We are thrilled to announce the results of the 4th edition of the international competition for young performers Best Shostakovich Performance.
Congratulations to all winners!
Best Shostakovich 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 September 25, 2020 - Dmitri Shostakovich's 114th anniversary. Happy Birthday!
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
FIRST PRIZE
Zijie Song
USA/China, piano
SECOND PRIZE
Connor Cho
USA, piano
Maximilian Lele
USA, piano
Samuel Gao
USA/Canada, piano
Age Group II
FIRST PRIZE
Zih-Yu (Julia) Lin
USA/Taiwan, piano
Kingsley Hsu
Australia, piano
SECOND PRIZE
Justin Gao
USA/Canada, piano
Sarah Chang
USA, piano
Age Group III
THIRD PRIZE
Patrick Marks
USA, cello
Nika Meiring
South Africa, piano
Age Group IV
SECOND PRIZE
Jessica Wu
USA, violin
THIRD PRIZE
Aidan Okrasinski
USA, viola
Jiahe Zhang
China, cello
Ensembles
THIRD PRIZE
AYM String Quartet
Dongwoo (Harry) Kang, violin
Aidan Kwon, violin
Brandon Kwon, viola
Donghyung (Edward) Kang, cello
USA
Age Group V
FIRST PRIZE
Annie Zhang
Germany/USA, cello
SECOND PRIZE
Simon Minami
USA, cello
Age Group VI
FIRST PRIZE
Audrianna Wu
USA, piano
Flemming Li
USA/China, piano
SECOND PRIZE
Fritz Chung
UK/Hong Kong, cello
Jorge Ángel Rodríguez Bruciaga
Mexico, piano
Kimia Rafieian
Iran/USA, piano
