We are thrilled to announce the results of the 1st edition of the international competition for young instrumentalists, singers, and ensembles Best Mendelssohn Performance.
Best Mendelssohn Performance is a member of Best Performance Competition Series. All of the competitions in this series are designed in such a way that the award winners will be announced annually on the composers' birthdays. Today is February 3, 2017 - Felix Mendelssohn's 208th anniversary. Happy Birthday Mendelssohn!
And congratulations to all winners!
We encourage all of the participants who didn't make it to the final round. Don't lose hope, keep trying.
RESULTS
Age Group I
Prizes not awarded
Instrumentalists
FIRST PRIZE
Hanami Froom
USA, violin
Instrumentalists
SECOND PRIZE
Eric Alan Rudkevich
USA, piano
Jessica Jiang
USA, piano
THIRD PRIZE
Renee Liou
USA, piano
Age Group IV
Instrumentalists
FIRST PRIZE
Chendi Liu
USA, piano
Kevin Chen
USA, violin
Michelle Gan
USA, piano
Rose Haselhorst
USA, violin
SECOND PRIZE
Anna Zhong
USA, violin
Constance Horng
USA, violin
Elise Haukenes
USA, violin
Age Group V
Instrumentalists
FIRST PRIZE
Evelyn Song
USA, violin
THIRD PRIZE
Ilya Zinyakin
Uzbekistan/USA, piano
Singers
FIRST PRIZE
Sarah Brickeen
USA
Age Group VI
Instrumentalists
FIRST PRIZE
Oscar Albert Garcia Delgadillo
Bolivia/USA, violin
Singers
FIRST PRIZE
Cesia Hernandez
Mexico/USA
Ensembles
FIRST PRIZE
Solredo Trio
Claire Miller, Ava Lambert, Seongkyeong Kim
USA
Instrumentalists
FIRST PRIZE
Weiyan Li
China, piano
SECOND PRIZE
Laura Vazquez Fragua
Spain, piano
