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
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
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
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
American Protege Gala Concert at Stern Auditorium, Carnegie Hall
American Protege Gala Concert at Stern Auditorium, Carnegie Hall
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 2019
The American Protégé International Piano and Strings Competition is open to school students and adults of all nationalities and countries.
A record number of musicians from 17 countries applied for this year’s Competition. They hailed from the different parts of the U.S., Canada, Costa Rica, Italy, Germany, Israel, China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Australia and New Zealand.
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.
Eligibility
Multiple winners were 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 will take place on
- Sunday, March 31, 2019
- Saturday, April 13, 2019
- Friday, April 19, 2019
- Sunday, April 21, 2019 (Easter)
- Sunday, May 12, 2019
- Monday, May 27, 2019 (Memorial Day)
- Sunday, June 9, 2019
- Sunday, June 16, 2019
- Sunday, June 23, 2019
- Saturday, June 29, 2019
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 2019. 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 2019 Results
American Protégé Judges Distinction Award (Plaque Trophies) Winners
 | William Zhang is 6 years old, from Milton of Georgia. A current student of concert pianist and professor Raffi Besalyan, William began his piano studies at age of 4. William showed keen interest for music as early as he was two. William is a cheerful, passionate and inquisitive boy. He has participated in a variety of recitals in different venues, including local churches, schools, golf clubs and senior homes. American Protégé is William’s first piano competition. He worked hard through the process of rehearsal and enjoyed playing his favorite music. William also loves reading, drawing and swimming. |
Xiaoyan Liu, from Great Neck, NY, began to learn piano at the age of 3. After a few months of study, she started to shine among the top winners of several talent shows held in Queens and Long Island of NY, and U.N. headquarter in Manhattan. Her talent also attracted media’s attention. She was featured in an interview on Sinovision TV, one of the most influential Chinese televisions in North America. When she was 4, she frequently appeared on various concerts and competitions. She was selected to showcase on a Leschetizky Association concert, and her first public ticket-selling performance was in a benefit concert in Flushing townhall. She won the 1st place in International Competition in Carnegie Hall at the age of 5 as the youngest contestant. Her piano styles include classical, jazz, and pop. She also enjoys performing piano accompaniment for her father (who sings) on public concerts. |  |
 | Emma K. Liu has played piano since age 5 and has passed ABRSM grade 5 exam in piano with distinction. She has won the Steinway Society of South Jersey Young Pianist Competition for 3 consecutive years. Through various wins from International Piano Competitions, they have afforded her the privilege to perform at venues such as the Curtis Institute for Music and the Academy of Music at Kimmel Center in Philadelphia, Bruno Walter Auditorium at Lincoln Center as well as Weill Recital Hall and Stern Auditorium at Carnegie Hall in New York City. In 2017, Emma accepted an invitation to perform at the International Music Festival at Mirror Hall in Tarnow, Poland and attended masterclasses from esteemed international piano professors. She has also accepted an invitation in the summer of 2019 to participate in the Student Exchange Program in Osaka, Japan. |
Shaun Koumans, age 12, is from Irvine, CA. He started learning violin at age 6. He was the Grand Prize winner for the Satori Strings contest in 2018 and has won many awards from the Southwestern Youth Music Festival competitions. Shaun is also active as an orchestral player. Shaun has been playing at the Pacific Symphony Santiago Strings since 2017. He currently studies violin under Eunhee Kim. |  |
International Piano and Strings Competition 2019
Winners by Age CategoryYoung Musicians Category, Age Group 5 to 10: NAME AGE CITY, STATE/COUNTRY FIRST PLACE WINNERS Xiaoyan Liu, piano 5 Great Neck, NY Student of Jue Wang Angelina Wu, piano 6 Blacksburg, VA Student of Sonya Ho Victoria Marie Ramos, piano 6 Seattle, WA Student of Marissa Rebadulla-Ramos William Zhang, piano 6 Milton, GA Student of Raffi Besalyan Amy Song, piano 7 Walnut, CA Student of Lin Liu Cameron Renshaw, cello 7 Byron Center, MI Student of Tina Renshaw Jinnry Zhuang, piano 7 Stirling, Australia Student of Yoon Sen Lee Justin Lee, cello 7 Vienna, VA Student of David Chentian Logan Han-Wook Lee, cello 7 Great Neck, NY Student of Hailey Kim Enzo Matsuzawa, cello 8 Palo Alto, CA Student of Jonathan Koh Helen Fang, piano 8 Singapore Student of Helen Lin Mei Mei Gina Polfers, violin 8 Bonn, Germany Student of Friederike von Gagern Yushin Hirai, cello 9 Nishinomiya City, Japan Student of Shohei Uwamori Audrey Zhang, piano 10 Lexington, MA Student of Ayako Hattori Emma Liu, piano 10 Voorhees, NJ Student of Eunju Kim Kairun (Angelina) Yang, piano 10 Unionville, CT Student of Fonyue (Anchie) Donn Seaena Kim, violin 10 Irvine, CA Student of The Violin Studio of Mori & Park Ye Seo Choi , violin 10 Gwangju, South Korea Student of Hyang hee Lee and Go eun Kim SECOND PLACE WINNERS Lucy Castro, piano 5 Bronx, NY Student of Jiuan-Jiuan Chiou Sara Gao, piano 5 Bedford, MA Student of Yeehan Wu Abigail Chen, piano 6 San Jose, Costa Rica Student of Valentina Tumanova and Tamara Sklioutovskaya Claire Bao, piano 6 Ann Arbor, MI Student of Hsiu-Hui Peng Chen Eben Hornung, piano 6 Calgary, Canada Student of Dr. Ekaterina Paniukova Ikkei Ohyabu, violin 6 Santa Clara, CA Student of Byung Kim Mervin (Han-Sun) Lee, cello 6 Great Neck, NY Student of Hailey kim Elijah Chang, violin 7 Campbell, CA Student of Theresa Woo Ethan Chi, piano 7 Scarsdale, NY Student of Pingping Song Evelyn Liu, piano 7 Voorhees, NJ Student of Eunju Kim Jane Zhun Zhao, piano 7 New Rochelle, NY Student of Pingping Song Maxwell Brown, violin 7 Wilmington, DE Student of Shelley Beard Santore Michael Yang, piano 7 Unionville, CT Student of Fonyue (Anchie) Donn Nicky Ahn, piano 7 Shaker Heights, OH Student of Cynthia Crotty Sara Corrales, piano 7 San José, Costa Rica Student of Jason Arroyo Tyler Koh, cello 7 Cupertino, CA Student of Jonathan Koh Alan Cen-Wang, piano 8 Scarsdale, NY Student of Joan Behrens Bergman Amartya Paul, piano 8 San Diego, CA Student of Constance Almond Brendan Koh, cello 8 Cupertino, CA Student of Jonathan Koh Canyi Wang, piano 8 Beijing, China Student of Yongmei Kang Jasper Y. Ng, piano 8 Edmonton, Canada Student of Joseph Fridman Lydia Zhang, piano 8 Mason, OH Student of Yuting Li Sophie Yu, piano 8 Lincoln, NE Student of Dr. Feifei Jiang Terence Liu, piano 8 Scarsdale, NY Student of Pingping Song Andrei Lyle Bautista, piano 9 Edmond, OK Student of Jennifer Mihee Song Angelina Dong, piano 9 Auburn, AL Student of Jeremy Samolesky David Gatien, piano 9 Bellevue, WA Gareth Lee, piano 9 San Jose, CA Student of Dr. Zhao Zhao Yang Jennifer Kang, viola 9 Mountain View, CA Student of Su Jung Seok Jiening Zhang, violin 9 Annandale, VA Student of Claire Allen Jingyi Sun, piano 9 Beijing, China Student of Yunong Yan Joshua Han-Dong Lee, cello 9 Great Neck, NY Student of Hailey kim Mika Kurosawa, cello 9 Auckland, New Zealand Student of Dr. Lisa Chung Nikolai Nyagolov, piano 9 Edmonton, Canada Student of Dr. Yoana Kyurkchieva Richard Li, piano 9 Scarsdale, NY Student of Pingping Song Sophia Chen, piano 9 Cupertino, CA Student of Yijia Ho Vivian Zhang, piano 9 Scarsdale, NY Student of Zhen Chen Yuchen Wei, piano 9 Scarsdale, NY Student of Pingping Song Zaliah Siva Kumaran, violin 9 New York, NY Student of Samantha Siva and Jay Julio Chloe Park, viola 9 Seoul, Korea Student of Ji Eun Kim Adrien Dai, piano 10 Great Neck, NY Student of Meyer Nam Aiden Yu, violin 10 Chicago, IL Student of Lucinda Ali Landing Catherine Cummings, piano 10 Rolling Hills Estates, CA Student of Esther Keel and Mihyang Keel Christine Han, violin 10 Irvine, CA Student of Kayoko Adachi Claire Wang, violin 10 Princeton, NJ Student of Siliang Meng Florence Wei, cello 10 Saratoga, CA Student of Dr Carrie Tseng Helena Zhang, piano 10 Scarsdale, NY Student of Zhen Chen Jonah Burton, piano 10 Vernon Hills, IL Student of Suanne Metz Jun Qing Yu, piano 10 Singapore Student of Benjamin Loh Kaya Smith, piano 10 Honolulu, HI Student of Akiko Sanai Kunho Jang, piano 10 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Student of Shawn Moh Lucas Liu, violin 10 Marietta, GA Student of Que Yang Matthew Brand, piano 10 New York, NY Student of Donna Weng Friedman Rebekah Sung, viola 10 Fremont, CA Student of Sujung Seok Ronni Chang, violin 10 Brookline, MA Student of Andrew Taylor and Shane Chang Sara Sariowan, piano 10 San Diego, CA Student of Tatiana Stignev Shayla Feng, piano 10 San Jose, CA Student of Le Yu Suining Huang, piano 10 Houston, TX Student of Yan Shen Takaaki Suzuki, piano 10 Houston, TX Student of Dr. Kana Mimaki Tuyen Nguyen, piano 10 Burlington, MA Student of Anna Yukho and Rose Bogossian Piano Duo/Four Hands: Andie Sparano, piano 9 Manasquan, NJ Annabel Sparano, piano 11 Manasquan, NJ Students of Hsini Chou THIRD PLACE WINNERS Bryan Liu, piano 5 Jericho, NY Student of Li Liu Ikkei Ohyabu, piano 6 Santa Clara, CA Student of Jin Kyung Lim Jihye Yun, violin 6 Winchester, MA Student of Klaudia Szlachta Alwin Jing, piano 7 Scarsdale, NY Student of Pingping Song He Tsz Ning, piano 7 Singapore Student of Tan HuiYan and Alan Chin Oliver Mar, cello 7 Auckland, New Zealand Student of Lisa Chung Alexander Medvedev, piano 8 West Bloomfield, MI Student of Irene Steyman Alexander Wang, piano 8 Johns Creek, GA Student of Frances Yao Amanda Huang, piano 8 Unionville, CT Student of Alexander Gurin Anna Kobayashi, piano 8 Honolulu, HI Student of Akiko Sanai Chloe Song, piano 8 Scarsdale, NY Student of Pingping Song Chloe Tan, piano 8 Vienna, VA Student of Faith Zuniga Fiona Kwan, piano 8 Palo Alto, CA Student of Paul Mihaly Lauren Whang, piano 8 Pelham, NY Student of Taeko Lay Andie Sparano, piano 9 Manasquan, NJ Student of Hsini Chou Angela Jing, piano 9 Scarsdale, NY Student of Pingping Song Annabeth Town, piano 9 Highlands Ranch, CO Student of Jeanette Howell Arelyn Ma, piano 9 Cupertino, CA Student of Susan Chiu George Li, piano 9 Gainesville, FL Student of Dr. Nadia Mezey Isabelle Niu, piano 9 Cupertino, CA Student of Amy Hwang James Yan, piano 9 Champaign, IL Student of Sue Crawford and Jiafeng Yan Miles Schreiner, piano 9 Bayonne, NJ Student of Paul Vazopolos Mirai Matsuzawa, violin 9 Palo Alto, CA Student of Jiwon Evelyn Kwark Nuan Xu, violin 9 Glen Waverley, Australia Student of Cong Gu Reina Hisada, piano 9 Deerfield, IL Student of Sueanne Metz Alice (Yuntong) Leng, cello 10 Skillman, NJ Student of Sean Katsuyama Caroline Huang, violin 10 Decatur, GA Student of Que Yang Eric Song, piano 10 Walnut, CA Student of Lin Liu Jake Hu, piano 10 Foster City, CA Student of Tammy Lin Kane Shum, violin 10 Melbourne, Australia Student of Cong Gu Rajdeep Roy, piano 10 Mason, OH Student of Sergei Polusmiak Spencer Wang, piano 10 Hamel, MN Student of Jiyoung Kim Tessla Chan, piano 10 Roslyn, NY Student of Jenny Huang Tommy Kang, violin 10 Seoul, South Korea Student of Kyu Won Choi and Seo Eun Jung Tygesen Yoon, piano 10 Jersey City, NJ Student of Paul Vazopolos HONORABLE MENTION Ahana Paul, violin 5 San Diego, CA Student of Darija Hodko Darma Boey, piano 7 Singapore Student of Rosy Chua Akshatha Arunkumar, piano 8 Cupertino, CA Student of Matt Wang Amartya Paul, violin 8 San Diego, CA Student of Darija Hodko Arick Khanna, piano 8 Scarsdale, NY Student of Taeko Rothstein Colin Fuller, piano 8 New York, NY Student of Jiuan-Jiuan Chiou Rachel Li, piano 8 San Jose, CA Student of Matt Wang Benjamin Gao, piano 9 Midlothian, VA Student of Yifei Sun Chloe Lee, violin 9 Vienna, VA Student of Hyunji Lee and Tian Rulona Robert Kong, piano 9 Ithaca, NY Student of Charlie Albright and Jean Radice Zhao Zimo, piano 9 Beijing, China Student of Liu chao and Yan yunong Albert Wu, violin 10 Great Neck, NY Student of Yu, Zhen Anya Dalal, piano 10 Hillsborough, CA Student of Irina Carrenca Grace Merchant, piano 10 New York, NY Student of Jiuan-Jiuan Chiou Julian Rife, violin 10 Los Angeles, CA Student of Lacey Bowen Nicholas Boey, piano 10 Singapore Student of Rosy Chua Suri Ahn, violin 10 Paoli, PA Student of Yevgeniy Dyo Zhengyu Yin, piano 10 Rowland Heights, CA Student of Lin Liu Junior Category, Age Group 11 to 14: NAME AGE CITY, STATE/COUNTRY FIRST PLACE WINNERS Alex Lu, piano 11 North Bellmore, NY Student of Fei Ju Bradeen Eddy Zhou, piano 11 Vancouver, Canada Student of Yifei Hu Gloria Ma, piano 11 San Jose, CA Student of Zhaozhao Yang Matthew Hahn, piano 11 Lake Forest, IL Student of Dr. Christina Tio Nicole Lai, piano 11 San Jose, CA Student of Zhaozhao Yang Qi Chung, violin 11 Singapore Student of Zhang Ying Qingyuan Hu, piano 11 Beijing, China Student of Shichu Teng Alexander Pham, piano 12 Holladay, UT Student of Ya Liu Alvin Wang, piano 12 Temple City, CA Student of Young Yoo Annabelle Mar, piano 12 Auckland, New Zealand Student of Lisa Chou Annalise Mak, harp 12 Hong Kong Student of Dan Yu Emmeline Wang, piano 12 Hamel, MN Student of Jiyoung Kim Henry Yao, piano 12 Sunnyvale, CA Student of Dr. Dante Dilanni and Dr. Yu-Jane Yang Lillian Feng, piano 12 Arcadia, CA Student of Roger Wright Shaun Koumans, violin 12 Irvine, CA Student of Eunhuee Kim Hong Ji yu, violin 13 Gwangju, South Korea Student of Hyang hee Lee and Eui Jung Hong Kadence Howell, piano 13 San Antonio, TX Student of Marsha Perkins Kathleen Gurning, piano 13 Fontana, CA Student of Dr. Rodriguez Louisa Pang, violin 13 Wahroonga, Australia Student of Yong Yang Peter Liu, piano 13 Stamford, CT Student of Felicia Feng Zhang Ryan Stover, piano 13 Gilbert, AZ Student of Fei Xu Anthony Lee, piano 14 Brookline, MA Student of Sangyoung Kim and Sinhye Kim Iris Wu, violin 14 Bayside, NY Student of Khullip Jeung Marcus Cosentino, piano 14 Chicago, IL Student of Regina Syrkin Marianna Narita, violin 14 Cincinnati, OH Student of Stacey Woolley Ryan Liu, piano 14 Irvine, CA Student of Emily Hung Sarah Qi, piano 14 Austin, TX Student of Susan Groves Sein Yun, violin 14 Irvine, CA Student of Yuki Mori Piano Duo/Four Hands: Katie Koh, piano 9 Alameda, CA Eric Koh, piano 12 Alameda, CA Students of Amy Chiu Piano Duo/Four Hands: Rachel Dai, piano 14 Chandler, AZ Nathan Lam, piano 14 Chandler, AZ Students of Dr. Yali Luo SECOND PLACE WINNERS Chance Hattrick, piano 11 Germantown, MD Student of Jaewon Lee Jason Yan, piano 11 Champaign, IL Student of Sue Crawford and Jing Hao Justin Chan, piano 11 Honolulu, HI Student of Dr. Wendy Yamashita Sophie Zheng, piano 11 Sandy, UT Student of Ya Liu Tina Zhang, piano 11 Concord, Australia Student of Dr. Natalia Andreeva Victoria Chang, piano 11 Jericho, NY Student of Fei Ju Bradeen York Zhou, piano 11 LaGrangeville, NY Student of Peter Krauss and Lucas Zhou Albert Hu, piano 12 Ann Arbor, MI Student of Hsiu-Hui Chen Amanda Lau, piano 12 Milpitas, CA Student of Dorothy Su Caroline Chang, piano 12 Duluth, GA Student of Ping Xu Eddy Jiang, piano 12 Stilwell, KS Student of David Tauscher Ethan Lee, piano 12 San Jose, CA Student of Dr. Zhao Zhao Yang Meiqi Chen, piano 12 Seatac, WA Student of Xiaoying Tan Michelle Choi, piano 12 Chino Hills, CA Student of Jiwon Han Nolan Tu, piano 12 Vancouver, WA Student of Renato Fabbro Pinn Mahasaranond, piano 12 Bangkok, Thailand Student of Dr.Pornphan Banternghansa and Dr.Christopher Janwong Mckiggan Sophia Romo, piano 12 Albuquerque, NM Student of Tatyana Bayliyeva Steven Lu, violin 12 Plano, TX Student of Charles Krigbaum Abigail Dawn Baobaoen, piano 13 Tawau, Malaysia Student of Linda Koh Fui Tze Alan Lee, cello 13 Palo Alto, CA Student of Ji-hee Kim Alyssa Neu, violin 13 Singapore Student of Joanne Wong Anthony Ginzburg, piano 13 Hewlett, NY Student of Natasha Khrapina Brendan Wong, piano 13 Kitchener, Canada Student of Michael Berkovsky Eva Wu, cello 13 Auckland, New Zealand Student of Dr. Lisa Chung Jeffrey Kulsomphob, piano 13 Holladay, UT Student of Ya Liu Leon Quin, piano 13 Rohnert Park, CA Student of Esther Judson Matthew Chanwai, cello 13 Hamilton, New Zealand Student of Sally-Anne Brown Nazaneen Colton, piano 13 Laguna Niguel, CA Student of Joan Lai Richard Wang, piano 13 New York, NY Student of Fei Ju Bradeen Ryan Wu, violin 13 Pleasanton, CA Student of Guodong Wang Sage Shurman, piano 13 Pasadena, CA Student of Roger Wright Alexander Chan, piano 14 New York, NY Student of Marcia Eckert Allison Moon, piano 14 Potomac, MD Student of Hyun Park Alyssa Wong, violin 14 Wantirna, Australia Student of Lisa Grosman Alyssa, Yi Jie Poon, piano 14 Ipoh, Malaysia Student of Shuenda Wong Angela Jia, piano 14 Cupertino, CA Student of Dr. Liang-Yun You Angela Zhang, piano 14 Foster City, CA Student of Jing Yuan Cui Anna Wang, piano 14 Westford, MA Student of Yeehan Wu Chloe Tjangnaka, cello 14 Irvine, CA Crystal Tang, piano 14 Houston, TX Student of Roldofo Morales Daniel Young-Hwan Kim, piano 14 Burke, VA Student of Wen-Yin Chan David Lee, piano 14 Ann Arbor, MI Student of Hsiu-Hui Peng Chen David Su, piano 14 East Amherst, NY Student of Violeta Arakelova Elizabeth Song, violin 14 Farmington, CT Student of Sarah Washburn Emma Hu, violin 14 Johns Creek, GA Student of Que Yang Firmiana Wang, cello 14 Champaign, IL Student of Sylvia Liu Iris Ho, piano 14 Syosset, NY Student of Fei Ju Bradeen Ivan Li, violin 14 San Diego, CA Student of Michael Tseitlin Jairus Rhoades, piano 14 Mililani, HI Student of Joana Zane Fan Katherine Wang, piano 14 Great Neck, NY Student of Yelena Fridman Keira Konson, piano 14 Oakton, VA Student of Faith Zuniga Kellen Cao, piano 14 Cedar Park, TX Student of Susan Groves Mei Dickinson, piano 14 Houston, TX Student of Dr. Kana Mimaki Rhys Moon, piano 14 Rolling Hills, CA Student of Esther Keel Sarah Ryu, viola 14 Menlo Park, CA Student of Sujung Seok Sebastian Orlando, piano 14 New York, NY Student of James Behr Taylor Shi, piano 14 Naperville, IL Student of Julia Tsien Warren Chang, cello 14 Fremont, CA Student of Jonathan Koh William Xiao, piano 14 Naperville, IL Student of Julia Tsien Piano Duo/Four Hands: Gloria Zhai, piano 10 San Diego, CA Alexander Zhai, piano 12 San Diego, CA Students of Tatiana Stignev Piano Duo/Four Hands: Anna Lui, piano 11 South Jordan, UT Sophie Zheng, piano 11 Sandy, UT Students of Ya Liu Piano Duo/Four Hands: Audrey Zhou, piano 11 San Diego, CA Michelle Liang, piano 13 San Diego, CA Students of Tatiana Stignev Piano Duo/Four Hands: Emily Nguyen, piano 13 Sugar Land, TX Ava Yu, piano 13 Houston, TX Students of Yelena Brusilovskaya String Sextet: Rebecca Wei, violin 14 San Diego, CA Student of Lu-Yan Guo and Fei Fei Soong Rachel Wei, string bass 14 San Diego, CA Sunny Fan, cello 14 San Diego, CA Brandon Diep, cello 11 San Diego, CA Ethan Diep, cello 13 San Diego, CA Katherine Zhang, violin 15 San Diego, CA Students of Lu-Yan Guo String Duo: Justin Yi, viola 14 Boyds, MD Hawon Lee, violin 14 Rockville, MD Students of Sungah Min and Yoojin Baik Cinco Estrellas: Sophia Rodrigues, violin 14 South Glastonbury, CT Student of Yun Yang Lin Benjamin Boisoneau, double bass 14 Glastonbury, CT Student of Yun-Yang Lin Francesco Ossino, cello 14 South Glastonbury, CT Student of Yun Yang Lin Rachel Ha, viola 14 Glastonbury, CT Student of Sarah Washburn and Yun-Yang Lin Nora Printy, violin 14 Glastonbury, CT Student of Samantha Drake and Yun-Yang Lin THIRD PLACE WINNERS Annabel Sparano, piano 11 Manasquan, NJ Student of Hsini Chou Daren Zhong, piano 11 Syosset, NY Student of Rachel Bradeen Emilia Salistra, piano 11 San Jose, CA Student of Dr. Zhao Zhao Yang Justin J. Ng, piano 11 Edmonton, Canada Student of Joseph Fridman Satina Guo, piano 11 San Jose, CA Student of Zhaozhao Yang Sophie Chan, piano 11 Honolulu, HI Student of Dr. Wendy Yamashita William He, piano 11 Glen Allen, VA Student of Yifei Sun Xinyu Zhuang, piano 11 Beijing, China Student of Shichu Teng Benjamin Zaslavsky, piano 12 Brooklyn, NY Student of Nataliya Khrapina Christina Huang, piano 12 San Jose, CA Student of Dr. Zhao Zhao Yang Elise Liu, piano 12 Richmond, Canada Student of Elizabeth Lee and Kathy Chen Emma De Felippo, violin 12 Irvine, CA Student of Mizuki Noda Geoff Liu, violin 12 Melbourne, Australia Student of Julian Quirit Jocelyn Tian, piano 12 Canton, MI Student of Hsiu-Hui Peng Chen Noah Court, piano 12 Houston, TX Student of Dr. Kana Mimaki Regan Birk, piano 12 Gilbert, AZ Student of Natalya S. Thran Victor Cai, piano 12 Bellaire, TX Student of Richard Marshall Wyatt Oh, piano 12 Arroyo Grande, CA Student of Vera Kong Alex Zhang, piano 13 Oakwood, OH Student of Yunting Lee Ashley Kou, violin 13 Ann Arbor, MI Student of Chunyan Gao Celine Tseng, piano 13 Yorba Linda, CA Student of Dr. Mia C. Chow Cherie Liu, flute 13 Overland Park, KS Eddie Wei, piano 13 Winchester, MA Student of Tingting Hang Hannah Deng, violin 13 Ypsilanti, MI Student of Chunyan Gao Jonathan Jia, piano 13 Jericho, NY Student of Fei Ju Bradeen Melody Hsiao, piano 13 Irvine, CA Student of Sharon Cheng Michelle Yeoh, piano 13 San Diego, CA Student of Rowena Asuncion Selena Wang, piano 13 Suwanee, GA Student of Frances Yao Tiffany kang, violin 13 Seoul, South Korea Student of Kyu Won Choi and Seo Eun Jung Yung-Chieh Lee, violin 13 Milpitas, CA Student of Jessica Poll Alexandra Vesselinov, violin 14 Port Washington, NY Student of Roslyn Huang Avery Deng, piano 14 Great Neck, NY Student of Rachel Bradeen Brendan Konigsberg, piano 14 Jersey City, NJ Student of Paul Vazopolos and Nancy Konigsberg Catherine Chu, piano 14 Palo Alto, CA Student of John McCarthy and Chia-Hsin Chu Clara Kleindorfer, cello 14 Sierra Madre, CA Student of Rainer Crosset Danielle Najarian, violin 14 Milton, GA Student of Sonja Foster Elizabeth Song, piano 14 Farmington, CT Student of Anchie Donn Elizabeth Zhang, piano 14 San Jose, CA Student of Megan Chen Emilie Nagayama, piano 14 Huntington Beach, CA Student of Dr. Hee Seung Lee and Lanzo Luconi Emily Cai, piano 14 Kingsport, TN Student of Carol Stone Hannah Chong, piano 14 Sugar Land, TX Student of Matthew Loudermilk Hubert Phan, piano 14 San Diego, CA Student of Rowena Asuncion Leah Reinhard, piano 14 Cupertino, CA Student of Irina Prilipko and Inna Gendler Madison Draizin, piano 14 Plantation, FL Student of Yvette Greene Michelle Kim, violin 14 Fort Lee, NJ Student of Jungwon Yoon Sabrina Doll, piano 14 Richmond, KY Student of Dr. Rachel Taylor Stephen Morris, piano 14 New York, NY Student of Sohyun Ahn Yinuo Tang, violin 14 Pleasanton, CA Student of Amy Liu Piano Duo/Four Hands: Sunny Fang, piano 10 Fremont, CA Sara Fang, piano 14 Fremont, CA Students of Peyhwan Kuan Piano Duo/Four Hands: Katelyn Wang, piano 13 San Diego, CA Ellen Wang, piano 11 San Diego, CA Students of Tatiana Stignev Piano Duo/Four Hands: Julia de Andrade, piano 12 San Diego, CA Katherine Ge, piano 12 San Diego, CA Students of Tatiana Stignev Piano Duo/Four Hands: Kaavya Senthil, piano 13 San Diego, CA Scarlet Zhao, piano 13 Carlsbad, CA Students of Tatiana Stignev Piano Trio: Jade Wong, violin 13 Glastonbury, CT Su Li, violin 14 Farmington, CT Alexandros Cooke-Politikos, piano 13 West Hartford, CT Students of Keumok Heo HONORABLE MENTION Carine Suherman, piano 11 Hillsborough, CA Student of Pauline YingYu Lin Reha Patel, piano 11 Melbourne, Fl Student of Caroline Rosen Ann-Mei Sun, piano 12 San Jose, CA Student of Dr. Zhaozhao Yang Caroline Kartman, piano 12 Edgewater, NJ Student of So Hyun Ahn Claire Choe, piano 12 Boston, MA Student of Mami Ienaga Hailey Swyter, violin 12 North Wales, PA Student of Yevgeniy Dyo Nadya Anaya Yong, piano 12 Singapore Student of Fiona Chin Pei Fang and Mildred Tan Wei Xuen Rohan Dalal, piano 12 Hillsborough, CA Student of Irina Carrenca William Luu, violin 12 San Diego, CA Student of Darla Hodko Bonnie Huynh, piano 13 Canton, MI Student of Alice Huang Catherine Chong, piano 13 Bethesda, MD Student of Aglaia Koras Enoch Chang, piano 13 Campbell, CA Student of Anna Semyanovsky Ganesh Kumar, piano 13 Fremont, CA Student of Helen Lee Nicole Heart Layo, piano 13 Bayonne, NJ Student of Paul Vazopolos Olivia Han, piano 13 Champaign, IL Student of Jing Hao Rojauhn Pakdel, piano 13 Bath, OH Student of Tatsuya Nagashima Sol Rivera, piano 13 Shaker Heights, OH Student of Dr. Shuai Wang Zachary Keirstead, piano 13 New York, NY Student of Sohyun Ahn Evan Chu, violin 13 Los Altos , CA Student of Tim Yip Aiden Huang, violin 14 Morgan Hill, CA Student of Victoria Morton and Majhon Phillips Brad Chen, violin 14 Cupertino, CA Student of Brad Chen and Brad Chen Calista Suherman, piano 14 Hillsborough, CA Student of Pauline YingYu Lin Catherine Chu, violin 14 Palo Alto, CA Student of Davis Law and Chia-Hsin Chu Gwendolyn Clores, piano 14 Jersey City, NJ Student of Paul Vazopolos Harrison TC Le, piano 14 Tampa, FL Student of Alice Tietjen Meira Wang, piano 14 Boston, MA Student of Mami Ienaga Samantha Deng, piano 14 Seatac, WA Student of Xiaoying Tan Samuel Perrott, piano 14 San Jose, CA Student of Susan Chiu Sophia Cornicello, piano 14 West Hartford, CT Student of Elaine Silbereis Sophia Liu, piano 14 Cincinnati, OH Student of Yuting Li Terrance Pai, violin 14 Cupertino, CA Student of Evelyn Kwack Jiwon Intermediate Category, Age Group 15 to 18: NAME AGE CITY, STATE/COUNTRY FIRST PLACE WINNERS Alyssa Wang, piano 15 Rockville, MD Student of Yevgeniya Oleshkevich Annie Li, piano 15 Irvine, CA Student of Jenny Shin Daniel Hwang, violin 15 Rockville, MD Student of James Stern Ethan Oh, cello 15 Potomac, MD Student of Laurien Laufman and Miron Yampolsky Matthew Gurning, piano 15 Fontana, CA Student of Dr. Elvin Rodriguez Seoyoung Lee, piano 15 Brookline, MA Student of Sangyoung Kim and Sinhye Kim Chris Lee, violin 16 Seoul, South Korea Student of Irang Nam David S. Kim, cello 16 Great Neck, NY Student of Inhwa Lee Elizabeth Tsitron, violin 16 Brooklyn, NY Student of Alexander Rees Hoon Hee(Ryan) Rhew, violin 16 Ridgewood, NJ Student of Dr. Yu Jeong Lee John Zhao, piano 16 Midvale, UT Student of Dr Irene Peery-Fox Joseph Dong, cello 16 Diamond Bar, CA Student of Vahe Hayrikyan Kevin Xu, piano 16 Cary, NC Student of Florence Ko Maya Sheehy, violin 16 New York, NY Student of Andy Didorenko and Dr. Paula Washington Michelle Fu, violin 16 Richland, WA Student of Frank Lu and Xiao-po Fei Seungho Lee, violin 16 Pine Brook, NJ Student of Elizabeth Faidley Sophia Chang, cello 16 Portland, OR Student of Jamie Clark Andrew Wang, piano 17 Bellevue, WA Student of Nino Merabishvili Christina Park, cello 17 Torrance, CA Student of In-Kyu Lee Eumin Hong, cello 17 New York , NY Student of Sieun Lin Michelle Yue, piano 17 VA Beach, VA Student of Marjorie Lee Piano Trio: Stephanie Liao, violin 16 Irvine, CA Student of Angela Huang and Jamie Lin Nicholas Ouyang, cello 15 Irvine, CA Student of Jamie Lin Annie Li, piano 15 Irvine, CA Student of Jamie Lin and Angela Huang Piano Duo/Four Hands: Patricia Hsieh, piano 16 San Diego, CA Brian Hsiao, piano 16 San Diego, CA Students of Tatiana Stignev SECOND PLACE WINNERS Alyssa Huang, piano 15 Irvine, CA Student of HeeSeung Lee Anant Malpani, violin 15 Austin, TX Student of William Fedkenheur Anna Guan, piano 15 San Ramon, CA Student of Liza Yasnogorodsky Aurora Lee, piano 15 Lincolnshire, IL Student of Winston Choi Charleston Chen, piano 15 Toronto, Canada Elvin Ko, piano 15 Harrington Park, NJ Student of Sohyun Ahn Eric Zhuo, piano 15 Murray, UT Student of Ya Liu Erin Jeon, cello 15 Irvine, CA Student of Jenny Oh Ethan Jiang, piano 15 Gates Mills, OH Student of Ella Karasik Fiona Luo, piano 15 Cupertino, CA Jason Li, viola 15 Kaysville, UT Student of Shuo Diao and Helen Watts Jesse Dong, piano 15 Diamond Bar, CA Jessica Zeng, piano 15 Jacksonville, FL Student of Lucy Chen Lauren Cho, cello 15 Los Angeles, CA Marie Yamamoto, violin 15 Norwood, NJ Student of Jungwon Yoon Michael Chu, piano 15 Chino Hills, CA Student of Irene Yong Mira Hu, cello 15 Honolulu, HI Student of Nancy Masaki Hathway Tonya Hu, piano 15 Sugar Land, TX Student of Qi Ding Vivian Guo, violin 15 Scarsdale, NY Student of Yang Xu Alexander Choi, violin 16 Sunnyvale, CA Student of Davis Law Alexander Oh, cello 16 New York, NY Student of Alexander Croxton and Troy Stuart Ami Kitajima, piano 16 Plano, TX Student of Masako Narikawa and Adam Wodnicki Bradley Hu, violin 16 Alpharetta, GA Student of Nadir Khashimov Cecilia Chen, piano 16 Bolingbrook, IL Student of JeongSoo Kim Christina Chang, piano 16 Scottsdale, AZ Student of Fei Xu Christopher Zhu, piano 16 West Roxbury, MA Student of Helena Vesterman Ethan Hsiao, piano 16 Mclean, VA Student of Dmitri Nazarenko Ethan Lee, violin 16 Fullerton, CA Student of Jiyoung Um Jordan Shi, piano 16 Naperville, IL Student of Julia Tsien Lauren Kim, violin 16 San Ramon, CA Student of Juyi Peng Matthew Ao, piano 16 Richmond Hill, Canada Student of Li Wang Megan Luo, piano 16 Fullerton, CA Student of Jenny Shin Michelle Wang, piano 16 Cupertino, CA Student of Megan Chen Minzae Kim, violin 16 Pleasanton, CA Student of Yong Joo Ahn Patricia Hsieh, piano 16 San Diego, CA Student of Tatiana Stignev Rachel Martini, piano 16 Great Neck, NY Student of Umbaldo Diaz-Acosta Schwinn Saereesitthipitak, piano 16 Bangkok, Thailand Student of Rithi Jantararat Sherlene Su, piano 16 Walnut, CA Student of Jenny Shin Taemin Kim, violin 16 Avon, CT Student of Annie Trepanier Wenson Tang, piano 16 Houston, TX Student of Rodolfo Morales Hannah Greenstein, cello 17 Minneapolis, MN Student of Mina Fisher Huyen-Vi Vianna Phung, piano 17 San Jose, CA Student of Dante Lorenzo Dilanni Jack (Zhi Jie) Williams (Yang), piano 17 Sheboygan, WI Student of Diana Shapiro Jonathan Wing, violin 17 Sugar Land, TX Student of Lisa Shihoten Sarah Di, guzheng 17 Potomac, MD Student of Bing Xia Shirin Dinasan, piano 17 Irvine, CA Student of Dr. Felix Chang Peiyi Jiang, piano 18 Garden City, NY Student of Xitong Ma Piano Duo/Four Hands: Alyssa Wong, piano 14 Chandler, AZ Amanda Wong, piano 16 Chandler, AZ Students of Yan Zhang Piano Duo/Four Hands: Eric Zhuo, piano 15 Murrary, UT Alan Pham, piano 15 Holladay, UT Students of Ya Liu Aurora Quartet: Krystian Pawlowski, violin 15 Glastonbury, CT Student of Yun-Yang Lin Lucas Kim, viola 15 S. Glastonbury, CT Student of Steven Larson and Yun-Yang Lin Olivia Lee, cello 15 Glastonbury, CT Student of Yun-Yang Hannah Kim, violin 15 Glastonbury , CT Student of Annie Trepanier and Yun-Yang Lin String Quartet: Daniel Hwang, violin 15 Rockville, MD Student of James Stern and Dietrich Paredes Jaewoo Chung, violin 15 Potomac, MD Student of Peter Sirotin and Dietrich Paredes Justin Yi, viola 14 Boyds, MD Student of Sungah Min and Dietrich Paredes Ethan Oh, cello 15 Potomac, MD Student of Miron Yampolsky and Dietrich Paredes Piano Duo/Four Hands: Thalia Liu, piano 16 Chandler, AZ Abby Liu, piano 16 Chandler, AZ Students of Yan Zhang THIRD PLACE WINNERS Andrew Kang, cello 15 San Jose, CA Student of Katie Youn Audrey Lin, violin 15 Hercules, CA Emily Yu, piano 15 Irvine, CA Student of Joyce Lee Feiyang Wang, piano 15 Saline, MI Student of Hsiu-Hui Peng Chen Hannah Yang, piano 15 Salt Lake City, UT Student of Ya Liu Julia Lin, piano 15 North Bellmore, NY Student of Fei Ju Bradeen Juliet Jiang, piano 15 Winchester, MA Student of Tingting Hang Kate Aizin, guitar 15 San Diego, CA Student of Andrey Chuguev Kristen Hung, piano 15 Saratoga, CA Student of Megan Chen and Joyce Yang Maggie Chen, piano 15 Gaithersburg, MD Student of Hyun Park Naomi Kobayashi, piano 15 Honolulu, HI Student of Joanna Zane Fan Oliver Rivera, piano 15 Armonk, NY Student of Cory Delin Sophie Nguyen, piano 15 Honolulu, HI Student of Joanna Zane Fan Tuong-Vi Tran, piano 15 Irvine, CA Student of Soo Lee Wenyu Shi, piano 15 Shanghai, China Student of Dr. Tian Song Yash Vij, piano 15 Union City, CA Student of Helen Lee Yichi Zhang, piano 15 North Potomac, MD Student of Hyun Park Albert Ai, piano 16 Pelham, NY Student of Sohyun Ahn Alex Moon, piano 16 Potomac, MD Student of Hyun Park Angeline Nguyen, piano 16 Garden Grove, CA Audree Melekyan, violin 16 Northridge, CA Student of Gayaneh Kumar Brian Yeung, piano 16 Wixom, MI Student of Irene Steyman Carol Jiang, piano 16 Weston, FL Student of Roxanne Stevenson Chris Zhang, piano 16 Sheboygan, WI Student of Diana Shapiro Cosette Wu, piano 16 Honolulu, HI Student of Joanna Fan Eliot Hodges, cello 16 Denver, CO Student of Matthew Zalkind Eric Lee, violin 16 Cupertino, CA Student of Tina Minn Ethan-Rygl Ato, piano 16 Bayonne, NJ Student of Paul Vazopolos Evelyn Anne Davenport, piano 16 Thunder Bay, Canada Student of Dr. Evgeny Chugunov Faranaz Colton, piano 16 Laguna Niguel, CA Student of Joan Lai Feina Niu, piano 16 Naperville, IL Student of Esther Chang John Mauro, piano 16 New Milford, NJ Student of Eunjung Ahn Kaitlyn Wang, piano 16 San Diego, CA Kevin Lin, piano 16 San Francisco, CA Student of Dun Yin Liu Kristine Zheng, piano 16 Ann Arbor, MI Student of Hsiu-Hui Peng Chen Kristy Kim, violin 16 Fullerton, CA Lisa Chee Meng, piano 16 Sugar Land, TX Student of Prof. Richard Marshall Minha Kim, violin 16 Phoenix, AZ Student of Jonathan Swartz Minseo Kim, violin 16 Phoenix, AZ Student of Jonathan Swartz Samantha Shelffo-McGrath, piano 16 New York, NY Student of Sohyun Ahn Willy Jiang, piano 16 Overland Park, KS Student of David Tauscher Derek Chang, violin 17 Acton, MA Student of Dr. Hsin-Lin Tsai Haruka Noguchi, piano 17 Honolulu, HI Student of Wendy Yamashita Irin Toh, piano 17 Houston, TX Student of Kana Mimaki Joshua Ye, piano 17 New York, NY Student of Sohyun Ahn Steven Gong, piano 18 San Francisco, CA Piano Duo/Four Hands: Nathan d’Abreu Noronha, piano 13 San Jose, CA Daniel d’Abreu Noronha, piano 15 San Jose, CA Students of Irina Prilipko-Morgan Piano Trio/Six Hands: Takaaki Suzuki, piano 10 Houston, TX Aditya Prasad, piano 15 Bellaire, TX Nicholas Dinius, piano 15 Bellaire, TX Students of Dr. Kana Mimaki Piano Trio: Jeongeon (Eric) Hwang, violin 14 Diamond Bar, CA Jihyun (Olivia) Hwang, violin 16 Diamond Bar, CA Yoojin Jo, piano 14 Fullerton, CA Students of Dr. Kookhee Hong and Sakura Tsai HONORABLE MENTION Alex Ma, violin 15 Cupertino, CA Student of Ryan Chen Allison Lee, violin 15 Fullerton, CA Student of Kwange Jae Woo Ethan Chin, piano 15 Eastvale, CA Student of Sharon Cheng Isabella Geraci, piano 15 Hollywood, FL Student of Yvette Greene Laya Iyer, piano 15 Novi, MI Student of Irene Steyman Michele Zheng, piano 15 Newport Coast, CA Student of Joyce Lee Naomi Wang, piano 15 Boston, MA Student of Mami Ienaga Norman Zhao, piano 15 Cupertino, CA Student of Amy Hwang Ryan Gonzales, piano 15 Fords, NJ Student of Christine Kang Weihao Lin, piano 15 Seatac, WA Student of Xiaoying Tan Xavier Mountford-Chu, piano 15 New York, NY Student of Sohyun Ahn Yeyoung Ju, piano 15 Altadena, CA Student of Hanna Park Adam Cui, violin 16 Weston, FL Student of Huifang Chen Aditya Vargheese, piano 16 Overland Park, KS Student of Alec Tauscher Allison Kim, violin 16 Irvine, CA Student of Miehee Rhee Brandon van der Donk, piano 16 Champaign, IL Student of Jing Hao Charlie Nadauld, piano 16 Holladay, UT Student of Lindsay Wright Deniz Inel, piano 16 Newport Coast, CA Student of Dr. Emily Hung Devraj Duttagupta, piano 16 Basking Ridge, NJ Student of Christine Ciufrada Edward Dan, piano 16 Solon, OH Karina Patel, piano 16 Irvine, CA Student of Soo Lee Kelly Wang, piano 16 Palo Alto, CA Student of Susan Chiu Maria Sofia Rogari, piano 16 Gubbio, Italy Student of Rosabianca Merico Medha Palavalli, piano 16 Union City, CA Student of Helen Lee Mingzhen Qi, piano 16 Aliso Viejo, CA Student of Yan Zhang Shannon Soh, piano 16 Sunnyvale, CA Student of Amy Hwang Elya Lavi, piano 17 Scarsdale, NY Student of Leke salihu Julia Binstock, piano 17 Bronx, NY Student of Sohyun Ahn Nathanael Bailey, violin 17 San Jose, CA Student of Byung Woo Kim Sandhya Kilambi, piano 18 New York, NY Student of Olga Gurevich Piano Duo/Four Hands: Yunhao Li, piano 16 Rowland Heights, CA Kyle Chao, piano 16 Walnut, CA Students of Anna Alikhanov College Students and Professional Musicians Category: NAME AGE CITY, STATE/COUNTRY FIRST PLACE WINNERS Daniel Kaler, cello 21 Beachwood, OH Student of Mark Kosower Hyun Jeong Ahn, piano 27 Urbana, IL Student of Ian Hobson and Yong Hi Moon Jishuang Yan, violin 27 Denton, TX Student of Dr. Felix Olschofka and Prof. Glenn Basham Joanna Ruth Tumpalan, violin 31 Pompton Plains, NJ Kathy Tai-Hsuan Lee, piano 30 Woodside, NY Student of Karen Shaw Kyung-Jun Park, piano 33 Saint Paul, MN Mariacristina Buono, piano 28 Adelfia, Italy Student of Fabio Bidini and Benedetto Lupo Meiling Jin, piano 32 Lubbock, TX Student of William Westney ShinHyung Kim, piano 31 Iowa, IA Student of Ksenia Nosikova Wenlin Cheng, piano 31 Lake Bluff, IL Student of Margarita Shevchenko Yunghsuan Lo, violin 29 East Lansing, MI Student of Dmitri Berlinsky SECOND PLACE WINNERS Anita Chang, piano 56 Temple City, CA Student of Morley Grossman Cade Roberts, piano 22 Highland, UT Student of Stephen Beus Changpeng Ti, piano 32 Lexington, KY Student of Irina Voro Jingying Pang, piano 24 Lexington, KY Student of Irina Voro Johnson Gouvea, piano 25 Atlanta, GA Student of Dr. Sergio Gallo Rui Gao, piano 27 Springfield, MO Student of Dr. Wei-Han Su Seung Hyun Yoo, piano 19 Seoul, South Korea Student of Rosa Park and Hyojin Shin Yana Avedyan, piano 31 Fitchburg, WI Yearim Yi, piano 24 Marietta, GA Student of Read Gainsford Amateur Category: NAME AGE CITY, STATE/COUNTRY FIRST PLACE WINNERS Angela Gosselin, piano 37 Calgary, Canada Mengyuan Liu, piano 21 Boston, MA Student of Guanhua Su SECOND PLACE WINNER Helen Tran, piano 38 Temecula, CA Student of Yiyi Ku and Carol Levin THIRD PLACE WINNERS Jubin Pakdel, piano 22 Bath, OH Student of Tatsuya Nagashima Karen Salicath Jamali, piano 50 Greenwich, CT
Other applicants received Diploma of Participation
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL WINNERS!
Winners Recital Information
1. Each Winner will perform at one Recital. Recital date and time will be offered to the Winner based on the Competition results.
2. Only ONE piece from the audition repertoire within a time limit will be performed at the Winners Recital.
3. To change a performance repertoire (including the shortened version of the piece for string performers), a $55 fee must be submitted on the Contact Us page no later than two months prior to the Recital.
4. Extra performance time of up to 1 minute can be accepted for the Winners Recital with an additional fee of $100.
5. Only piano accompaniment can be used at the Winners Recital. No acoustic system will be provided.
6. Participants must bring their own piano accompanist. American Protege does not provide piano accompanist, but can recommend one after enrollment into the program.
7. Photo or video recording during the recital is strictly prohibited per the Carnegie Hall policy. A professional photographer will be taking pictures of the performers.
8. The total Recital and Photo Fee for Solo Participants is $400 and includes: admission for participant and piano accompanist (if needed), Recital booklets with all Recital performers’ biographies and photos (for the booklet sample please click here), Certificate, Teacher’s Diploma, four guests’ tickets and 20-30 digital photos taken by professional photographer during participant’s performance on the stage.
9. Recital Fee for Ensemble Members is $230 per Member plus $100 Photo Fee per group. Recital Fee includes admission for Ensemble Member, Recital booklets with all Recital performers’ biographies and photos (for the booklet sample please click here), Certificate, Teacher’s Diploma, four guests’ tickets per Member.
10. Organizational Committee collects short biographies to introduce the performers at the Winners Recitals. American Protégé reserves the rights to edit, reduce and re-format any submitted biographies as it seems appropriate and fit into the Recital Brochure.
11. Recital and Photo Fees are not refundable.
12. All participants are responsible for their own expenses (travel, housing accommodations, etc.).
13. Detailed Winners Recital Guidelines will be emailed to the participants.