Charleston International Music Competition Reviews — Page 29

Catherine Marie Webb

Winning the Charleston International Music Competition just a day after my birthday is truly the most wonderful gift I could get.

I give thanks to God for blessing me so much, and a huge thanks to my amazing parents, family, teachers, and friends worldwide—I couldn’t have done this without you.

Deep gratitude also goes to the judges and organizers of Charsleton competition. Looking forward to the journey ahead!

Thank you very much to my family, to my piano teacher Ms. Maria Khachikian, and my music school, Muse Mantra School of Music and Arts, for their support. It’s been very exciting to participate at Charleston International Music Competition along with great other pianists. This 1st prize award truly motivates me to continue my career as a pianist. Thanks so much!

I am greatly honored to be receiving this award, and I thank my piano teacher for teaching me all the skills I needed to achieve this accomplishment! I enjoyed participating in this competition, it was very easy to navigate the website and submit my application. I also appreciated the email reminders on upcoming deadlines, which I found to be very helpful since I run a busy schedule. 

Again, thank you so much for presenting me this award!

I am really honored to have won 2nd place in the 2026 Charleston International Summer Music Competition for my singing! The experience of competing was exciting and inspiring, and it gave me more confidence to keep performing. I am also very grateful for everyone who has supported me throughout my musical journey, and I hope to continue growing. I would like to thank the Charleston’s competition for giving me this opportunity and presenting me with such a prestigious award! 

Thank you for selecting me as a Fourth Prize winner in the 2026 Summer Music Competition. I am honored to receive this recognition and appreciate the feedback provided in the performance evaluation report. Participating in this competition has been a rewarding experience and an excellent motivator for my continued musical development.

I would also like to express my sincere gratitude to my teacher, Jelena, for her guidance and for providing me with this opportunity.

I am immensely thankful and grateful to the Charleston music competition and the amazing judges for recognizing my efforts on presenting me this prestigious award (First place in Summer music competition 2026) 

I would like to extend my sincere thanks to Dr. Maria Yefimova for all the extra time and care she put into preparing me for the competition.

I am Zihan (Ruby) Wang, and I performed Bergamask by the composer, Paul Koepke, on flute. I have been playing the flute for 5 years now, and winning third place in my first music competition was a huge accomplishment to me. It proved how all my practices, time and dedication truly paid off, and it helped me overcome my nervousness to record myself playing. Through this music competition, I gained confidence in both my performance skills and recording for competitions. Even though I was nervous, I still pulled through, meaning how anyone can succeed in a music competition, we all just have to take the first step and try.

Thank you all for placing me third place, and I hope to participate again in the future!

My name is Mia Gonzalez, and I’m 13 years old. I recently received Third Prize for my piano performance in the 2026 Summer Music Competition. I’ve participated in competitions organized by the Charleston International Music Competition four times, and it’s always been a great experience.
I really enjoy being part of these competitions because they give young musicians a chance to share their music and learn from others. Everyone is so talented, and it’s inspiring to hear performances from people around the world, no matter what instrument they play. The competition is always organized really well, and I’m grateful for all the time and effort the judges and organizers put into making it possible.

Thank you for giving me another wonderful experience. I’m honored to have been part of the 2026 Summer Music Competition, and I look forward to participating in future competitions.

Jelena D Yowell

Music Teacher • European Ballet and Piano School • Teacher of multiple CIMC winners

I simply can’t find the words to explain how excited I am for every award that my students receive at your Competition. It’s simply an honor to participate at CIMC and winning prizes makes it super special that we all can’t put it into words how grateful we all are

You have such a big impact on my students, on EBPS as a school and me as teacher . You are pushing us trough the limits to literally reach sky and we always do winning awards at your competitions 

Thank you CIMC for everything what you do and for giving us opportunity to reach the sky in piano.

Thank you so much for this wonderful recognition. Participating in the 2026 Summer Music Competition has been an incredibly rewarding and motivating experience. It has truly helped me grow on my musical journey, and I am deeply grateful to the judges for selecting me as a Third Prize winner.

I would also like to extend my heartfelt thanks to my teacher, Jelena, for providing me with this wonderful opportunity and for her guidance.