International Vocal Competition 2022
The American Protégé International Vocal Competition is designed for singers who would like to challenge themselves in a very competitive environment. The Competition is open to solo vocalists and vocal groups of all ages, nationalities and countries.
Participants are required to submit video recording materials for the audition.
A panel of qualified judges will evaluate audition materials. All judges are independent, their students are not allowed to apply this season.
A record number of the talented singers from 21 countries applied for this year’s Competition: different U.S. states, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, China, Denmark, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Lithuania, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Thailand and United Arab Emirates.
Eligibility
We invite school students and adults to participate in the Competition. There is no age limit for the adult participants.
Multiple winners will be chosen in each of the following age groups:
| Category: | Age: |
| Young Singers | 5 - 10 |
| Junior | 11 - 14 |
| Intermediate | 15 - 17 |
| Amateur (without Professional Degree) | 18 and older |
| College students and professional singers | 18 and older |
Awards
Since the situation with COVID-19 Global Health Crisis is still uncertain, winners will be offered to perform at the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall on the dates to be announced, or to receive a Winner’s Package by mail.
$300 Scholarship, Judges’ Favorite Award Trophy, Judges’ Distinction Award Trophy and other Special Awards may be granted based on the judges’ recommendations.
International Vocal Competition 2022 Results:
Judges’ Distinction (Plaque Trophy) Award Winners
Daisy Close is a seventeen year old American Peruvian multidisciplinary performing artist focusing her many talents in music and film. This year she moved to New York to continue pursuing her career and education in the performing arts. Growing up, Daisy always had a strong passion and love for the performing arts which continues to grow stronger every day. “There’s just something so beautiful and magical when words become so powerful to a point where they must become expressed through music. Performing allows me to create a moment in time with both myself and the audience. I wouldn’t trade that moment for anything in the world, I truly believe performing is what I was always meant to do.” Taking classes in music throughout her entire life, Daisy has over ten years of training and experience in classical music as well as musical theatre and pop/R&B/soul music.
Fangzhen “Angelina” Wang, 17, is a 12th grade classical voice major student at Walnut Hill School for the Arts and a member of the National Youth Chorale at New England Conservatory of Music Preparatory School for 3 years. She recently won National 1st Place of the 2021 Classical Singer (CS) Music Fall Competition – Classical High School Group, and 1st place of the 2022 National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) – New England Chapter (7 States+Canada) – Classical High School Treble group. She also won the 1st Place in 2022 UMASS Young Artist Award. She has been on China Central Television (CCTV) many times. Additionally, she has won global second place at the 2020 Hong Kong International Music Festival, is a certified Artist of 2021 CS Music organization, and is winner of the 2021 National Association of Teachers of Singing Competition (NATS) – Boston Chapter. Angelina founded a non-profit art organization called Greenshade Arts which helps the teenagers under 18 who want to study arts but cannot afford studying arts.
Wanru Li (Arabella Yoyo Li) is 9 years old and a third-grade student in Tianjin, China. Currently, she is the lead singer of the school band-Six Shooters. She began her vocal study at the age of 7 and since then has participated in a variety of recitals. Yoyo won 1st place in the 17th Art Festival of World Chinese Adolescents at the age of 8. She was the First Place Winner at the 11th UK Royal International Art Competition 2022. She was also the First Place Winner at the International Music Competition Vienna “”Grand Prize Virtuoso” 2022 and the First Place Winner at the International Music Competition London “Grand Prize Virtuoso”. More recently, Yoyo was awarded the First Prize of Summa Cum Laude International Youth Music Festival in the category Vocal at China Preliminary Round in June 2022. Yoyo is a talented and energetic girl. She is very gifted at composing songs and lyrics. She also plays piano and enjoys reading, writing, drawing, pingpang ball and football.
| Name | Age | City/State/Country |
| First Place Winners: | ||
| Young Singers Category, Age 5 to 10: | ||
| Opera Aria | ||
| Kai-Ri Hsueh | 10 | Fremont, CA |
| Student of MinSheng Yang and Alexander Katsman | ||
| Ryan Wang | 10 | Short Hills, NJ |
| Student of Henry Chen | ||
| Yan Qing Chen | 10 | Singapore |
| Student of Stella Zhou | ||
| Broadway/Musical Theatre/Jazz | ||
| Claire Sim | 8 | Singapore |
| Student of Khor Ai Ming and Ong Jean Wei | ||
| Perri So | 8 | Palo Alto, CA |
| Student of Kayla Wilfong | ||
| Akira Puttisombat | 9 | Bangkruay, Thailand |
| Student of Nattaporn Meeboon | ||
| Kunpichar Pasingchob | 9 | Chanthaburi, Thailand |
| Student of Sasicha Piriyatanakorn | ||
| Wanru Li | 9 | Tianjin, China |
| Student of Cameron Richardson and Xingchen He | ||
| Gelise Sze Ning Ong | 10 | Singapore |
| Student of Khor Ai Ming and Ong Jean Wei | ||
| Junior Category, Age 11 to 14: | ||
| Opera Aria | ||
| Olivia Xia | 12 | San Diego, CA |
| Student of Wei Feng | ||
| Akshi Malhotra | 14 | Cupertino, CA |
| Student of Haruna Shiokawa-Mo | ||
| Classical Repertoire | ||
| Kate Ching Chao Rui | 11 | Singapore |
| Student of Alexandra Novicova | ||
| Amrita Sarangi | 12 | Blacksburg, VA |
| Student of Ella Kromin | ||
| Sophia Peng | 14 | Weston, MA |
| Student of Zhuge Zeng | ||
| Broadway/Musical Theatre/Jazz | ||
| Mary Burklin | 12 | Smyrna, GA |
| Student of Adriana Janse van Rensburg | ||
| Nicole Hodges | 12 | Spring, TX |
| Student of Carol Hodgin | ||
| NiuNiu Zhang | 12 | Potomac, MD |
| Student of Sonia Yon | ||
| Elaina Stuppler | 13 | Lake Grove, OR |
| Student of Lauren Congelli | ||
| Jyotsnaa Jayashanker | 13 | Singapore |
| Student of Maykala R. Subramaniam | ||
| Vocal Trio: | ||
| Reine Lim | 12 | Singapore |
| Jernice Tan | 11 | Singapore |
| Kemi Tan | 12 | Singapore |
| Students of Jade Kerr and Deniece Grace Foo | ||
| Intermediate Category, Age 15 to 17: | ||
| Opera Aria | ||
| Annie Song Wang | 15 | Vancouver, Canada |
| Student of Leo Liu | ||
| Danica Pham | 15 | San Jose, CA |
| Student of Patricia Poluchowicz and Eleazar Inciarte | ||
| Fangzhen Wang | 17 | Dongguan City, China |
| Raeanne Wong | 16 | Singapore |
| Student of Leslie Tay | ||
| Classical Repertoire | ||
| Guanru Li | 15 | Shanghai, China |
| Student of Ruoyi Fang and Tianyi Chen | ||
| Rugile Klimaityte | 15 | Vilnius, Lithuania |
| Student of Laima Domikaite and Vaiva Blaziene | ||
| Alexandra Bae | 16 | Livingston, NJ |
| Student of Hyeyoung Kang | ||
| Croix Ellison | 17 | Bowie, MD |
| Emma Puscalau | 17 | London, Canada |
| Student of Jocelyn Rasmussen and Mary Setrakian | ||
| Joshua Koo | 17 | New City, NY |
| Student of Daniel Ihnkyu Lee and Ronald Cappon | ||
| Lucie Lin | 17 | Palo Alto, CA |
| Student of Eun-Mee Ko | ||
| Nicole Rogus | 17 | Hawthorn Woods, IL |
| Broadway/Musical Theatre/Jazz | ||
| Saachi Argal | 15 | Karnataka, India |
| Student of Sandra Oberoi | ||
| Alexis Tuchinda | 16 | Los Altos, CA |
| Student of Kyle Jones | ||
| Avril Brown | 16 | Fremont, CA |
| Student of Lin Pan | ||
| Eloise Wong | 16 | Singapore |
| Ilsa Messner | 16 | Mableton, GA |
| Student of Dr. Adrian Janse Van Rensburg | ||
| Daisy Close | 17 | Lavon, TX |
| Student of Amanda Noboa and Annette Tanner | ||
| Katherine Silverman | 17 | Tarzana, CA |
| Student of Addie Sinclair and John Touchton | ||
| Shreya Krishnan | 17 | Colorado Springs, CO |
| Student of Krithika Prashant | ||
| Folk/Traditional | ||
| Neil Hong | 16 | Vancouver, Canada |
| Student of Alan Corbishley | ||
| Category College Students and Professional Singers: | ||
| Opera Aria | ||
| Urfan Jafarov | 26 | Baku, Azerbaijan |
| Student of Prof. Khuraman Gasimova | ||
| Alina Cherkasova | 28 | Aberdeen, NC |
| Tingyu Yan | 28 | Morgantown, WV |
| Student of Hope Koehler | ||
| Shuni Wang | 35 | Edgewood, WA |
| Student of Pam Casella | ||
| Classical Repertoire | ||
| Yuwan Zhang | 22 | Towson, MD |
| Student of Jennifer Blades | ||
| Amateur Category: | ||
| Opera Aria | ||
| Huangxing Li | 31 | Bellevue, WA |
| Student of Miriam Gordon-Stewart | ||
| Kaitie Fernandez Lawson | 35 | Raleigh, NC |
| Student of Lora Fabio and Jordan Schreiner | ||
| Courtney Daniels | 41 | Woodland, CA |
| Student of Heidi Moss Ericson | ||
| Classical Repertoire | ||
| Kimia Afkhami | 20 | Tehran, Iran |
| Student of Hadi Rosat | ||
| Kevin Li | 21 | Vancouver, Canada |
| Student of Janna Baty | ||
| Jacob Soulliere | 22 | Phoenix, AZ |
| Student of Marlena Malas and Mary Sue Hyatt | ||
| Second Place Winners: | ||
| Young Singers Category, Age 5 to 10: | ||
| Opera Aria | ||
| Lucia Sarang Bitian Yoon | 10 | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Student of Na Young Kim | ||
| Classical Repertoire | ||
| Sophia Gu | 5 | San Jose, CA |
| Student of Anne Yung | ||
| Pieta Baca | 6 | Laguna Niguel, CA |
| Student of Hea Suk Park | ||
| Julien Zhou | 9 | Livermore, CA |
| Student of Jumi Lee Kim | ||
| Ryan Wang | 10 | Short Hills, NJ |
| Student of Henry Chen | ||
| Yan Qing Chen | 10 | Singapore |
| Student of Stella Zhou | ||
| Broadway/Musical Theatre/Jazz | ||
| Adeline Yui Chi Wong | 6 | Hong Kong |
| Student of Dr. Etta Fung | ||
| Olivia Ho | 6 | Singapore |
| Honor Grace Ward | 7 | Singapore |
| Student of Khor Ai Ming and Amelia Tang | ||
| Richard Tang | 7 | Brooklyn, NY |
| Student of Carl Hsu and Ying Li | ||
| Fleur Loh | 9 | Singapore |
| Student of Kor Ai Ming and Ong Jean Wei | ||
| Angelina Tong | 10 | Johns Creek, GA |
| Student of Katya Gruzglina and Tina Cui | ||
| Chloe Anh Duong Mai | 10 | Singapore |
| Student of Deniece Grace Foo and Jade Kerr | ||
| Shuhan Yang | 10 | Austin, TX |
| Student of Eugene Brancoveanu and Lin Pan | ||
| Vocal Duet: | ||
| Yin Qi Teo | 10 | Singapore |
| Bethany Kua | 10 | Singapore |
| Students of Jade Kerr and Deniece Grace Foo | ||
| Folk/Traditional | ||
| James Yeh | 8 | Newton, MA |
| Student of Bingchuan Wan | ||
| Fleur Loh | 9 | Singapore |
| Student of Kor Ai Ming and Ong Jean Wei | ||
| Shengyi Liu | 9 | Singapore |
| Student of Khor Ai Ming and Ong Jean Wei | ||
| Abigail Yang | 10 | Fremont, CA |
| Student of Lin Pan | ||
| Lily Mei | 10 | Basking Ridge, NJ |
| Student of Rebecca Ruivenkamp-Galecki and Linli Ye | ||
| Ryan Wang | 10 | Short Hills, NJ |
| Student of Henry Chen | ||
| Junior Category, Age 11 to 14: | ||
| Opera Aria | ||
| Treya Ghosh | 13 | Holmdel, NJ |
| Student of Elisa Girlando and Megan Gorrell | ||
| Christie Kim | 14 | Ridgewood, NJ |
| Student of Lara Nie | ||
| Katerina Witte | 14 | San Jose, CA |
| Student of Lyutsina Kazachenko | ||
| Sophia Peng | 14 | Weston, MA |
| Student of Zhuge Zeng | ||
| Classical Repertoire | ||
| Atisha Chermjutidham | 11 | Bangkok, Thailand |
| Student of Sasinee Aswajesdakul and Kanokkan Glomchum | ||
| Juliet Lee | 11 | Vienna, VA |
| Student of Sonia Yon | ||
| Beatrice Jean Consolata Gobang | 13 | Bekasi, Indonesia |
| Student of Aning Katamsi | ||
| Dueansong Leelapatana | 14 | Bangkok, Thailand |
| Student of Zion Daoratanahong | ||
| Jessica Demkiw | 14 | Singapore |
| Student of Khor Ai Ming and Sarocharat Tosrisawatkasem | ||
| Broadway/Musical Theatre/Jazz | ||
| Catherine Wang | 11 | Eastchester, NY |
| Student of Vivian Fang Liu | ||
| Cayden Tan | 11 | New York, NY |
| Student of Sun Young Chang | ||
| Kaylynn Cho | 11 | Seoul, South Korea |
| Student of Serena Min and Morgan Weed | ||
| Sophie Elizabeth Chew | 11 | Singapore |
| Student of Khor Ai Ming and Ong Jean Wei | ||
| Amrita Sarangi | 12 | Blacksburg, VA |
| Student of Ella Kromin | ||
| Charlize Tan | 13 | New York, NY |
| Student of Sun Young Chang | ||
| Jocelyn Lin | 13 | Brooklyn, NY |
| Student of Carl Hsu and Ying Li | ||
| Lucie Brown | 13 | Delray Beach, FL |
| Student of Marina Hogue | ||
| Rasamita Terdtoontaveedej | 13 | Bangkok, Thailand |
| Student of Kanokkan Glomchum | ||
| Tomas Gonzalez | 13 | McAllen, TX |
| Student of Maria Avalos | ||
| Vivian Sun | 13 | Fremont, CA |
| Student of Kelly Clarke | ||
| Abigail Ribakoff | 14 | Los Angeles, CA |
| Student of Sara Edwards and Carol Tingle | ||
| Jessica Demkiw | 14 | Singapore |
| Student of Khor Ai Ming and Sarocharat Tosrisawatkasem | ||
| Katie Miller | 14 | Eastchester, NY |
| Student of Sun Young Chang | ||
| Ronan Mailhot | 14 | Bethesda, MD |
| Student of Jeff Webb and Jouli Berejinskaya | ||
| Sarah Serena Thompson | 14 | Atlanta, GA |
| Student of Adriana Janse van Rensburg | ||
| Folk/Traditional | ||
| Angelina Ding | 12 | Sudbury, MA |
| Student of Zhuge Zeng | ||
| Sophia Peng | 14 | Weston, MA |
| Student of Zhuge Zeng | ||
| Intermediate Category, Age 15 to 17: | ||
| Opera Aria | ||
| Estella Sky Keyoung | 15 | Newport Beach, CA |
| Student of Kathleen Martin | ||
| Viveka Saravanan | 15 | Lake Forest, CA |
| Student of Kathleen Martin | ||
| Olivia Taylor-Gao | 16 | San Jose, CA |
| Student of Patricia Poluchowics | ||
| Nicole Rogus | 17 | Hawthorn Woods, IL |
| Classical Repertoire | ||
| Arushi Sharma | 15 | San Jose, CA |
| Student of Anna Yelizarova | ||
| En Sarah Ho | 15 | Singapore |
| Student of Khor Ai Ming | ||
| Estella Sky Keyoung | 15 | Newport Beach, CA |
| Student of Kathleen Martin | ||
| Claire Wu | 16 | Johns Creek, GA |
| Student of Margaret Liu | ||
| Csepke Sallai | 16 | Vienna, VA |
| Student of Sonia Yon | ||
| Elisa Chung | 16 | East Brunswick, NJ |
| Student of Hyun Jin Nam | ||
| Sriya Bandyopadhyay | 16 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| Student of Hui Jing Ng | ||
| Xingmeng Liu | 16 | Fullerton, CA |
| Student of Xin Xin Sun Martin | ||
| Andrew Kim | 17 | Closter, NJ |
| Student of Yohan Yi | ||
| Chloe Han | 17 | Palm Beach, FL |
| Student of Marilyn Mims | ||
| Broadway/Musical Theatre/Jazz | ||
| Abigail Rong | 15 | Alpharetta, GA |
| Student of Xianyu Cui | ||
| Diya Iyer | 15 | Saratoga, CA |
| Student of Margie Alejandro | ||
| En Sarah Ho | 15 | Singapore |
| Student of Khor Ai Ming | ||
| Kyana Chainani | 15 | Singapore |
| Sarah Vohra | 15 | Cupertino, CA |
| Student of Sonia | ||
| Sophie Jaquish | 15 | Saratoga, CA |
| Student of Eugene Brancoveanu and Lin Pan | ||
| Laya Ragunathan | 16 | Frisco, TX |
| Student of Kara Hanson | ||
| Michael Zhou | 16 | Surrey, Canada |
| Sinchana Nama | 16 | Fremont, CA |
| Student of Leah Hinton | ||
| Uttara Natarajan | 16 | Saratoga, CA |
| Student of Margie Alejandro | ||
| Rhea Verghese | 17 | San Francisco, CA |
| Student of Linda Balliro | ||
| Category College Students and Professional Singers: | ||
| Opera Aria | ||
| Yuhan Sun | 31 | Newark, CA |
| Broadway/Musical Theatre/Jazz | ||
| Nana Tazunoki | 22 | Kawasaki, Japan |
| Genevieve Shi | 27 | New York, NY |
| Student of Mary Saunders-Barton | ||
| Amateur Category: | ||
| Classical Repertoire | ||
| Jaroslaw Kalas | 20 | Syddanmark, Denmark |
| Student of Jens Krogsgaard | ||
| Third Place Winners: | ||
| Young Singers Category, Age 5 to 10: | ||
| Classical Repertoire | ||
| Shengyi Liu | 9 | Singapore |
| Student of Khor Ai Ming and Ong Jean Wei | ||
| Angelina Tong | 10 | Johns Creek, GA |
| Student of Katya Gruzglina and Tina Cui | ||
| Broadway/Musical Theatre/Jazz | ||
| Brynna Portella | 9 | New York, NY |
| Student of Sun Young Chang | ||
| Punrawee Treekanokwittaya | 9 | Bangkok, Thailand |
| Student of Sareeporn Sangboonnum | ||
| Shengyi Liu | 9 | Singapore |
| Student of Khor Ai Ming and Ong Jean Wei | ||
| Lily Mei | 10 | Basking Ridge, NJ |
| Student of Rebecca Ruivenkamp-Galecki and Linli Ye | ||
| Megan Kate Lim Montefrio | 10 | Singapore |
| Student of Khor Ai Ming and Jean Ong | ||
| Sophie Chan | 10 | Singapore |
| Student of Deniece Grace Foo and Jade Kerr | ||
| Folk/Traditional | ||
| Honor Grace Ward | 7 | Singapore |
| Student of Khor Ai Ming and Amelia Tang | ||
| Junior Category, Age 11 to 14: | ||
| Opera Aria | ||
| Ying Yau Ho | 11 | Kowloon, Hong Kong |
| Student of Dr. Etta Fung | ||
| Phoebe Oh | 14 | Seoul, South Korea |
| Student of Tom Ford | ||
| Classical Repertoire | ||
| Kailey Sunwoo | 11 | Demarest, NJ |
| Student of HyeYoung Kang | ||
| Catherine Ji | 12 | Alpharetta, GA |
| Student of Qian Li | ||
| Lauren Kim | 12 | Englewood Cliffs, NJ |
| Student of Hye Young Kang | ||
| Jeneve Lee | 13 | Seoul, South Korea |
| Student of Eugene Kang | ||
| Broadway/Musical Theatre/Jazz | ||
| Chanyanuch Korboonchuay | 11 | Bangkok, Thailand |
| Student of Kanokkan Glomchum | ||
| Anne Gao | 12 | McLean, VA |
| Student of Sonia Yon | ||
| Thanisi Mukkamala | 12 | Fremont, CA |
| Student of Haerim Park | ||
| Madhura Natarajan | 13 | Saratoga, CA |
| Student of Margie Alejandro | ||
| Minseung Mimi Kim | 13 | Seoul, South Korea |
| Student of Eugene Kang | ||
| Nicole Podolskaya | 13 | San Bruno, CA |
| Student of Anna Yelizarova | ||
| Ria Abraham | 13 | Saratoga, CA |
| Student of Margie Alejandro | ||
| Sophia Zhu | 13 | Saratoga, CA |
| Student of Margie Alejandro | ||
| Aadhya Naveen | 14 | Saratoga, CA |
| Student of Margie Alejandro | ||
| Edison Peng | 14 | Palo Alto, CA |
| Student of Eugene Brancoveanu | ||
| Vocal Duet: | ||
| Jeneve Lee | 13 | Seoul, South Korea |
| Minseung Mimi Kim | 13 | Seoul, South Korea |
| Students of Eugene Kang | ||
| Folk/Traditional | ||
| Allison Zhou | 13 | Santa Clara, CA |
| Student of Haruna Shiokawa-Mo | ||
| Intermediate Category, Age 15 to 17: | ||
| Opera Aria | ||
| Haley Park | 15 | Whitestone, NY |
| Student of Kang Hye Young | ||
| Yehong Jiang | 15 | Los Altos, CA |
| Student of Mingsheng Yang | ||
| Classical Repertoire | ||
| Claire Jing | 15 | Alpharetta, GA |
| Student of Qian Li | ||
| Riko Hatanaka | 15 | San Jose, CA |
| Diyar Danny Ertas | 16 | Secaucus, NJ |
| Student of Richard T. Adams | ||
| Jeffrey Yang | 16 | Irvine, CA |
| Minhyuk Lee | 16 | Alexandria, VA |
| Student of Barbara Hollinshead and Dr. Jeongmin Wee | ||
| Priyanjali Roychowdhury | 16 | Basking Ridge, NJ |
| Student of Katie Barnard | ||
| Tarini Chowla | 16 | Bangkok, Thailand |
| Student of Yaowapa Hoisungwarn | ||
| Broadway/Musical Theatre/Jazz | ||
| Evelyn Koo | 15 | Seoul, South Korea |
| Student of Eugene Kang | ||
| Ruby Arun | 15 | Inverness, IL |
| Student of Melinda Alberty | ||
| Sara Deo | 15 | Edison, NJ |
| Student of Rachel Hwang | ||
| Sophie Cheung | 15 | Menlo Park, CA |
| Student of Liya Fang | ||
| Aadeetiya Jayashanker | 16 | Singapore |
| Student of Maykala R Subramaniam | ||
| Ethan Taylor | 16 | Vienna, VA |
| Student of Sonia Yon | ||
| Jonathan Daniel | 16 | Smyrna, GA |
| Student of Adriana van Rensburg | ||
| Lilian Wang | 16 | Cupertino, CA |
| Student of Eugene Brancoveanu and Lin Pan | ||
| Emily Santana | 17 | Riverside, CA |
| Amateur Category: | ||
| Opera Aria | ||
| Lailak Hatem | 42 | Bangkok, Thailand |
| Student of Zion Daoratanahong | ||
| Folk/Traditional | ||
| Vocal Duet: | ||
| John Kwon | 18 | Gyeonggi-do, South Korea |
| Youngsung Sim | 17 | Gyeonggi-do, South Korea |
| Students of Cindy Choi and Eunyoung (Becky) Park | ||
| Honorable Mention: | ||
| Young Singers Category, Age 5 to 10: | ||
| Classical Repertoire | ||
| Megan Kate Lim Montefrio | 10 | Singapore |
| Student of Khor Ai Ming and Jean Ong | ||
| Broadway/Musical Theatre/Jazz | ||
| Lina Ye | 7 | Bogart, GA |
| Student of Xiaohan Chen | ||
| Charlene Cho | 9 | Seoul, South Korea |
| Student of Serena Min and Morgan Weed | ||
| Olivia Chen | 10 | Plainview, NY |
| Student of Lillian Guo | ||
| William Foon | 10 | Orinda, CA |
| Student of Leslie Noel Hansen and Danielle Aversa | ||
| Folk/Traditional | ||
| Victoria Stepanyan | 10 | Lexington, MA |
| Student of Victoria Avetisyan | ||
| Junior Category, Age 11 to 14: | ||
| Classical Repertoire | ||
| Benoit Pelchat | 14 | Moraga, CA |
| Student of Min-Sheng Yang | ||
| Broadway/Musical Theatre/Jazz | ||
| Ashrita Nagalla | 12 | Frisco, TX |
| Student of Angie Rivas | ||
| Madeleine Copeland | 14 | North Tonawanda, NY |
| Student of Gionna Mariano | ||
| Intermediate Category, Age 15 to 17: | ||
| Opera Aria | ||
| Vocal Duet: | ||
| Phoebe Oh | 15 | Seoul, South Korea |
| Evelyn Koo | 15 | Seoul, South Korea |
| Students of Eugene Kang | ||
| Classical Repertoire | ||
| Ruby Arun | 15 | Inverness, IL |
| Student of Melinda Alberty | ||
| Broadway/Musical Theatre/Jazz | ||
| Hannah Gluckman | 16 | Pittsford, NY |
| Student of Diane Abrahamian | ||
| Zitao (Richard) Zhu | 17 | Syosset, NY |
| Student of Michael McAvoy | ||
| Folk/Traditional | ||
| Ruby Arun | 15 | Inverness, IL |
| Student of Melinda Alberty | ||
Other applicants received Diploma of Participation
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL WINNERS!
Winners Recital Information
1. Each participant will be notified about the Competition results after the Artistic Director releases the Competition placements. Winners of the Competition will perform one piece selected by the judges from the participant’s audition repertoire.
2. To change a performance repertoire, the participant must submit a link to the new piece video recording and a $55 fee not later than two months before the Concert.
3. Only piano accompaniment can be used at the Winners Recital. Only one grand piano will be available at the Weill Recital Hall. No acoustic system will be provided.
4. Participants must bring their own piano accompanist. American Protégé does not provide piano accompanist, but can recommend one (contact the office).
5. Performance time limit for the School Students categories is under 5 minutes; for the Amateur category – under 6 minutes and for the College Students/Professionals category – under 7 minutes.
6. Extra performance time of up to 1 minute can be accepted for the Winners Recital with an additional fee of $100.
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. Each Winner will perform at one Recital. Recital date and time will be offered to the Winner, based on the Competition results.
9. 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.
10. All participants are responsible for their own expenses (travel, housing accommodations, etc.).
11. During the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. participants, who are unable to or unwilling to travel to NYC for the safety reasons, 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 shipment to the friends or relatives residing in the U.S. We do not mail packages internationally.
12. Detailed Winners Recital Guidelines will be emailed to the participants.