- 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 2020
The American Protégé International Piano and Strings Competition is open to school students and adults of all nationalities and countries.
All instruments, including piano, strings, voice and winds are welcome to participate in the Competition.
Participants are required to submit video/audio recording materials for the audition. Multiple winners will be chosen in each age category.
We invite school students and adults to participate in the Competition. There is no age limit for the adult participants.
The largest number of musicians in American Protégé history applied for this year’s Piano and Strings Competition. They hailed from 18 countries, including: different parts of the U.S., Australia, Austria, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Germany, Indonesia, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Ukraine and Vietnam.
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 in May – June of 2021.
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 2020. 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 2020 Results
American Protégé Judges Distinction Award (Plaque Trophies) Winners
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Sky Wen is a 10-year-old violinist in the Elizabeth Faidley studio, NYC. Sky has won numerous competitions and performed solo internationally, including Lalo Symphonie Espagnol with an orchestra after winning First Prize in an international Music Organization New York Concerto competition, and performed at prestigious venues such as Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Salzburg Cathedral, Saint Stephen’s Cathedral in Vienna, and in Budapest. She has also performed in masterclasses with Augustin Hadelich, Rachel Barton Pine, Stefan Jackiw, and Carolin Widmann. Recently Sky was awarded First Prize of the VIVO International Music Competition and First Prize of Elite International Music Competition. In 2018, she took first place at the East Coast International Competition, as well as a top prize at ENKOR competition with judges from 73 countries. When Sky is not playing violin, she is swimming competitively (junior Olympian, 2018 & 2019), and can be found eating up books, writing, and designing. |
Nesya Fertel, a 10-year-old violinist from Maryland, is bilingual. Music is her first language. Nesya has been a student of Emily Jane Price for 7 years and also studies with Professor Brian Lewis at The University of Texas Butler School of Music. In July 2016, Nesya performed at Stanford University Advanced Suzuki Honors Recital, won 1st Place in the 2017 MSMTA Spring Festival, and at 8 years old, attended HeifetzPEG (Program for Exceptionally Gifted String Players) Summer Institute. Apart from performing in public concerts, masterclasses, and music festivals, she rehearses and performs frequently with her chamber ensemble. When Nesya is not playing violin, she can be found dancing, singing, reading adventure books, or spying on her triplet teenage siblings. | ![]() |
Laura Jin is a 7-year- old violin player from Concord, Australia. She began her musical career by learning the piano at five and a half years old, transitioning to violin when she turned six and a half . As a result of her efforts, Laura has already amassed multiple Gold Awards for playing within just her first year of violin. Professor Peter Zhang (Shi Xiang Zhang) has witnessed Laura’s talent directly, as she was able to transition from playing “Violin: The First 100 Days” Beginner Program to perform the works of Accolay in 5 months and Mozart’s concertos within only 10 months. Zhang himself stated that Laura is the fastest student he’s witnessed to master some of the many complex skills in his teaching curriculum and is one of the most successful students he has ever taught. | ![]() |
Winners by Age Category
Young Musicians Category, Age Group 5 to 10:
NAME
AGE
CITY, STATE/COUNTRY
FIRST PLACE WINNERS
Jinglin (Jerry) Wang, piano
4
Ann Arbor, MI
Student of Hsiu-Hui Chen
Amelia Ly, piano
5
Peoria, IL
Student of Anna Nogaj and Aneta Youngblood
Angie Zhu, piano
6
Potomac, MD
Student of San Qing Lu Bennaman
Belinda Zhu, piano
6
North Potomac, MD
Student of San Qing Lu-Brennaman
Eric Yang, piano
6
Staten Island, NY
Student of Dr. Tian Song
Albert Deng, piano
7
Ann Arbor, MI
Student of Hsiu-Hui Chen
Alexander Moon, violin
7
Fairfax, VA
Student of Ji Hyun Bae
Calla Jin, piano
7
Carle Place, NY
Student of Joyce Ng
Kate Lee, piano
7
Vienna, VA
Student of Dr. Anna Ouspenskaya
Laura Jin, violin
7
Concord, Australia
Student of Peter Zhang
Lilian Guo, piano
7
Irvine, CA
Student of Claudia Xi
Lynn Ueno, piano
7
Fremont, CA
Student of Anna Poklewski and Bianca Roesli
Ming-Mei Sun, piano
7
San Jose, CA
Student of Dr. ZhaoZhao Yang
Ziqi (Amy) Cui, piano
8
Lincoln, NE
Student of Feifei Jiang
Hillary O’Sullivan, piano
8
Singapore
Student of Kseniia Vokhmianina
Lucy Wang, piano
8
San Ramon, CA
Student of Yingwen Lewis
Maxwell Brown, violin
8
Wilmington, DE
Student of Shelley Beard
Chloe Ma, piano
9
Naperville, IL
Student of Jue He
Tracy Zhao, violin
9
Wantirna South, Australia
Student of Peter Wang
Yihan Zhang, piano
9
Norman, OK
Student of Jennifer Mihee Song
David Gatien, piano
10
Bellevue, WA
Kayla Kim, violin
10
Irvine, CA
Student of Yuki Mori and Min Jung Park
Kayley Xu, violin
10
San Diego, CA
Student of Michael Tseitlin and Pasha Tseitlin
Nesya Julie Fertel, violin
10
Baltimore City, MD
Student of Emily Jane Price
Reina Hisada, violin
10
Deerfield, IL
Student of Betty Haag-Kuhnke
Sky Wen, violin
10
Santa Monica, CA
Student of Elizabeth Faidley
Zaliah Siva Kumaran, violin
10
New York, NY
Student of Isaac Malkin
Piano Trio:
Duoxuan Yuan, piano
7
Buffalo, NY
Ava Shu, piano
9
Williamsville, NY
Wenzhang Vazquez, piano
10
Buffalo, NY
Students of Dr. Violeta Arakelova
SECOND PLACE WINNERS
Ellie Tian, violin
5
Hickory, NC
Student of Will Freeman and Melissa Lesbines
Felix Zhang, piano
5
Bellevue, WA
Student of Qian Yin
Qiaoshan Wang, piano
5
Xi’an City, China
Student of Mary Ko
William Lee, violin
5
New York, NY
Student of Jungwon Yoon
Sara Gao, piano
6
Carlisle, MA
Student of Yeehan Wu
Vanessa Lo, piano
6
San Ramon, CA
Student of I-Ling Chen
Dingquan Wang, violin
7
Auckland, New Zealand
Student of Veronica Kim
Jiun Kai Kuah, piano
7
Singapore
Student of Sutini Goh
Kaitong Ma, piano
7
Arcadia, CA
Student of Michelle Hamano
Kyle Lu, violin
7
Jericho, NY
Student of Laura Broverman
Larisa Wangwittaya, piano
7
Bangkok, Thailand
Student of Dr. Pornphan Banternghansa
Luke Bambick, piano
7
Lenexa, KS
Student of David Tauscher
Mikkel Myer Lee, piano
7
Singapore
Student of Professor Helen Lin
Serena Zhang, piano
7
Bellevue, WA
Student of Olive Yau
Victoria Marie Ramos, piano
7
Seattle, WA
Student of Marissa Rebadulla-Ramos
Abigail Wei Qi Koh, piano
8
Kardinya, Australia
Student of Helene Lu
Alicia You, piano
8
Ann Arbor, MI
Student of Hsiu-Hui Peng Chen
Bret Huang, piano
8
New York, NY
Student of Ana Maria Trenchi de Bottazzi and Bruno Bottazzi
Isabelle Yang, piano
8
Great Neck, NY
Student of Fei Ju Bradeen
Lucas Wang, piano
8
Rochester, MN
Student of Rosanna Nuguid
Michael Yang, piano
8
Unionville, CT
Student of Anchie Donn
Nicky Ahn, piano
8
Shaker Heights, OH
Student of Cynthia Crotty
Runa Ueda, piano
8
Tokyo, Japan
Student of Teppei Soeda
Tiffany Matsumoto, piano
8
Alpharetta, GA
Student of Elena Cholakova
Alan Cen-Wang, piano
9
Scarsdale, NY
Student of Joan Behrens Bergman
Alex Yang, piano
9
Austin, TX
Student of Irina Bendetsky
Amanda Huang, piano
9
Unionville, CT
Student of Alexander Gurin
Arisa Wangwittaya, piano
9
Bangkok, Thailand
Student of Pornphan Banternghansa
Aurellia Yang, piano
9
Parkton, MD
Student of Maja Blagojevic
Canyi Wang, piano
9
Beijing, China
Student of Yongmei Kang
Cooper Li, violin
9
Sydney, Australia
Student of Yong Yang
Grace Shiu, piano
9
Roslyn, NY
Student of Joyce Ng
Jacqueline Zhao, piano
9
Pasadena, CA
Student of Yinyin Huang
Jayden Yoneyama, violin
9
Irvine, CA
Student of Mizuki Noda
Nelson Ma, piano
9
Dublin, CA
Student of I-Ling Chen
Peter Parra, piano
9
Mountain View, CA
Student of Dante Lorenzo DiIanni
Qingxin Clare Liu, piano
9
Irvine, Califonia
Student of Dr. Emily Hung
Richard Kim, violin
9
Swarthmore, PA
Student of Shelley Beard Santore
Andrew Lee, piano
10
Carmel, IN
Student of Svetlana Soleimani
Angela Morgan, piano
10
Blookfield Hills, MI
Student of Catherine Rollin
Bethesda Yeh, piano
10
Waban, MA
Student of Rebecca Helm
Caleb Morae, piano
10
Lexington, KY
Student of Dr. Rachel Taylor
Edie Park, piano
10
Wilmette, IL
Student of Christina Tio
Lucy Lanjin Cui, piano
10
WA, DC
Student of Yao Lin
Mana Asaka, piano
10
Frisco, TX
Student of Dr. Alex McDonald
Svari Teya Tejacharoenanan, piano
10
Bangkok, Thailand
Student of Dr. Pornphan Bangternghansa
THIRD PLACE WINNERS
Annabelle Hu, piano
5
Ann Arbor, MI
Student of Hsiu-Hui Chen
Hai Jie Mao, piano
6
Hong Kong
Student of Ison Cheung
Steven Zhao, piano
6
Scarsdale, NY
Student of Pingping Song
Anika Yanala, violin
7
Frisco, TX
Student of Orit Beder
Athena Wang, piano
7
Diamond Bar, CA
Student of Aleksei Takenouchi
Damon Chan, piano
7
Bloomington, IN
Student of Paola Del Negro Plano
Eric Guo, piano
7
Thornwood, New York
Student of Pingping Song
Ethan Xia, piano
7
San Diego, CA
Student of Tatiana Stignev
Haochen Yu, piano
7
Scarsdale, NY
Student of Pingping Song
Angela Xu, piano
8
San Ramon, CA
Student of Huan Yang
Cheng-Jui Lu, cello
8
San Jose, CA
Student of Carrie Tseng
Cindy Mou, piano
8
Scarsdale, NY
Student of Pingping Song
Jesse Kim, violin
8
Sunnyvale, CA
Student of Jiwon Evelyn Kwark
Jessica Ma, piano
8
Leawood, KS
Student of Ying-Yu Emily Yeh
Sophie Wang, piano
8
Singapore
Student of Helen Lin
Xuanlang Hu, violin
8
Kun Ming, China
Student of Zhuqing Zhang
Alexander Medvedev, piano
9
West Bloomfield, MI
Student of Irene Steyman
Andrea Hu, piano
9
Lincoln, NE
Student of Hua Jiang
Annie Huang, piano
9
Scarsdale, NY
Student of Pingping Song
Choon Han Aaron Sim, piano
9
Singapore
Student of Lim Hui Jien
Ethan Zhao, piano
9
Frederick, MD
Student of San-Qing Lu Bennaman
Fiona Kwan, piano
9
Palo Alto, CA
Student of Frank Lèvy
Howard Luo, piano
9
Glen Allen, VA
Student of Ilona Rectenwald
Jiehua Shi, piano
9
San Marino, CA
Student of Yinyin Huang
Lilou David, piano
9
Oakton, VA
Student of Kathryn Brunner
Pham Minh Anh Nguyen, piano
9
Hanoi, Vietnam
Student of Hoang Khanh Linh Doan
Rae En Shania Tay, piano
9
Singapore
Student of Monica Chen
Techin Nukulvutthiopas, piano
9
Bangkok,Thailand
Student of Dr. Christopher Janwong Mckiggan
Felicia Huang, piano
10
Frisco, TX
Student of Andrey Ponochevny
George Li, piano
10
Gainesville, FL
Student of Dr. Nadia Mezey
JiaJing Liang, piano
10
Cupertino, CA
Kristina Kirakosyan, piano
10
Clarence Center, NeN
Student of Dr. Violeta Arakelova
Lucas, Hao Bo Wang, violin
10
Singapore
Sean Yusin, piano
10
Sierra Madre, CA
Student of Nobuyo Nishizaka
Yiru Chen, piano
10
Lincoln, NE
Student of Dr Feifei Jiang
HONORABLE MENTION
Averie Chang, violin
6
Mckinney, TX
Student of Orit Beder
Sophia Kong, piano
6
Ithaca, NY
Student of Pingping Song
Aubrey No, violin
7
Ashburn, VA
Student of Zhuo Diao
Dali Meng, piano
7
Glen Allen, VA
Student of Feilin Lin
Luciana Gelber, piano
7
Honolulu, HI
Student of Alice Yeung
Sophia Zhang, piano
7
Colleyville, TX
Student of Dr. Yu-Ching Hsu
Abigail May Miller, violin
8
Crozet, VA
Student of Leonora Reesor
Emi Psalmuel Pipit, piano
8
Bayonne, NJ
Student of Paul Vazopolos
Olivia Kwan, piano
8
Palo Alto, CA
Student of Frank Levy
SiAn Qiu, piano
8
Edmonton, Canada
Student of Bianca Baciu
Alicia Gu, piano
9
Potomac, MD
Student of Aglaia Koras
Castor Li, piano
9
Fremont, CA
Student of Hengpin Chen
Kaito Mion, piano
9
Buffalo Grove, IL
Student of Sueanne Metz
Max Lin, piano
9
Ridgefield, CT
Student of Natalia Budyonny
Shonna Foo, violin
9
Burlingame, CA
Student of Angeline Branson
YueYao Chen, piano
9
Pleasanton, CA
Student of I-Ling Chen
Zexi Xue, piano
9
Scarsdale, NY
Student of PingPing Song
Ziling Cheng, piano
9
Beijing, China
Student of Lu Wang
Eyan Gribble, piano
10
Duluth, GA
Student of Soojung Jeon
Grace Li, piano
10
Alpharetta, GA
Student of Soojung Jeon
Jeik Park, piano
10
New York, NY
Student of Sohyun Ahn
Jill Wang, violin
10
Lake Forest, IL
Student of Xiaoguo Burton
Mark Nilsen, piano
10
Clifton, NJ
Student of Yi Xia
Miles Schreiner, piano
10
Bayonne, NJ
Student of Paul Vazopolos
Samuel Meyer Buch, piano
10
Los Angeles, CA
Student of Rita Shen
Scarlett Chen, piano
10
Scarsdale, NY
Student of Pingping Song
Sebastian Morales, piano
10
Cincinnati, OH
Student of Nozomi Yamaguchi
Sophie Li, piano
10
Alpharetta, GA
Student of Soojung Jeon
Uliana Romanova, piano
10
Morgan Hill, CA
Student of Elena Paradies
Junior Category, Age Group 11 to 14:
NAME
AGE
CITY, STATE/COUNTRY
FIRST PLACE WINNERS
Jim Xia, piano
11
Chandler, AZ
Student of Yan Zhang
Kairun (Angelina) Yang, piano
11
Unionville, CT
Student of Anchie Donn
Yan Qi Ong, violin
11
Singapore
Alexandra Zavidova, piano
12
Moscow, Russia
Student of Tatiana Zelikman
Elisa Wu, viola
12
Auckland, New Zealand
Student of Veronica Kim
Alayna Yujia Shu, violin
13
Hong Kong
Student of Calvin Ho-Kei Wong
Catherine Li, piano
13
San Jose, CA
Student of Zhao Zhao Yang
Cecelia Ky-Lan Do, piano
13
Los Angeles, CA
Student of Jesica Yap
Henry Yao, piano
13
Sunnyvale, CA
Student of Dr. Dante Dilanni and Shen-Ling Chuang
Jacob Lewis, violin
13
Newton, MA
Student of Lynn Chang
Sophie Zhu, piano
13
Buffalo, NY
Student of Violeta Arakelova
Tane Kim, cello
13
Irvine, CA
Student of Jenny Hyunseung Oh
Abigale Wee, violin
14
Menlo Park, CA
Student of Robin Sharp
Ethan Chia, violin
14
Tenafly, NJ
Student of On You Lee
Gabriel Tsai, violin
14
Irvine, CA
Student of Samuel Fischer
Kadence Howell, piano
14
San Antonio, TX
Student of Marsha Perkins
Katharine Lee, piano
14
Ladera Ranch, CA
Student of Ethan Dong
Lixuan Wang, piano
14
Beijing, China
Madison Yang, piano
14
Austin, TX
Student of Irina Bendetsky
Michael Wu, piano
14
Katy, TX
Student of Dr. Amy Wang
Nina Cruz, violin
14
Fredericton, Canada
Student of Aida Tisler
Raymond Hou, piano
14
Montgomery, AL
Student of Ronald Shinn
Samantha Low, violin
14
Irvine, CA
Student of Mizuki Noda
Wonyoung Song, violin
14
Irvine, CA
Student of Judy Yoo
Yinuo Lu, piano
14
Beijing, China
Student of Xiaohan Wang
Yung-Chieh Lee, violin
14
Milpitas, CA
Student of Jessica Poll
Piano Duo/Four Hands:
Sean Choi, piano
11
Albuquerque, NM
Daniel Choi, piano
9
Albuquerque, NM
Students of Tatyana Bayliyeva
Piano Duo/Four Hands:
Katie Koh, piano
10
Alameda, CA
Eric Koh, piano
13
Alameda, CA
Students of Heidi Hau
Piano Duo/Four Hands:
Chenjia Ni, piano
12
San Diego, CA
Caleb Tang, piano
11
San Diego, CA
Students of Tatiana Stignev
Piano Duo:
Helaine Zhao, piano
13
Irvine, CA
Hannah Zhao, violin
15
Irvine, CA
Students of Dr. Bella Tseng and Yi Liu
SECOND PLACE WINNERS
Audrey Zhang, piano
11
Lexington, MA
Student of Ayako Hattori
Caleb Tang, piano
11
San Diego, CA
Student of Tatiana Stignev
Daniel Feng, violin
11
Burwood, Australia
Student of Phoebe Masel
Isaac Hoi Kit Ng, piano
11
Singapore
Student of Benjamin Loh
Jaynie Lee, violin
11
Newport Beach, CA
Student of Heesun Choi
Jerry Li, piano
11
Fort McMurray, Canada
Student of Bianca Baciu
Joy Hu, cello
11
Cupertino, CA
Student of Carrie Tseng
Kate Shao, piano
11
Albuquerque, NM
Student of Tatyana Bayliyeva
Simon Kirjner, violin
11
Monte Sereno, CA
Student of Elizabeth MacCorquodale and Elizabeth Faidley
Vichamai Nukulvutthiopas, piano
11
Bangkok, Thailand
Student of Dr. Pornphan Banternghansa
Zibo Wang, piano
11
Cottonwood Heights, UT
Student of Ning Lu and Jie Lu
Albert Hu, piano
12
Ann Arbor, MI
Student of Hsiu-Hui Chen
Analise Chen, violin
12
New York, NY
Student of Olga Popova
Cameron Oates, violin
12
La Palma, CA
Student of Mizuki Yamanaka Noda
Clara Zhang, piano
12
Highland Park, IL
Student of Soo Young Lee
Dominic Trindade, cello
12
Palo Alto, CA
Student of Jonathan Koh
He-You Chen, violin
12
Taipei, Taiwan
Student of Ai-Lin Chang and Wan-Chun Chen
Jaden Li, piano
12
Ellicott City, MD
Student of Jing Zhang
Jay Peng, piano
12
Lincoln, NE
Student of Feifei Jiang
Lucas Yeh, violin
12
Frisco, TX
Student of Dr. SongYoung kim and Phil Lewis
Phillip Hwang, violin
12
Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Student of Jungwon Yoon
Sissi Goh, piano
12
Hicksville, NY
Student of Fei-Ju Bradeen
Vincent Giancola, piano
12
New York, NY
Student of Ronn Yedidia
Vivian Kao, piano
12
Cupertino, CA
Student of Erna Gulabyan
Alexander Benjamin, piano
13
Los Angeles, CA
Student of Jeffrey Lavner
Benjamin Zaslavsky, piano
13
Brooklyn, NY
Student of Nataliya Khrapina
Emma Yin, piano
13
Lincoln, NE
Student of Feifei Jiang
Emmeline Wang, piano
13
Hamel, MN
Student of Jiyoung Kim
Eric Feng, cello
13
Irvine, CA
Student of Zhou Long
Helen Wang, violin
13
Palo Alto, CA
Student of Elizabeth Maccorquodale
Juliet Southern, piano
13
New York, NY
Student of Dr Sohyun Ahn
Raffaella Wong, piano
13
San Ramon, CA
Student of I-Ling Chen
Timothy Lin, cello
13
San Jose, CA
Student of Jonathan Koh
Yasemin Ela Goktepe, piano
13
Bellevue, WA
Student of Oana Rusu Tomai and Jessica Choe
Alex Kuck, piano
14
Park City, UT
Student of Ya Liu
Angel Wang, piano
14
Cottonwood Heights, UT
Student of Ning Lu
Anthony Ginzburg, piano
14
Hewlett, NY
Student of Nataliya Khrapina
Anthony Luo, piano
14
Simsbury, CT
Student of Pi-Hsun Shih
Calvin Chen, violin
14
Matthews, NC
Student of Dr. Ernest Pereira
Ellie Lee, violin
14
San Diego, CA
Student of Michael Tseitlin and Irina Tseitlin
Eric Zhu, viola
14
West Roxbury, MA
Student of Andrew Taylor
Gabriel Higbie, piano
14
Albuquerque, NM
Student of Tatyana Bayliyeva
Gabriel Tsai, piano
14
Irvine, CA
Student of Dr. Emily Hung
Grace Shum, piano
14
Broadview Heights, OH
Student of Dr. Shuai Wang
Julia Janknecht, piano
14
OK City, OK
Student of Jennifer Song
Mia Chen, violin
14
San Diego, CA
Student of Igor Tchetchko
Peter Liu, piano
14
Stamford, CT
Student of Felicia Feng Zhang
Ryan Wu, violin
14
Pleasanton, CA
Student of Guodong Wang
Serin Myung, violin
14
Los Gatos, CA
Student of Hijung Lee
Shirley Xu, piano
14
San Diego, CA
Student of Tatiana Stignev
Thadeus Wong, piano
14
Hacienda Heights, CA
Student of Sharon Hsin-I Cheng
Tony Kim, piano
14
Phoenix, AZ
Student of Dr. Yali Luo
Yvan Grinspan, piano
14
Redwood City, CA
Student of Benny Yu
Piano Duo/Four Hands:
Zachary Wang, piano
11
San Diego, CA
Alexander Pease, piano
11
San Diego, CA
Students of Tatiana Stignev
Piano Duo/Four Hands:
Aidan Yu, piano
12
Chandler, AZ
Carrie Ma, piano
12
Chandler, AZ
Students of Yan Zhang
Piano Duo/Four Hands:
Alexander Zhao, piano
13
Chandler, AZ
Carrie Ma, piano
12
Chandler, AZ
Students of Yan Zhang
Piano Duo/Four Hands:
Katelyn Chen, piano
14
San Diego, CA
Lauren Chen, piano
12
San Diego, CA
Students of Tatiana Stignev
Piano Duo/Four Hands:
Anthony Ginzburg, piano
14
Hewlett, NY
Benjamin Zaslavsky, piano
13
Brooklyn, NY
Students of Nataliya Khrapina
Piano Duo/Four Hands:
Christina Lee, piano
14
San Diego, CA
Cindy Chen, piano
13
San Diego, CA
Students of Tatiana Stignev
Piano Duo/Four Hands:
Katherine Zhao, piano
14
San Diego, CA
Shirley Xu, piano
14
San Diego, CA
Students of Tatiana Stignev
Piano Trio:
Yiju (Dylan) Chen, piano
15
Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Jiuxi (Tom) Wang, piano
13
Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Anthony Jiang, piano
13
Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Students of Tatiana Stignev
String Quartet:
Dongwoo Kang, violin
13
San Jose, CA
Donghyung Kang, cello
16
San Jose, CA
Brandon Kwon, viola
16
San Jose, CA
Aidan Kwon, violin
10
San Jose, CA
Students of Sonyoung Kang
THIRD PLACE WINNERS
Eva Rios, piano
11
Unionville, CT
Student of Alexander Gurin
Evan Kaplan, piano
11
Pelham, NY
Student of Natalia Budyonny
Grace Li, piano
11
San Jose, CA
Student of Dr. ZhaoZhao Yang
Hannah Court, piano
11
Houston, TX
Student of Dr. Kana Mimaki
Red Burns, piano
11
West Newton, MA
Student of Emily Burns
Serena Wu, piano
11
Solon, OH
Student of Xiaoling Anderson
Spencer Wang, piano
11
Hamel, MN
Student of Jiyoung Kim
Tuyen Nguyen, piano
11
Burlington, MA
Student of Elenye German and Rose Bogossian
Yutong Hua, piano
11
Beijing, China
Student of Liu Chao
Abigail Jin, piano
12
Brooklyn, NY
Andrew Zhou, piano
12
Blue Ash, OH
Student of Dr. Takako Hayase Frautschi
Arav Santhanam, piano
12
Auburndale, MA
Student of Helena Vesterman
Chenjia Ni, piano
12
San Diego, CA
Student of Tatiana Stignev
Emilia Salistra, piano
12
San Jose, CA
Student of Dr. Zhao Zhao Yang
Emily Chen, piano
12
Irvine, CA
Student of Emily Hung
Luca Song, piano
12
San Jose, CA
Student of Dr. Dante Lorenzo DiIanni
Nash Tsai, piano
12
Taipei City, Taiwan
Student of Mary Ko
Peter Lin, piano
12
Arcadia, CA
Student of Roger Wright
Run He (Kelly) Deng, piano
12
Beijing, China
Student of Wang Jue
Shangyang Xia, piano
12
Ann Arbor, MI
Student of Hsui-Hui Peng Chen
Sophia Cheng, piano
12
Sandy, UT
Student of Ya Liu
Spencer Sun, piano
12
Rochester Hills, MI
Student of Catherine Rollin
Andy Wang, piano
13
Mount Sinai, NY
Student of Rowena Arrieta
Claire Wang, piano
13
Novi, MI
Student of Hsiu-Hui Peng Chen
Eddy Kang, piano
13
Edmond, OK
Student of Jennifer Mihee Song
Ethan Chen, piano
13
Walnut, CA
Student of Hsin-I Sharon Cheng
Joshua Bold, piano
13
Gainesville, VA
Student of Aglaia Koras
Joyce Wang, piano
13
Cottonwood Heights, UT
Student of Ning Lu and Jie Lu
Lincoln Haggart-Ives, violin
13
Vaughan, Canada
Student of Peter Seminovs
Nicholas Zhu, piano
13
Vienna, VA
Student of David Kosutic
Rohan Dalal, piano
13
Hillsborough, CA
Student of Irina Carrenca
Andrew Huang, piano
14
Westlake, OH
Student of Esther Chu
Arthur Yeh, piano
14
Carmel, IN
Student of Ada Shebanova
Callum Lorimer, piano
14
Morgantown, WV
Student of Juliana Yap
Cindy Xue, piano
14
Ann Arbor, MI
Student of Hsiu-Hui Peng Chen
Cindy Yang, piano
14
Herndon, VA
Student of Jun Yang
Daniel Wang, piano
14
San Jose, CA
Student of Amy Hwang
Han Lim, piano
14
South Pasadena, CA
Student of Hanna Park
Jessica Sheng, piano
14
Chino Hills, CA
Student of Irene Yong
Jonathan Wang, piano
14
Charlotte, NC
Student of Irena Hramenkova
Kevin Joo, violin
14
Ann Arbor, MI
Student of Timothy Krohn and Solomia Soroka
Kyle Fleming, piano
14
Olathe, KS
Student of Ying-Yu Emily Yeh
Logan Yuan, piano
14
Avon, CT
Student of Pihsun Shih
Matthew Lin, piano
14
Wantagh, New York
Student of Yuka Yoshino
Michelle Li, piano
14
San Diego, CA
Student of Tatiana Stignev
Richard Bai, piano
14
Pleasanton, CA
Student of Yu-Ting Chen
Shani Su, piano
14
Walnut, CA
Student of Bohan Sung
Vidipt Someshwar, piano
14
Farmington, CT
Student of Alexander Gurin
Xiaoyu Geng, piano
14
Manvel, TX
Student of Yanzi Lin Pratt
YunHan Shen, piano
14
St. Johns, FL
Student of Kamila Shahtakhtinski and Shi-gu Zhang
Piano Duo/Four Hands:
Hima Thota
12
Saratoga, CA
Hita Thota
14
Saratoga, CA
Students of Anjela Asryan
Piano Quartet:
Alyona Chernikova, piano
15
Alamo, CA
Jacob Shusteff, piano
12
Piedmont, CA
Emma Osnovikov, piano
11
San Ramon, CA
Daria Kryuchkova, piano
12
Castro Valley, CA
Students of Agnes Avoyan
HONORABLE MENTION
Anya Dalal, piano
11
Hillsborough, CA
Student of Irina Carrenca
Danielle Lee, piano
11
Ann Arbor, MI
Student of Hsiu-Hui Peng Chen
Grayson Lee, piano
11
Boston, MA
Student of Mami Ienaga
Gwyneth Frank, piano
11
New York, NY
Student of Vivian Choi
Isabel Xiong, piano
11
Ann Arbor, MI
Student of Hsiu-Hui Chen
Jiahan Li, violin
11
Wellesley, MA
Student of Hsin-Lin Tsai
Leah Thomas, piano
11
Cupertino, CA
Student of Majhon Phillips
Leo Ying, piano
11
Weston, MA
Student of Rebecca Helm
Nia Zagar, violin
11
Princeton, NJ
Student of Min Sun Kim
Sofia De la Cruz, piano
11
Chagrin Falls, OH
Student of Cynthia Crotty
Alice Nadauld, piano
12
Holladay, UT
Student of Lindsey Wright
Anisa Chang, piano
12
San Jose, CA
Student of Daphne Lin
Arjun Lokesh, piano
12
Aurora, OH
Student of Cynthia Crotty
Bella Michael Provo, piano
12
Roswell, GA
Student of John Bennett and Johnson Gouvêa
Bernice Tang, piano
12
Richmond Hill, Canada
Student of Dr. Kui Min
Chloe Lin, piano
12
Ridgefield, CT
Student of Natalia Budyonny
Elina Suri, piano
12
Boston, MA
Student of Mami Ienaga
Emilia Salistra, voice
12
San Jose, CA
Student of Simona Snitkovskaya
Grace Kim, cello
12
Westbury , NY
Student of Jaydn Ryu
Josephyn Liao, piano
12
Solon, OH
Student of Cynthia Crotty
Julia Young, piano
12
Bethesda, MD
Student of Jaewon Lee
Seth Raphael, piano
12
Walnut Creek, CA
Student of Joseph Irrera
Twyla Morrison, violin
12
Gilbert, AZ
Student of Ruth Giauque
Alexander Zhao, piano
13
Chandler, AZ
Student of Yan Zhang
Amanda Chen, piano
13
Ann Arbor, MI
Student of Hsiu-Hui Chen
Ann-Mei Sun, piano
13
San Jose, CA
Student of Dr. ZhaoZhao Yang
Bella Giauque, violin
13
Queen Creek, AZ
Student of Monte Belknap and Monte Belknap
Briana Butera, piano
13
Newton, MA
Student of Mami Ienaga
Elise Liu, piano
13
Richmond, Canada
Student of Elizabeth Lee
Fiona Yan, piano
13
Saratoga, CA
Student of Yijia Ho
Hsien En Shannen Tay, piano
13
Singapore
Student of Monica Chen
Roma Shah, piano
13
Morgan Hill, CA
Student of Elena Paradies
Ruoshui Hu, piano
13
Danville, CA
Student of I-Ling Chen
Ryan Chin, piano
13
San Jose, CA
Student of Dr. Zhaozhao Yang
Scarlett Kaplan, piano
13
Pelham, NY
Student of Natalia Budyonny
Alex Li, piano
14
San Jose, CA
Student of Dr. Zhao Zhao Yang
Amy Liu, cello
14
San Jose, CA
Student of Carrie Tseng
Benjamin Amidei, piano
14
San Diego, CA
Student of Tatiana Stignev
Catherine Chong, violin
14
Bethesda, MD
Student of Richard Chang
Claire SooHoo, piano
14
Los Angeles, CA
Student of Sanaz Rezai
Jameel Maayah, piano
14
Marietta, GA
Student of Dr. Adriana Janse Van Rensburg
Kaitlyn Hetsko, piano
14
Murrieta, CA
Student of Yiyi Ku
Katie Zhang, piano
14
Bayonne, NJ
Student of Paul Vazopolos
Leilani Lee, piano
14
New Hyde Park, NY
Student of Ubaldo Diaz-Acosta
Liam Resnick, violin
14
Huntingdon Valley, PA
Student of Zhannet Martirosyan
Rena Wang, piano
14
Sudbury, MA
Student of Irina Vorderer
Rodrigo Landa Romero, piano
14
Mexico City, Mexico
Student of Rosa Maria Torner and Margarita de la Mora
Shishir Vargheese, piano
14
Overland Park, KS
Student of David Tauscher
Siyi Xu, piano
14
Irvine, CA
Student of Emily Huang
Sophia Mugin, piano
14
San Francisco, CA
Student of Natalya Borodulina
Sresth Gupta, viola
14
Princeton, NJ
Student of Paul Manulik
Yi Tian Zhang, piano
14
San Ramon, CA
Student of I-Ling Chen
Intermediate Category, Age Group 15 to 18:
NAME
AGE
CITY, STATE/COUNTRY
FIRST PLACE WINNERS
Katherine Yang, piano
15
Cumming, GA
Student of Alexander Wasserman
Kathryn Guo, violin
15
Cincinnati, OH
Student of Won-Bin Yim
Louisa Ma, violin
15
Chandler, AZ
Student of Susanne Rothaar
Melody Chang, piano
15
Irvine, CA
Student of Judy Huang
Adrian Zaragoza, piano
16
Davis, CA
Student of Richard Cionco
Austin Xie, piano
16
Wilton, CT
Student of Svitlana Fiorito
Christopher Yao, piano
16
Palo Alto, CA
Student of Su-Hui Yang
Julianne Huang, piano
16
New York, NY
Jennifer Liu, piano
17
Princeton, NJ
Student of Ingrid Clarfield
Skyler Feng, piano
17
Duluth, GA
Student of Ping Xu
Piano Duo/Four Hands:
Dailing Wu, piano
16
San Jose, CA
Dennis Wang, piano
17
San Jose, CA
Students of Dr. Irina Prilipko-Morgan
Helios Quartet:
Ava Cho, violin
15
Weston, CT
Kyle Shin, cello
17
Hamden, CT
Sarah Roberts, viola
17
Weston, CT
Noah Stein, violin
16
Guilford, CT
Students of Robert Smith
String Trio:
Donovan Williams, violin
16
Sandy Hook, VA
Student of Jocelyn Vorenburg
William Bullock, violin
16
Richmond, VA
Student of Helen Coulsen
John Mintz, violin
17
Richmond, VA
Student of Helen Coulsen
SECOND PLACE WINNERS
Derek Bao, piano
14
Rancho Mission Viejo, CA
Student of Ashot Hayrapetyan
Amy Palm, cello
15
Irvine, CA
Student of Lila Yang
Audrey Zhang, piano
15
Northville, MI
Student of Christopher Harding
Avyay Menon, violin
15
Trumbull, CT
Student of Shan Jiang
Caitlyn Stocki, Harp
15
Downers Grove, IL
Student of Lisa Boggess
Caroline Ma, viola
15
Chandler, AZ
Student of Susanne Rothaar
Catherine Cho, violin
15
Los Angeles, CA
Crystal Tang, piano
15
Houston, TX
Student of Rodolfo Morales
Doyoon Kim, violin
15
Sherman Oaks, CA
Student of Tammie Joo
Elizabeth Song, piano
15
Farmington, CT
Student of Anchie Donn
Jade Xu, piano
15
Canton, MI
Student of Hsiu-Hui Peng Chen
Joanna Cheng, piano
15
Oak Hill, VA
Student of Marjorie Lee
Nathan Mo, piano
15
Oak Hill, VA
Student of Evelyn Mo
Richard Sheng, piano
15
Pocatello, ID
Sarika Ahire, Harp
15
Frisco, TX
Student of Yumiko Schlaffer
Albert Chen, piano
16
Hinsdale, IL
Student of Sueanne Metz
Anna Guan, piano
16
San Ramon, CA
Student of Liza Yasnogorodsky
Avelyn Kulsomphob, piano
16
Holladay, UT
Student of Ya Liu
Benjamin Yang, piano
16
Springfield, IL
Student of Julia Tsien and Angela Mitchell-Simonson
Chiao Hsing Wang, double bass
16
Pleasanton, CA
Student of Stephen Tramontozzi
Daniel Kim, viola
16
Auckland, New Zealand
Student of Veronica Kim
Edward Kong, cello
16
Champaign, IL
Student of Dmitry Kouzov and Patrycja Likos
Eric Kim, cello
16
Irvine, CA
Student of Jenny Hyun-Seung Oh and Joslynne Blasdel
Hannah Noh, piano
16
Irvine, CA
Student of Dr. Joseph Matthews
Jessica Tang, piano
16
Johns Creek, GA
Student of Ping Xu
Kelly Gu, Guzheng
16
Herndon, VA
Student of Lei Gu
Kristen Hung, piano
16
Saratoga, CA
Student of Joyce Yang and Megan Chen
Laura Chen, piano
16
Tustin, CA
Student of Ning An
Shirley Wang, viola
16
Phoenix, AZ
Student of Susanne Rothaar
Sophia Hanner, violin
16
Pressbaum, Austria
Student of Prof. Arkadij Winokurow and M.Mag. Veronika Weber
Yiyi Ouyang, cello
16
Diamond Bar, CA
Student of Yanni Chen
Alex Dong, piano
17
Sandy, UT
Student of Ya Liu
Jack Szymanski, piano
17
Ridgewood, NJ
Student of Brian Doherty
Michelle Wang, piano
17
Cupertino, CA
Student of Megan Chen
Minseo Kim, violin
17
Phoenix, AZ
Student of Min Park
David Ban, piano
18
Wexford, PA
Student of David Allan Wehr
Kevin Rhee, cello
18
Fort lee, NJ
Student of Jungjoo Choi and Philo Lee
String Duo:
Hyeri Chun, violin
16
Tenafly, NJ
Chaehong Lim, violin
16
Scarsdale, NY
Students of Hanna Shin
THIRD PLACE WINNERS
Abigail Pak, piano
15
Clarksburg, MD
Student of Junghee Lee
Brandon Lee, viola
15
Chandler, AZ
Student of Susanne Rothaar
Catherine Chu, violin
15
Palo Alto, CA
Student of Davis Law
Fiona McBride, piano
15
San Mateo, CA
Student of Jing Yuan Cui
Harry Zhang, piano
15
Highland Park, IL
Student of Soo Young Lee
Jay Ren, piano
15
Rockville, MD
Student of Yevgeniya Oleshkevich
Jessica Chung, piano
15
Fairfax, VA
Student of Jun Yang
Jiarui Li, piano
15
San Ramon, CA
Student of I-Ling Chen
Joshua Cai, piano
15
Charlotte, NC
Student of Irena Hramenkova
Michelle Ho, piano
15
Alpharetta, GA
Student of Joanna Kim
Rachel Shim, cello
15
Irvine, CA
Student of Joe Cho
Sabrina Doll, piano
15
Richmond , KY
Student of Rachel Taylor
Sarah Liau, piano
15
Austin, TX
Student of Dr. Betty Mallard
Selena Yao, piano
15
San Jose, CA
Student of Shengxin Tang
Shen Khai Wong, piano
15
Singapore
Student of Dr. Khoo Hui Ling
Caroline Cubillos, piano
16
Plano, TX
Student of Christina Long
Carson He, piano
16
East Brunswick, NJ
Daniel Cao, violin
16
Trumbull, CT
Student of Shan Jiang
Dean Zhang, violin
16
Sutcliffe Park, MA
Student of Peter Zazofsky
Emily Cai, piano
16
Kingsport, TN
Student of Carol Stone
Eric Chow, piano
16
San Jose, CA
Erin Fitzgerald, piano
16
Austin, TX
Student of Shearon Horton
Eurie Seo, piano
16
Danville, CA
Student of Mihee Lee
Jason Louie, piano
16
Saratoga, CA
Student of Irina Morgan and Grant Kondo
Joy Ruo Nan Li, piano
16
San Ramon, Califonia
Student of I-Ling Chen
Kara Tao, piano
16
Chicago, IL
Kate Aizin, Guitar
16
San Diego, CA
Student of Andrey Chuguev
Nathan Mu, piano
16
Solon, OH
Student of Ella Karasik
Nathan Napier, piano
16
Amherst, NY
Student of Violeta Arakelova
Nicholas Meeker, piano
16
San Jose, CA
Student of Dr. Natalya Lundtvedt
Norman Zhao, piano
16
Cupertino, CA
Student of Amy Hwang
Samuel Katz, piano
16
Irvine, CA
Student of Sarkis Baltaian
Kateryna Tarnopolska, piano
16
Kyiv, Ukraine
Student of Honcharova Inna
Tianjian Bai, piano
16
Ann Arbor, MI
Student of Hsiu-Hui Peng Chen
Victoria Lam, violin
16
Los Altos, CA
Student of Jiwon Evelyn Kwark
William Baik, violin
16
Irvine, CA
Andrea Shang, piano
17
Wayland, MA
Brian Hsiao, piano
17
San Diego, CA
Student of Tatiana Stignev
Isabel Yi, violin
17
Ann Arbor, Mi
Student of Judy Blank
Lila Schweinfurth, violin
17
Portland, OR
Student of Clarisse Atcherson
Minha Kim, violin
17
Phoenix, AZ
Student of Min Park
Mitchell Litvinov, piano
17
Friendswood, TX
Student of Rodolpho Morales
Peter Choi, piano
17
Ontario, CA
Student of EunJung Lee
HONORABLE MENTION
Elise Kwon, piano
15
Diamond Bar, CA
Student of EunJung Lee
Evan Greenberg, piano
15
Alpharetta, GA
Student of Dr. Dilbar Khashimov
Gwendolyn Clores, piano
15
Jersey City, NJ
Student of Paul Vazopolos
Heather Wang, Guitar
15
New York, NY
Student of Tali Roth
Jack Bennett, piano
15
Tenafly, NJ
Student of Dan Rufolo
Jasper Li, piano
15
Sunnyvale, CA
Student of Megan Chen
Jordan Zukoff, piano
15
Tenafly, NJ
Student of Kevin Spencer Kendrick
Mei-Chun Lin, piano
15
Taipei City, Taiwan
Student of Mary Ko
Neela Gooty, piano
15
San Ramon, CA
Student of Yingwen Lewis
Raymond Lou, piano
15
Millbrae, CA
Student of Dr. Liang You
Roxie Curcuru, piano
15
Arlington, MA
Student of Rebecca Helm
Stacie Mach, piano
15
Rowland Heights, CA
Student of Sharon H. Cheng
Zhicheng Zhao, piano
15
Falls Church, VA
Student of Dr. Yao Lin
Ayanav Roy, piano
16
Mason, OH
Student of Sergei Polusmiak
Ellie Park, piano
16
Seoul, South Korea
Freya Nair, piano
16
Wanaque, NJ
Student of Elisabeth Nosal
Irene Yoh, violin
16
Makanda, IL
Ishani Spanier, violin
16
Knoxville, TN
Student of Mary Ann Fennell
Janine Jiang, piano
16
Danville, CA
Student of Yu-Ting Chen
Jayson Kim, piano
16
Carlsbad, CA
Student of Eunice Ahn
Jingyi Zhao, piano
16
Seal Beach, CA
Student of Shun-Lin Chou
Joy Wan, piano
16
Naperville, IL
Student of Esther Chang
Keshav Ramesh, piano
16
South Windsor, CT
Student of Rebecca M. Calissi
Lara Panda, piano
16
Fremont, CA
Student of Stella Shi
Lucas Zhu, piano
16
Lakeville, CT
Student of Wei Zhou
Patrick Zhang, piano
16
Irvine, CA
Student of Soo Lee
Rijul Jain, piano
16
San Jose, CA
Student of Matt Wang
Seo-Young (Kelly) Hwang, piano
16
San Diego, CA
Student of Eunice Ahn
Skyler Goldin, piano
16
Pleasantville, NY
Student of Arlene Portney
Sydney Lemley, piano
16
Morgantown, West VA
Student of Juliana Yap
Yung-sheng Lin, piano
16
Taipei City, Taiwan
Student of Mary Ko
Aditya Vargheese, piano
17
Overland Park, KS
Student of Alec Tauscher
Belle Bridgewater, piano
17
Allen, TX
Student of Christina Long
Charlie Nadauld, piano
17
Holladay, UT
Student of Lindsey Wright
Christina Cheng, piano
17
Los Altos, CA
Student of Jacob Brodski
Eric Chen, cello
17
Marietta, GA
Student of Guang Wang
Iliana Cruz, piano
17
San Antonio, TX
Student of Ann Howell
Julianne Tai, piano
17
Dallas, TX
Student of Trudy Emerick
Lisa Meng, piano
17
Sugar Land, TX
Student of Richard Marshall and Richard Marshall
Michelle Hsu, piano
17
Locust Valley, NY
Student of Hui-Yin Hsu
Minseo Kim, piano
17
Phoenix, AZ
Student of Dani Shraibman and Baruch Meir
Nolan Small, piano
17
Stafford, VA
Student of Susan Flinn
Zhaxi Bandan, piano
17
San Juan Capistrano, CA
Student of Emily Hung
Jason Zeng, piano
18
Novi, MI
Student of Catherine Rollin
Riddhi Mehta, piano
18
Foster City, CA
Student of Betty Liu
College Students and Professional Musicians Category:
NAME
AGE
CITY, STATE/COUNTRY
FIRST PLACE WINNERS
Aristotelis Papadimitriou, piano
26
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Student of Prof.Barbara Szczepanska
Bora Ryu, piano
35
Urbana, IL
Chen Wang, piano
26
East Lansing, MI
Student of Deborah Moriarty
Doyoung Park, piano
24
Los Angeles, CA
Student of Daniel Pollack and Korzhev Mikhail
Edoardo Turbil, piano
31
New York, NY
Student of Yoheved Kaplinsky
Gimin Hong, piano
31
New York, NY
Student of John Perry
Jiyoon Jeong, piano
34
Denton, TX
Student of Adam Wodnicki
Keke Luo, piano
22
Los Angeles, CA
Student of Bernadene Blaha
Lethicia Caravello, Harp
28
Brighton, MA
Student of Ina Zdorovetchi
Minju Lee, violin
33
Denton, TX
SeaKyung Hur, violin
34
Boston, MA
Student of I-fu Wang
Soojin Kang, piano
32
Interlochen, MI
Xiting Yang, piano
26
Ann Arbor, MI
Student of Logan Skelton
SECOND PLACE WINNERS
Chia-Li Wang, piano
29
Boston, MA
Fengchen Li, piano
26
Lexington, KY
Student of Irina Voro
Haemin Park, piano
23
Springfield, MO
Student of Hye-Jung Hong
Jason Chiu, piano
43
Albany, CA
Kriti Williams, violin
18
Braintree, MA
Student of Fudeko Takahashi Cohler
Peir-Shiuan Tang, piano
29
Austin, TX
Shuk Ki Wong, piano
28
Madison, WI
Student of Christopher Taylor
Soyeon Kang, piano
34
East Lansing, MI
Student of Margarita Shevchenko and Gila Goldstein
Trevor Natiuk, piano
19
Battle Ground, WA
Student of Dr. Jinhyang Park
Wan-Chun Hu, violin
25
Chicago, IL
Student of I-Hao Lee
Yera Kim, piano
27
State College, PA
Student of Christopher Guzman
Butterfly Duo:
Nayoung Choi, piano
26
Baton Rouge, LA
Student of Dr. Willis Delony and Dr. Kenneth Boulton
Unusdian Errandonea, cello
31
Baton Rouge, LA
Student of Dennis Parker
HONORABLE MENTION
Alexander Ronoyudo, piano
20
Malang, Indonesia
Student of Benjamin Loh
Sandhya Kilambi, piano
19
New York, NY
Student of Olga Gurevich
Seung-Hyun Lee, piano
23
Seoul, South Korea
Student of Jung-Eun Kim
Siwoon Park, piano
22
Placentia, CA
Student of Eun Jung Lee
Tanya Vegvary, piano
50
Sacramento, CA
Trent Ransom, violin
23
Farmington, CT
Student of I-Hao Lee
Veronika Weber, violin
28
Vienna, Austria
Xinshuang Jin, piano
26
Tallahassee, FL
Amateur Category:
NAME
AGE
CITY, STATE/COUNTRY
FIRST PLACE WINNERS
Anson Hui, piano
21
Markham, Canada
James Ye , piano
23
Plano, TX
Student of Dr. Christina Long
Melanie Richardson, piano
22
Melbourne, FL
Student of Jasmin Arakawa
SECOND PLACE WINNERS
Mary Yoon, piano
26
Flushing, NY
Student of Dr. Hyojin Rhim
Qiannan Zhao, viola
27
Wurtsboro, NY
HONORABLE MENTION
Kristina Ayanian, piano
22
Burlington, MA
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. To change a performance repertoire, a $55 fee must be submitted on the Contact Us page no later than two months prior to the Recital.
3. Extra performance time of up to 1 minute can be accepted for the Winners Recital with an additional fee of $100.
4. Only piano accompaniment can be used at the Winners Recital. No acoustic system will be provided.
5. Participants must bring their own piano accompanist. American Protégé does not provide piano accompanist, but can recommend one (contact the office).
6. 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.
7. All participants are responsible for their own expenses (travel, housing accommodations, etc.).
8. The total Recital and Photo Fee for Solo Participants is $400 and includes: Recital booklets with all Recital performers’ biographies and photos (for the booklet sample please click here), Certificate, Teacher’s Diploma, two (2) guests’ tickets and 20-30 digital photos taken by professional photographer during participant’s performance on stage. Participants and piano accompanists do not need tickets to be admitted to the backstage.
9. For Ensemble Member, Recital Fee is $250 per member plus $100 Photo Fee per group. The Recital and Photo Fees include: Recital booklets with all Recital performers’ biographies and photos (for the booklet sample please click here), Certificate, Teacher’s Diploma, two (2) guests’ tickets and 20-30 digital photos taken by professional photographer during ensemble’s performance on stage. Ensemble Members do not need tickets to be admitted to the backstage.
10. Recital and Photo Fees are not refundable.
11. During the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. participants, who are unable to or unwilling to take a risk to travel to NYC for the Recital, may request a Competition Winner’s Package with a non-refundable $300 fee. The Package includes online recognition, Winner’s Certificate, Teacher’s Diploma, four Booklets with biographies and photos, and participation Plaque Trophy. International participants may arrange a Package pickup or request a shipment to the friends or relative residing in the U.S. We do not mail packages internationally.
12. Photography and video/audio recording is not permitted for audience at Carnegie Hall.
13. Detailed Winners Recital Guidelines will be emailed to the participants.