2021 Classical Music Competition Results

Congratulations to our winners!

Ages 8 & under

InstrumentFirst PrizeSecond PrizeThird Prize
PianoKarissa Lin
USA
Emily Zhou
USA
Kyros Zhaoqi Zhang
New Zealand
Chloe Kim
USA
Ted Oh
USA
Bella In
USA
Mark Chen
USA
Elisha Heejoo Kang
USA
ViolinJay Eshelman
USA
CelloLydia Tang
New Zealand

Ages 9 – 10

InstrumentFirst PrizeSecond PrizeThird Prize
PianoJill Annabel Budiono
Indonesia
Connor Kim
USA
Alexis Anastasia Dyche
USA
Lillian Tang
New Zealand
Alex Xuyao Bai
New Zealand
Leo Zhou
New Zealand
William Lehninger Swist
USA
Aysel Naura Verizka
Indonesia
Neeroja Chowdhury
USA
Rain Nathan Evenson
Indonesia
Daren Feng
USA
Siying Zhou
South Africa

Ages 11 – 12

InstrumentFirst PrizeSecond PrizeThird Prize
PianoDonovan To
USA
Rachel Yang
USA
Sarah Xu
USA
Daniel Jonah Huang
USA
Jonathan Lin
USA
Ivanna Yang
Indonesia
Eva Hieu-Dinh Nguyen
USA
Helen Liu
USA
ViolinLeila Josephine Warren
USA
Joel Ng
USA
Glenn Eshelman
USA
Emma-Grace Kim
USA
VoiceJaiden Lily Hsu
USA
FluteRachel Yang
USA

Ages 13 – 14

InstrumentFirst PrizeSecond PrizeThird PrizeFourth Prize
PianoEllin Kwak
USA
Natalie Yang
Indonesia
Collin Michael Parker-Szekely
USA
Andrew Wood
USA
Aviel Wood
USA
Nicholas Kenneth Budiono
Indonesia
Yuha Kim
USA
Hanna Pan
New Zealand
Sanchali Banerjee
USA
Jenna Ng
USA
Troy Parker Gresham
USA
ViolinAlex Cameron
USA
SaxophoneMafalda Cardoso Maia
Portugal
ViolaEmma Yufei Zou
USA
CelloDaniel Doowon Lee
USA
ClarinetJustin Wen Li
USA

Ages 15 – 16

InstrumentFirst PrizeSecond PrizeThird PrizeFourth Prize
PianoNicole Gabriela Izaguirre
USA
Audrey Guo
New Zealand
Michelle Elizabeth Wong
Indonesia
Yunhan Shen
USA
Fangze Chen
USA
Alan Li
USA
Francesco Xia Vincent
USA
Quinn Eugene Vance
USA
TrumpetJoshua Joo-Young Kucharski
USA
Jireh Kim
USA
ViolaJustin Yi
USA
Adrian Kim
USA
ClarinetAmanda Tang
USA
Jake Li
USA
ViolinAmina Sibay
USA
Camille Stewart
USA
French HornJames Yi
USA
OboeJack Alexander Sicat
USA

Ages 17 – 19

InstrumentFirst PrizeSecond PrizeThird Prize
PianoDae Jung Martins Cruz
USA
Damian Galasso
USA
Samuel McBride Gaines
USA
Morgan Yuen
Australia
Anastasia Leonidov
USA
VoiceLaura Isabella Stanell
USA
Danaelyn Baroja
USA
ViolaRachel Minseo Choo
USA
French HornRyan Lee Peterson
USA
Alexandro Xavier Garcia
USA
CelloViviana Castillo Antonio
USA
QuartetFilippo Aldrovandi Reina, Maxwell van Hoeij, Julia Hernandez, and Evan Nicholson
USA

Ages 20 – 24

InstrumentFirst PrizeSecond PrizeThird Prize
PianoYimeng Xu
China
Lingjun Song
USA
Sarah Loisch
USA
Timothy Berry
USA
Alisanne Busico
USA
Simon Philip Olivares
USA
VoiceGrace Elizabeth Verbic
USA
Andrew Kapsar
USA
Cameron Todd King
USA
Trevor Lee Brown
USA
Sarah Glieberman
USA
Kyle Anthony Cortés
USA
HornMichael Cornelius Johnson
USA
Timothy Ryan Aulner
USA
ClarinetAnthony James Kalanick
USA
TrumpetGavin Ard
USA
TrioAnthony Kalanick, Emily Wong, and Rina Tabuchi
USA
QuartetTekla Mendez, Alexa Lang, Matthew Holzaepfel, and Carly Fulcher
USA
Elliott Weeks, Matthew Holzaepfel, Daniel Weber, and Carly Fulcher
USA

Ages 25+

InstrumentFirst PrizeSecond PrizeThird Prize
PianoAlexander Bui
USA
Joanne Chew Ann Chang
USA
HyeonJeong Gong
South Korea
Taeri Lee
South Korea
Hanren Zhang
China
ViolinMorning Doleon
USA
Yinbin Qian
China
Peter Lau Tuason
Canada
TrumpetSaori Kataoka
Japan
Cyril Bodnar III
USA
VoiceTingting Zhuang
China
Amanda Frances Simms
USA
Double BassYongrui Julian Li
Indonesia
CelloMichael David Bent
USA
FluteYijun Lei
USA
HornYu-hsuan Chang
USA
TrioAlexander Bui, Yu Ouyang, and Jiun-Ru Wang
USA
Pedro Maia, Cheuk-Yan Leung, and Christina Lai
USA