International Music Talent Competition Fall 2016

The American Protégé International Music Talent Competition Fall 2016 was open to all instrumentalists (piano, winds, strings, brass, traditional, etc.), vocalists and traditional folk and jazz groups of all nationalities and countries. Participants were required to submit video recording materials for the audition. American Protégé is looking for genuinely talented people, who have creativity and stage charisma.

We invite talented performers of any age and genre to participate in the Competition.

Awards

Winners performed on

Saturday, December 24, 2016 at 1:00 PM at the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall
Sunday, April 16, 2017 (Easter) at 3:30 PM at the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall

Additional Spring – Summer 2017 Recital dates were offered to the Winners.

American Protégé

Music Talent Competition Fall 2016 Results:

Judges’ Distinction Award and First Place Winners​​

Megan Zhiyan Phuan, 4 years old from Singapore, started piano lessons a year ago with Christine Gan Siew Hui. Naturally musical, she developed a keen interest in piano playing under the Ms Gan’s tutelage.  She enjoys performing and her passion in music is evident at a young age. She was awarded First Prize and Exceptional Young Talent Special Prize at the Grand Prize Virtuoso International Music Competition, in which she had her debut performance at Wiener Saal Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria.  She was also awarded the Gold Prize at the 6th Singapore Performers’ Festival & Chamber Music Competition 2016 in Singapore.  She also participated in the Bach in the Subways 2016, the 6th annual international celebration of the music of J.S. Bach to his 331st birthday held in March 2016.  She performed Bach’s Music on both the piano and the violin.
Benjamin Luo, 7, from Apex North Carolina, began his piano study with Florence Ko when he was 5.  He has since placed in various local, state and international piano competitions.  At age 6 he won a second place in RPTA Young Artist Piano Audition.  In 2016, he is the first place winner of The Art of Piano – International Great Composer Competition.  He also won the title “Page Boy of Music” of the NC Federation of Music Clubs State Royalty Competition, first place of NC Federation of Music District Junior Scholarship Competition and first place of the RPTA Young Artist Piano Audition Senior Level.  He is the youngest competition winner in history in this category.
Justin R. Nguyen, 16, is a junior at Irvine High School.  He began learning how to play the viola in fourth grade at his local elementary school. He has been a member of the IUSD Elementary, Middle, and High School Honor Orchestras, Pacific Symphony Youth Orchestra, California All-Southern High School Honor Orchestra, and California All-State High School Symphony Orchestra. As a sophomore, Justin completed both the California Certificate of Merit for Viola and Piano Level 10 Advanced.  Justin won first prize in the Viola Open II Competition at the Southwestern Youth Music Festival 2016. Justin also has great interests in other activities and competitions such as the Math League, American Math Competitions, MathCounts, and National History Day.

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL WINNERS!