- American Protege Gala Concert at Stern Auditorium, Carnegie Hall
- American Protege Gala Concert at Stern Auditorium, Carnegie Hall
- American Protege Gala Concert at Stern Auditorium, Carnegie Hall
International Piano and Strings Competition 2017
The American Protégé International Piano and Strings Competition 2017 was 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 were required to submit video/audio recording materials for the audition. Multiple winners were chosen in each age category.
Musicians from 19 countries applied for this year’s Competition: different U.S. States, Canada, Mexico, Trinidad & Tobago, Italy, Germany, Spain, Finland, Bahrain, Russia, Belarus, Azerbaijan, China, South Korea, Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore, Taiwan and Australia.
We invite school students and adults to participate in the Competition. There is no age limit for the adult participants.
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
Winners will perform at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall in New York City.
Winners Concerts took place on
Friday, April 14, 2017 at 7:30 PM at the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall
Sunday, April 16, 2017 at 11:30 AM and 7:30 PM at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall
Saturday, April 22, 2017 at 11:30 AM, 3:30 PM and 7:30 PM at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall
Sunday, May 14, 2017 (Mother’s Day) at 7:30 PM at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall
Saturday, May 27, 2017 (Memorial Day Weekend) at 7:30 PM at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall
Monday, May 29, 2017 (Memorial Day) at 11:30 AM, 3:30 PM and 7:30 PM at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall
Saturday, June 10, 2017 at 1:00 PM at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall
Saturday, July 1, 2017 (Independence Day Weekend) at 11:30 AM, 3:30 PM and 7:30 PM at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall
Sunday, November 26, 2017 at 1:00 PM and 6:30 PM at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall
Judges’ Distinction Award and other Special Awards were granted based on the judges’ recommendations.
Judges
Four qualified judges evaluated audition materials. All judges were independent; their students are not allowed to apply in the same season. Dr. Sophya Genis was invited as a Chairwoman of the Competition 2017. A graduate of the Moscow Gnessin Academy of Music, Mrs. Genis holds a Doctor of Music Arts Degree. She studied piano with such renowned professors as Alexander Yoheles, Yakov Milstein and Yakov Zak.
American Protégé
International Piano and Strings Competition 2017 Results
American Protégé Judges Distinction Award (Plaque Trophies) Winners
Piano Duo/Four Hands: | Julia Fu, 15, from Cottonwood Heights, UT, started her musical journey at age 5. At age 6, Julia was invited to tour around Chine in cities that include: Beijing, Shanghai, Nanjing, and many other cities. At 7, Julia Performed in the Libby Gardner Hall in the University of Utah. She also helped fundraise $6,000 by performing for earthquake victims. That same year, she won First place in the Con Brio Piano Competition. Julia has also won 1st place in the UMTA young-artist Competition when she was 7. Julia won 1st place in the DeBose National Piano Competition for 2009 and 2010. She has also won the Outstanding Evaluation for the Utah Music Teacher Association in 2012. In 2012, she won 2nd place in an International piano Competition. In 2013, she achieved 1st place in an International Solo Piano Competition. In 2014, she won 1st in an International Duo competition. Also in 2014, she won 1st place in the Debose National Piano Competition. In 2015, she toured in cities in Thailand including Pattaya, Bangkok, and more.
Emily Zhang, 15, has been studying piano for 10 years. She has participated in and has won many competitions at the local, national, and international level. She has won both the American Protégé International Piano and Strings Competition and the International Competition of Romantic Music. Most recently, she received first place at the United States International Duo Piano Competition. She has passed Level 10 of the Achievement in Music Program, and is also a member of the Future Artists in Music program created by the Utah Music Teachers’ Association. Additionally, she plays flute as part of her school’s band program. She also formerly played viola in her school’s orchestra and was invited to play as part of the district’s honor orchestra. Outside of her musical interests, she enjoys playing tennis, and is a member of her school’s tennis team. |
International Piano and Strings Competition 2017
Winners by Category
Young Musicians Category, Age Group 5 to 10:
NAME
AGE
CITY, STATE/COUNTRY
FIRST PLACE WINNERS
Charissa Ooi, piano
5
Singapore
Student of Karen Wong
Sophie Keong, piano
5
Singapore
Student of Sheila Victoria Pietono
Jason Chen, piano
6
Orange, CT
Student of Felicia Zhang
Akira Ohyabu, piano
7
Santa Clara, CA
Student of Matt Wang
David (D.J.) Wang, piano
7
Champaign, IL
Student of Robin Scott
Jason Li, piano
7
Sugar Land, TX
Student of Qi Ding
Alina Laraway, piano
8
Glen Allen, VA
Student of Ruta Smedina-Starke
Elizabeth G. Lee, violin
8
Roslyn, NY
Student of Khullip Jeung
Jacob Rockower, piano
8
Palo Alto, CA
Student of Lena Grozman
Matthew Chang, piano
8
Bethesda, MD
Student of Dr. Kuei-I Wu
Rohan Saxena, piano
8
Edison, NJ
Student of Paul Vazopolos
Vincent Pham, piano
8
Tampa, FL
Student of Vladimir Khokhlov and Olga Glick
Xinchun Wu, piano
8
Beijing, China
Student of Hong Shi
Andrew Maskoff, piano
9
Westport, CT
Student of Tatiana Pikayzen
Ashley Choi, piano
9
Fort Lee, NJ
Student of Kim, Kyung Hee
Ayla Sophie Haberstock, piano
9
Munich, Germany
Student of Vladimir Vasilski
Daniel Alter, piano
9
Toronto, Canada
Student of Michael Berkovsky
Ashley Foong Shu Yan, violin
10
Singapore
Student of Luo Wei
Beatrice Low, violin
10
Westport, CT
Student of Asya Meshberg
Catherine Li, piano
10
San Jose, CA
Student of Dr. Zhao Zhao Yang
Conrad Flake, piano
10
Salt Lake City, UT
Student of Ning Lu
Henry Li, piano
10
Sugar Land, TX
Student of Qi Ding
Jaden Kim, violin
10
Irvine, CA
Student of Michelle Park
Luyao “Zachary” Guo, cello
10
Darien, CT
Student of Kevork Parsamian
Luyao “Zachary” Guo, piano
10
Darien, CT
Student of Tema Blackstone
Naomi Rockower, piano
10
Palo Alto, CA
Student of Lena Grozman
Sieun Moon, violin
10
Seoul, South Korea
Student of Eunsoo Kwak
Tiffany Tsui, violin
10
New York, NY
Student of Viktor Basis
Vincent Chen, violin
10
New Taipei City, Taiwan
Student of Jian-Yin Zhou
Piano Duo/Four Hands:
David Deutsch, piano
9
San Diego, CA
Sashi Chuckravanen, piano
9
San Diego, CA
Students of Tatiana Stignev
Violin Duo:
Ruoshui Jennifer Liu, violin
10
Sugar Land, TX
Xunyi Michelle Liu, violin
9
Sugar Land, TX
SECOND PLACE WINNERS
Deann Huang, violin
5
Sandy, UT
Student of Yinglin Li
Chloe Tseng, piano
6
New York, NY
Student of Dr. Natela Mchedlishvili
Ethan Feng, piano
6
Cumming, GA
Student of Frances Yao
Jasper Y. Ng, piano
6
Edmonton, Canada
Student of Dr. Bianca Baciu
Lucas Lee, piano
6
New York, NY
Student of Donna Friedman
Rachel Tat, piano
6
Cupertino, CA
Student of Matt Wang
Zisen Wang, violin
6
Pleasanton, CA
Student of Guodong Wang
Eli Cui, piano
7
Stamford, CT
Student of Nicole Wang
Eric Wang, piano
7
Alpharetta, GA
Student of Frances Yao
Evan Huey, piano
7
Alpharetta, GA
Student of Frances Yao
Jonah Lee, cello
7
Dunn Loring, VA
Student of John Kaboff
Katie Koh, piano
7
Alameda, CA
Student of Heidi Hau
Ryan Lu, piano
7
Arcadia, CA
Student of Nobuyo Nishizaka
Theodore McGee, piano
7
Santa Clara, CA
Student of Matt Wang
Aiko Heidi Dillon, violin
8
Astoria, NY
Student of Robert Davidovici and Keiko Tokunaga
Chloe Lee, violin
8
Fairfax, VA
Student of Amy Beth Horman
Dazhen Lu, piano
8
Astoria, NY
Student of Lianhua Chi
Ella Xu, cello
8
Aurora, Canada
Student of Mary Fisher
Emma Liu, piano
8
Voorhees, NJ
Student of Eunju Kim
Erika Hsu, piano
8
Taoyuan, Taiwan
Student of Cheng Yen, Peng
Jason Qian, piano
8
Johns Creek, GA
Student of Frances Yao
Jayden Wu, piano
8
Brooklyn, NY
Student of Tian Song
Matthew Brand, piano
8
New York, NY
Student of Donna Weng Friedman and Jason Sager
Rosanna Foss, piano
8
Manhattan Beach, CA
Student of Gayane Sahakyan
Takaaki Suzuki, piano
8
Houston, TX
Student of Dr. Kana Mimaki
Zhaoxuan Ping, piano
8
Toronto, Canada
Student of Andrea Botticelli
Zhaoxuan Ping, violin
8
Toronto, Canada
Student of Kelly Lindstrom
Anna Harper, piano
9
Minsk, Belarus
Student of Eleanora Ahremchik
Annabel Sparano, piano
9
Manasquan, NJ
Caden Lin, piano
9
Los Angeles, CA
Evelyn Joung, cello
9
Edgewater, NJ
Student of Misung Kang
Fiona Wang, piano
9
Plano, TX
Student of Vita Zharkova
JiaDong Zhang, piano
9
Beijing, China
Student of ShiChu Teng
Leonardo Jia, piano
9
San Jose, CA
Student of Matt Wang
Livia Khoo-Lapointe, piano
9
Montreal, Canada
Student of Milena Trifonova
Paddini Vichean, cello
9
Bangkruai, Thailand
Student of Apichai Leamthong
Susanna Khubchandani, piano
9
San Jose, CA
Student of Amy Hwang
Xunyi Liu, violin
9
Sugar Land, TX
Ava Harhay, piano
10
Annandale, VA
Student of Faith Zuniga
Emmeline Wang, piano
10
Hamel, MN
Student of Dr. Jiyoung Kim
Gabriel Huang, violin
10
Wilmington, DE
Student of Vladimir Dyo
Jonathan Lin, violin
10
Olmsted Township, OH
Student of Laura Simna
Parker Hernandez, piano
10
Astoria, NY
Student of Lianhua Chi
Puna Anantaprakorn, piano
10
Bangkok, Thailand
Student of Poom Prommachart
Ruoshui Jennifer Liu, violin
10
Sugar Land, TX
Student of Lilan Zhang
Trinity Jantarach, piano
10
Bangkok, Thailand
Student of Dr. Pornphan Banternghansa
Vivian Ma, violin
10
Unionville, CT
Student of Teri Einfeldt
Yeram Lee, viola
10
Singapore
Student of Jieun Kim
Zachary Shieh, cello
10
Melbourne, Australia
Student of Rosanne Hunt
Zuyuan Chen, piano
10
Orange, CT
Student of Kaisaer Ainiwaer
Piano Duo/Four Hands:
Eric Koh, piano
10
Alameda, CA
Katie Koh, piano
7
Alameda, CA
Students of Heidi Hau
Piano Duo/Four Hands:
Sophie Scharer, piano
10
San Diego, CA
Cedric-Daniel Scharer, piano
10
San Diego, CA
Students of Tatiana Stignev
Piano Duo/Four Hands:
Andie Sparano, piano
7
Manasquan, NJ
Annabel Sparano, piano
9
Manasquan, NJ
Piano Duo/Four Hands:
Sarah Gao, piano
10
San Diego, CA
William Gao, piano
8
San Diego, CA
Students of Tatiana Stignev
THIRD PLACE WINNERS
Alan Wang, piano
6
Scarsdale, NY
Student of Gary S Hammond
Carrie Liu, piano
6
Fredericton, Canada
Student of Janet Clarke
Stephanie Zhao, piano
6
Flushing, NY
Student of Ruby Zhou
Andy Mo, piano
7
Johns Creek, GA
Student of Frances Yao
Annabel Rae Ng, violin
7
Singapore
Student of Tatyana Todorova
Cheok Fung Andreas Li, piano
7
Singapore
Student of Sim Peiling
Enzo Zhao, piano
7
University Place, WA
Student of Oksana Ezhokina
Shuma Hoppo, violin
7
Sewickley, PA
Student of Satoko Hoppo
Tingshuo Li, piano
7
Beijing, China
Student of Chao Liu
Zaliah Siva Kumaran, violin
7
New York, NY
Student of Ina Litera
Cleo Lim, piano
8
Singapore
Student of Lim Pey Chyi and Lee Hwan Meng
Hannah Miller, violin
8
Cary, NC
Student of Erica Shirts
Helena Brain, piano
8
North Reading, MA
Student of Rose Bogossian
Lisa Wei, violin
8
Princeton, NJ
Student of Siliang Meng
Xin Yi Shi, piano
8
Singapore
Student of Lin Hui Juan
Alina Qian, piano
9
Lake Zurich, IL
Student of Sueanne Metz
Brian Lin, piano
9
Fremont, CA
Student of Peyhwan Kuan
Casey Yi, piano
9
Bayonne, NJ
Student of Paul Vazopolos
Celina Zhang, piano
9
West Chester, PA
Student of Sharon Bedford
Karin Hoppo, violin
9
Sewickley, PA
Student of Satoko Hoppo
Kevin Chen, piano
9
Houston, TX
Student of Mei Rui
Kevin Lee, cello
9
Lexington, MA
Student of Sam Ou
Robert Heims, piano
9
Avon, CT
Student of Anchie Donn
Run He (Kelly) Deng, piano
9
Shanghai, China
Student of Wang Jue
Shirley Zhang, piano
9
Lyndhurst, OH
Student of Nella Kamerman
Yinuo Fan, piano
9
Singapore
Student of Lin Huijuan
York Zhou, piano
9
LaGrangeville, NY
Student of Peter Krauss and Peter Krauss
Albert Hu, piano
10
Ann Arbor, MI
Student of Hsui-Hui Chen
Banu Taghiyeva, piano
10
Baku, Azerbaijan
Student of Nigar Najafova
Claire Wang, piano
10
Twinsburg, OH
Student of Yuka Nakayama
Cristina Baron, violin
10
New York, NY
Student of Dr. Emily Ondracek-Peterson
Crystal Cheng, piano
10
Cupertino, CA
Student of Lena Grozman
Daniel Qiu, piano
10
Alpharetta, GA
Student of Frances Yao
Denise Cheng, piano
10
Arcadia, CA
Student of Roger Wright
Elliot Xu, piano
10
Wayland, MA
Student of Lu Lu
Eric Koh, piano
10
Alameda, CA
Student of Heidi Hau
Fiona Li, piano
10
Astoria, NY
Student of Lianhua Chi
Jonathan Lin, piano
10
Olmsted Township, OH
Student of Esther Chu
Paula Faizulin, violin
10
Brooklyn, NY
Student of Oleg Pavlov
Sofiya Doroshenko, piano
10
Mahwah, NJ
Student of Ron Levy and Maria Galipchak
Zidaan Kapoor, violin
10
Redwood Shores, CA
Student of Heidi Yoo
HONORABLE MENTION
Samantha Hung, piano
6
New York, NY
Student of Jiuan-Jiuan Chiou
Xennie Liu, piano
6
Astoria, NY
Student of Lianhua Chi
Olivia Zhu, piano
7
Beijing, China
Student of Chao Liu
Samuel Miller, violin
8
Cary, NC
Student of Erica Shirts
Danica Madan, violin
9
Tiburon, CA
Student of Tuula Cotter
Ester Leng, piano
9
Fremont, CA
Student of Peyhwan Kuan
Justin J. Ng, violin
9
Edmonton, Canada
Student of Frank Ho
Ryan Ayers, piano
9
Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Student of Eunjung Ahn
Eliza Tan, piano
10
Glen Allen, VA
Student of Natalya Vornovitsky
Evelyn Xie, piano
10
Cupertino, CA
Student of Amy Huang
Katie Chin, piano
10
San Jose, CA
Junior Category, Age Group 11 to 14:
NAME
AGE
CITY, STATE/COUNTRY
FIRST PLACE WINNERS
Isabel Mavrides, violin
11
New York, NY
Student of Olga Popova
Jonathan Alter, piano
11
Toronto, Canada
Student of Michael Berkovsky
Kathleen Gurning, piano
11
Fontana, CA
Student of Dr. Elvin Rodriguez
Zehavi Rodriguez, cello
11
Swarthmore, PA
Student of Amy Barston
Anna Wang, piano
12
Westford, MA
Student of Yeehan Wu
Maximilian Haberstock, piano
12
Munich, Germany
Student of Prof. Thomas Böckheler and Vladimir Vasilski
Tony Wei, piano
12
Princeton, NJ
Student of Wei Chiu
Cristina Casero, piano
13
Buñol, Spain
Student of Joseph Mardon and Enrique Lapaz
Ethan Jiang, piano
13
Great Neck, NY
Student of Fei Ju Bradeen
Matthew Gurning, piano
13
Fontana, CA
Student of Dr. Elvin Rodriguez
Maxwell VanHoeij, violin
13
Tallahassee, FL
Phoebe Wang, cello
13
Englewood, CO
Student of James Todd
Andrew Yang, violin
14
Blue Ash, OH
Student of Won-Bin Yim
Isabelle Hebert, violin
14
Kanata, Canada
Student of Axel Strauss
Jiayi Liu, cello
14
Shanghai, China
Student of Weixi Luo
James Zheng, piano
14
Garden City, NY
Student of Fang Luo
Joshua Facello, violin
14
Chapel Hill, NC
Student of Dr. Fabian Lopez
Kevin Xu, piano
14
Cary, NC
Student of Florence Ko
Lindsey Chu, harp
14
Bayside, NY
Matthew Hong, viola
14
Montvale, NJ
Student of Dr. Maria Radicheva
Zoe-Daphnee Lavoie-Gagne, cello
14
San Diego, CA
Student of Bongshin Ko
Piano Duo/Four Hands:
Kevin Zhou
11
Williamsville, NY
Ross Mantsurov
12
Williamsville, NY
Students of Violeta Arakelova
Piano Duo/Four Hands:
James Harper, piano
13
Minsk, Belarus
Natasha Harper, piano
11
Minsk, Belarus
Students of Eleanora Ahremchik
Incantando Trio:
Matthew Kim, clarinet
13
Los Altos, CA
Elliott Kim, cello
11
Los Altos, CA
Riku Sakai, piano
12
Palo Alto, CA
Students of Youson Park and Hye Yun
Piano Trio/Six Hands:
Valerie Nguyen, piano
13
San Diego, CA
Sophia Li, piano
14
San Diego, CA
Claire Jiang, piano
13
Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Students of Tatiana Stignev
Titonix Trio:
Nicole Kim, Bb clarinet
13
San Jose, CA
Eunice Cho, cello
12
Palo Alto, CA
Hannah Schendel, piano
13
Palo Alto , CA
Students of Irina Rosinzonsky
Piano Duo/Four Hands:
Patricia Hsieh, piano
14
San Diego, CA
Brian Hsiao, piano
14
San Diego, CA
Students of Tatiana Stignev
SECOND PLACE WINNERS
Adele Wee, violin
11
Singapore
Student of Sylvia Khoo
Andrew Zhang, piano
11
San Diego, CA
Student of Tatiana Stignev
Angela Qian, piano
11
Lake Zurich, IL
Student of Sueanne Metz
Ariella Rose Katz, piano
11
New York, NY
Student of Vivian Choi
Brian Ling, piano
11
San Jose, CA
Student of Amy Hwang
Chenming Liu, piano
11
Buffalo Grove, IL
Student of Sueanne Metz
Heidi Li, piano
11
Hockessin, DE
Student of Linda Barone
Madison Carlon, piano
11
Los Angeles, CA
Student of Edward Francis
Milton Lin, piano
11
Chandler, AZ
Student of Yan Zhang
Sonia Zhang, piano
11
Houston, TX
Student of Kana Mimaki
Stana Choi, piano
11
Columbus, GA
Student of Dr. Jeremy Samolesky and Dr. Betty Anne Diaz
Sydney Lee, piano
11
Fullerton, CA
Student of Judy Huang
Tehila Setton, piano
11
Cooper City, FL
Albert Su, piano
12
Burlingame, CA
Student of Heidi Hau
Alexandra Maskoff, piano
12
Westport, CT
Student of Tatiana Pikayzen
Chanelle Chu, piano
12
San Jose, CA
Student of Rose Chen
Claire Huang, violin
12
Melbourne, Australia
Student of Jung Sook Yoon
Jungwook Lee, piano
12
Seoul, South Korea
Student of Sinhye Kim
Natalie Hahn, piano
12
New York, NY
Student of Donna Weng Friedman and Kate Shim
Ovie Nirgudkar, piano
12
Tampa, FL
Student of Tatyana Bayliyeva
Ryan Wang, piano
12
Champaign, IL
Student of Jing Hao
Alexander Ye, piano
13
Flushing, NY
Student of Ruby Zhou
Anna Guan, piano
13
San Ramon, CA
Student of Liza Yasnogorodsky
Christopher Kim, violin
13
Cary, NC
Student of Shelley Livingston
Claire Ku, piano
13
Tualatin, OR
Student of Monica Ohuchi
Emily Kang, cello
13
San Diego, CA
Student of Ruslan Biryukov
James Song, violin
13
New Providence, NJ
Student of Oleg Pavlov
Kaitlyn Lee, piano
13
Staten Island, NY
Student of Dr. Tian Song
Magen Zeng, piano
13
Sugar Land, TX
Student of Katarina Loudermilk
Mina Kim, cello
13
Seoul, South Korea
Student of Hwa Kyung Cho
Seoyoung Lee, piano
13
Seoul, South Korea
Student of Sinhye Kim
Sung-Lin Hsieh, violin
13
Johns Creek, GA
Student of Que Yang
Vanessa Jan, piano
13
Campbell, CA
Student of Rose Chen
Vivian Guo, violin
13
Scarsdale, NY
Student of Yang Xu
Angela Deng, violin
14
Ypsilanti, MI
Anthea Luo, piano
14
Simsbury, CT
Student of Pi-Hsun Hshi
April Cheng, piano
14
San Diego, CA
Student of Hua Wang
Audrey Vanderslice, piano
14
New York, NY
Student of Elizabeth Skavish
Caroline Zhu, violin
14
Cary, NC
Student of Mary Page Block and Dr. Nicholas DiEugenio
Dylan Lee, piano
14
Granada Hills, CA
Student of Lynn Nakamura
Edward Dan, piano
14
Solon, OH
Elizabeth Li, piano
14
Superior Township, MI
Student of Hsui-Hui Peng Chen
Grace Lee, piano
14
Houston, TX
Student of Dr. Mei Rui
Jack Silvers, piano
14
Scarsdale, NY
Student of Irena Portenko
Jessica Wu, piano
14
Frederick, MD
Student of Scott Beard
Joyce Li, piano
14
Porter Ranch, CA
Student of Roger Wright
Lauren Yang, piano
14
Sugar Land, TX
Student of Helen Tan
Malaina Kapoor, Voice
14
Redwood Shores, CA
Student of Christine Abraham
Tiffanie Huang, cello
14
Fremont, CA
Student of Jonathan Koh
Piano Trio/Six Hands:
Andrew Gao, piano
13
San Diego, CA
Sarah Gao, piano
10
San Diego, CA
William Gao, piano
8
San Diego, CA
Students of Tatiana Stignev
Piano Duo/Four Hands:
Sophia Cha, piano
13
Los Altos, CA
Student of Natalya Lundtvedt and Lena Grozman
Spencer Cha, piano
12
Los Altos, CA
Student of Lena Grozman
Piano Duo/Four Hands:
Christine Yang, piano
12
La Jolla, CA
Naomi Deokule, piano
13
San Diego, CA
Students of Tatiana Stignev
Piano Duo/Four Hands:
Andrew Gao, piano
13
San Diego, CA
Sarah Gao, piano
10
San Diego, CA
Students of Tatiana Stignev
Piano Duo/Four Hands:
Jessica Wong, piano
14
Fremont, CA
Christine Ma, piano
14
Milpitas, CA
Students of Peyhwan Kuan
THIRD PLACE WINNERS
Clara Keller, piano
11
Jersey City, NJ
Student of Paul Vazopolos
Daniel Neathery, piano
11
Chantilly, VA
Student of Faith Zuniga
Edi Du, piano
11
Fremont, CA
Student of Peyhwan Kuan
Iliana Rong, piano
11
San Diego, CA
Student of Hua Wang
Jeff Minjae Kim, violin
11
Seoul, South Korea
Student of Mi Jin Park
Nancy Waldman, piano
11
San Diego, CA
Student of Dr. Irina Bendetsky
Alyssa Wong, piano
12
Chandler, AZ
Student of Yan Zhang
Chloe Shieh, violin
12
Melbourne, Australia
Student of Michael Loftus-Hills
Daniel Colaner, piano
12
Akron, OH
Student of Tatsuya Nagashima
Daniel Fu, piano
12
Germantown, MD
Student of Jaewon Lee
David Lee, piano
12
Ann Arbor, MI
Student of Hsiu-Hui Peng Chen
Elaine Cui, piano
12
Ann Arbor, MI
Student of Hsiu-Hui Chen
Ethan Lin, piano
12
Saratoga, CA
Student of Rose Chen
Fiona Zhang, piano
12
San Francisco, CA
Student of Natasha Borodurin
Harshita Krupadanam, piano
12
Cupertino, CA
Student of Matt Wang
Henry Dallman, violin
12
Newton, MA
Student of Jin-Kyung Joen
Keira Konson, piano
12
Oakton, VA
Student of Faith Zuniga
Madison Draizin, piano
12
Plantation, FL
Student of Yvette Greene
Michelle Ho, piano
12
Johns Creek, GA
Student of Elena Cholakova
Nelson Kanda, violin
12
San Jose, CA
Student of Tim Yip
Veronica Kogan, piano
12
Duluth, GA
Student of Elena Cholakova
Zera Te, violin
12
West Moorings, Trinidad & Tobago
Student of Ass. Prof. Simon Browne
Chan Ning, piano
13
Singapore
Student of Karen Wong Guo Nie
Christopher Ramsey, piano
13
Shawnee, KS
Student of Ying-Yu Emily Yeh
Crystal Niu, cello
13
Potomac, MD
Emily Kang, piano
13
San Diego, CA
Student of Eunice Ahn
Emily Qian, piano
13
Solon, OH
Student of Ella Karasik
Ethan Ouyang, violin
13
Rockville, MD
Student of Chien-mo Wu and James Stern
Eve Sullivan, piano
13
Bronxville, NY
Student of Kanako Koyama
Feiyang Wang, piano
13
Ann Arbor, MI
Student of Hsiu-Hui Chen
Grant Mao, piano
13
Overland Park, KS
Student of Mara Balke
James Williamson, piano
13
Los Gatos, CA
Student of Matt Wang
Jingyi Wang, cello
13
Seattle, WA
Student of Zhenlun Li
Ludwika Cantero, violin
13
Guadalupe, Mexico
Student of Lilia Lvovna Naydenova
Melody Gawon Choi, piano
13
San Jose, CA
Student of Hyun-Ju Sung
Melody Gawon Choi, violin
13
San Jose, CA
Student of Byung-Woo Kim
Richard Yan, piano
13
Scarsdale, NY
Student of Hong Wang and Chung-Hsi Hsieh
Ryan Chou, violin
13
McLean, VA
Student of Amy Beth Horman
Tianjian Bai, piano
13
Ann Arbor, MI
Student of Hsui-Hui Peng Chen
Carol Jiang, violin
14
Weston, FL
Student of Huifang Chen
Christina Keller, piano
14
Jersey City, NJ
Student of Paul Vazopolos
Ethan-Rygl Ato, piano
14
Bayonne, NJ
Student of Paul Vazopolos
Hyerin Noh, violin
14
Irvine, CA
Student of Ines Yoo
James Xiu, piano
14
Ann Arbor, MI
Student of Hsiu-Hui Peng Chen
Jiapeng Chen, piano
14
San Diego, CA
Student of Hua Wang
John F. Mauro, piano
14
New Milford, NJ
Student of Eunjung Ahn
Lina Zhu, piano
14
Chadds Ford, PA
Student of Iris Blanco
Meera Navale, piano
14
Cupertino, CA
Student of Matt Wang
Phillip Lee, cello
14
Germantown, MD
Student of Laurien Laufman
Sarah Chung, piano
14
Santa Clara, CA
Student of Matt Wang
Tiffany Phan, piano
14
San Diego, CA
Student of Rowena Asuncion
Vincent Lin, violin
14
Olmsted Township, OH
Student of Laura Simna
Yash Vij, piano
14
Union City, CA
Student of Helen Lee
Yixuan (Lucy) Zhou, piano
14
Brooklyn, NY
Student of Tian Song
Young Seo Lee, violin
14
Ann Arbor, MI
Student of Chunyan Gao
Piano Duo/Four Hands:
Kaavya Senthil, piano
11
San Diego, CA
Kasie Leung, piano
10
San Diego, CA
Students of Tatiana Stignev
“Chinatown Dragons” Piano Trio:
Hank Rong, piano
8
Overland Park, KS
Max Rong, piano
12
Overland Park, KS
Sky Rong, piano
11
Overland Park, KS
Students of Ying-Yu Emily Yeh
HONORABLE MENTION
Aidan Hartenstein, piano
11
Eastchester, NY
Student of Sohyun Ahn
Ally Negulescu, piano
11
Murrieta, CA
Student of Yiyi Ku
Ee-Jun Ng, violin
11
Singapore
Student of Cindy Yan
Tingzhou Li, piano
11
Beijing, China
Student of Chao Liu
Tobias Urban, piano
11
West Windsor, NJ
Student of Irine Carman
Vienna Guo, piano
11
San Jose, CA
Student of Amy Hwang
Catherine Chu, piano
12
Palo Alto, CA
Student of John MaCarthy and Jason Chu
Catherine Chu, violin
12
Palo Alto, CA
Student of Jason Chu
Fiona Guo, piano
12
Alpharetta, GA
Student of Julia Tsien
Mahi Vakil, piano
12
Edison, NJ
Student of Frederick Minano
Mimansa Bhalla, piano
12
Bellaire, TX
Student of Mei Rui
Nelson Kanda, piano
12
San Jose, CA
Student of Matt Wang
Richard Yao, piano
12
Sudbury, MA
Student of Lu Lu
Christina Yi, violin
13
Cary, NC
Student of Karen Galvin
Grace Yan, piano
13
Overland Park, KS
Student of Ying-Yu Emily Yeh
Isean Bhalla, piano
13
Bellaire, TX
Student of Mei Rui
Julia Zhu, piano
13
East Setauket, NY
Student of Rowena Arrieta
Mayan Bhagavan, piano
13
Overland Park, KS
Student of David Tauscher
Nathan Napier, piano
13
Amherst, NY
Student of Dr. Violeta Arakelova
Rich Soong, piano
13
Avon, CT
Amanda Tran, piano
14
San Diego, CA
Student of Tatiana Stignev
Ayushi Bhatnagar, piano
14
Fremont, CA
Student of Helen Lee
Bridget Foley, piano
14
Scarsdale, NY
Student of Hong Wang
Bridget Lee, piano
14
Beachwood, OH
Student of Ella Karasik
Carolyn Wang, piano
14
Irvine, CA
Student of Joyce Lee
Michelle Yao, piano
14
Chandler, AZ
Student of Yan Zhang
Vincent Lin, piano
14
Olmsted Township, OH
Student of Esther Chu
Vivian Wu, piano
14
San Diego, CA
Student of Hua Wang
Zachary Chen, violin
14
Los Altos, CA
Student of Timothy Yip
Intermediate Category, Age Group 15 to 18:
NAME
AGE
CITY, STATE/COUNTRY
FIRST PLACE WINNERS
Belle Wang, violin
15
Mesa, AZ
Student of Danwen Jiang
Grace Choi, viola
15
Old Tappan, NJ
Student of Karen Ritscher and Jin Kyoung Park
Julia Fu, piano
15
Cottonwood Heights, UT
Student of Ya Liu
Kevin Won, cello
15
New York, NY
Rachel Broweleit, cello
15
Fremont, CA
Student of Stephen Harrison
Verna Yin, piano
15
Riverside, CT
Student of Svitlana Fiorito
Christopher Lee, cello
16
Wexford, PA
Student of Anne Martindale Williams
Danielle Liu, violin
16
Yorba Linda, CA
Student of Eunhee Kim
Eugene Rhee, viola
16
Irvine, CA
Student of Mie Hee Park
Haemaru Chung, violin
16
New York, NY
Student of Ann Setzer
James Sinigalliano, piano
16
New York, NY
Student of Dr. Ana Maria Bottazzi
Justin Nguyen, viola
16
Irvine, CA
Student of Dr. Jerzy Kosmala
Lauren Jiang, piano
16
West Roxbury, MA
Student of Dorothy Shi
Stephen Yang, cello
16
San Diego, CA
Student of Ruslan Biryukov
Christine Yang, piano
17
Cumming, GA
Student of Elena Cholakova
Julia Jorgensen, piano
17
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
Student of Esther Keel
Annett Ho, violin
18
New York, NY
Lorenzo Bagnati, piano
18
Venice, Italy
Student of Gabriele Carcano
Piano Duo/Four Hands:
Julia Fu, piano
15
Cottonwood Heights, UT
Emily Zhang, piano
15
Sandy, UT
Students of Ya Liu
String Quartet:
Sabrina Kim, violin
14
Sunnyvale, CA
Student of Davis Law
Waverly Long, violin
15
Palo Alto, CA
Student of Antoine van Dongen
Yingnan Li, viola
15
San Jose, CA
Student of Craig Bate
Rachel Broweleit, cello
15
Fremont, CA
Student of Stephen Harrison
Piano Duo/Four Hands:
Lauren Chen, piano
18
Athens, GA
Linsey Chen, piano
18
Athens, GA
Students of Jonathan Klein
SECOND PLACE WINNERS
Catherine Shih, piano
15
Alpharetta, GA
Student of Elena Cholakova
Eirena Li, piano
15
Potomac, MD
Student of Hyun Park
Elaina Comia, piano
15
Weatogue, CT
Student of Pi-Hsun Shih
Eric Lin, violin
15
Fremont, CA
Gabriella Kogan, piano
15
John’s Creek, GA
Student of Elena Cholakova
George Shum, piano
15
Broadview Hts, OH
Student of Haewon Song
Jack Liu, piano
15
Fredericton, Canada
Student of Roger Lord
Jasmine Zhang, piano
15
Pleasanton, CA
Student of Anna Gingis
Jeff Yi, violin
15
Cary, NC
Student of Karen Galvin
Joshua Chung, piano
15
San Diego, CA
Student of Eunice Ahn
Ken Chen, piano
15
Wyoming, OH
Student of Yuting Li
Luke Huang, piano
15
San Diego, CA
Student of Rinna Livshin
Soyoung Cho, violin
15
Rochester, MI
Student of Haewon Oh
Albert Zhang, piano
16
Potomac, MD
Student of Hyun Park
Amy King, piano
16
Torrance, CA
Student of Aleksei Takenouchi
Bella Fong, viola
16
San Francisco, CA
Student of Jessica T Chang
Channing Lee, piano
16
Fullerton, CA
Student of Judy Huang
Christopher Yang, viola
16
San Diego, CA
Student of Michael Tseitlin
David Zeng, piano
16
San Diego, CA
Student of George Katz and Cho-Hyun Park
Edward Lee, violin
16
Rockville, MD
Student of Adrian Semo
Grace Wei, piano
16
Johns Creek, GA
Student of Ping Xu
Irina Casasnovas, violin
16
Evanston, IL
Student of Almita Vamos
Justin Hung, piano
16
Kensington, MD
Student of Jane Oleshkevich
Lauren Park, piano
16
Newport Beach, CA
Student of Jenny Shin
Marissa He, piano
16
Avon, CT
Student of Pihsun Shih
Michelle Gan, piano
16
Cary, NC
Student of Clara Yang
Richard Xie, piano
16
Johns Creek, GA
Student of Dr. Elena Cholakova
Roger Sun, violin
16
San Ramon, CA
Student of Aimei Liu and Ryan Chen
Teresa Xie, piano
16
Chicago, IL
Student of Olga Ridgeway
Thao My Pham, piano
16
Hanoi, Vietnam
Student of Van Co Tran
Trevor Jensen, violin
16
Sunnyside, NY
Student of Dr. Yu Jeong Lee
Yuki Kono, piano
16
Houston, TX
Student of Kana Mimaki
David Xu, violin
17
Pleasanton, CA
Student of Aimei Liu
Heejun Cho, violin
17
Rochester, MI
Student of Haewon Oh
Ian Yi, violin
17
Ann Arbor, MI
Student of Judy Blank
Isabella Chang, piano
17
Potomac, MD
Student of Hyun Park
Jessie Lee, violin
17
Metuchen, NJ
Joseph Linde, violin
17
Kennewick, WA
Student of Meredith Arksey and Sarah Russell
Krishna Sinha, piano
17
Phoenix, AZ
Student of Lesli Hanson
Mina Park, cello
17
Perry Hall, MD
Student of Alicia Ward
Lee Argir, violin
18
Chelsea, MI
Student of Judy Blank
Tracy Lang, cello
18
Irvine, CA
Student of Richard Naill
Piano Trio:
Sophia Jin, violin
15
Irvine, CA
Student of Ayako Sugaya
Eric (Sung min) Lim, cello
15
Irvine, CA
Student of Stan Sharp
Chloe Harsojo, piano
16
Chino Hills, CA
Student of Irene Yong
Eccentric Trio:
Leonard Tang, violin
15
Glastonbury, CT
Student of Yun-Yang Lin
Sofia DiNatale, cello
15
Glastonbury, CT
Student of Yun-Yang Lin
Sophia Arruda, piano
18
Marlborough, CT
Student of Yun-Yang Lin and Anne Cassarino
THIRD PLACE WINNERS
Ananya Sahoo, piano
15
Issaquah, WA
Student of Alexandra Tsirkel
Animesh Agrawal, piano
15
Cupertino, CA
Student of Matt Wang
Daniel Shu, violin
15
Marietta, GA
Student of Que Yang
Hannah Kim, piano
15
Oakton, VA
Student of Gi Na Nam
Jiyuan Dong, piano
15
Lilburn, GA
Student of Wen Zao Chen
Justin Zhang, violin
15
Ann Arbor, MI
Student of Chunyan Gao
Longwei Ge, piano
15
Irvine, CA
Ryan Chen, piano
15
Little Neck, NY
Student of Alla Bell
Sophia Jin, violin
15
Irvine, CA
Student of Ayako Sugaya
Suwon Kim, violin
15
Lexington, MA
Student of Fudeko Takahashi Cohler
Wenjun Wang, piano
15
Lilburn, GA
Student of Wen Zao Chen
Wesley Luh, viola
15
San Jose, CA
Student of Craig Bate
William Chang, piano
15
San Francisco, CA
Student of Dr. Robert Schwartz
William He, piano
15
Bellaire, TX
Student of Dr. Mei Rui
Anna Taglioli, piano
16
Plano, TX
Student of Grace Long
Avik Jain, piano
16
Cupertino, CA
Student of Matt Wang
Erica Oh, cello
16
New York, NY
Grace Park, piano
16
Irvine, CA
Student of Youngsook Kang
Helir Hernández, piano
16
Monterrey, Mexico
Student of Antonina Dragan
Jovi Koh, piano
16
Singapore
Student of Benjamin Loh
Justine Cho, piano
16
Palo Alto, CA
Student of Hye Jin Har
Navin Ahire, viola
16
Plano, TX
Student of Ronald Houston
Ng Qian Yao, cello
16
Johor Bahru, Malaysia
Student of Isabella Kerk
Tongxu Bai, piano
16
Ann Arbor, MI
Student of Hsiu-Hui Peng Chen
Ye Jin Kim, violin
16
Palisades Park, NJ
Amanda Jin, piano
17
Plano, TX
Student of Grace Long
Amberlee Woodhouse, piano
17
Spanish Fork, UT
Student of Dr. Irene Peery-Fox
Ellen Tsao, piano
17
Brighton, MI
Student of Hsiu-Hui Chen
Nhi Pham, piano
17
Hanoi, Vietnam
Student of Van Co Tran
Silvia Huang, violin
17
La Verne, CA
Student of Ouyang Lu
Yiyang Zheng, piano
17
Sugarland, TX
Student of Yanzi Lin
Piano Duo/Four Hands:
Grace Chen, piano
15
San Diego, CA
Simran Deokule, piano
16
San Diego, CA
Students of Tatiana Stignev
HONORABLE MENTION
Ayushi Uppal, piano
15
West Bloomfield, MI
Student of Irene Steyman
Grace Mao, piano
15
Overland Park, KS
Student of Mara Balke
Haiyun Du, piano
15
New York, NY
Isabelle Lee, piano
15
Sugar Land, TX
Student of Yanzi Lin
Max Zuo, piano
15
Sudbury, MA
Student of Lu Lu
Nathan Mann, cello
15
Huntingdon Valley, PA
Student of John Koen and Cassia Harvey
Nicholas Wang, piano
15
Cupertino, CA
Student of Amy Hwang
Rojan Javaheri, piano
15
Irvine, CA
Student of Young-Sook Kang
Srija Pamujula, piano
15
Pleasanton, CA
Student of Helen Lee
Ananya Pani, piano
16
Acton, MA
Student of Heather Riley
Andy Luo, piano
16
Ann Arbor, MI
Student of Hsiu-Hui Chen
Qianyi Ma, piano
16
Deerfield, MA
Student of Felix Margolin
You Kyung Kim, cello
16
Palo Alto, CA
Student of Sung Eun Ahn
Yacun (Aimee) Shen, piano
17
Wayland, MA
Student of Lu Lu
College Students and Professional Musicians Category:
NAME
AGE
CITY, STATE/COUNTRY
FIRST PLACE WINNERS
Akiko Yamazaki, piano
33
Chapel Hill, NC
Student of John Salmon
Ann JunYoung, cello
24
Gongju, South Korea
Student of Gangho Lee
Chorong Ryou, piano
31
Seoul, South Korea
Student of Alexander Svyatkin and Alla Blatow
Claudia Irene Tessaro, violin
21
Castelfranco Veneto, Italy
Student of Pavel Berman
Daniel Neyman, piano
22
New Haven, CT
Student of Prof. Melvin Chen
Eunsol Lee, violin
24
East Lansing, MI
Student of Dmitri Berlinsky
Hsin-Ju Yu, violin
30
Okemos, MI
Hyun Joo Park, piano
33
Pittsburgh, PA
Student of David Allen Wehr
Iris Blanco-Urgelles, piano
36
Chester Springs, PA
Maria Kiosseva, piano
36
Stuttgart, Germany
Student of Karl-Wilhelm Berger
Maria Victoria Pedrero, cello
30
Valladolid, Spain
Minji Kim, piano
30
Savoy, IL
Student of Timothy Ehlen and Daniel Shapiro
Sarah Page, violin
24
Cleveland, OH
Student of William Preucil
Sebastian Silen, violin
32
Espoo, Finland
Xiao Chen, piano
28
Los Angeles, CA
Student of Inna Faliks
Yeon Sun Choi, cello
34
Allston, MA
Student of Michael Reynolds
Yuan Jiang, piano
27
Tempe, AZ
Student of Walter Cosand
Piano Duo/Four Hands:
Muli Yu, piano
18
La Mirada, CA
Kate Bode, piano
19
Hamilton, VA
Student of Lishan Hung
Cello and Piano Duo:
Suah Kim, cello
30
Boston, MA
Student of Michael Reynolds
Hanna Song, piano
32
Brookline, MA
Student of Shiela Kibbe and Javier Arreola
Violin and Viola Duo:
Yuan Qi, viola
27
Baltimore, MD
Student of Choong-Jin ( C.J.) Chang
Hanbing Jia, violin
28
Middle River, MD
Student of Herbert Greenberg
SECOND PLACE WINNERS
Cheng Wei Lim, harp
18
Singapore
Student of Huang Yu-Hsin
Elena Chupakhina, piano
30
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Hangyu Bai, piano
26
Purchase, NY
Student of Eric Huebner and Paul Ostrovsky
Hyunah Song, piano
28
East Lansing, MI
Student of Prof. Panayis Lyras
Jieun Lee, piano
24
Springfield, MO
Kai Ono, piano
21
Lawrence, KS
Student of Dr. Scott McBride Smith
Katena Dinas, piano
28
East Lansing, MI
Student of Panayis Lyras
Katherine Miller, piano
21
Boston, MA
Scott Alex Lavine, cello
18
Greenville, NC
Student of Emanuel Gruber
Sehwa Beom, violin
32
Yongin Kihueng gu, South Korea
Seonghwan Bae, piano
21
Busan, South Korea
Student of Alexey Lebedev and Jun Kwon
Songhwa Chae, piano
41
Wilmore, KY
Student of Irina Voro
Tong Zhang, piano
24
Urbana, IL
Student of Timothy Ehlen
Yoomin Jung, piano
29
East Lansing, MI
Student of Deborah Moriarty
Desireé González, piano
28
Salt Lake City, UT
Student of Dr. Vedrana Subotic
HONORABLE MENTION
Meril Deniece Thomas, piano
Greenville, MS
Student of Robert Stephens
René Marines, piano
21
Monterrey, Mexico
Student of Antonina Dragan
Amateur Category:
SECOND PLACE WINNER
Jesica Suwiji, piano
25
Surabaya, Indonesia
Student of Lystia Christianti
Other applicants received Diploma of Participation
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL WINNERS!