Winners 2020
Gold, Silver, Bronze Prizes are chosen among First Prize winners.
Age Group A, B, C ,D
Gold ($500)
Joshua Kucharski, trumpet, student of Raymond Mase
Silver ($200)
Julia Jones, violin, student of Viktor Basis
Bronze ($100)
Matthew Danforth, voice, student of Lorraine Nubar
Bronze ($100)
Apollo Lee, piano, student of Chiu-Tze Lin
Age Group E
Gold ($700)
Derek Louie, cello, student of Clara Kim
Silver ($400)
Yongqiu Liu, piano, student of Alexander Korsantia
Bronze ($200)
Renée Murphy, harp, student of Nancy Allen
Bronze ($200)
Charles Zandieh, cello, student of Clara Kim
A (Ages 7-9)
First prize
Ivy Wang (CA), student of Hans Boepple
Second prize
Claire Huang (MA), student of Yidan Guo
Third prize
Zhiqing Tao (MD), student of Grace Liu
Tianyue Sophia Wang (MD), student of Grace Liu
Honorable mention
Lucy Wang (CA), student of Yingwen Lewis
B (Ages 10-12)
First prize
Joseph J. Yoon (VA), student of Dominique Shim
Second prize
Daniel Choi (NM), student of Tatyana Bayliyeva
Xinran Shi (CA), student of Hans Boepple
Third prize
Andrew Lee (IN), student of Svetlana Soleimani
Jacob Rockower (CA), student of Hans Boepple
Chloe Tseng (NY), student of Natela Mchedlishvili
Taige Wang (CA), student of Ariel Yang
Honorable mention
Hannah Leng (NM), student of Tatyana Bayliyeva
William Leng (NM), student of Tatyana Bayliyeva
Ashmi Penumatsa (NM), student of Tatyana Bayliyeva
C (Ages 13-15)
First prize
Rachel Wei (Canada), student of Wayne Weng
Second prize
Jeslyn Cai (WA), student of Karlyn Brett, Peter Mack
Anthony Lee (MA), student of SangYoung Kim
Third prize
Rei Fukuoka (NY), student of Misuzu Tanaka
Matthew Hahn (IL), student of Winston Choi, Christina Tio
Sophia Jin (CA), student of Natsuki Fukasawa
Honorable mention
Irene Hwang (CA), student of Erna Gulabyan
Benjamin Jiang (CA), student of Natsuki Fukasawa
Anthony Yang (NC), student of Irena Hramenkova
D (Ages 16-18)
First prize
Apollo Lee (NJ), student of Chiu-Tze Lin
Second prize
Gabriella Gass (AZ), student of Baruch Meir
Jairus Rhoades (HI), student of Joanna Zane Fan
Third prize
Jacob Nenow (OR), student of Renato Fabbro
Justin Wahby (CA), student of Natsuki Fukasawa
Honorable mention
Seoyoung Lee (MA), student of Sangyoung Kim
Adrian Pu (CA), student of Natsuki Fukasawa
Allison Yun (CA), student of Esther Keel
E (Ages 19-22)
First prize
Yongqiu Liu (China), student of Alexander Korsantia
Yang Wang (China), student of Moye Chen
Third prize
Sheena Hui (MI), student of Logan Skelton
Zhisheng Wang (China), student of Logan Skelton
A (Ages 7-9)
First prize
Ryan Chung (NJ), student of Sunyoung Lee
Third prize
Liesel Bee (Singapore), student of Kimberlyn Wu
Nichole Wong (MA), student of Aija Reke
Honorable mention
Yutong Huang (China), student of Edward Zhang
B (Ages 10-12)
First prize
Gretchen Kamm (NY), student of Viktor Basis
Second prize
Lev Taira (CA), student of Aimee Kreston
Third prize
Amber Hu (China), student of Yong Yang
Chelsea Wang (NJ), student of Jeremy Zhu
Honorable mention
Michaela Frey (VA), student of Olga Khroulevitch
C (Ages 13-15)
First prize
Lily Sullivan (IN), student of Grigory Kalinovsky
Second prize
Julie Kim (NJ), student of Elizabeth Chang
Nicholas Yoo (NJ), student of Elizabeth Chang
Third prize
Ian Li (CT), student of Kyung Yu
Honorable mention
Isabella Jung (NJ), student of Yu Jeong Lee
D (Ages 16-18)
First prize
Julia Jones (NY), student of Viktor Basis
Second prize
Ensley Seoeun Kim (NJ), student of Yu Jeong Lee
Ethan Yang (AZ), student of Jing Zeng
Third prize
Angelina Dong (NJ), student of Jeremy Zhu
Jiah Lee (NJ), student of Yu Jeong Lee
Chang Liu (China), student of Qing Zheng
Honorable mention
Amelia Cho (NC), student of Eric Pritchard
Madison Oh (CA), student of Aimee Kreston
E (Ages 19-22)
Second prize
Xiang Han (China), student of Weijian Tang, Ti Zhang
Chenming Wang (China), student of Ti Zhang
A (Ages 7-9)
Second prize
Anastasia Catanus (CA), student of Laszlo Mezo
Richard Wang (NY), student of Jessica Wang
B (Ages 10-12)
First prize
Jesse Krentz (WA), student of Kevin Krentz
Second prize
Ria Eguchi (CA), student of Zhou Long
Third prize
Mehr Kaur (MD), student of Tanya Anisimova
James Lacey, III (CA), student of Vardan Gasparyan
Honorable mention
Sophia Jenkins (NJ), student of Inbal Segev
C (Ages 13-15)
First prize
Serge Kalinovsky (IN), student of Susan Moses
Ethan Murphy (IN), student of Susan Moses
Second prize
Congyu Yang (China), student of Wang Chongwu, Na Mula
Moer Zhou (NY), student of Clara Kim
Third prize
Celina Chen (CA), student of Sarah Hong
Honorable mention
Tony Kim (AZ), student of Jan Simiz
Sarah Lee (OR), student of Hyun-Jin Kim
Sophia Flagg (CA), student of Eric Sung
D (Ages 16-18)
First prize
Jenny Jiang (NY), student of Clara Kim
Graterol Lidanys (IL), student of Tanya Carey
Second prize
Noah Chen (IL), student of Clara Kim
Eliot Hodges (CO), student of Matthew Zalkind
Third prize
Sally Yiran Deng (PA), student of Clara Kim
Rebecca Cho (NY), student of Clara Kim
Na Yoon Koh (NJ), student of Clara Kim
Honorable mention
Alexander Oh (NY), student of Alex Croxton
Eytan Raviv (IL), student of Hans Jorgen-Jensen
E (Ages 19-22)
First prize
Derek Louie (NY), student of Clara Kim
Charles Zandieh (NY), student of Clara Kim
Viola
B (Ages 10-12)
Second prize
Stephanie Cho (NJ), student of Jee Sun Lee
D (Ages 16-18)
Second prize
Justin Yi (MD), student of Sungah Min
Third prize
Ludia Kim (NJ), student of Jee Sun Lee
E (Ages 19-22)
First prize
Sumin Kim (Korea), student of Steven Tenenbom
Double Bass
E (Ages 19-22)
Second prize
Jincheng Lyu (CA), student of Tian ling
B (Ages 10-12)
First prize
Michelle Lee, clarinet (NJ), student of Seungho Choi
Second prize
Maya Angiello, flute (NY), student of Diane Taublieb
C (Ages 13-15)
First prize
Joshua Cho, clarinet (CA), student of Michael Yoshimi
Julia Zheng, flute (NJ), student of Chia Hsiu Wang
Second prize
Esther Jeong, flute (GA), student of Katherine Emeneth
Dongkon Lee, clarinet (NJ), student of Seungho Choi
Honorable mention
Rachel Wei, flute (Canada), student of Brenda Fedoruk
D (Ages 16-18)
First prize
Joshua Choi, clarinet (NJ), student of Seungho Choi, Ayako Oshima
Lauren Kim, flute (CT), student of Bart Feller
Second prize
Andrew Kim, clarinet (AZ), student of Stefanie Gardner
Mia Sico-McNulty, alto saxophone (MA), student of Jonathan Hulting-Cohen
Yihan Yao, bassoon (China), student of Lansong Li
Third prize
Daniel Ethan Gliksberg, alto saxophone (MA), student of Kenneth Radnofsky
Sydney Minor, clarinet (NY), student of David Sapadin
Honorable mention
Sam Ederington, clarinet (KY), student of Chase Miller
E (Ages 19-22)
First prize
Henry Cao, alto saxophone (Canada), student of Julia Nolan
Second prize
Lauren Lettington, alto saxophone (IA), student of Kenneth Tse
Duo Wang, bassoon (China), student of Lansong Li
A (Ages 7-9)
First prize
Bode Nickerson, trombone (MA), student of Achilles Liarmakopoulos, Hsiao-Fang Lin
C (Ages 13-15)
First prize
James Yi, french horn (MD), student of Javier Gandara
D (Ages 16-18)
First prize
Joshua Kucharski, trumpet (MD), student of Raymond Mase
A (Ages 7-9)
First prize
Julia Kartvelishvili (IA), student of Mia Fryvecind Gimenez
Second prize
Avinash Panda (VA), student of Irina Yurkovskaya
Alliana Lili Yang (CA), student of Katie Kerwin-Gielniak, Lora Libby
B (Ages 10-12)
First prize
Maya Joshi (NJ), student of Amelia DeMayo
Third prize
Ethan Dreizin (VA), student of Irina Yurkovskaya
C (Ages 13-15)
First prize
Callie Chae Pyken (CA), student of Michael Chipman
Second prize
Andrew Kim (NJ), student of Jinhwan Byun
Third prize
Garrick Chau (CA), student of Jimmy Kansau
Celina Chen (CA), student of Edna Garabedian
Grace Chung (NJ), student of Jinhwan Byun
Honorable mention
Andrea Nalywajko (NY), student of Amelia DeMayo
D (Ages 16-18)
First prize
Matthew Danforth (NJ), student of Lorraine Nubar
Second prize
Helena He (NJ), student of Karen Beardsley
Christiana Schiller (CA), student of Pamela Serrano
E (Ages 19-22)
First prize
Sarah Warshavsky (NY), student of Harolyn Blackwell
Second prize
Elaina Ragusa (NJ), student of Eduardo Azzati
Harp
D (Ages 16-18)
Second prize
Lauren Swain (PA), student of Carol McClure
E (Ages 19-22)
First prize
Renée Murphy (IN), student of Nancy Allen
Percussion
E (Ages 19-22)
First prize
Ruijie Jesse Guo (Canada), student of Vern Griffiths
B (Ages 10-12)
First prize
Piano Four Hands: Daniel Choi, Sean Choi (NM), students of Tatyana Bayliyeva
C (Ages 13-15)
First prize
Piano Trio: Leah Gavilan, Sooah Jeon, Evelyn Joung (NJ), students of Seojin Yang
Honorable mention
Piano Four Hands: Eric Koh, Katie Koh (CA), students of Heidi Hau
D (Ages 16-18)
First prize
Piano Four Hands: Naomi Kobayashi, Sophie Nguyen (HI), students of Joanna Zane Fan
Third prize
String Quartet: Abigail Benzinger, Amelia Cho, Anna Darr, Amelia Posner-Hess (NC), students of Hsiao-Mei Ku, Nonoko Okada
Honorable mention
String Quartet: Brian Chun, Kyeongsub Jeung, Kendall Lee, Brandon Lim (NY), students of Hahnsol Kim