Winners of 2021 Spring Competitions
Piano Competition
All Categories
Jacob Kordus, United States, Piano, First Place
Young Musicians Category, 5 – 6 years old
Teacher: Dr. Elena Nezhdanova
Nikki Iles, The Cheshire Cat
Kaya Yoo, United States, Piano, First Place
Young Musicians Category, 5 – 6 years old
Teacher: Dr. Sarah Ahn
William Gillock, Ariel
Wong Kwan Sin, Hong Kong, Piano, Second Place
Young Musicians Category, 5 – 6 years old
Teacher: MT Wong
Friedrich Burgmüller, Innocence Op. 100 No. 5
Grace Tong, United States, Piano, Second Place
Young Musicians Category, 5 – 6 years old
Teacher: Galina Kostukovsky
S. Maykapar, "Little Commander"
Chih-Heng Chang, Taiwan, Piano, Third Place
Young Musicians Category, 5 – 6 years old
Teacher: Mary Ko
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Arietta
Grace Tong, United States, Piano, Third Place
Young Musicians Category, 5 – 6 years old
Teacher: Galina Kostukovsky
I. Litkova, Variations on a theme of a Byelorussian folk song
Venla Heiskanen, Finland, Piano, Fourth Place
Young Musicians Category, 5 – 6 years old
Teacher: Elena Loginova
Pyotr llyich Tchaikovsky, Old French Song from Children’s Album, Op. 39 No. 16
Mckayla Cuanda, United States, Piano, Fourth Place
Young Musicians Category, 5 – 6 years old
Teacher: Dr. Elena Nezhdanova
Paula Dreyer, Current
Ka Wing Wong, Hong Kong, Piano, Honorable Mention
Young Musicians Category, 5 – 6 years old
Teacher: Irene Chan
16th century Traditional, 500 year old Melody
Aleksandra Galushkina, Estonia, Piano, First Place
Young Musicians Category, 7 – 8 years old
Teacher: Jekaterina Rostovtseva
Franz Liszt, Etude Op. 12 No. 1 in B-flat Minor
Karina Kostina, Estonia, Piano, First Place
Young Musicians Category, 7 – 8 years old
Teacher: Jekaterina Rostovtseva
Hens Vlam - Verwaaijen, Solitude
Sesili Sivsivadze, Georgia, Piano, First Place
Young Musicians Category, 7 – 8 years old
Teacher: Nana Akhobadze
Sergei Prokofiev, "Grasshoppers and Dragonflies"
Tejit Boriboonpoka, Thailand, Piano, First Place
Young Musicians Category, 7 – 8 years old
Teacher: Dr. Pornphan Banternghansa
Dmitri Shostakovich, Polka from "Dances of Dolls"
Jodi Brielle Brown, United States, Piano, First Place
Young Musicians Category, 7 – 8 years old
Teacher: Elena Fomicheva
Isaak Berkovich, Variations on a Theme of Paganini
Andy Wang, Canada, Piano, Second Place
Young Musicians Category, 7 – 8 years old
Teacher: Olga Chichova
N. Rakov, Polka
Morgan Lobo, Colombia, Piano, Second Place
Young Musicians Category, 7 – 8 years old
Teacher: Juliana Reinat
Nikolai Slonimsky, Little Rondo
Sesili Sivsivadze, Georgia, Piano, Second Place
Young Musicians Category, 7 – 8 years old
Teacher: Nana Akhobadze
Frederic Chopin, Etude in F Minor Op. 25 No. 2
Maddox Marsollek, Germany, Piano, Second Place
Young Musicians Category, 7 – 8 years old
Teacher: Elisaveta Blumina
Isaak Berkovich, Variations on a Theme of Paganini
Victoria Pan, United States, Piano, Second Place
Young Musicians Category, 7 – 8 years old
Teacher: Katya Barash
Carl Maria von Weber, Scherzo
Muying Wu, Canada, Piano, Third Place
Young Musicians Category, 7 – 8 years old
Teacher: Olga Chichova
Kevin Olson, Seven of Hearts
Kesy Zheng, Italy, Piano, Third Place
Young Musicians Category, 7 – 8 years old
Teacher: Sara Pelliccia
Franz Joseph Haydn, Sonata in C major Hob. XVI:1
Emmeline Chloe Hadeli, Switzerland, Piano, Third Place
Young Musicians Category, 7 – 8 years old
Teacher: Slava Spiridonov
Frederic Chopin, Etude in F Minor Op. 25 No. 2
Kulrada Kampanya, Thailand, Piano, Third Place
Young Musicians Category, 7 – 8 years old
Teacher: Yeji Yoon
Claude Debussy, Le Petit Noir (Cakewalk)
Isabelle Wu, United States, Piano, Third Place
Young Musicians Category, 7 – 8 years old
Teacher: Dr. Lubov Laura De Valois
Cecile Chaminade, Gavotte in A minor from Album d'enfants, Op. 123 No. 5
Elias Yuen, United States, Piano, Third Place
Young Musicians Category, 7 – 8 years old
Teacher: Jennifer Gutierrez
Claude Debussy, Le Petit Noir (Cakewalk)
Laura Zhou, Canada, Piano, Third Place
Young Musicians Category, 7 – 8 years old
Teacher: Luda Najda
Sergei Prokofiev, Piano Tarantella Op. 65 No. 4
Elias Yuen, United States, Piano, Third Place
Young Musicians Category, 7 – 8 years old
Teacher: Jennifer Gutierrez
Franz Joseph Haydn, Sonata No. 6 in C Major Hob. XVI:10, First movement: Moderato
Xiaowei Li, United States, Piano, Third Place
Young Musicians Category, 7 – 8 years old
Teacher: Helen Marlais
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Piano Sonata in C Major, K. 545
Drake Bian, United States, Piano, Third Place
Young Musicians Category, 7 – 8 years old
Teacher: Zoia Golofeeva
Muzio Clementi, Sonatina Op. 36, No. 3
Eva Essilevskaia, France, Piano, Fourth Place
Young Musicians Category, 7 – 8 years old
Teacher: Esaulova Mariia
Friedrich Burgmüller, Innocence Op. 100 No. 5
Eva Essilevskaia, France, Piano, Fourth Place
Young Musicians Category, 7 – 8 years old
Teacher: Esaulova Mariia
Pyotr llyich Tchaikovsky, Waltz Op.39 No. 8 from Album for the Young
Selina Krah, Germany, Piano, Fourth Place
Young Musicians Category, 7 – 8 years old
Teacher: Irina Woronow
Bernadine Johnson, Tarantella Furioso
Hermes Mancini, Italy, Piano, Fourth Place
Young Musicians Category, 7 – 8 years old
Teacher: Elene Baburina
Johann Krieger, Menuet
Deedeh Rouhani, United Kingdom, Piano, Fourth Place
Young Musicians Category, 7 – 8 years old
Teacher: Neysun Rouhani
Johann Sebastian Bach, Two-part Invention in A minor
Aparna Sarkar, United States, Piano, Fourth Place
Young Musicians Category, 7 – 8 years old
Teacher: Dr. Lubov Laura De Valois
Anton Diabelli, Op. 168 No. 2
Kai Lin, United States, Piano, Fourth Place
Young Musicians Category, 7 – 8 years old
Teacher: Dominic Carioti
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Solfeggio in C minor
Riya Prasanna, United States, Piano, Fourth Place
Young Musicians Category, 7 – 8 years old
Teacher: Ms. Hewathy
Ludwig van Beethoven, Ecossaise in G Major
Ho Sum Yin, Hong Kong, Piano, Honorable Mention
Young Musicians Category, 7 – 8 years old
Teacher: Ng Nga Yee Emily
La Petite Reunion, Allegro non troppo
Agnes Lahtova, Macedonia, Piano, Honorable Mention
Young Musicians Category, 7 – 8 years old
Teacher: Petar Makarievski
William Gillock, Hummingbird