International Vocal Competition 2023
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 18 countries applied for this year’s Competition: different U.S. states, Canada, China, Curacao, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Latvia, Malaysia, Republic of Georgia, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and United Atab 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 in March – June 2024 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 2023 Results:
Judges’ Distinction (Plaque Trophy) Award Winners
Ryan Wang, from Short Hills, New Jersey. He started learning to sing at age seven. He won first place in the 2023 Music International Grand Prix. He is the 1st Place Winner of American Protégé Vocal Competition and American Protégé Romantic Music, 2nd place in American Protégé International Music Talent Competition in 2022. He is the 1st Place Winner of the 2022 American Classical Young Musician Award of Voice. He is 1st prize in the 2022 Little Mozarts International Competition and the 1st prize in the 2022 and 2021 PRIMA Volta Music Competitions. 1st place in the 2022 IGMC competition. He is a Apex International Music Competition Grand Award winner of 2023. He is the 1st place winner of the 2022 AVIMC. Ryan is multiple winner of NJMTA competitions and auditions. As the lead singer of a Children’s Choir, he performed for five years at the NJSO’s Lunar New Year Concert. He is an acclaimed National Anthem singer.
Evolette Alexandra, a talented 10-year-old singer from Jakarta Indonesia. Ever since she was a little girl, Evolette loved to sing and perform in front of anyone who would listen. Her parents noticed her talent at an early age and encouraged her to pursue her passion for music. Evolette began taking voice lessons and performing in local talent shows and school concerts. Her dedication and hard work paid off when she won a prestigious international vocal competition, a Gold Medal Junior Vocal at the World Championship of Performing Arts 2022, First Prize in Young Artist at the New York Global Music Competition 2022, Second Prize at We Sing Pop Competition 2022 and First Prize at The 10th Hong Kong International Youth Performing Arts Festival 2023 (HKYPAF).
Jade Rojas is very passionate about music. She was part of her high school Jazz Band, Symphonic Band, Percussion, Marching Band, Advanced Women’s Choir, Mixed Choir and Treble Choir, but Jade’s true passion is singing classical music. She has performed in opera productions as chorister with Opera Naples and GulfShore Opera. Last year she played the lead role of Penny in Sarasota Youth Opera production “The secret world of “Og” and Cousin Hebe in Opera Naples youth production “H.M.S Pinafore”. She will play the lead role of Phyllis in the upcoming Opera Naples youth production “Iolanthe”. Jade has attended Interlochen, ArtsBridge and Boston University Tanglewood Institute summer camps. She has participated in various local and international voice competitions where she has placed first and second place. It is Jade’s goal to major in vocal performance and is her dream to travel the world as an ambassador for Opera.
| Name | Age | City/State/Country |
| First Place Winners: | ||
| Young Singers Category, Age 5 to 10: | ||
| Classical Repertoire | ||
| Pieta Baca | 7 | Laguna Niguel, CA |
| Student of Hea Suk Park | ||
| Sophia Shao | 10 | Lexington, MA |
| Student of Wan, Bingchuan | ||
| Broadway/Musical Theatre/Jazz | ||
| Jaden Tran | 5 | Glendora, CA |
| Student of Angela Sheng | ||
| Charlotte Ong | 8 | Singapore |
| Student of Deniece Foo | ||
| Elisa Carrillo | 8 | Smyrna, GA |
| Student of Dr. Adriana Janse van Rensburg | ||
| Gia Kantharajah | 9 | La Crosse, WI |
| Student of Tricia | ||
| Ashely Oh | 10 | La Canada Flintridge, CA |
| Student of Ki Young Park and Gloria Ann | ||
| Chonlaya Nuangkota | 10 | Seiracha, Thailand |
| Student of Sasicha Piriyatanakorn | ||
| Emiya Chokcharoentaveekan | 10 | Bang Lamung, Thailand |
| Student of Sasicha Piriyatanakorn | ||
| Evolette Alexandra | 10 | Banten, Indonesia |
| Student of Dhany Setiawan Prihartana | ||
| Hannah Hodges | 10 | Spring, TX |
| Student of Carol Hodgin | ||
| Junior Category, Age 11 to 14: | ||
| Opera Aria | ||
| Kai-Ri Hsueh | 11 | Fremont, CA |
| Student of Alexander Katsman and MinSheng Yang | ||
| Olivia Xia | 13 | San Diego, CA |
| Student of Wei Feng | ||
| Zhaohong “NiuNiu” Zhang | 13 | Potomac, MD |
| Student of Sonia Yon | ||
| Classical Repertoire | ||
| Ryan Wang | 11 | Short Hills, NJ |
| Student of Henry Chen | ||
| Erica Lee | 13 | Placentia, CA |
| Student of Sangeun Lee | ||
| Broadway/Musical Theatre/Jazz | ||
| Ryan Wang | 11 | Short Hills, NJ |
| Student of Henry Chen | ||
| Chloe Sarah Dsouza | 12 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| Student of Elipas Sibua | ||
| Divyasree Ravichandraraja | 12 | Singapore |
| Student of Jade Kerr and Deniece Grace Foo | ||
| Emmanuella DeMers | 12 | Vienna, VA |
| Student of Sonia Yon | ||
| Krit Luesukprasert | 12 | Muang,Thailand |
| Lucy Cox | 12 | Smyrna, GA |
| Student of Dr. Adriana van Rensburg | ||
| Dylan Suwarno | 13 | Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Student of James Karinda | ||
| Nelly Malinowski-Dybek | 13 | Largo, FL |
| Student of Melody Aristo | ||
| Nicole Hodges | 13 | Spring, TX |
| Student of Carol Hodgin | ||
| Ava Carter | 14 | Vienna, VA |
| Student of Sonia Yon | ||
| Manya Fravel | 14 | Vienna, VA |
| Student of Sonya Yon | ||
| Tanrada Tangpaosak | 14 | Bangkruai, Thailand |
| Student of Konnat Wannapalai | ||
| Tina Yu | 14 | Sunnyvale, CA |
| Student of Eugene Brancoveanu and Lin Pan | ||
| Vocal Duet: | ||
| Yin Qi Teo | 10 | Singapore |
| Divyasree Ravichandraraja | 12 | Singapore |
| Students of Jade Kerr and Deniece Grace Foo | ||
| Folk/Traditional | ||
| Jun Wang Kiefer Chan | 11 | Singapore |
| Student of Stella Zhou | ||
| Chloe Sarah Dsouza | 12 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| Student of Elipas Sibua | ||
| Intermediate Category, Age 15 to 17: | ||
| Opera Aria | ||
| Lanzhen Cui | 15 | Millburn, NJ |
| Student of Beth Roberts | ||
| Annie Song Wang | 16 | Vancouver, Canada |
| Student of Leo Liu | ||
| Michael Zhou | 17 | Surrey, Canada |
| Student of Leo Liu | ||
| Classical Repertoire | ||
| Nicole Nikhinson | 15 | Ellicott City, MD |
| Student of Jouli Webb | ||
| Lukas Palys | 16 | Dallas, TX |
| Student of Alexander Rom and Matthew Lobaugh | ||
| Abjini Chattopadhyay | 17 | Potomac, MD |
| Student of Alina Kozinska | ||
| Jade Rojas | 17 | Cape Coral, FL |
| Student of Jeanie Darnell | ||
| Vocal Duet: | ||
| Annabelle Miin | 15 | Saratoga, CA |
| Student of Sophie Liu | ||
| Derek Li | 17 | San Jose, CA |
| Student of Pan Lin | ||
| Broadway/Musical Theatre/Jazz | ||
| Sureela Jangala | 16 | Woburn, MA |
| Student of Victoria Avetisyan | ||
| Category College Students and Professional Singers: | ||
| Opera Aria | ||
| Michiel van ‘t Landt | 44 | Curacao |
| Student of Patricia Rozario Obe | ||
| Xiaodong Bai | 32 | St. Louis, MO |
| Student of Dr. Peng Wu and Luoji Wang | ||
| Classical Repertoire | ||
| Stacy Perrone-Petta | 49 | Wolcott, CT |
| Student of John Cosentino and Kristin Huffman | ||
| Varun Ganapathy | 18 | Troy, MI |
| Student of Carol Petty | ||
| Broadway/Musical Theatre/Jazz | ||
| Pitchapa Chanaphan | 20 | Bangkok, Thailand |
| Student of Chutimta Puttikulangkura and Lalida Laddaklom | ||
| Amateur Category: | ||
| Classical Repertoire | ||
| Julia Wang | 18 | Milton, MA |
| Student of Chiuli Wang and Xiangqing Feng | ||
| Broadway/Musical Theatre/Jazz | ||
| Sarai Juarez Osorio | 18 | Santa Rosa, CA |
| Student of Amanda McFadden | ||
| Fan Ping | 46 | Kirkland, WA |
| Student of Runwen Zhang | ||
| Second Place Winners: | ||
| Young Singers Category, Age 5 to 10: | ||
| Opera Aria | ||
| Bo-Qian Hsueh | 8 | Fremont, CA |
| Student of MinSheng Yang and Alexander Katsman | ||
| Classical Repertoire | ||
| Norah Lu | 7 | San Diego, CA |
| Jacqueline Liu | 10 | Apex, NC |
| Student of Chunfeng Li | ||
| Broadway/Musical Theatre/Jazz | ||
| Allison Soh | 7 | La Crescenta, CA |
| Student of Ki Young Park | ||
| Juliana Feng | 7 | Brookline, MA |
| Student of Bingchuan Wan | ||
| Pieta Baca | 7 | Laguna Niguel, CA |
| Student of Hea Suk Park | ||
| Aurora Yang | 8 | San Diego, CA |
| Student of Feng, Wei | ||
| Lina Ye | 8 | Bogart, GA |
| Student of Xiaohan Chen | ||
| Angie Tam | 9 | Hong Kong |
| Student of Hilary Law | ||
| Elizabeth Zhang | 9 | Short Hills, NJ |
| Student of Henry Chen | ||
| Harper Clark | 9 | Mableton, GA |
| Student of Dr. Adriana Janse van Rensburg | ||
| Milin Punthapong | 9 | Bangkok, Thailand |
| Student of K. Fahsai | ||
| Vacharavat Termvivat | 9 | Bangkok, Thailand |
| Student of Koravee Soonthornvipat | ||
| Charlotte Foster | 10 | Herndon, VA |
| Student of Sonia Yon | ||
| Irene Lin | 10 | San Jose, CA |
| Student of Lin Pan and Husted Taylor | ||
| Montisha Kingkanjanathorn | 10 | Bangkok, Thailand |
| Student of K.Fahsai | ||
| Natalie Lay Ying Tay | 10 | Singapore |
| Prunworarat Vongsarojn | 10 | Bang Lamung, Thailand |
| Student of Sasicha Piriyatanakorn | ||
| Saadya Polavarapu | 10 | Bangalore, India |
| Student of Dr Ashley William Joseph | ||
| Siti Asheeqah Ashraf | 10 | Singapore |
| Yin Qi Teo | 10 | Singapore |
| Student of Jade Kerr and Deniece Grace Foo | ||
| Vocal Trio: | ||
| Prunworarat Vongsarojn | 10 | Bang Lamung, Thailand |
| Emiya Chokcharoentaveekan | 10 | Bang Lamung, Thailand |
| Chonlaya Nuangkota | 10 | Seiracha, Thailand |
| Students of Sasicha Piriyatanakorn | ||
| Folk/Traditional | ||
| Keva Jain | 9 | Scarsdale, NY |
| Student of Elisabeth Shoup | ||
| Junior Category, Age 11 to 14: | ||
| Opera Aria | ||
| Catherine Ji | 13 | Alpharetta, GA |
| Student of Qian Li | ||
| Classical Repertoire | ||
| Emma Tang | 11 | Duluth, GA |
| Student of Tina Xianyu Cui | ||
| Phoebe Rose Claeys | 11 | Atlanta, GA |
| Student of Xiaohan Chen | ||
| Keerthana Sriram | 13 | Chennai, India |
| Student of Hratsjuhi Aramian and Adam Greig | ||
| Hannah Messineo | 14 | Meridian, ID |
| Student of Thomas Truhitte | ||
| Juliet Besch-Turner | 14 | Fairport, NY |
| Student of Amelia DeMayo and Liliana Sitirova | ||
| Broadway/Musical Theatre/Jazz | ||
| Audrey Hong | 11 | Seoul, South Korea |
| Student of Eungene Kang | ||
| Miranda Klein | 11 | Orinda, CA |
| Student of Rena Wilson and Matt Liebowitz | ||
| Cayden Tan | 12 | New York, NY |
| Student of Sun Young Chang | ||
| Eleisen (Ellie) Suh | 12 | Seoul, South Korea |
| Student of Eugene Kang | ||
| Hailey Ma | 12 | Hong Kong |
| Student of Dr Etta Fung | ||
| Preanshi Charnalia | 12 | Lexington, MA |
| Student of Beth Sterling and Anuradha Palakurthi | ||
| Liam ODonnell | 13 | Davis, CA |
| Student of Emma Turnbull | ||
| Lillian Nord | 13 | Chesterfield, MO |
| Student of Katie Kopff | ||
| Mary Burklin | 13 | Smyrna, GA |
| Student of Adriana Janse van Rensburg | ||
| Worakanya Woraphitphong | 13 | Muang,Thailand |
| Student of Sasicha Piriyatanakorn | ||
| Anya Gupta | 14 | Saratoga, CA |
| Student of Gayatri Venkatesan | ||
| Charlize Tan | 14 | New York, NY |
| Student of Sun Young Chang | ||
| Eric Shao | 14 | Lexington, MA |
| Student of Wan, Bingchuan | ||
| Maya Mariano | 14 | Sherman Oaks, CA |
| Folk/Traditional | ||
| Marcy Ip | 14 | Buford, GA |
| Student of Qian Li | ||
| Intermediate Category, Age 15 to 17: | ||
| Opera Aria | ||
| Isaac Ahn | 15 | Fort Lee, NJ |
| Student of Lorraine Nubar | ||
| Sabrina Chia | 17 | Irvine, CA |
| Student of HeaSuk Park | ||
| Classical Repertoire | ||
| Akshi Malhotra | 15 | San Jose, CA |
| Student of Haruna Shiokawa-Mo | ||
| Rulan Shen | 15 | Irvine, CA |
| Student of Wendy Wen Chi Huang | ||
| Sarah Serena Thompson | 15 | Atlanta, GA |
| Student of Dr. Adriana Janse van Rensburg | ||
| Hanyamin Wang | 16 | Johns Creek, GA |
| Student of Qian Li | ||
| Jamie Choe | 16 | Dunn Loring, VA |
| Student of Sonia Yon | ||
| Naomi Tan | 16 | Westbury, NY |
| Student of Debra Vanderlinde | ||
| Nick Chang | 16 | Morganville, NJ |
| Student of Chunfeng Li | ||
| Sarah Vohra | 16 | Cupertino, CA |
| Student of Sonia Yon | ||
| Sienna Nestorov | 16 | Newport Beach, CA |
| Student of Dubravka Zubovic | ||
| Andrew Lim | 17 | Chapel Hill, NC |
| Student of Emily Turner | ||
| Elie Ravitz-Basser | 17 | Washington, DC |
| Student of Katie Katinas | ||
| Gina Vicari | 17 | Centreville, VA |
| Student of Sonia Yon | ||
| Keira Handoko | 17 | Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Student of Pharel Jonathan Silaban | ||
| Kyra Keena | 17 | Lake Zurich, IL |
| Student of Mary Misik | ||
| Trinity Lee | 17 | Harrington Park, NJ |
| Student of Yohan Yi | ||
| Broadway/Musical Theatre/Jazz | ||
| Sofia Work | 15 | Fairfax, VA |
| Student of Sonia Yon | ||
| Sophie Haar | 15 | Chevy Chase, MD |
| Student of Sonia Yon | ||
| Alicia Peng | 16 | Fremont, CA |
| Student of Fang Hong | ||
| Aurna Mukherjee | 16 | Austin, TX |
| Student of Shaunna Shandro | ||
| Ellis Kim | 16 | San Diego, CA |
| Student of Morgan Carberry and Karyn Overstreet | ||
| Fiona Lin | 16 | Cumming, GA |
| Student of Tina Cui | ||
| Hannah Self | 16 | Suwanee, GA |
| Student of Dr. Adriana Janse Van Rensburg | ||
| Huanyu (Anna) Yang | 16 | Irvine, CA |
| Student of Stephanie Jones | ||
| Mina Lim | 16 | Orinda, CA |
| Student of Betty Schneider | ||
| Ramya Rajan | 16 | Mason, OH |
| Student of Melanie Woodruff | ||
| Ashley Zhang | 17 | Fairfax, VA |
| Student of Sonia Yon | ||
| Rena Abraham | 17 | Carrollton, TX |
| Student of Sandra Oberoi and Kezevi Neihu | ||
| Roshni Patel | 17 | Bangalore, India |
| Student of Sandra Oberoi and Kezevi | ||
| Folk/Traditional | ||
| Laurel Aronian | 16 | North Salem, NY |
| Amateur Category: | ||
| Opera Aria | ||
| Anna Boonsiri | 23 | Nakhonsawan, Thailand |
| Student of Chalisar Jongcharoenchaikul | ||
| Broadway/Musical Theatre/Jazz | ||
| Annika Singh | 18 | Jamshedpur, India |
| Student of Camille Vandewedghe and Ashwin Sahay | ||
| M. Dianne Aaron | Rosedale, NY | |
| Student of Isabella Lamadriz | ||
| Third Place Winners: | ||
| Young Singers Category, Age 5 to 10: | ||
| Classical Repertoire | ||
| Vacharavat Termvivat | 9 | Bangkok, Thailand |
| Student of Koravee Soonthornvipat | ||
| Brynna Portella | 10 | New York, NY |
| Student of Brooke Collins | ||
| Broadway/Musical Theatre/Jazz | ||
| Olivia Wang | 7 | Suwanee, GA |
| Student of Tina Cui | ||
| Megan Wang | 8 | Irvine, CA |
| Student of Ying-Chien Wang | ||
| Preston Wyant | 8 | Sandy Springs, GA |
| Student of Tina Xianyu Cui | ||
| Zoe Zhang | 8 | Medina, WA |
| Student of Megan Renae Parker | ||
| Bradley Yu | 9 | Irvine, CA |
| Student of Hea Suk Park | ||
| Tanvarin Tangpaosak | 9 | Bangkruai, Thailand |
| Student of Konnat Wannapalai | ||
| Derek Fu | 10 | Brookline, MA |
| Student of Bingchuan Wan | ||
| Ruby Gellizeau-Ip | 10 | Brooklyn, NY |
| Student of Brooke Collins | ||
| Sophia Murdock | 10 | Beechhurst, NY |
| Student of Soohyun Oh | ||
| Folk/Traditional | ||
| Caitlyn D Souza | 9 | Singapore |
| Wanran (Vienna) Wen | 9 | Duluth, GA |
| Student of Qian Li | ||
| Junior Category, Age 11 to 14: | ||
| Opera Aria | ||
| Amelia Nunez | 13 | Vienna, VA |
| Student of Sonia Yon | ||
| Hannah Messineo | 14 | Meridian, ID |
| Student of Thomas Truhitte | ||
| Classical Repertoire | ||
| Manami Baba | 11 | Rockville, MD |
| Student of Mary Gresock | ||
| Megan Kate Lim Montefrio | 11 | Singapore |
| Student of Khor Ai Ming and Jean Ong | ||
| Saisha Pal | 14 | Herndon, VA |
| Student of Sonia Yon | ||
| Broadway/Musical Theatre/Jazz | ||
| Emma Tang | 11 | Duluth, GA |
| Student of Tina Xianyu Cui | ||
| Jocelyn Ji | 11 | Lexington, MA |
| Student of Bingchuan Wan | ||
| Julia Yoo | 11 | Winchester, MA |
| Student of Jingyi Huang | ||
| Kaho Shimizu | 11 | Mamaroneck, NY |
| Student of Monica Robinson | ||
| Megan Kate Lim Montefrio | 11 | Singapore |
| Student of Khor Ai Ming and Jean Ong | ||
| Zoe Shue | 11 | Fremont, CA |
| Student of Lin Pan and Mahsheed Massarat | ||
| Anika Agrawal | 12 | Falls Church, VA |
| Candice Tang | 12 | Weston, MA |
| Student of Bingchuan Wan | ||
| Sirinpitcha Charatniratisai | 12 | Bangkok, Thailand |
| Student of Yaowapa Hoisungwarn | ||
| Sze Yui Alaine Wong | 12 | Hong Kong |
| Student of Yalmi Chan | ||
| Ciana Tzuo | 13 | New York, NY |
| Elina Chatterjee | 13 | Tomball, TX |
| Student of Zoia Golofeeva | ||
| Maya Eswaran | 13 | Fairfax, VA |
| Student of Sonia Yon | ||
| Vega Wong | 13 | Hong Kong |
| Student of Dr Etta Fung | ||
| Emma Calista Lee | 14 | Seoul, South Korea |
| Student of Eugene | ||
| Vocal Duet: | ||
| Irene Lin | 10 | San Jose, CA |
| Zoe Shue | 11 | Fremont, CA |
| Students of Lin Pan and Taylor Husted | ||
| Intermediate Category, Age 15 to 17: | ||
| Classical Repertoire | ||
| Garrick Chau | 15 | Saratoga, CA |
| Student of Dr. Philip Harris | ||
| Isabella Kim | 15 | Las Vegas, NV |
| Student of Robert West | ||
| Jiahe Li | 15 | Vancouver, Canada |
| Student of Jessica Zhang | ||
| Joshua Kwon | 15 | Fort Lee, NJ |
| Student of Eugene Byun | ||
| Justin Soo-Young Whang | 15 | Seoul, South Korea |
| Vanessa Chen | 15 | Vancouver, Canada |
| Student of Jing Zhang | ||
| Yujie Li | 15 | Sandy Springs, GA |
| Student of Qian Li | ||
| Sophie Cheung | 16 | Menlo Park, CA |
| Student of Liya Fang | ||
| Minhyuk Lee | 17 | Alexandria, VA |
| Yoyo Chan | 17 | Santa Clarita, CA |
| Student of Angela Sheng | ||
| Broadway/Musical Theatre/Jazz | ||
| Siya Paigude | 15 | San Jose, CA |
| Student of Miss Morgan | ||
| Ella Wang | 16 | New York, NY |
| Student of Amy Williams | ||
| Lanqiong Zhang | 16 | Vancouver, Canada |
| Student of Janette Lim | ||
| Michael Zhu | 16 | Brookline, MA |
| Student of Bingchuan Wang | ||
| Selina Kao | 16 | Providence, RI |
| Student of Jingyi Huang | ||
| Sophie Cheung | 16 | Menlo Park, CA |
| Student of Liya Fang | ||
| Folk/Traditional | ||
| Archita Ruby Arun | 16 | Inverness, IL |
| Student of Melinda Alberty | ||
| Amateur Category: | ||
| Broadway/Musical Theatre/Jazz | ||
| Bo Fang | 23 | New York, NY |
| Student of Kevin Murphy | ||
| Nadya Suwarno | 18 | Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Student of Naltris Bandil | ||
| Folk/Traditional | ||
| Yuki Yamashita | 21 | Hiroshima, Japan |
| Honorable Mention: | ||
| Junior Category, Age 11 to 14: | ||
| Classical Repertoire | ||
| Aadya Mani | 12 | North Potomac, MD |
| Student of Jouli Berejinskaya and Jeff Webb | ||
| Wenbing Wang | 12 | Belmont, MA |
| Student of Bingchuan Wan | ||
| Broadway/Musical Theatre/Jazz | ||
| Aira Kayastha | 11 | Dunn Loring, VA |
| Student of Sonia Yon | ||
| Manasa Hariharan | 11 | Mill Creek, WA |
| Student of Kimiko Mori | ||
| Edward Wang | 12 | Lexington, MA |
| Student of LV Jiaojiao and Jingyi Huang | ||
| Victoria Wang | 12 | Lexington, MA |
| Student of LV Jiaojiao and Jingyi Huang | ||
| Yulia Nesterova | 13 | Round Hill, VA |
| Student of Julie Webbs and Jesse Martins | ||
| Enyao Zhang | 14 | Austin, TX |
| Student of Jingyi Huang | ||
| Intermediate Category, Age 15 to 17: | ||
| Classical Repertoire | ||
| Archita Ruby Arun | 16 | Inverness, IL |
| Student of Melinda Alberty | ||
| Hana Bae | 16 | Palo Alto, CA |
| Student of Eun Mee Ko | ||
| Samuel Pang | 15 | San Jose, CA |
| Student of Xiaohua Song | ||
| Broadway/Musical Theatre/Jazz | ||
| Archita Ruby Arun | 16 | Inverness, IL |
| Student of Melinda Alberty | ||
| Hannah Gluckman | 17 | Pittsford, NY |
| Student of Diane Abrahamian | ||
| Amateur Category: | ||
| Broadway/Musical Theatre/Jazz | ||
| Adith Veettil | 18 | Spring, TX |
| Student of Zoia Golofeeva | ||
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 4 minutes; for the Amateur category – under 5 minutes and for the College Students/Professionals category – under 5 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 Health Crisis, 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.