Winners 2024
Gold, Silver, Bronze Prizes are chosen among First Prize winners.
Age Group A, B, C ,D
Gold ($500)
Not awarded
Silver ($200)
Shaw Edwards, cello, student of Clara Kim
Silver ($200)
Matthew Ho, cello, student of Clara Kim
Silver ($200)
Olivia Tu, piano, student of Hans Boepple
Silver ($200)
Angelina Cheng Wong, piano, student of Eleanor Wong
Silver ($200)
Nolan Woo, cello, student of Kyeong Hwa Kim
Silver ($200)
Grace Yoon, bassoon, student of Marc Goldberg
Bronze ($100)
Peng Junhao, viola, student of Wang Changhai
Bronze ($100)
Nicholas Lee, voice, student of Kyung Sun Choi
Bronze ($100)
Kate Takemoto, violin, student of Ann Setzer, Khullip Jeung
Bronze ($100)
Liam Thomas, violin, student of Joan Kwuon
Bronze ($100)
Raymond Wang, clarinet, student of Deborah de Graaff
Age Group E
Gold ($700)
Not awarded
Silver ($400)
Angeline Kiang, cello, student of Clara Kim
Bronze ($200)
Not awarded
A (Ages 7-9)
Second prize
Alvina Chen (GA), student of Anne Sun
B (Ages 10-12)
First prize
Blair Zhu (GA), student of Anne Sun
Second prize
Zachary Cheng (OR), student of Renato Fabbro
Isaiah Shin (NY), student of Adrienne Kim
Third prize
Aliza Teng (CA), student of Szu-Ying Huang
Honorable mention
Heidi Hu (GA), student of Anne Sun
C (Ages 13-15)
First prize
Maximus Wu (NJ), student of Tomoko Harada
Second prize
Alex Kim (CA), student of John McCarthy
Elizabeth Shen (OR), student of Renato Fabbro
Third prize
Stanley Hyun (NJ), student of Kayoung An
Audrey Lam Kei Sung (Canada), student of YuChing Lily Hsu
Honorable mention
Victoria Garcia-Ruiz (IL), student of Lyudmila Lakisova
D (Ages 16-18)
First prize
Olivia Tu (CA), student of Hans Boepple
Angelina Cheng Wong (CA), student of Eleanor Wong
Second prize
Jason Nam (WA), student of Rufus Choi
George Xie (CA), student of Dominic Cheli
Third prize
Jonah Burton (IL), student of Lyudmila Lakisova
Alex Tran (OR), student of Renato Fabbro
Henry Tushman (MA), student of Sandra Hebert
Honorable mention
Brandon Luo (NC), student of Florence Ko
E (Ages 19-22)
Honorable mention
Dylan Lee (CA), student of Lorna Griffitt
A (Ages 7-9)
First prize
Louis Ueki (Japan), student of Midori Masuda
Honorable mention
Vincent Wang (CA), student of Declan Lewis
B (Ages 10-12)
First prize
Liam Thomas (CA), student of Joan Kwuon
Second prize
Kyoka Jansen (IL), student of Christie Keiko Abe Earl
Isaiah Shin (NY), student of Jungwon Yoon
Third prize
Ruei-Shu Li (Taiwan), student of Chang-Lung Lin
C (Ages 13-15)
First prize
Hannah Moon (NJ), student of Yu Jeong Lee
Second prize
Jason Cai (CA), student of Eric Di Yang
Nikolia Garoufalidou (Greece), student of Kiril Troussov
Third prize
Julia Jang (NJ), student of Yu Jeong Lee
Honorable mention
Aidan Hodges (CO), student of James Maurer
Emily Tang (NJ), student of Young Jo
D (Ages 16-18)
First prize
Kate Takemoto (NY), student of Ann Setzer, Khullip Jeung
Second prize
Jessica Jeon (NJ), student of Jiwon Kim
Hana Tsai (NY), student of Elizabeth Chang
Third prize
Junnosuke Yanagisawa (CA), student of Antoine van Dongen
Honorable mention
Samuel Ding (MA), student of Andrew Taylor
Ashley Jisue Hong (HI), student of Yu Jeong Lee
E (Ages 19-22)
First prize
Kuan Hao Yen (MD), student of Judith Ingolfsson
B (Ages 10-12)
First prize
Daniel Yoo (NJ), student of Gloria dePasquale
C (Ages 13-15)
First prize
Justin Lee (VA), student of Clara Kim
Second prize
Harry Tao (CT), student of Clara Kim
Third prize
Yufei Jiang (CA), student of Kyeong Kim
Cara Wang (CA), student of Amos Yang
Honorable mention
Shunkai Xu (China), student of
D (Ages 16-18)
First prize
Shaw Edwards (NY), student of Clara Kim
Matthew Ho (NJ), student of Clara Kim
Nolan Woo (CA), student of Kyeong Hwa Kim
Third prize
Lucas Choi (CA), student of Kyeong Hwa Kim
Jason Lee (CA), student of Kyeong Hwa Kim
Honorable mention
Jason Chien (CA), student of Kyeong Hwa Kim
Kayleen Kim (CA), student of Sarah Koo
E (Ages 19-22)
First prize
Angeline Kiang (CA), student of Clara Kim
Viola
C (Ages 13-15)
First prize
Vitali Sei Taira (CA), student of Michael Larco
Honorable mention
Olivia Tejada (CT), student of Leah Ferguson
D (Ages 16-18)
First prize
Peng Junhao (Italy), student of Wang Changhai
Second prize
Gary Han (NY), student of Yi-Fang Huang
Edward Lee (NJ), student of Sophie Arbuckle
Third prize
Ian Bang (NJ), student of Yujeong Lee
Xinyue Li (China), student of Wing Ho
E (Ages 19-22)
Second prize
Nicolette Sullivan-Cozza (MA), student of Kim Kashkashian
Double Bass
C (Ages 13-15)
First prize
Rumiao Qin (China), student of Bing Luo
D (Ages 16-18)
Third prize
Ziyue Deng (TX), student of Tianyang Liu
B (Ages 10-12)
Second prize
Mason Jeong (CA), flute, student of Youngji Song
C (Ages 13-15)
Second prize
Xifan Mao (China), flute, student of Meixiang Piao
Third prize
Alice Su (NJ), flute, student of Chia Hsiu Wang
Honorable mention
Spencer Chaisanguanthum (NJ), oboe, student of Setsuko Otake
D (Ages 16-18)
First prize
Raymond Wang (Australia), clarinet, student of Deborah de Graaff
Grace Yoon (CT), bassoon, student of Marc Goldberg
Second prize
Jooha Lee (CA), flute, student of Youngji Song
Third prize
Amy Yu (TN), flute, student of Myung Kim
Honorable mention
Kayla Choi (IL), flute, student of Haymee Ann
Apurva Sistla (CA), flute, student of Teresa Orozco
E (Ages 19-22)
Second prize
Wiley Bair (MD), tuba, student of Velvet Brown
A (Ages 7-9)
Second prize
Viola Li (Australia), classical, student of Scarlett Sun
Third prize
Gwyneth Ho (Australia), classical, student of Scarlett Sun
B (Ages 10-12)
Second prize
Chloe Wang (Australia), musical theatre, student of Scarlett Sun
C (Ages 13-15)
First prize
Divya Beeram (TX), musical theatre, student of Rachel Holdman
Second prize
Alison Fung (IL), classical, student of Bora Hwang
Shreya Rajeev (CA), classical, student of Michael Kiesling
Teresa Zhu (CA), classical, student of Ying Chien Wang
Third prize
Dayeon Lee (NJ), classical, student of Kyung Sun Choi
D (Ages 16-18)
First prize
Nicholas Lee (NJ), classical, student of Kyung Sun Choi
Helen Xie (CA), classical, student of Eun-Mee Ko
Second prize
Garrick Chau (CA), classical, student of Philip Harris
Alyona Deb (CA), musical theatre, student of Lauren Hayes
Honorable mention
Yanxu Zhang (Australia), musical theatre, student of Scarlett Sun
C (Ages 13-15)
First prize
Piano Four Hands: Jeik Park, Jein Park (IN), students of Phoenix Park-Kim
Second prize
Piano Quartet: Heeyoon(Helen) Chang, Hamin Kim, Kai Kobori-Huang, Nagyeong (Anna) Lee (NJ), students of Jee Sun Lee
Third prize
Charis Trio: Lui Kim, Tei Kim, Jihan Park (NJ), students of Jee Sun Lee
D (Ages 16-18)
Second prize
Piano Duo: Eric Shih Koh, Katie Shih Koh (CA), students of Amy Chiu
Reverie Quartet: Esther Hwang, Claire Kim, Olivia Kim, Ethan Shin (NJ, NY), students of Yu Jeong Lee