2025 Cash Prize Winners


2025 Autumn Music Competition Cash Prize Winners

Gilliandra Phan

Gilliandra Phan is the recipient of the $500 Audience Favorite Prize for her piano performance of Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum by Claude Debussy for the 2025 Romantic Music Competition as part of the Charleston International Music Competition.


2025 Autumn Music Competition Cash Prize Winners

Ishaan Vutla

Ishaan Vutla is the recipient of the $500 Audience Favorite Prize for his piano performance of Nocturne No. 21 in C Minor by Frederic Chopin for the 2025 Autumn Music Competition as part of the Charleston International Music Competition.


2025 World Music Competition Cash Prize Winners

Saanvi Kaza

Saanvi Kaza is the recipient of the $500 Audience Favorite Prize for her vocal performance of Shallow by Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt and Anthony Rossomando for the 2025 World Music Competition as part of the Charleston International Music Competition.

Saanvi Kaza, a student from Cox Mill High School, under the mentorship of Kevin Goodwin, was honored as an Audience Favorite Cash Prize Winner at the Charleston International Music Competition. Her exceptional performance captivated audiences around the world, earning her well-deserved recognition on an international stage.


19th Century Music Competition 2025 Cash Prize Winners

Paolig Billard

Paolig Billard is the recipient of the $500 Audience Favorite Prize for his cello performance of Premier solo du 4e concerto by Carl Davidoff for the 19th Century Music Competition 2025 as part of the Charleston International Music Competition.


2025 Summer Music Competition Cash Prize Winners

Danilo Donizeti

Danilo Donizeti is the recipient of the $500 Audience Favorite Prize for his tenor trombone performance of Fantasia Sul America by Claudio Santoro for the 2025 Summer Music Competition as part of the Charleston International Music Competition.


2025 Virtuoso Music Competition Cash Prize Winners

Yee Ning Yap

Yee Ning Yap is the recipient of the $500 Audience Favorite Prize for her cello performance of Concerto No. 2, Mvmt. 3 by David Popper for the 2025 Virtuoso Music Competition as part of the Charleston International Music Competition.


2025 Spring Music Competition Cash Prize Winners

Amelie Uchôa Saldanha

Amelie Uchôa Saldanha is the recipient of the $500 Audience Favorite Prize for her piano performance of Sonatina G Major I. Moderato II. Romanze, by Ludwig Van Beethoven Wilder Reiter m by Robert Schumann, French Doll by William Gillock, and Valse by Frédéric Chopin for the 2025 Spring Music Competition as part of the Charleston International Music Competition.