Winners 2025
Gold, Silver, Bronze Prizes are chosen among First Prize winners.
Gold ($500)
Christopher Yun, violin, student of Sheryl Staples
Silver ($200/person)
Lena Kim, violin, student of Yuki Mori
Alice Lee, viola, student of Michael Larco
Elizabeth Levine, piano, student of Yukimi Song
George Na, violin, student of Yuki Mori
Andrew Peng, violin, student of Aimee Kreston
Bronze ($100/person)
Jeremy Bird, piano, student of Ingrid Clarfield
Alvina Chen, piano, student of Anne Sun
Gina Franklin, voice, student of Natalie Harris
Claire Soyun Lee, violin, student of Sheryl Staples
Eileen Lee, flute, student of Isabelle Chapuis
Justin Lee, cello, student of Clara Kim
Maira Srivastava, voice, student of Erin McOmber
A (Ages 7-9)
First prize
Jasper Ouyang (CA), student of Yingwen Lewis
Second prize
Eric Chen (GA), student of Anne Sun
Third prize
Evelyn Hua (CA), student of Chia-Lin Yang
Nathaniel Lam (TX), student of Ran Feng
Qianxun Xia (China), student of Yan Ren
Honorable mention
Benjamin Velitskiy (NY), student of Eugenia Betman
B (Ages 10-12)
First prize
Jeremy Bird (NJ), student of Ingrid Clarfield
Alvina Chen (GA), student of Anne Sun
Second prize
Milan Raoul Solomon Bob (NY), student of Adrienne Kim
Third prize
Benny Breaux (NJ), student of Ingrid Clarfield
Alex Shih (NJ), student of Ingrid Clarfield
Honorable mention
Eason Chen (GA), student of Anne Sun
Qixun Clement Guo (NY), student of Sohyun Ahn
Paris Sakong (NJ), student of Kayoung An
Cassia Watson (NJ), student of Ingrid Clarfield
Jennifer Wen (GA), student of Anne Sun
Blair Zhu (GA), student of Anne Sun
C (Ages 13-15)
First prize
Elizabeth Levine (NY), student of Yukimi Song
Second prize
Qingshan Li (WA), student of Renato Fabbro
Third prize
Annabelle Cho (NY), student of Adrienne Kim
Dylan Huang (CA), student of Herbert Waltl
Lilian Ji (NJ), student of Ingrid Clarfield
Shuyang Liu (China), student of Quming Zhang
Honorable mention
Denis Bryantsev (GA), student of Anne Sun
Karen Du (NJ), student of Julia Lam
Emily Fang (CA), student of Natsuki Fukasawa
Stanley Hyun (NJ), student of Kayoung An
Dong Hwi Lee (NJ), student of Oxana Harlamova
Alex Yang (TX), student of Irina Bendetsky
D (Ages 16-18)
First prize
Xiaowei Zhao (CA), student of Kirill Gliadkovsky
Second prize
Roshni Balajee (CA), student of Amy Zanrosso
Andrew Lee (IN), student of Chi Ho Han
Third prize
Yiming (William) Chang (MA), student of Haesun Paik
Honorable mention
Elizabeth Shen (OR), student of Renato Fabbro
Nathan Wong (CA), student of Joseph Keel
Alexis Zou (OR), student of Renato Fabbro
A (Ages 7-9)
First prize
Clara Nam (Korea), student of Mi Ra Lee
Shelton Wang (CA), student of Joan Kwuon
Second prize
Peter Thomas Farris (NJ), student of Takuya Horiuchi
So-min Kim (Korea), student of Mi Ra Lee
Third prize
River Brown (DE), student of Hirono Oka
Sieun Kang (CA), student of Yun Lee
Honorable mention
Maryclaire Kelly (Korea), student of Mi Ra Lee
Vincent Wang (CA), student of Declan Lewis
B (Ages 10-12)
First prize
Claire Soyun Lee (NJ), student of Sheryl Staples
Ryan Noda (CA), student of Yuki Mori
Andrew Peng (CA), student of Aimee Kreston
Isaiah Shin (NY), student of Jungwon Yoon
Second prize
Robert Choi (NJ), student of Yu Jeong Lee
Louis Ueki (Japan), student of Midori Masuda
Third prize
Penelope Kern (IL), student of Nobuaki Tanaka
C (Ages 13-15)
First prize
Lauren Yejin Kang (AL), student of Sheryl Staples
George Na (CA), student of Yuki Mori
Lisa Saito (CA), student of Robin Sharp
Liam Thomas (CA), student of Joan Kwuon
Christopher Yun (MD), student of Sheryl Staples
Second prize
Dallas Chu (CA), student of Linda Rose
Alisa Kourova (Russia), student of Inga Alexandrova
Ella (Hyoju) Lee (WA), student of Patrick Galvin
Samuel Lee (MA), student of Fudeko Takahashi
Emily Rhew (OR), student of Hae-Jin Kim
Ji-yeon Shin (NY), student of Jungwon Yoon
Third prize
Jasper Frelinghuysen (DC), student of Leo Sushansky
Aithan Liu (NY), student of Ilmar Gavilan
Kate Park (NJ), student of Yu Jeong Lee
Eliya Wee (CA), student of Robin Sharp
Honorable mention
Adrian Bowman (NY), student of Jocelyn Zhu
Hei Tung Venara Chim (Hong Kong), student of
Seoyeon Alicia Kim (Korea), student of Sonyoung Kang
Naren Nair (MD), student of Yoon Young Bae
Ray Tong (PA), student of Leah Kim-Tomilson
D (Ages 16-18)
First prize
Lena Kim (CA), student of Yuki Mori
Emma Maini (CT), student of Elizabeth Chang
Noelle Streuber-Eden (PA), student of Guillaume Combet
Second prize
Caleb Choi (MD), student of Mia Choi
Brooklyn Jang (NJ), student of Hirono Oka
Julia Jang (NJ), student of Yu Jeong Lee
Third prize
Aanya Kashyap (NJ), student of Tunde Gaal
A (Ages 7-9)
First prize
Emily Runqi Yang (NY), student of Deborah Park
B (Ages 10-12)
Second prize
Angeline Sun (China), student of Yu Mingqing
Honorable mention
Ektoras Tsakalidis (NY), student of Boubacar Diallo
C (Ages 13-15)
First prize
Justin Lee (VA), student of Clara Kim
Second prize
Xintong Su (WA), student of Yang Lu
Third prize
Daniel Yoonsuh Lee (NY), student of Natasha Brofsky
Ellie Liu (OR), student of Hyun-Jin Kim
Honorable mention
Jiayi Huang (China), student of Jiwu Li
Ryley Jun (WA), student of Hyun-Jin Kim
Julia Ma (OR), student of Hyun-Jin Kim
Alex Tang (CA), student of Kevin Yu
D (Ages 16-18)
First prize
Justin Kang (AZ), student of Jamie Kellogg
Second prize
Kristen Kim (OR), student of Hyun-Jin Kim
Third prize
Ruide Ma (NY), student of Grace Wu Hsu
Honorable mention
Juliet Diaz Onderwyzer (NY), student of Wolfram Koessel
Annie Rhew (OR), student of Hyun-Jin Kim
C (Ages 13-15)
First prize
Aidan Kwon (NJ), student of Yu Jeong Lee
Second prize
Vitali Sei Taira (CA), student of Michael Larco
Third prize
Lydia Choi (NJ), student of Yu Jeong Lee
D (Ages 16-18)
First prize
Alice Lee (CA), student of Michael Larco
Erin Yi (MD), student of Sung Ah Min
Third prize
Arya Pelletier (CT), student of Jocelyn Zhu
A (Ages 7-9)
Second prize
Ruiqi Tan (China), flute, student of Ning Ning
B (Ages 10-12)
Second prize
Brody Son (NJ), oboe, student of Yousun Chung
Honorable mention
Paris Sakong (NJ), oboe, student of Samei Lim
C (Ages 13-15)
First prize
Ellie Kim (CA), flute, student of Hye Sung Choe
Second prize
Angelina Avsharian (MI), flute, student of Amy Porte
Michelle Kang (NJ), flute, student of Caroline Sonett- Assor
Taeho Kim (NJ), clarinet, student of Jacob Han
Dong Hwi Lee (NJ), alto saxophone, student of Fred Geiersbach
Third prize
Jacob Kim (NY), clarinet, student of Seung Ho Choi
Andrew Shah (NJ), flute, student of Eun-Sook Hong
D (Ages 16-18)
First prize
Armaan Diwan (CA), alto saxophone, student of John Hallberg
Eileen Lee (CA), flute, student of Isabelle Chapuis
Second prize
Gaeun (Esther) Lee (NJ), flute, student of Eun-Sook Hong
Third prize
Alicia Kim (MD), flute, student of David Lonkevich
Alice Su (NJ), flute, student of Chia Hsiu-Wang
C (Ages 13-15)
Third prize
Timothy Choi (MA), trumpet, student of Hyungbin Jung
D (Ages 16-18)
Second prize
Minseo Chung (CA), trumpet, student of Hyungbin Jung
Third prize
Joonseo Chung (CA), trumpet, student of Hyungbin Jung
A (Ages 7-9)
First prize
Freya Jager (NY), musical theatre, student of Mikayla Austin
B (Ages 10-12)
Second prize
Li Jinlin (Singapore), classical, student of Han Ying
Third prize
Jason Zhu (CA), classical, student of Lei Shi
Honorable mention
Lapas Udomsawaengsup (Thailand), classical, student of Koravee Soonthonvipat
C (Ages 13-15)
First prize
Gina Franklin (CA), pop, student of Natalie Harris
Maira Srivastava (CA), pop, student of Erin McOmber
Teresa Zhu (CA), classical, student of Ying Chien Wang
Second prize
Maximus Vu (TX), classical, student of Elena Nikulshina-Fray
Third prize
Yunxi Zhu (CA), classical, student of Lyutsina Kazachenko
Honorable mention
Emi Gogate (CT), classical, student of Nancy Xiong
Tanisi Mandal (CA), musical theatre, student of Svetlana Nikitenko
Pran Udomsawaengsup (Thailand), classical, student of Koravee Soonthonvipat
D (Ages 16-18)
First prize
Madeleine Chen (CA), classical, student of Erin McOmber
Claudia Read (CA), musical theatre, student of Krassen Karagiozov
Second prize
Dayeon Lee (NJ), classical, student of Kyung Sun Choi
Third prize
Alison Fung (IL), classical, student of Bora Hwang
Honorable mention
Oliver Cao (CA), classical, student of Kathleen Martin
Junrui Qu (MA), classical, student of Jessica Bloch
B (Ages 10-12)
First prize
Astele Liu (NY), student of Alyssa Reit
C (Ages 13-15)
Second prize
L.A.M.E. Quartet: Angela Kim, Eric Bae, Lauren Kim, Maxx Lee (NJ), students of Sunyoung Lee
D (Ages 16-18)
Second prize
Trio (Flute, Clarinet, Piano): Ashlyn Choi, Ryan Beiter, Jason Ham (CA), students of Amy Kim, Ginger Kroft, Michelle Lee
Third prize
AGAPE Piano Quintet: Hannah Lee, Christian Sen, Lui Kim, Tess Han, Tei Kim (NJ), students of Jee Sun Lee, Jisun Kang
Two Pianos: Katie Shih Koh, Eric Shih Koh (CA), students of Amy Chiu