Winners 2023
Gold, Silver, Bronze Prizes are chosen among First Prize winners.
Age Group A, B, C ,D
Gold ($500)
Joshua Lee, violin, student of Jooyeon Han
Silver ($200)
Shaw Edwards, cello, student of Clara Kim
Bronze ($100)
Macy Gong, flute, student of Sydney Carlson
Bronze ($100)
Ryan Wang, voice, student of Henry Chen
Bronze ($100)
Jadon Wu, piano, student of Kirill Gliadkovsky
Bronze ($100)
Christian Yoo, clarinet, student of Ayako Neidich
Age Group E
Gold ($700)
Not awarded
Silver ($400)
Not awarded
Bronze ($200)
Kelsey Payne, violin, student of Ricardo Cyncynates
Bronze ($200)
Isabel Yang, voice, student of Pamela Hinchman
A (Ages 7-9)
First prize
Léanore Gillet (Australia), student of Grace Kim
Second prize
Alvina Chen (GA), student of Anne Sun
Third prize
Aiden Li (Australia), student of Jie Sun
Honorable mention
Isaiah Shin (NY), student of Adrienne Kim
B (Ages 10-12)
First prize
Heidi Hu (GA), student of Anne Sun
Second prize
Yuncheng (Bryan) Chen (Canada), student of Daria Fedorova
Third prize
Caroline Passman (NY), student of Genya Paley
Blair Zhu (GA), student of Anne Sun
Honorable mention
Phoebe Fan (Australia), student of Grace Kim
Stanley Hyun (NJ), student of Kayoung An
C (Ages 13-15)
First prize
Melvin Xu (GA), student of Anne Sun
Second prize
Lucy Liu (CA), student of Agnes Kim
Christina Sung (UT), student of Jihea Hong-Park
Third prize
Mayu Kanai (NY), student of Irina Morozova
Kate Moore (NY), student of Dustin Gledhill
Honorable mention
Symphony Shi (Australia), student of Grace Kim
Olivia Tu (CA), student of Hans Boepple
D (Ages 16-18)
First prize
Irene Hwang (CA), student of Sandra Shen
Jadon Wu (CA), student of Kirill Gliadkovsky
Second prize
Michelle Cao (WA), student of Sasha Starcevich
Henry Tushman (MA), student of Sandra Hebert
Third prize
Daniel Guo (TN), student of Heather Connor
Brian Zhang (MI), student of Christopher Harding
Honorable mention
Kaiyue Ethan Guan (CA), student of Wenchun Ku
E (Ages 19-22)
No winners
A (Ages 7-9)
First prize
Ivy Yin (NJ), student of Tunde Gaal
Second prize
Isaiah Shin (NY), student of Jungwon Yoon
B (Ages 10-12)
First prize
Adriana Ossi (FL), student of Melissa Barrett
Honorable mention
Jiyeon Shin (NY), student of Jungwon Yoon
Sihan Zheng (Canada), student of Mary-Elizabeth Brown
C (Ages 13-15)
First prize
Joshua Lee (AZ), student of Jooyeon Han
Second prize
Kayla Hwang (CA), student of Zhao Wei
Third prize
Lev Sakae Taira (CA), student of Aimee Kreston
Honorable mention
Amelie Heine (FL), student of Mary-Elizabeth Brown
Lindsey Lee (MD), student of Hyewon Yoon
D (Ages 16-18)
First prize
Rubi Lee (CA), student of Solim Shin
Second prize
Katherine Jung (NJ), student of Masao Kawasaki
Yumi Park (NY), student of Grigory Kalinovsky, Nurit Pacht
E (Ages 19-22)
First prize
Kelsey Payne (VA), student of Ricardo Cyncynates
Second prize
Jiabao Guo (China), student of Qihua Li
Third prize
Fengwan Chen (NY), student of Joseph Lin
B (Ages 10-12)
First prize
Adam Kim (CA), student of Jonathan Koh
Second prize
Hyun Lee (OR), student of Hyun-Jin Kim
Anna Sui (NJ), student of Hyojin Lee
Honorable mention
Ayane Matsuzaki (CA), student of Zhou Long
C (Ages 13-15)
First prize
Phoebe Qian (NY), student of Clara Kim
Second prize
Larissa Lakner (NY), student of Clara Kim
Cara Wang (CA), student of Amos Yang
Third prize
Aiden Chun (NJ), student of Sam Bae
Elie Kuan (NJ), student of Hyojin Lee
Honorable mention
Jessica Hong (NJ), student of Hyojin Lee
Juliet Diaz Onderwyzer (NY), student of Nicole Johnson
D (Ages 16-18)
First prize
Shaw Edwards (NY), student of Clara Kim
Second prize
Eddie Bae (CA), student of Kyeong Hwa Kim
Ethan Hyo Jeon (Canada), student of David Hetherington
Third prize
Maya Fu (MI), student of Amir Eldan
Xinyi (Karen) Zhang (NY), student of Clara Kim
E (Ages 19-22)
Second prize
Siyue Xie (China), student of Xinhua Ma
Viola
D (Ages 16-18)
First prize
Katherine Song (MD), student of Yu Jeong Lee
Second prize
Justin Song (NJ), student of Jee Sun Lee
E (Ages 19-22)
First prize
Yayun Qiu (China), student of Changhai Wang
Second prize
Nicolette Sullivan-Cozza (DE), student of Kim Kashkashian
Double Bass
D (Ages 16-18)
First prize
Gregory Faught (TX), student of Mark Morton
C (Ages 13-15)
First prize
Spencer Chaisanguanthum (NJ), oboe, student of Setsuko Otake
Ashlyn Choi (CA), flute, student of Amy Kim
Grace Yoon (CT), bassoon, student of Marc Goldberg
Second prize
Claire Lee (GA), flute, student of Katherine Emeneth, Christina Smith
Third prize
Catherine Wang (NJ), flute, student of Chia-Hsiu Wang
Honorable mention
Sian Bang (NJ), oboe, student of Samei Lim
Michael Gong (OR), clarinet, student of Dunja Marcum
Kalyaa Pradeep (CA), flute, student of Xuemei Zou
D (Ages 16-18)
First prize
Macy Gong (OR), flute, student of Sydney Carlson
Daniel Lee (MD), alto saxophone, student of Jason Mcfeaters
Christian Yoo (NJ), clarinet, student of Ayako Neidich
Second prize
Christine Zhao (CA), flute, student of Isabelle Chapuis
Third prize
Joanne Fan (MD), flute, student of Linda Crisafulli
Honorable mention
Catherine Cheng (TN), flute, student of Myung Kim
Kristen Chun (MA), oboe, student of Amanda Hardy
E (Ages 19-22)
First prize
Isabella Carucci (MI), flute, student of Amy Porter
C (Ages 13-15)
Honorable mention
Ziyue Kang (China), trumpet, student of Rui Li
D (Ages 16-18)
Honorable mention
Luoning Song (China), trumpet, student of Rui Li
A (Ages 7-9)
First prize
Pietà Baca (CA), classical, student of Hea Suk Park
Rose Liu (China), musical theatre, student of Xiaoming Tian
B (Ages 10-12)
First prize
Ryan Wang (NJ), classical, student of Henry Chen
Second prize
Katherine Backues (CA), classical, student of Wei Feng
Alliana Lili Yang (CA), classical, student of Cynthia Sanner
C (Ages 13-15)
First prize
Isaac Ahn (NY), classical, student of Lorraine Nubar
Divya Beeram (TX), musical theatre, student of Rachel Holdman
Maya Joshi (NJ), classical, student of Amelia DeMayo, Liliana Sortirova
Second prize
Sophia Kaushik (CA), classical, student of Christine Abraham
Avery Lam (TX), musical theatre, student of Rachel Holdman
Siya Paigude (CA), musical theatre, student of Ms. Morgan
Ka Wai Samme Tsun (Hong Kong), classical, student of Etta Fung
Third prize
Shreya Rajeev (CA), classical, student of Bernadette Mondok Keller
Honorable mention
Yun Xi Jiang (Canada), classical, student of Jessica Zhang
D (Ages 16-18)
First prize
Hazel Kim (IL), classical, student of Bora Hwang
Second prize
Garrick Chau (CA), classical, student of Philip Harris
Julia Xiao (TX), classical, student of Dominique McCormick
Third prize
Annabelle Miin (CA), classical, student of Haruna Shiokawa
Honorable mention
Joshua Kwon (NJ), classical, student of Eugene Byun
E (Ages 19-22)
First prize
Isabel Yang (CA), classical, student of Pamela Hinchman
B (Ages 10-12)
First prize
Violin Trio: Celine Cho, Ji-Hyo Park, Jeeon Ryu (South Korea), students of Kyung-lee Lee
C (Ages 13-15)
First prize
Concordia String Quartet: Ian Bang, Calvin Kwon, Brian Lim, Hannah Moon (NJ), students of Yu Jeong Lee
Second prize
Piano Four Hands: Eric Shih Koh, Katie Shih Koh (CA), students of Amy Chiu
D (Ages 16-18)
First prize
Boqer Violin Quartet: Julia Jang, David Kim, Rebekah Kim, Jason Lee (NJ), students of Jee Sun Lee