Winners 2021
Gold, Silver, Bronze Prizes are chosen among First Prize winners.
Age Group A, B, C, D
Gold ($500)
Katherine Liu, piano, student of HaeSun Paik
Silver ($200)
Spencer Rubin, oboe, student of Elaine Douvas, Yousun Chung,
Bronze ($100)
Anna Linder, violin, student of Ryan Meehan
Bronze ($100)
William Tan, cello, student of Hans Jensen
Bronze ($100)
Jiin Yun, cello, student of Joonsung Jun
Age Group E
Gold ($700)
Audrey Park, violin, student of Hyo Kang, Cho-Liang Lin
Silver ($400)
Jason Moon, violin, student of Li Lin
Bronze ($200)
Chen Ma, viola, student of Sheng Li
Bronze ($200)
You Wu, piano, student of Angela Cheng, Alvin Chow
Bronze ($200)
Zheng Jiaen & Zhou Siyu, percussion duo, students of Hong Jie
A (Ages 7-9)
First prize
Nathan Wang (CA), student of Tatiana Romanovsky
Second prize
Wilson Liu (CA), student of Yi-Fang Wu
Thalit Pakittawatanasiri (Thailand), student of Pornphan Banternghansa
Third prize
Kento Ishikawa (CA), student of Micah Yui
Lilian Ji (NJ), student of Ingrid Clarfield
LvXinying (China), student of Guo Yun
Honorable mention
Emily Fang (CA), student of Carol Chuang
B (Ages 10-12)
First prize
Shalynn Choi (CA), student of Kookhee Hong
Second prize
Meining Wu (CA), student of Hans Boepple
Kyle Zhu (NJ), student of Julia Lam
Third prize
Ivy Wang (CA), student of Hans Boepple
Honorable mention
Isaac Won (MD), student of Young Ji Kim
Yaqi Zhang (China), student of Jiaxi Guo
C (Ages 13-15)
First prize
Hansen Berrett (OR), student of Renato Fabbro
Nolan Tu (WA), student of Renato Fabbro
Second prize
Jacob Rockower (CA), student of Hans Boepple
Ziyue Zeng (CA), student of Chia-Lin Yang
Alexis Zou (OR), student of Renato Fabbro
Third prize
Elisabeth Floyd (CA), student of Erna Gulabyan
William Jin (CA), student of Judy Huang
Isabel Luzzi (NY), student of Susanne Son
Honorable mention
Corlan Costello (WA), student of Wayne Weng
Jason Nam (WA), student of Allan Park
Nathan Liu (CA), student of Yingwen Lewis
Yvonne Wu (CA), student of Tatiana Romanovsky
Henry Yao (CA), student of Silvana Sokolov-Grubb
D (Ages 16-18)
First prize
Luca Gierlinger (NY), student of Gena Raps
Katherine Liu (MA), student of HaeSun Paik
Spencer Tsai (Canada), student of Wayne Weng
Second prize
Vivian Wang (CA), student of Sandra Shen
Steven Wu (WA), student of Renato Fabbro
Third prize
Sammi Li (NJ), student of Ingrid Clarfield
Sunny Wang (WA), student of Renato Fabbro
Honorable mention
Michelle Qiu (VA), student of Efrem Briskin
E (Ages 19-22)
First prize
You Wu (OH), student of Angela Cheng, Alvin Chow
Second prize
Yang Wang (China), student of Hong Huang
Third prize
Hongbo Cai (MA), student of Meng-Chieh Liu
Wenhao Shou (MA), student of Meng-Chieh Liu
Honorable mention
Mina Sun (China), student of Danyang Li
A (Ages 7-9)
First prize
Kexin Zhang (China), student of Ti Zhang
Second prize
Bowen Wu (Australia), Yong Yang
Third prize
Yuna Ito (NY), student of Hahnsol Kim
B (Ages 10-12)
Second prize
Nesya Fertel (UT), student of Eugene Watanabe
Deann Huang (UT), student of Eugene Watanabe
Third prize
Lucille Cheng (NJ), student of Tunde Gaal
Nikolia Garoufalidou (Greece), student of Kiril Troussov
C (Ages 13-15)
First prize
Zhang Shiyu (China), student of Tang Weijian
Second prize
Krystal H Sun (NJ), student of Soyeon Ahn
Third prize
Ellie Kim (OR), student of Carol Sindell
D (Ages 16-18)
First prize
Anna Linder (OH), student of Ryan Meehan
Second prize
Runa Matsushita (MD), student of June Huang
Third prize
Ensley Kim (NJ), student of Yu Jeong Lee
E (Ages 19-22)
First prize
Jason Moon (NY), student of Li Lin
Audrey Park (CA), student of Hyo Kang, Cho-Liang Lin
Second prize
Amy Oh (NY), student of Catherine Cho, Joel Smirnoff
Liyuan Xie (MA), student of Miriam Fried
Third prize
Zhenyi Jiang (China), student of Xi Chen
A (Ages 7-9)
Second prize
Haoyu Gu (China), student of Yeonjin Kim
Honorable mention
Feitian Dai (China), student of Guangyu Xie
B (Ages 10-12)
First prize
Ziqi Jin (China), student of Dahai Liu
Second prize
Sophia Jenkins (NJ), student of Inbal Segev
Third prize
Anni Tian (CA), student of Ling Tian
Honorable mention
Feiyue Dai (China), student of Guangyu Xie
Xiyuan Guo (China), student of Yi Xiao
Andraya Levy Schwartz (NY), student of Vladimir Pantaleyev
C (Ages 13-15)
First prize
Jiin Yun (CA), student of Joonsung Jun
Second prize
Noah Igelman (NY), student of Clara Kim
Third prize
Matthew Ho (NJ), student of Clara Kim
Michelle Kwon (NJ), student of Amy Barston
Miles Levine (NY), student of Astrid Schween
Shuyan Zhang (China), student of Weixi Luo
Honorable mention
Maya Fu (MI), student of Nathanial Pierce
Ryan Lee (CA), student of Brady Anderson
D (Ages 16-18)
First prize
William Tan (IL), student of Hans Jensen
Second prize
Rebecca Cho (NY), student of Clara Kim
Third prize
Yireh Choi (NJ), student of Clara Kim
Honorable mention
Jiyoon Moon (South Korea), student of Seungwon Jung
Liu Yiduo (China), student of Liu Dahai
E (Ages 19-22)
Second prize
Wujin Kim (NY), student of Clara Kim
Honorable mention
Rachel Lin (NY), student of Marion Feldman
Viola
B (Ages 10-12)
First prize
Li Ye Xuan (China), student of Che Jian
C (Ages 13-15)
First prize
Jisang Kymm (NJ), student of Molly Carr, Yi-Fang Huang
Second prize
Lu Yinuo (China), student of Sheng Li
D (Ages 16-18)
First prize
Xinyuan He (China), student of Su Zhen
Second prize
Callia Liang (NY), student of Heidi Castleman, Yi-Fang Huang
Third prize
Wu Chengzhan (China), student of Sheng Li
Honorable mention
Vincenzo Calcagno (CA), student of Heidi Castleman, Misha Amory
E (Ages 19-22)
First prize
Chen Ma (China), student of Sheng Li
Second prize
Zhang Yufei (China), student of Sheng Li
Double Bass
B (Ages 10-12)
First prize
Hou Xinyue (China), student of Hou Junxia
D (Ages 16-18)
Second prize
Zou Muyang (China), student of Hou Junxia
Third prize
Xiang Junpeng (China), student of Yu Fangyun
E (Ages 19-22)
First prize
Dou Zipeng (China), student of Hou Junxia
Second prize
Lin Yuxuan (China), student of Hou Junxia
C (Ages 13-15)
First prize
Joseph Baik (OR), clarinet, student of Hyeyoung Jeong
Ran Hu (China), flute, student of Ye Liu
Second prize
Kara Ravaschieri (FL), flute, student of Marie Jureit Beamish, Amanda Blaikie
Third prize
Sofia Rutishauser (WA), clarinet, student of Emil Khudyev
Aeri Seong (Canada), flute, student of Brenda Fedoruk
Honorable mention
Jianna Kim (PA), flute, student of Olivia Staton
D (Ages 16-18)
First prize
Preston Atkins (IA), bassoon, student of Martin Kuuskmann
Aaron Chang (CA), clarinet, student of Michael Yoshimi
Miranda Jiang (NJ), bassoon, student of Marc Goldberg
Spencer Rubin (NY), oboe, student of Elaine Douvas, Yousun Chung,
Second prize
Kaelan James (AZ), clarinet, student of Stefanie Gardner
Gao Lin (China), flute, student of Piao Meixiang
Joshua So (NY), oboe, student of Dane Philipsen
Third prize
Qianxue Ge (CT), flute, student of Karen Bogardus
Honorable mention
Zhou Fanyang (China), flute, student of Ma Yong, Liu Zongqin
E (Ages 19-22)
Second prize
Gabrielle Small (FL), flute, student of Marie Jureit-Beamish
Third prize
Sakira Fujimoto (NY), clarinet, student of Ayako Oshima
Weijie Kuang (China), flute, student of Ling Li
E (Ages 19-22)
Second prize
Shen Zhuning (China), trumpet, student of Li Deqin
A (Ages 7-9)
First prize
Avinash Panda (VA), classical, student of Irina Yurkovskaya
B (Ages 10-12)
First prize
Maya Joshi (NJ), classical, student of Amelia DeMayo, Liliana Sortirova
Second prize
Alliana Lili Yang (CA), classical, student of Katie Kerwin-Gielniak, Lora Libby
Third prize
Claire Xiao (NH), classical, student of Andrea Veal
C (Ages 13-15)
Second prize
Isaac Ahn (NY), classical, student of Kyung Sun Choi
Third prize
Garrick Chau (CA), classical, student of Krista Wigle
Christina Mink (NY), classical, student of Jane Olian
D (Ages 16-18)
First prize
Shayne Goldstein (NJ), classical, student of Amelia DeMayo
Brian Lee (NJ), musical theatre, student of Ron Cappon
Second prize
Katrina Franco (CA), classical, student of Christine Abraham
Third prize
Andrew Kim (NJ), classical, student of Jinhwan Byun
Isabel Melian (NY), classical, student of Jane Olian
Honorable mention
Stephen Morris (NY), classical, student of Thomas Pousont
E (Ages 19-22)
First prize
Liu Xinyi (China), musical theatre, student of Liu Sha
Second prize
Mina Cuesta (NY), classical, student of Jane Olian
Li Siying (China), musical theatre, student of Yu Fangyun
Third prize
Sarah Warshavsky (NY), classical, student of Harolyn Blackwell
Harp
A (Ages 7-9)
First prize
Wang Chenxi (China), student of Wang Qian
Second prize
Shen Nengyi (China), student of Yu Fangyun
B (Ages 10-12)
First prize
Jiayang Li (China), student of Guan Wang
D (Ages 16-18)
First prize
Elishia Yeung (Canada), student of Miya Otake, Kaori Otake,
Second prize
Yang Yuxi (China), student of Wang Guan, Wei Linlin
E (Ages 19-22)
Second prize
Lauren Swain (PA), student of Carol McClure
Percussion
B (Ages 10-12)
First prize
Fu Shihan (China), student of Yang Ruwen
E (Ages 19-22)
First prize
Zhang Yuchen (China), student of Yang Ruwen
Second prize
Wu Xiaotong (China), student of Yang Ruwen
Third prize
Sun Jichen (China), student of Yang Ruwen
Honorable mention
Gao Danyang (China), student of Yang Ruwen
C (Ages 13-15)
First prize
Flute & Piano Duo: Nikka Gershman-Pepper, Sammy Maddox (CA), students of Fabio Bidini, Jim Walker
Second prize
Clarinet & Harp Duo: Jin Tian, Yao Jia (China), students of Sun Siyi
Third prize
Two Pianos: Eric Shih Koh, Katie Shih Koh (CA), students of Heidi Hau
D (Ages 16-18)
First prize
Dajj Quartet: Kate Fornshell, Mathias Koo, Anna Linder, Victoria Phillips (OH), students of Deborah Barrett Price
E (Ages 19-22)
First prize
Percussion Duo: Zheng Jiaen, Zhou Siyu (China), students of Hong Jie
Second prize
Piano Trio: Zilin Chen, Shijie Li, Qianqian Zhao (China), students of Jiajia Shi