2023 RESULTS:
*Adjudicator’s Top Pick (97 points and higher)
+Scholarship Winner
STRING DIVISION, 13 and under. Adjudicator: Dr. Tigran Arakelyan
GOLD: Matthew Li*+ (Teacher: Yang Lu)
SILVER: Rosie Lin (Teacher: Yang Lu)
BRONZE: Vincent Yue (Teacher: Yang Lu)
STRING DIVISION, 14 to 18. Adjudicator: Dr. Tigran Arakelyan
GOLD: Lucille Qin* (Teacher: Debra Zadinsky)
SILVER: Evan Du (Teacher: Kai Chen)
SILVER: Viktor Bury (Teacher: Olga Ruvinov)
Honorable Mention: Jasper Duan (Teacher: Kai Chen)
WOODWINDS, BRASS AND MISC. DIVISION, 14 to 18. Adjudicator: Dr. Tigran Arakelyan
GOLD: Chloe Hua* (Teacher: Jia Lu)
SILVER: Serena Kim (Teacher: Joanne Whang)
SILVER: Derek Li (Teacher: Chen Wang)
BRONZE: Jeri Zhou (Teacher: Jia Lu)
PIANO DIVISION, age 6 and under. Adjudicator: Dr. Ronaldo Rolim
GOLD: Rose Huang* (Teacher: Ni Liu)
GOLD: Ellie Zhang (Teacher: Ekaterina Melkamini)
GOLD: Celine Liu (Teacher: Anastasia Solomatina)
GOLD: Jeffrey Lou (Teacher: Adam Aleksander)
SILVER: Elena Nien (Teacher: Qian Yin)
SILVER: Cailey Wie (Teacher: SH Youn)
BRONZE: Charlotte Wu (Teacher: Ni Liu)
PIANO DIVISION, age 7. Adjudicator: Dr. Yerin Kim
GOLD: Daniel Wang* (Teacher: Hanna Cyba)
GOLD: Adorace Liu (Teacher: Anastasia Solomatina)
GOLD Daisy Wang (Teacher: Ye Zhang)
SILVER: Aurora Ngo (Teacher: Ekaterina Melkamini)
SILVER: Jasper Qin (Teacher: Minyu Wu)
SILVER: Ellie Y Zhang (Teacher: Ekaterina Melkamini)
SILVER: Yiwen Ding (Teacher: Hanna Cyba)
BRONZE: Lucas Zhang (Teacher: Minyu Wu)
BRONZE: Yiming Zheng (Teacher: Tatiana Charapova)
BRONZE: Hannah Zhang (Teacher: Ekaterina Melkamini)
Honorable Mention: Tony Xu (Teacher: Ye Zheng)
Honorable Mention: Jocelyn Zhang (Teacher: Emily Cho)
Honorable Mention: Eason Xiong (Teacher: Hong Shi)
Honorable Mention: Liam Tan (Teacher: Emily Cho)
Honorable Mention: Stephanie Yang (Teacher: Zihan Luo)
PIANO DIVISION, age 8. Adjudicator: Dr. Ronaldo Rolim
GOLD: Harper Li* (Teacher: Ekaterina Melkamini)
GOLD: Gillian Liu (Teacher: Anastasia Solomatina)
GOLD: Caroline Zhang (Teacher: Maria Maltseva)
SILVER: Lily Liu (Teacher: Sharon Kim)
BRONZE: Kandice Chen (Teacher: Ni Liu)
BRONZE: Skyler Ma (Teacher: Olga Solomatina)
Honorable Mention: Elsa Zhou (Teacher: Olga Solomatina)
Honorable Mention: Wenxuan (Wendy) Huang (Teacher: Hanna Cyba)
PIANO DIVISION, age 9. Adjudicator: Dr. Yerin Kim
GOLD: Chloe Nari Wang* (Teacher: Adam Aleksander)
GOLD: Sophie Qin (Teacher: Grace Huang)
GOLD: Raymond Zhou (Teacher: Tatiana Charapova)
SILVER: Brian Liang (Teacher: Tatiana Lanford)
SILVER: Melody Kuo (Teacher: Kuei-Fan Lin)
SILVER: Zhixuan Lyu (Teacher: Ekaterina Melkamini)
BRONZE: James Shi (Teacher: Ekaterina Melkamini)
BRONZE: David Rondel (Teacher: Tatiana Charapova)
Honorable Mention: Grace Lin (Teacher: Ni Liu)
Honorable Mention: Jamie Ma (Teacher: Ekaterina Melkamini)
Honorable Mention: Jacquelyn Zhang (Teacher: Mengyiyi Chen)
PIANO DIVISION, age 10. Adjudicator: Dr. Ronaldo Rolim
GOLD: Alvin Lee* (Teacher: SH Youn)
GOLD: Alexander Wang (Teacher: Tatiana Lanford)
SILVER: Emily Yuanyuan Lu (Teacher: Sharon Kim)
BRONZE: Ru-Shan An (Teacher: Hanna Cyba)
BRONZE: Harry Zhang (Teacher: Maria Maltseva)
PIANO DIVISION, age 11. Adjudicator: Dr. Yerin Kim
GOLD: Ivy Zheng* (Teacher: Adam Aleksander)
GOLD: Joyce Wang* (Teacher: Adam Aleksander)
SILVER: Dana Wang (Teacher: Ni Liu)
SILVER: Jiaze Yang (Teacher: Ke Lao)
BRONZE: Ethan Cheng (Teacher: SH Youn)
PIANO DIVISION, age 12. Adjudicator: Dr. Ronaldo Rolim
GOLD: Connor Wang (Teacher: Tatiana Charapova)
GOLD: Emily Liu (Teacher: Adam Aleksander)
SILVER: Toko Ota (Teacher: Adam Aleksander)
SILVER: Claire Zhang (Teacher: Adam Aleksander)
BRONZE: Isla Oh (Teacher: Eliza Vysotsky)
BRONZE: Simon Zhu (Teacher: Maria Maltseva)
PIANO DIVISION, age 13. Adjudicator: Dr. Yerin Kim
GOLD: Emily Qi* (Teacher: Peter Mack)
GOLD: Angie Wang (Teacher: Adam Aleksander)
SILVER: Alexander Vollmer (Teacher: SH Youn)
SILVER: Melanie Cheang (Teacher: Qian Yin)
BRONZE: Stephanie Cheng (Teacher: Ni Liu)
Honorable Mention: Hennry Lou (Teacher: John Lee)
PIANO DIVISION, age 14. Adjudicator: Dr. Ronaldo Rolim
GOLD: Enzo Zhao*+ (Teacher: Oksana Ejokina)
SILVER: Seth Zeon (Teacher: Mariya Koshkina)
BRONZE: Anastasiya Netchaeva (Teacher: Renata Shumskaya)
BRONZE: Albert Zhang (Teacher: Adam Aleksander)
PIANO DIVISION, age 15. Adjudicator: Dr. Yerin Kim
GOLD: Deanna Li+ (Teacher: Maki Botkin)
SILVER: Minna Fu (Teacher: Claire Chen)
BRONZE: Alec Rodriguez (Teacher: Irene Bowling)
Honorable Mention: Leslie Park (Teacher: Emily Cho)
Honorable Mention: Olivia Han (Teacher: Ye Zheng)
PIANO DIVISION, age 16. Adjudicator: Dr. Ronaldo Rolim
GOLD: Noah Maeda+ (Teacher: Ross Salvosa)
GOLD: Paloma Oh (Teacher: Eliza Vysotsky)
SILVER: Elsa Jonson (Teacher: Kay Zavislak)
SILVER: Harrison Li (Teacher: Ni Liu)
BRONZE: Jeffrey Zhao (Teacher: Maria Maltseva)
BRONZE: Alexander Du (Teacher: Anastasia Solomatina)
Honorable Mention: Elaina Mergler (Teacher: Marie Wollam-Mergler)
PIANO DIVISION, age 17 and 18. Adjudicator: Dr. Yerin Kim
GOLD: Minjae Kim* (Teacher: SH Youn)
GOLD: Stefan Chita+ (Teacher: Tatiana Lanford)
GOLD: Uina Yamaguchi (Teacher: Hanna Cyba)
SILVER: Danny Chen (Tony Zhang)
PIANO DIVISION, ages 19 and up, adult amateur. Adjudicator: Dr. Natalya Ageyeva
BRONZE: Mayumi Ohara (Teacher: Yelena Balabanova)
Honorable Mention: Anna Zhu (Teacher: Victoria Bogdashevskaya)
CHAMBER DIVISION, 13 and under. Adjudicator: Dr. Natalya Ageyeva
GOLD: Inez Ko and Lourdes Ko (Teacher: SH Youn)
SILVER: Chloe Kim and Caiden Kim (Teacher: SH Youn)
CHAMBER DIVISION, 14 and up. Adjudicator: Dr. Natalya Ageyeva
GOLD: Olivia and Emily Qi* (Teacher: Peter Mack)
GOLD: Madi Knigge, Jean Boushley, Carlos Torres (Chamber coach: Monica Palmer)
CONCERTO DIVISION, 13 and under. Adjudicator: Dr. Tigran Arakelyan
GRAND PRIX (will perform with orchestra): Patrick Yoon (Teacher: SH Youn)
GOLD: Chris Jin (Teacher Meng Cui)
SILVER: Evan Cen (Teacher: John Lee)
BRONZE: Jane Kwon (Teacher: SH Youn)
CONCERTO DIVISION, 14 to 18. Adjudicator: Dr. Tigran Arakelyan
GRAND PRIX* (will perform with orchestra): Taiyo Oishi (Teacher: Oksana Ejokina)
GOLD: Zachery Pun (Teacher: Simon James)
SILVER: Minjae Kim (Teacher: SH Youn)
BRONZE: Julia Yi (Teacher: Leonid Keylin)
Honorable Mention: Matthew Han (Teacher: Kai Chen)