International Flute Competition Fall 2013
American Protégé International Flute Competition Fall 2013 was designed for solo performers and ensembles of all ages, nationalities and countries, who would like to challenge themselves in a very competitive environment. Participants were required to submit video or audio recording materials for the audition.
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 musicians | 5 - 9 |
| Junior | 10 - 13 |
| Intermediate | 14 - 17 |
| Amateur (without Professional Degree) | 18 and older |
| College students and professionals | 18 and older |
Awards
First and Second Place Winners performed on Sunday, April 20, 2014 at 8:00 PM at the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall in New York City.
International Flute Competition Fall 2013 Results
Judges Distinction Award (Plaque Trophy) Winners:
Grace Wang, 29 from Baltimore, MD, has currently pursued a Graduate Performance Degree at the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University with Marina Piccinini, where she has also received her Master’s Degree. Originally from South Korea she has served as principal flutist of the Ditto Orchestra, Seoul Metropolitan Youth Orchestra and has substituted with major orchestras including KBS(Korean Broadcasting System) Symphony Orchestra, Bucheon Philharmonic Orchestra, and Chungnam Philharmonic Orchestra. A winner of the 2012 Rochester Flute Association Competition, the Journal of Music Competition, Korean Music Association Competition and many others, Ms. Wang has also been pointed as a young artist from the Gumho Asiana Cultural Foundation and has appeared as a soloist with the Seoul National University Philharmonic Orchestra and the Korean Flute Ensemble. She has also been active in chamber music playing with the Lunar Ensemble and recently she has premiered the piece ‘Book of the Lake’ by Daniel Thomas Davis commissioned by the Walters Art Museum.
New York City-based Australian flutist, Catherine Gregory, 27, has performed at premier US concert halls such as Carnegie Hall’s Zankel Hall and Weill Recital Hall, The Kennedy Center, Alice Tully Hall and at the Lincoln Center Festival. Catherine has performed with the Paris Opera Ballet on their Australian tour, the Queensland Symphony Orchestra and has toured Europe as Principal Flutist for the Queensland Youth Symphony. After receiving her Master degree with High Distinction, Catherine won a prestigious Fulbright Postgraduate scholarship, a Brisbane City Council Emerging Artist’s Fellowship and an American Australian Association’s Dame Joan Sutherland Fund grant. These awards supported her pursuit of an Artist’s Diploma at Carnegie Mellon University as a student of Alberto Almarza and Jeanne Baxtresser. The winner of several prizes including the James Carson Flute Competition, Ross Peters 4MBS Chamber Music Prize, Carnegie Mellon University Baroque and Concerto competitions and the Golden Key Visual & Performing Arts Achievement Award, Catherine was also an Australian national finalist in the Geelong Advertiser Music Competition and recipient of the Alistair Scott prize. Catherine is currently the Flute fellow in Ensemble ACJW: A Program of Carnegie Hall, The Juilliard School, and The Weill Music Institute in Partnership with The New York City Department of Education.
Winners by Age Category
| First Place Winners: | ||
| Young Musicians Category, Age 6 to 10: | ||
| Oksana Shevchenko | 9 | Kiev, Ukraine |
| Student of Svetlana Kovtun | ||
| Artur Kohen | 10 | Melbourne, Australia |
| Student of Aaron Yaron | ||
| Junior Category, Age 11 to 14: | ||
| Wang Yajie | 13 | Los Angeles, CA |
| Student of Ni Yizhen | ||
| Seung Hee SUNG | 13 | Singapore |
| Student of Larisa Tupitsina | ||
| Intermediate Category, Age 15 to 17: | ||
| Gloria Liu | 16 | Irvine, CA |
| Student of Bolin Pan | ||
| Sonia Ruiz | 16 | San Jose, CA |
| Student of Isabelle Chapuis | ||
| Irina Mordakina | 14 | Moscow, Russia |
| Student of Albert L. Gofman | ||
| Paulina Tsao | 17 | Ann Arbor, MI |
| Student of Amy Porter | ||
| Advanced Category, College Students and Professionals: | ||
| Suyeon Ko | 28 | Bloomington, IN |
| Student of Kathryn Lukas | ||
| Jueun Park | 20 | Huntington, NY |
| Student of Min Hee Kim | ||
| Kirill Stekhov | 20 | Moscow, Russia |
| Student of Gofman Albert Leonidovich | ||
| Grace Wang | 29 | Baltimore, MD |
| Student of Marina Piccinini | ||
| Catherine Gregory | 27 | New York, NY |
| Second Place Winners: | ||
| Young Musicians Category, Age 6 to 10: | ||
| Clara Lee | 7 | Forest Hills, NY |
| Student of Melissa Kim | ||
| Peter Zhang | 10 | Columbus, OH |
| Student of Stanley Dronoff | ||
| Junior Category, Age 11 to 14: | ||
| Christopher McCormick | 11 | Boston, MA |
| Student of Mary Stockton | ||
| Kathleen Chen | 12 | Phoenix, AZ |
| Student of Emma Moon | ||
| Intermediate Category, Age 15 to 17: | ||
| Felipe Carrera | 15 | Lima, Peru |
| Student of Martin Tello | ||
| Allison Yao | 15 | Alexandria, VA |
| Student of Claire Chiu | ||
| Elizabeth Cromley | 16 | Houston, TX |
| Student of Robert Allen | ||
| Francisco Jimenez | 17 | New York, NY |
| Student of Robert Weitz | ||
| Rebecca Leung | 17 | Hong Kong |
| Student of Tiffany Wang | ||
| Advanced Category, College Students and Professionals: | ||
| Grace Han | 24 | Seattle, WA |
| Student of Timothy Wu | ||
| Anthony Alfaro | 29 | Miami, FL |
| Student of Stephen Smukler | ||
| Thomas Huang | 36 | Rego Park, NY |
Third Place and Honorable Mention Winners will be notified of their standing via email.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL WINNERS!