Winners 2022
Gold, Silver, Bronze Prizes are chosen among First Prize winners.
Age Group A, B, C ,D
Gold ($500)
Hao Li, violin, student of Boyang Wang
Silver ($200)
Yufei Chen, piano, student of Veda Kaplinsky
Silver ($200)
Holly Lacey, Nathaniel Yue, Qiao Zhang, NTH Trio, students of Michael Kaufman
Bronze ($100)
Lanzhen Cui, voice, student of Beth Roberts
Bronze ($100)
Shriya Dharan, voice, student of Daniel Brevik
Bronze ($100)
Caitlin Enright, cello, student of Clara Kim
Bronze ($100)
Claire Kim, flute, student of Haymee Ann
Age Group E
Gold ($700)
Lauren Vandervelden, violin, student of Kinga Augustyn
Silver ($400)
Dale Jeong, cello, student of Clara Kim
Bronze ($200)
Yali Levy Schwartz, piano, student of Genya Paley
Bronze ($200)
Molly Snodgrass, voice, student of Amy Burton
A (Ages 7-9)
First prize
Blair Zhu (GA), student of Anne Sun
Second prize
Alexander Wong (CA), student of Claudia Xi
Third prize
Minlada Tangmanophienchai (Thailand), student of Christopher Janwong McKiggan
Honorable mention
Esme Tran (CA), student of Ana Maria Eckstein
B (Ages 10-12)
Third prize
Bella Chen (CA), student of Erna Gulabyan
C (Ages 13-15)
First prize
Yufei Chen (NY), student of Veda Kaplinsky
Jacob Rockower (CA), student of Hans Boepple
Second prize
Phatthicha Leowattana (Thailand), student of Pornphan Banternghansa
Sarah Li (NJ), student of Tomoko Harada
Third prize
Benjamin Jiang (CA), student of Natsuki Fukasawa
Yuqin Lu (China), student of Hua Chang
Honorable mention
Alexis Zou (OR), student of Renato Fabbro
D (Ages 16-18)
First prize
Lucie Kim (CA), student of Ariel Yang
Third prize
Michael Wang (CA), student of Natsuki Fukasawa
Antonio Centenera (PA), student of Ya-Ting Chang
Honorable mention
Kristie Chao (NJ), student of Stella Xu
E (Ages 19-22)
First prize
Yali Levy Schwartz (NY), student of Genya Paley
A (Ages 7-9)
First prize
Ivy Yin (NJ), student of Tunde Gaal
B (Ages 10-12)
First prize
Maxwell Brown (DE), student of Timothy Schwarz
Panxi Ma (China), student of Weijian Tang
C (Ages 13-15)
First prize
Lucille Cheng (NJ), student of Tunde Gaal
Yushan Yan (China), student of Jian Lin
Second prize
Stella Seong (NJ), student of Yu Jeong Lee
Third prize
Christine Chah (IL), student of Desiree Ruhstrat
Honorable mention
Ian Li (CT), student of Kyung Yu
Hannah Park (NY), student of Naoko Tanaka
Ethan Shin (NJ), student of Yu Jeong Lee
D (Ages 16-18)
First prize
Hao Li (China), student of Boyang Wang
Second prize
Isabella Jung (NJ), student of Yu Jeong Lee
Third prize
Samuel Lee (AZ), student of Jonathan Swartz
Victoria Tan (NY), student of Zi Lin
Honorable mention
Jennifer Jang (NJ), student of Jee Sun Lee
Natasha Wipfler-Kim (NY), student of Nurit Pacht
E (Ages 19-22)
First prize
Lauren Vandervelden (NY), student of Kinga Augustyn
Second prize
Sory Park (NY), student of Ronald Copes
Third prize
Qimao Li (UK), student of Susanne Stanzeleit
A (Ages 7-9)
First prize
Richard Wang (NY), student of Clara Kim
Second prize
Isabella Tan (NJ), student of Yijia Zhang
B (Ages 10-12)
First prize
Niu Haozheng (China), student of Mingqing Yu
Second prize
Cara Wang (CA), student of Amos Yang, Alan Yang
Luocheng Zhang (China), student of Mingqing Yu
Third prize
Abigail Kim (GA), student of Elaine Shin
Honorable mention
Elizabeth Hwang (NY), student of Sam Bae
Justin Kijun Lee (VA), student of SungHee Choi
C (Ages 13-15)
First prize
Caitlin Enright (NJ), student of Clara Kim
Aurelia Faidley (NY), student of Natasha Brofsky
Second prize
Charles Lee (WA), student of Taeguk Mun
Daiwen Tian (China), student of Wen Ma
Third prize
Nathaniel Yue (CA), student of Vardan Gasparyan, Ronald Leonard
Honorable mention
Sophia Hwang (NY), student of Sam Bae
D (Ages 16-18)
First prize
Mengtong Shen (China), student of Yichen Yang
Second prize
Jiyoon Moon (Korea), student of Seungwon Jung
Daniel Yoon (CA), student of Kyeong Hwa Kim
Third prize
Serge Kalinovsky (IN), student of Susan Moses
Honorable mention
Eric Feng (CA), student of Zhou Long
Haoran Li (CA), student of Brady Anderson
E (Ages 19-22)
First prize
Dale Jeong (NY), student of Clara Kim
Second prize
Hechen Sun (MA), student of Lluis Claret
Viola
B (Ages 10-12)
First prize
Mingshu Wei (China), student of Yanhong Wang
C (Ages 13-15)
First prize
Isabelle Son (NJ), student of Molly Carr, Yi-Fang Huang
Second prize
Ian Bang (NJ), student of Yu Jeong Lee
D (Ages 16-18)
First prize
Stephanie Lee (NJ), student of Toby Appel, Jinyoung Park Kim
Second prize
Bori Chung (NJ), student of Jiwon Kim
E (Ages 19-22)
First prize
Haowen Sun (China), student of YueQi
Double Bass
D (Ages 16-18)
Second prize
Gregory Faught (TX), student of Mark Morton
C (Ages 13-15)
First prize
Kyle Cho (MD), oboe, student of Elaine Douvas
Ethan Kim (IL), clarinet, student of Keunjin Jung
Martha Marki (CA), flute, student of Cecily Lan
Grace Yoon (NJ), bassoon, student of Marc Goldberg
Second prize
Christopher Chung (IL), clarinet, student of Keunjin Jung
Zhen He (China), oboe, student of Sai Kai
Third prize
Seungyun Yang (IL), clarinet, student of Keunjin Jung
Honorable mention
Adam Tang (MD), bassoon, student of Joseph Grimmer
D (Ages 16-18)
First prize
Caroline Kao (CA), oboe, student of James Moore
Claire Kim (IL), flute, student of Haymee Ann
Ryan Kim (NJ), clarinet, student of Jo-Ann Sternberg
Kazutada Nakao (CA), alto saxophone, student of Shay Salhov
Second prize
Jaden Kim (IL), clarinet, student of Keunjin Jung
Kara Ravaschieri (FL), flute, student of Marie Jureit Beamish, Amanda Blaikie
Kevin Wu (MD), clarinet, student of Albert Hunt
Third prize
Kathryn Polly Go (CA), flute, student of Jenna Mauro
Sena Kim (IL), flute, student of Haymee Ann
Claire Yum (IL), clarinet, student of Keunjin Jung
Honorable mention
Avery Chen (CA), flute, student of Isabelle Chapuis
Caroline Kao (CA), bassoon, student of Stephen Paulson
Joseph Lee (IL), clarinet, student of Keunjin Jung
E (Ages 19-22)
First prize
Kahley Mitchell (PA), flute, student of Naomi Seidman
C (Ages 13-15)
Third prize
Zice Xu (China), euphonium, student of Jun Gan
A (Ages 7-9)
First prize
Mingjie Zhang (China), musical theatre, student of Jiayi You
B (Ages 10-12)
First prize
Cynthia Cai (TX), musical theatre, student of Jing Lin Sturgis
Alliana Lili Yang (CA), classical, student of Lora Libby, Katie Kerwin-Gielniak
Second prize
Katherine Backues (CA), classical, student of Wei Feng
C (Ages 13-15)
First prize
Lanzhen Cui (NJ), classical, student of Beth Roberts
Shriya Dharan (CT), musical theatre, student of Daniel Brevik
Second prize
Violet Paris (NY), classical, student of Amelia DeMayo, Liliana Sotirova , Gulnara Mitzanova
Third prize
Katerina Witte (CA), classical, student of Liutzina Kazachenko
Honorable mention
Xinyi Zhang (CA), classical, student of Xiaofei Liu
D (Ages 16-18)
First prize
Ellie Wang (NH), classical, student of Andrea Veal
Second prize
Marudhini Murugaverl (NY), classical, student of Tammy Hensrud
Third prize
Stephen Morris (NY), classical, student of Thomas Pousont
Honorable mention
Joon-Hyung Noh (CA), classical, student of Sangkeun Jang
E (Ages 19-22)
First prize
Molly Snodgrass (NY), classical, student of Amy Burton
Harp
A (Ages 7-9)
First prize
Emmanuelle Chung (NJ), student of Barbara Allen
E (Ages 19-22)
Third prize
Wanyi Zhou (China), student of Xiaolian Zheng
Percussion
B (Ages 10-12)
First prize
Shihan Fu (China), student of Ruwen Yang
B (Ages 10-12)
Third prize
Archetti String Trio: Kate Cho, Hannah Phillippy, Daniel Won (MD), students of Hyewon Yoon
C (Ages 13-15)
First prize
NTH Trio: Holly Lacey, Nathaniel Yue, Qiao Zhang (CA), students of Michael Kaufman
Second prize
Echo Quartet: Ava Choi, Isabella Jung, Janice Lee, Yumi Park (NJ, NY), students of Yu Jeong Lee
SoRi Cello Trio: Mina Kim, Caleb Suh, Matthew Suh (NJ), students of Miho Weber
Third prize
Piano Four Hands: Eric Shih Koh, Katie Shih Koh (CA), students of Heidi Hau
Honorable mention
Piano Four Hands: Hansen Berrett, Alexis Zou (OR), students of Renato Fabbro
D (Ages 16-18)
First prize
Piano Four Hands: Oliver Chan, Skyler Chan (MN), students of Kyung Kim
Two Flutes and Piano Trio: Andrew Gu, Adora Rao, Karina Yang (NJ), students of Chia-Hsiu Wang
E (Ages 19-22)
Second prize
Two Flutes and Piano Trio: Carina Geist, Joy Tan, Hao Qu (NJ, NY), students of Judith Mendenhall, John Novacek