WINNERS 2018
GRAND PRIZE
Seth Schultheis, piano, student of Phillip Kawin
TOP PRIZE:
(chosen among first prize winners)
Anjulie Djearam, voice, student of Joanne Hounsell
Lily Kwak, piano, student of Helen Huang
Jooeun Lee, flute, student of Steven Kim
Jun Lin, violin, student of Catherine Cho
Cheng Io Lo, violin, student of Nicholas Mann
LIVE AUDITION
A (Ages 7-9)
First prize:
Andrew Zheng (NY), student of Yuri Kim
Second prize:
Adelaide Ang (NY), student of Yuri Kim
Third prize:
Joanna Zhao (NJ), student of Michael Thomopoulos
B (Ages 10-12)
First prize:
Sophia Shao (NY), student of Natela Mchedlishvili
Second prize:
Owen Smith (NJ), student of Golda Tatz
Zsofia von Gordon (NJ), student of Valentina Girina
C (Ages 13-15)
First prize:
Yunus Hokkaci (NJ), student of Daniel Epstein
Second prize:
Anthony Reznikovsky (NY), student of Golda Tatz
D (Ages 16-18)
Grand Prize:
Seth Schultheis (MD), student of Phillip Kawin
Second prize:
Shini Zheng (NY), student of Yuri Kim
B (Ages 10-12)
First prize:
Iris Hur (NJ), viola, student of Hsin-Yun Huang, Yi-Fang Huang, Molly Carr
Iris Sung (NJ), violin, student of Yu Jeong Lee
Second prize:
Bernadette Kim (NJ), violin, student of Ann Setzer, Khullip Jeung
Nicholas Yoo (NJ), violin, student of Jee Sun Lee
C (Ages 13-15)
First prize:
Noah Chen (NY), cello, student of Clara Kim
Second prize:
Sanford Whatley (NJ), violin, student of Khullip Jeung
Seokhoon Henri Yoon (NY), cello, student of Clara Kim
Third prize:
Tobias Irikura (NY), cello, student of Nicole Johnson
D (Ages 16-18)
First prize:
Cheng Io Lo (NJ), violin, student of Nicholas Mann
Second prize:
Hou-Hsin Chen (NY), cello, student of Kevork Parsamian
Third prize:
Elizabeth Choi (NY), violin, student of Bela Horvath
B (Ages 10-12)
First prize:
Tiffany Chang (NY), clarinet, student of Seungho Choi
C (Ages 13-15)
First prize:
Claire Kho (NJ), oboe, student of Yousun Chung
Christian Lee (NJ), clarinet, student of Larry Guy
Jooeun Lee (NJ), flute, student of Steven Kim
Second prize:
Diana Kim (NY), oboe, student of Yousun Chung
Lauren Kim (CT), flute, student of Wendy Stern
Third prize:
Anna Choi (NY), oboe, student of Yousun Chung
Sophie Jung (NY), flute, student of Nadine Hur, Keith Underwood
Matthew Kim (NJ), clarinet, student of Seungho Choi
D (Ages 16-18)
First prize:
Joy Tan (NJ), flute, student of Chia Hsiu Wang
First prize:
HaWK Piano Trio: Yunus Hokkaci, Jonah Kernis, Sanford Whatley (NJ, NY), students of Yari Bond
Second prize:
Euterpe String Quartet: Dexter Doris, Gabriella Foster, Callia Liang, Alexander Oh (NY), students of Eileen Buck
Third prize:
Bravura String Quartet: Kyle Huang, Mia Huang, Michael Li, Richard Yuan (NJ), students of Chiu-Tze Lin
YOUTUBE AUDITION
A (Ages 7-9)
First prize:
Giselle M. Wu (CA), student of Inga Kapouler Gartner
Second prize:
Tuyen Nguyen (MA), student of Rose Bogossian
Third prize:
Sean Hsieh (Taiwan), student of John Chou
B (Ages 10-12)
First prize:
Kayla Kaushansky (NY), student of Rimma Agami
Third prize:
Andrew Lee (NJ), student of Sohyun Ahn
C (Ages 13-15)
First prize:
Lily Kwak (NJ), student of Helen Huang
Second prize:
Emily Chan (IL), student of Julia Tsien
Ye-chan Jung (Korea), student of Haejeon Lee
Third prize:
Isaac Blackburn (NY), student of Rie Matsumoto
Yeon-Woo Kim (Korea), student of Haejeon Lee
Katherine Wong (CA), student of Judy Huang
D (Ages 16-18)
First prize:
Jinwoo Lee (Korea), student of Haejeon Lee
Second prize:
Skylar Cheng (NY), student of Maria Asteriadou
Third prize:
Brandon Lee (NY), student of Jeffrey Cohen
B (Ages 10-12)
First prize:
Runa Matsushita (MD), violin, student of Irina Briskin
Second prize:
Krystal Sun (NJ), violin, student of Khullip Jeung
Third prize:
Chloe Joo (NY), violin, student of Julie Kurtzman
C (Ages 13-15)
First prize:
Jun Lin (NY), violin, student of Catherine Cho
Second prize:
Angelina Dong (NJ), violin, student of Khullip Jeung
Third prize:
Jenny Jiang (NY), cello, student of Clara Kim
Ajay Mallya (CA), violin, student of Zhao Wei
D (Ages 16-18)
First prize:
Renee Choi (NJ), violin, student of Yu Jeong Lee
Second prize:
Sally Han (NJ), violin, student of Yu Jeong Lee
Third prize:
Matthew Kendall (NY), cello, student of Deborah Park
B (Ages 10-12)
Second prize:
Jianna Kim (PA), flute, student of Michael Maizels
C (Ages 13-15)
First prize:
Emily Jang (NY), oboe, student of Yousun Chung
Third prize:
Annie Ping (CA), flute, student of Xuemei Zou
D (Ages 16-18)
First prize:
Andrew Chang (CA), clarinet, student of Michael Yoshimi
Emily Du (CA), flute, student of Kassey Plaha
First prize:
Gillock Four Hands: Katie Koh, Eric Koh (CA), students of Amy Chiu
B (Ages 10-12)
First prize:
Anjulie Djearam (Canada), classical, student of Joanne Hounsell
Second prize:
Jennifer Pan (CA), musical theatre, student of Wei Feng
C (Ages 13-15)
First prize:
Angela H Song (NJ), musical theatre, student of Karen Beardsley
Second prize:
Malaina Kapoor (CA), classical, student of Krassen Karagiozov
Third prize:
Flora Yuan (CA), musical theatre, student of Wei Feng
D (Ages 16-18)
First prize:
Kristine Fu (NJ), classical, student of Karen Beardsley
Second prize:
Amelia Kauffmann (NY), classical, student of Mary Thorne
Third prize:
Ananya Gurumurthy (NY), classical, student of Anna Veleva