Winners
Winter Season 2022
Jeongwoo Son, South Korea, Piano
Third Place
Keyboard Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)
Young Musicians Category, 5 – 6 years old
Muzio Clementi, Muzio Clementi Sonatine Op. 36, No. 1, Third movement: Vivace
Teacher: Heesoo Lee
Kazef Liang, United States, Piano
First Place
Keyboard Competition, General (Less competitive)
Young Musicians Category, 7 – 8 years old
Johann Sebastian Bach, Prelude in C Minor BWV 999
Teacher: Ms. Lusine Avagyan
Deedeh Rouhani, United Kingdom/ Iran, Piano
First Place
Keyboard Competition, General (Less competitive)
Young Musicians Category, 7 – 8 years old
Frederic Chopin, Prelude Op. 28 No. 3
Teacher: Neysun Rouhani
Aparna Sarkar, United States, Piano
First Place
Keyboard Competition, General (Less competitive)
Young Musicians Category, 7 – 8 years old
Johann Sebastian Bach, French Suite no. 3
Teacher: Laura Lubov De Valois
Amy Schafer, Germany, Piano
Second Place
Keyboard Competition, General (Less competitive)
Young Musicians Category, 7 – 8 years old
Domenico Cimarosa, Sonata in A Minor
Teacher: Liudmila Karmanova
Sofia Petrache, Canada, Piano
Second Place
Keyboard Competition, General (Less competitive)
Young Musicians Category, 7 – 8 years old
Robert Schumann, Hide and Seek from Album fur die Jugend, Op. 68
Teacher: Nicole Agostino
Blaike Xi Ferguson Stephen, United States, Piano
Second Place
Keyboard Competition, General (Less competitive)
Young Musicians Category, 7 – 8 years old
Dmitry Kabalevsky, Etude in A minor, Op. 27, No. 3
Teacher: Sherry Kim
Seoyul Kim, South Korea, Piano
First Place
Keyboard Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)
Young Musicians Category, 7 – 8 years old
Franz Liszt , Gnomenreigen from Two Concert Etudes
Teacher: Heesoo Lee
Thunjira Jutatreeraparp, Thailand, Piano
First Place
Keyboard Competition, General (Less competitive)
Young Musicians Category, 9 – 10 years old
H. Paganini, Variation
Teacher: Irina Novikova
Ethel Abramovych, Canada, Piano
Second Place
Keyboard Competition, General (Less competitive)
Young Musicians Category, 9 – 10 years old
Wynn-Anne Rossi, Atacama Desert
Teacher: Miriam Ginzburg
Emma Chiang, Canada, Piano
First Place
Keyboard Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)
Young Musicians Category, 9 – 10 years old
Ludwig van Beethoven, Fur Elise
Teacher: Dr. Ekaterina Paniukova
Sibel Sohret, Canada, Piano
Second Place
Keyboard Competition, General (Less competitive)
Junior Category, 11 – 12 years old
Cornelius Gurlitt, Theme and Variation, Op. 22
Teacher: Nicole Agostino
Ava Shu, United States, Piano
First Place
Keyboard Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)
Junior Category, 11 – 12 years old
Claude Debussy, Gardens under the Rain
Teacher: Olga Alino
Stephanie Cheng, United States, Piano
Third Place
Keyboard Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)
Junior Category, 11 – 12 years old
Mikhail Glinka, Nightingale variations
Teacher: Millicent Mcfall
Andrew Yu, United States, Piano
Grand Prize
Keyboard Competition, General (Less competitive)
Junior Category, 13 – 14 years old
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, November from The Seasons, Op. 37a
Teacher: Anna Kislitsyna
Leo Pan-Wang, United States, Piano
First Place
Keyboard Competition, General (Less competitive)
Junior Category, 13 – 14 years old
Alberto Ginastera, Danza de la moza donosa
Teacher: Olga Alino
Choco Chen, United States, Piano
First Place
Keyboard Competition, General (Less competitive)
Junior Category, 13 – 14 years old
Frederic Chopin, Fantaisie-Impromtu in C sharp minor Op. 66
Teacher: Stacie Yao
Xuanyi (Mica) Wang, China, Piano
First Place
Keyboard Competition, General (Less competitive)
Junior Category, 13 – 14 years old
Peixun Chen, Autumn Moon Over the Calm Lake
Teacher: Jingjing Fu
Daniel Adibi, United States, Piano
First Place
Keyboard Competition, General (Less competitive)
Junior Category, 13 – 14 years old
Frederic Chopin, Polonaise in G Sharp Minor, Op. Posth.
Teacher: Anna Kislitsyna
Anastasiia Danyliuk, Ukraine, Piano
Second Place
Keyboard Competition, General (Less competitive)
Junior Category, 13 – 14 years old
Viktor Kosenko, Courante in E minor, Op. 19 No. 4
Teacher: Inga Rudnichenko
Elijah Tan En Hao, Malaysia, Piano
Second Place
Keyboard Competition, General (Less competitive)
Junior Category, 13 – 14 years old
Franz Joseph Hayden, Sonata in B Minor Hob.XVI:32, Third movement
Teacher: Mr. Simon Soh
Xinyan Li, Canada, Piano
First Place
Keyboard Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)
Junior Category, 13 – 14 years old
Johann Sebastian Bach, Prelude and Fugue in G sharp minor BWV 887
Marija Aleksa Muizzemniece, Latvia, Piano
Second Place
Keyboard Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)
Junior Category, 13 – 14 years old
Frederic Chopin, Fantaisie-Impromtu in C sharp minor Op. 66
Teacher: Violeta Karpova
Shen Sitong, China, Piano
First Place
Keyboard Competition, General (Less competitive)
Intermediate, 15 – 16 years old
Robert Schumann, Impromptu Op. 90 D.899: No. 2
Nil Magali Lopez, Turkey, Piano
First Place
Keyboard Competition, General (Less competitive)
Intermediate, 15 – 16 years old
Claude Debussy, Reverie
Teacher: Eser Bilgeman Sakir
Fangfei Ding, China, Organ
First Place
Keyboard Competition, General (Less competitive)
Intermediate, 15 – 16 years old
Louis Vierne, Organ Symphony No. 1: Final
Teacher: Yuan Shen
Austin Feng, United States, Piano
First Place
Keyboard Competition, General (Less competitive)
Intermediate, 15 – 16 years old
Camille Saint-Saëns, Thème Varié, Op. 97
Teacher: Faye Mao
Brenda Mao, United States, Piano
Second Place
Keyboard Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)
Intermediate, 15 – 16 years old
Luigi Dallapiccola , Sonatina Canonica su "Capricci" di Niccolo Paganini, 1 & 2 movements
Teacher: Faye Mao
Matthew Li, United States, Piano
Third Place
Keyboard Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)
Intermediate, 15 – 16 years old
Robert Schumann , Davidsbündlertänze Op. 6 No. 1–6
Teacher: Faye Mao
Yiwen Cao, China, Piano
First Place
Keyboard Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)
Intermediate, 17 – 18 years old
Franz Liszt, Fantasy on two themes from Mozart "Le Nozze de Figaro"
Teacher: Natalia Filippova
Edgar Ekshian, United States, Piano
Honorable Mention
Keyboard Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)
Musicians without a professional degree, 18+
Frederic Chopin, Nocturne No. 2 in E Flat Major, Op. 9 no. 2
Teacher: Narine Avagyan
Andrzej Wiercinski, Poland, Piano
Grand Prize
Keyboard Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)
College Students and Professional Musicians, 18+
Franz Liszt, Hungarian Rhapsody in C sharp Minor no. 12
Teacher: Pavel Gililov
Skorobogatova Maria, Russia, Piano
First Place
Keyboard Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)
College Students and Professional Musicians, 18+
Sergei Rachmaninov, Sonata no. 2
Eunhyang Choi, South Korea, Piano
Honorable Mention
Keyboard Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)
College Students and Professional Musicians, 18+
Sergei Prokofiev, Piano Sonata Op. 14 No. 2
Teacher: Jerome Rose
Yiheng Li, China, Piano
Certificate of Participation
Keyboard Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)
College Students and Professional Musicians, 18+
Frederic Chopin, Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23
Teacher: Yiheng Li
Carol Huang, Guam, Violin
Second Place
Strings Competition, General (Less competitive)
Young Musicians Category, 9 – 10 years old
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Concerto in A Major KV.219
Teacher: Ao Zhang
Accompanist: Tara Franquez
Bella Huang, Guam, Violin
Second Place
Strings Competition, General (Less competitive)
Young Musicians Category, 9 – 10 years old
Felix Mendelssohn, Concerto in E Minor Op. 64
Teacher: Ao Zhang
Accompanist: Tara Franquez
Kritticha Laoprapassorn, Thailand, Harp
First Place
Strings Competition, General (Less competitive)
Junior Category, 11 – 12 years old
Alphonse Hasselmans, Sérénade Mélancolique from Feuilles d'Automne Op. 45
Teacher: Dharavadee Kanothai
David Vardanyan, United States, Violin
Second Place
Strings Competition, General (Less competitive)
Junior Category, 11 – 12 years old
Sergey Kyosayan, Concertion in D minor
Teacher: Gayane Mkrtchyan
Accompanist: Narek Vardanyan
Alisa Keel, United States, Violin
Third Place
Strings Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)
Junior Category, 11 – 12 years old
Johann Sebastian Bach, Violin Concerto No. 1 in A Minor BMV 1041, Third movement
Teacher: Emi Hildebrandt
Louisa Marie Cordes, Germany, Violin
Third Place
Strings Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)
Junior Category, 11 – 12 years old
Camille Saint-Saëns, Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso op. 28
Teacher: Ralf Kroger
Accompanist: Anette Kroger
Yi-Hsuan Wu, Taiwan, Violin
First Place
Strings Competition, General (Less competitive)
Junior Category, 13 – 14 years old
Camille Saint-Saëns, Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso op. 28
Baron Aurelien, France, Violin
Second Place
Strings Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)
Intermediate, 17 – 18 years old
Henry Wieniawski, Violin Concerto no. 2 in D minor op. 22, First movement
Teacher: Sergey Ostrovsky
Aleksandra Chazbijewicz, Poland, Violin
First Place
Strings Competition, General (Less competitive)
College Students and Professional Musicians, 18+
P. Sarasate, Carmen Fantasy
Accompanist: Bogumila Weretka-Bajdor
Hyunah Pyo, South Korea, Cello
First Place
Strings Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)
College Students and Professional Musicians, 18+
Igor Stravinsky, Suite ltalienne for cello and piano
Teacher: Pieter Wispelwey
Accompanist: Eunice Kim
Jingjia Wang, China, Violin
Second Place
Strings Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)
College Students and Professional Musicians, 18+
Jean Sibelius, Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op. 47, Third movement: Allegro, ma on tanto
Yuxin Wu, China, Double Bass
Third Place
Strings Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)
College Students and Professional Musicians, 18+
Johannes Brahms, Cello sonata no. 1 in E Minor
Teacher: Catalin Rotaru
Viktoria Vardanyan, United States, Flute
Second Place
Woodwinds and Brass Competition, General (Less competitive)
Young Musicians Category, 7 – 8 years old
Y. Dolzhikov, Elegy
Teacher: Susanna Ayvazyan
Orniya Jongsitthisatjakul, Thailand, Saxophone
Honorable Mention
Woodwinds and Brass Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)
Junior Category, 11 – 12 years old
Pedro lturralde, Pequeña Czadas for Saxophone and Piano
Teacher: Chokwattana Puay-Uan
Accompanist: Kerksakul Jaree
Simone Delbene, Italy, Trumpet
Certificate of Participation
Woodwinds and Brass Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)
College Students and Professional Musicians, 18+
Stanley Friedman, Solus
Teacher: Mario Bracalente
Julia Wlodarczyk, Poland, Percussion
First Place
Percussions Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)
Musicians without a professional degree, 18+
Jan Frecher, Soaring in the sky
Teacher: Adam Kedzia
Maae Khunawanichkun, Thailand, Voice
First Place
Voice Competition, General (Less competitive)
Young Musicians Category, 7 – 8 years old
Richard M. Sherman & Robert B. Sherman, Feed The Birds
Teacher: Louis Horner
Accompanist: Louis Horner
Ionescu Sarah, Romania, Voice
Second Place
Voice Competition, General (Less competitive)
Intermediate, 15 – 16 years old
Gheorghe Dima, Somnoroase pasarele
Teacher: Neamt Pacurar Daniela
Accompanist: Dr. Nemeti Meda
Ge Song, China, Voice
Second Place
Voice Competition, General (Less competitive)
Intermediate, 15 – 16 years old
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, An Chloe
Teacher: Xuan Huang
Daniel Lagover, Canada, Voice
Honorable Mention
Voice Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)
Musicians without a professional degree, 18+
Franz Schubert, An den Mond
Teacher: Carolynne Davy
Accompanist: Lada Lagover
Felea Popa Otilia Ioana, Romania, Voice
Third Place
Voice Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)
College Students and Professional Musicians, 18+
Giuseppe Verdi, Un Ballo in Maschera, Volta la terrea
Teacher: Daniela Neamt Pacurar
Accompanist: Cristina Laszlo
Teruyoshi Sato, Japan, Voice
Honorable Mention
Voice Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)
College Students and Professional Musicians, 18+
Giuseppe Verdi, Parmi veder le lagrime
Teacher: Alberto Cupido
Accompanist: Yoko Ikehara
Nakhun Pruksananont & Naphat Pruksananont, Thailand, Piano 4 hands
Third Place
Ensemble Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)
Young Musicians Category, 7 – 8 years old
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Theme from A little Night Music
Teacher: Dr. Anatsha Asadamongkol
Rebecca Liebhauser & Mira Schwabe, Germany, Cello & Piano
First Place
Ensemble Competition, General (Less competitive)
Young Musicians Category, 9 – 10 years old
Arnold Trowell, Arioso
Teacher: Frederik Jackel And Ludmila Karmanova
Accompanist: Mira Schwabe
Bequadro Piano Duo: Chiara Silvestre & Angelo Gala, Italy, Piano 4 hands
Second Place
Ensemble Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)
College Students and Professional Musicians, 18+
Ludwig van Beethoven, Eight Variations on a Theme by Count Waldstein WoO 67
Sylvia Pine, United States, Violin
Third Place
Concerto Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)
Young Musicians Category, 9 – 10 years old
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Violin Concerto No. 3 in G Major, KV 216, First movement, cadenza by Sylvia Pine; Henryk Wieniawski, Obertass Mazurka
Teacher: Davis King
Accompanist: Maya Galperin
Brian Lin, United States, Piano
First Place
Concerto Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)
Junior Category, 13 – 14 years old
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor, K. 466, First movement: Allegro; Franz Schubert, Impromptu No. 2 in E-flat major, Op. 90
Accompanist: Dmitri Cogan
Wendy Wang, United States, Piano
First Place
Concerto Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)
Junior Category, 13 – 14 years old
Frederic Chopin, Piano Concerto No. 1, First movement; Maurice Ravel, Ondine from Gaspard de la nuit
Alessandro Andrade Da Fonseca, Brazil, Piano
Second Place
Concerto Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)
College Students and Professional Musicians, 18+
Aram Khachaturian, PIano Concerto in D flat major, op. 38; Mily Balakirev, Islamey, Oriental Fantasy, op. 18
Teacher: Alexandre Dossin
Accompanist: Grant Mack
Luo Yanjin, Hong Kong, Composition for Harp
Third Place
Composition Competition, General (Less competitive)
Musicians without a professional degree, 18+
Spring of Home for Harp Solo
Zehao Yang, China, Composition for tenor and piano
First Place
Composition Competition, General (Less competitive)
College Students and Professional Musicians, 18+
lofty mountains and Running river
Teacher: Lv Huang
Antonio Coiana, Italy, Composition
First Place
Composition Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)
College Students and Professional Musicians, 18+
Gli spettri della memoria
Teacher: Maestro Maria Pia Sepe
Tian Xiaoyu, China, Composition for Orchestra
First Place
Composition Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)
College Students and Professional Musicians, 18+
Qin opera Capriccio
Teacher: Zhu Shirui
Shaocong Zhou, China, Composition for Orchestra
Second Place
Composition Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)
College Students and Professional Musicians, 18+
The watching on the horizon
Zhou Siyu, China, Composition for Flute, Cello, and Percussion
Second Place
Composition Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)
College Students and Professional Musicians, 18+
Que Li
Teacher: Jia Daqun
Wu Shengkang, China, Composition for Woodwinds and Percussion
Second Place
Composition Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)
College Students and Professional Musicians, 18+
The Monk
Teacher: Wang Amao
Tian Xiaoyu, China, Composition for Brass Quintet and Percussion
Third Place
Composition Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)
College Students and Professional Musicians, 18+
The soul of the army
Teacher: Jia Daqun
Ken'Ichi Masakado, Japan, Composition
Third Place
Composition Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)
College Students and Professional Musicians, 18+
Prayer ... and Visions - Symphonic Transfiguration on Two Themes
Tian Xiaoyu, China, Composition for Piano
Honorable Mention
Composition Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)
College Students and Professional Musicians, 18+
Peaceful lake in the autumn
Teacher: Yin Mingwu
Sergio Rene Martinez, Argentina, Composition for Piano
Honorable Mention
Composition Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)
College Students and Professional Musicians, 18+
Piano Sonata no. 5: Tetralogy of Nature: Four Variations on an Essential Theme