- 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
International Piano and Strings Competition 2019
Winners by Age Category
Young 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 Powei Lai
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
Mitchel Wang, violin
15
Paradise Valley, AZ
Student of Danwen Jiang
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
Victoria Levy, piano
15
Fort Salonga, NY
Student of Olga Kundius
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!