WINNERS 2020
GRAND PRIZE
Dylan Wu, cello, student of Clara Kim
TOP PRIZE
(chosen among first prize winners)
Joonhyoung Kim, piano, student of Julian Martin
Lily Kwak, piano, student of Matti Raekallio
Tsach Mackey, clarinet, student of Albert Hunt
Ethan Murphy, cello, student of Susan Moses
Mariela Palencia, voice, student of Megan Sanchez
Lauren Yoon, violin, student of Masao Kawasaki
YOUTUBE AUDITION
A (Ages 7-9)
First prize:
Joseph J. Yoon (VA), student of Dominique Shim
Emma Waite (NY), student of Irina Nuzova
Second prize:
Nick Xu (GA), student of Anne Sun
Third prize:
Lucy Wang (CA), student of Yingwen Lewis
Sophie Yu (NE), student of Feifei Jiang
B (Ages 10-12)
First prize:
Daniel Haiduc (NJ), student of Yukimi Song
Third prize:
Yih Yee Chong (Malaysia), student of Peyhwan Kuan
Andrew Lee (IN), student of Svetlana Soleimani
C (Ages 13-15)
First prize:
Yejin Song (CA), student of Hans Boepple
Second prize:
Ethan Yu (CA), student of Umida Avloni
Ziyue Zeng (CA), student of Chia-Lin Yang
Third prize:
Gino Lee (NJ), student of Alice Jisle Kim
Luke Xu (GA), student of Anne Sun
D (Ages 16-18)
First prize:
Joonhyoung Kim (MA), student of Julian Martin
Lily Kwak (NJ), student of Matti Raekallio
Second prize:
Daniel Huh(NJ), student of Phillip Kawin
Elizabeth Yang (NJ), student of Grace Junghee Yang
Third prize:
Lynca Saito (NY), student of Jeffrey Cohen
Yat-fei Wong (Hong Kong), student of Sze-yau Chan
Alice Zhang (GA), student of Lois Finlay
A (Ages 7-9)
First prize:
Ryan Chung (NJ), violin, student of Sunyoung Lee
Second prize:
Maxwell Brown (DE), violin, student of Shelley Beard Santore
Third prize:
Serena Li (NY), cello, student of Maxine Neuman
Zirui Pan (China), violin, student of Beili Yuan
B (Ages 10-12)
First prize:
Evelyn Joung (NJ), cello, student of Clara Kim
Lauren Yoon (PA), violin, student of Masao Kawasaki
Second prize:
Kexin Che (China), cello, student of Ximiao Zuo
Third prize:
Isabelle Son (NJ), viola, student of Bela Horvath
Rinako Yoshizawa (NY), violin, student of Lynelle Smith
C (Ages 13-15)
First prize:
Ethan Murphy (IN), cello, student of Susan Moses
Tete Zheng (China), violin, student of Xiao Liu
Third prize:
Momoka Yanagisawa (CA), violin, student of Tomomi Matsumoto
Bethany Yang (PA), violin, student of Yu Jeong Lee
D (Ages 16-18)
First prize:
Stella Cha (NJ), viola, student of Toby Appel
HyoJeong Hwang (NJ), violin, student of Yu Jeong Lee
Second prize:
Lawrence Chai (NY), viola, student of Toby Appel
B (Ages 10-12)
Third prize:
Maya Angiello (NY), flute, student of Diane Taublieb
C (Ages 13-15)
First prize:
Jaejun Kang (NJ), clarinet, student of Ayako Neidich, Hana Kim
Third prize:
Daniel Gliksberg (MA), alto saxophone, student of Kenneth Radnofsky
D (Ages 16-18)
First prize:
Tsach Mackey, (MD), clarinet, student of Albert Hunt
Second prize:
Eric Kim (NY), oboe, student of Lillian Copeland
B (Ages 10-12)
Third prize:
Two Pianos: Katie Koh, Eric Koh (CA), students of Heidi Hau
C (Ages 13-15)
First prize:
Bravi String Quartet: Emily Hwang, Elliott Kim, Milan Rohatgi, Momoka Yanagisawa (CA), students of Dimitri Murrath, Kyeong Hwa Kim, Zhao Wei, Tomomi Matsumoto
Third prize:
Piano Trio: Jillian Chang, Sidney Wong, Kevin Zhu (NY), students of Marion Feldman, Pala Garcia, Helen Huang
D (Ages 16-18)
First prize:
Two Pianos: Aimee Chang, Andreas Welch (CT, NY), students of Robin Freud-Epstein
Third prize:
Asombro String Quintet: Josué Bustamante, Samuel Bustamante, Gerald Kim, Gary Lu, Samuel Powell (CT), students of Patrick Sohn
Piano Quintet: Joshua Kim, Apollo Lee, Kara Lui, Harrison Wong, Sydney Yan (NJ), students of Chiu-Tze Lin
A (Ages 7-9)
First prize:
Ksenia Varela (CA), classical, student of Rebecca Steinke
B (Ages 10-12)
Second prize:
Yat-ting Wong (Hong Kong), classical, student of Ngan-hei Ng
Third prize:
Ruoxuan Yang (China), musical, student of Jiayi You
C (Ages 13-15)
First prize:
Mariela Palencia (VA), classical, student of Megan Sanchez
Second prize:
Claire Jiang (NJ), musical, student of Steven Schnurman
Esha Perala (CA), musical, student of Svetlana Nikitenko
D (Ages 16-18)
First prize:
Angela H Song (NJ), musical, student of Miyong Park
D (Ages 16-18)
Second prize:
Lauren Swain (PA), harp, student of Carol McClure