yang, piano | 26 | Springfield, MO |
| Student of Hye-Jung Hong | ||
| Zuoxiao Lyu, piano | 27 | Houston, TX |
| Student of Andrew Staupe | ||
| Soyoung Cho, piano | 32 | Frisco, TX |
| Student of Adam Wodnicki | ||
| Yanyan Lu, piano | 36 | Lubbock, TX |
| Student of Jianping Zhu and Langqiu Chen | ||
| HONORABLE MENTION | ||
| Chaiyoung Kim, piano | 25 | Seoul, South Korea |
| Jorge Luis Caro Barrios, piano | 27 | Bremen, Germany |
| Student of Prof. Patrick O’Byrne | ||
| Mo Suet Ng, piano | 28 | Hong Kong |
| Student of Pamela Lidiard | ||
| Amaury Morales, piano | 35 | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Amateur Category: | ||
| NAME | AGE | CITY, STATE/COUNTRY |
| SECOND PLACE WINNER | ||
| Jenny Yu, piano | 19 | West Linn, OR |
| Student of Renato Fabbro | ||
| THIRD PLACE WINNER | ||
| Marina Barnes, piano | 46 | Redmond, WA |
| Student of Alexandra Tsirkel | ||
| HONORABLE MENTION | ||
| John Nees, piano | Delray Beach , FL | |
| Student of Tao Lin | ||
Other applicants received Diploma of Participation
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL WINNERS!