International Music Talent Competition Spring 2011
The American Protégé International Music Talent Competition 2011 was open to all instrumentalists (piano, winds, strings, brass, traditional, etc), vocalists and traditional folk and jazz groups of all nationalities and countries.
Concerts were held at the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall and Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Center
Click here to see March 6, 2011 Recital Program.
| American Protégé Star Performer Award Winner
Griffin Stoller, 16, of Belvedere, California, began studying Classical Violin with Yoko Acheson at age two. While Classical music has remained his primary focus, as he matured musically, he added Jazz and Folk/Traditional styles to his violin repertoire. He has won American String Teachers Association Alternative Styles Award in 2005, “Outstanding Soloist” Award at the Stanford Jazz workshop in 2008 and the prestigious Gershwin Award, from the Ira and Lenore Gershwin Trust in 2008. In 2009, he won the US National Title “Best Male Entertainer” for his performance of Vieuxtemps’ “Souvenir d’ Amerique” at the National Old-Time Fiddle Championships in Idaho; this was the first time this prize was awarded for Classical music. Griffin currently studies Classical violin with Deborah Tien Price of the New Century Chamber Orchestra and Jazz violin with two-time Grammy Award winner Evan Price of the Turtle Island Quartet. He also had the honor of studying with Rachel Barton Pine in 2009 |
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American Protégé
International Music Talent Competition 2011
| First Place Winners: | ||
| School Students Category | Age | Country/State |
| Yi Ting Ong, Piccolo | 7 | Singapore |
| Student of Larisa Tupitsyna | ||
| Augusta Campoli, Voice | 11 | Ontario, Canada |
| Student of Paul Campoli | ||
| Yao Zhang, Cello | 11 | Beijing, China |
| Student of Weiling Li | ||
| Naomi Druskic, Piano | 12 | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Student of Prof. Vera Verbic | ||
| Hiu Sing Fan, Violin | 14 | New York, NY |
| Student of Stephen Clapp | ||
| Carolyn Craig, Piano | 14 | Knoxville, TN |
| Student of Fay Adams | ||
| Jocelyn Zhu, Violin | 16 | Canton, MS |
| Student of Song Xie | ||
| Griffin Stoller, Violin | 16 | Belvedere, CA |
| Student of Deborah Tien Price | ||
| Adults Category | ||
| Eduardo Montero Mata, piano | 19 | Heredia, Costa Rica |
| Student of Luis Monge | ||
| Kyung Hwa Cho, piano | 31 | Arlington, TX |
| Student of Dr. Young-Hyun Cho | ||
| Weiling Li, Cello | 32 | Beijing, China |
| Student of Anthony Clark | ||
| Wen Yihong, Piano | 32 | Beijing, China |
| Student of Zhang Shigu | ||
| Heather Calvete, Soprano | 37 | Rossmoor, CA |
| Student of Cynthia Munzer | ||
Other applicants received Diploma of Participation.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL WINNERS!