We are thrilled to announce the results of the 1st Edition of the international competition for young performers Artist of the Year.
Congratulations to all winners!
The 1st edition was exclusively open for prize winners who have won an award from our competitions in the period: March 22, 2016 - July 8, 2017.
RESULTS
1st Edition, Season 2016/17
1. INSTRUMENTALISTS & SINGERS
Age Group I
FIRST PRIZE
Aurelia Faidley-Solars
USA, cello
SECOND PRIZE
Jeannine Zhou
USA, piano
THIRD PRIZE
Suah Choi
Canada/South Korea, piano
Age Group II
FIRST PRIZE
Wong Yan Yun Kelsey
Singapore, piano
SECOND PRIZE
Jivan Xander Ramesh
USA, cello
Lim Xin Yun Vera
Singapore, piano
Mila Naumovska
Republic of Macedonia, violin
Ryan Phuan Yanming
Singapore, piano
Sophia Jiang
USA, piano
THIRD PRIZE
Ahran Choi
Canada/South Korea, piano
Jonathan Lin
USA, violin
Sofiia Golubova
Russia, piano
Tay Hsien En Shannen
Singapore, piano
FIRST PRIZE
Julia Jones
USA, violin
SECOND PRIZE
Angela Suet Kee Ng
Canada, piano
Arthur Edman
Sweden, bassoon
Clara Belle Wrolstad
USA, piano
Kamila Krzonkalla
Poland, violin
Karolina Laskowska
Poland, flute
Maria Sofia Catania
Italy, violin
Michelle Emily Qiu
USA, piano
Robert Shlyakhtenko
USA, piano
THIRD PRIZE
Alvin Wang
USA, violin
Beatrice Priscilla Yaury
Singapore, piano
Jessica Jiang
USA, piano
Louise Turnbull
Australia, violin
Skills Advancement Accolade
Louise Turnbull also wins a special accolade for notable skills advancement in 2016/17.
Marien Femerling
Mexico, piano
Miranda Lemoine Moreno
Mexico, piano
Riley Kong
USA, piano
Victoria Walker
USA, voice
Wesley Wells
USA, violin
William Graf
USA, piano
William Lu
USA, violin
William Suwandi
USA, violin
FIRST PRIZE
Victor Shlyakhtenko
USA, piano
SECOND PRIZE
Bryanna Cuthill
Canada, soprano
Top Artistry Accolade
Bryanna Cuthill also wins a special accolade for artistry.
Haemaru Chung
USA, violin
Lauren Katie Cerbin
USA/UK, soprano
Nikolay Marinov
Bulgaria, piano
Phillip Suwandi
USA, cello
Victoria Graf
USA, piano
Yannie Tan
USA, piano
THIRD PRIZE
Abigail Fletcher
USA, soprano
Ankur Mukhopadhyay
USA, piano
Ashley Whitney Wu
USA, piano
Isabella Espinoza
USA, soprano
Isabella Liu
USA, cello
Kathryn Nerys Apple
USA/UK, soprano
Maggie Kerr
Canada, piano
Rebecca Dunayev
USA, piano
Samuel Sun
USA, violin
Vincent Lin
USA, violin
FIRST PRIZE
Ji Heon Kim
USA/South Korea, clarinet
SECOND PRIZE
Amalia Crevani
USA, soprano
Top Artistry Accolade
Amalia Crevani also wins a special accolade for artistry.
Arianna Bendit
USA, flute
Chantal Peng
Canada, piano
Charlotte Loukola
Finland/USA, violin
Pétur Úlfarsson
Iceland, voice and violin
Most Interesting Performance Accolade
Pétur Úlfarsson also wins a special accolade for performance in an interesting manner.
THIRD PRIZE
Allyson Bennett
USA, soprano
Jarrett Mitsuhiro Takaki
USA, piano
Neerav Kumar
USA, clarinet
Tyler Schmidt
USA, flute
FIRST PRIZE
Francisco José García Verdú
Spain, piano
SECOND PRIZE
Christi Park
USA, baroque violin
Elizabeth Langley
USA, soprano
Maksim Starshinov
Russia, trombone
Sofia Ermasova
Russia, violin
Trenton Teruo Takaki
USA, piano
THIRD PRIZE
Alex Johnson
USA, bassoon
Brittany Kenyon
USA, soprano
Kai Ono
USA, piano
FIRST PRIZE
Joseph Pagani
USA, harp
SECOND PRIZE
Barbara Jin (Yuanyuan Jin)
Australia/China, mezzo-soprano
Jordan Sommer
USA, piano
Sooji Kim
USA/Republic of Korea, piano
THIRD PRIZE
Melissa Montano
USA, soprano
Micah Hibbert
USA, piano
Original Composition Accolade
Micah Hibbert also wins a special accolade for performing an own composition.
2. ENSEMBLES
FIRST PRIZE
Paisible Piano Duo
Jia Sin Hon, Alyna Pei Cheng Thian
Malaysia
SECOND PRIZE
Kion & Ryan Piano Duo
Chew Jia Ying Kion, Ryan Phuan Yanming
Singapore
Kelsey & Ashley Piano Duo
Ashley Ng Rui En, Kelsey Wong Yan Yun
Singapore
THIRD PRIZE
The Pierre String Ensemble
Dorisse Pierre, Clarisse Pierre
USA, violin and viola
