Results: Best Mendelssohn Performance (5th Edition, 2021)

We are thrilled to announce the results of the 5th edition of the international competition for instrumentalists and singers Best Mendelssohn Performance.

Congratulations to all winners!

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, 2021 -
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy's 212th 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

Kayla Fang
USA, piano

Age Group II

FIRST PRIZE

Hao Yue Sun
China, piano

SECOND PRIZE

Ella Do
USA, piano

Age Group III

FIRST PRIZE

Bartosz Olszewski
Poland, violin

Julia Chojnacka
Poland, violin

SECOND PRIZE

Charles Zhao
USA, piano

Irene Zhang
USA, piano

Riko Uryu
Japan/USA, violin

THIRD PRIZE

Chloe Lin
USA, piano

Lumina Zhang
USA, piano

Wesley Zhao
USA, piano

Age Group IV

FIRST PRIZE

Benjamin Kim
USA, violin

Lucas Sha
USA, piano

Lyu Yonghua
China, piano

Zhong An Feng
China, piano

SECOND PRIZE

Athina Chen
USA, violin

Rebecca Liu
USA, violin

Valerie Chen
Indonesia/USA, violin

William Zhu
USA, piano

THIRD PRIZE

Ava Simon
USA, piano

Ellie Munshi
USA, piano

Jessica Hong
USA, violin

Kantaro Inoki
USA, violin

Minseo Lee
South Korea/USA, violin

Ensembles

SECOND PRIZE

CCOM Trio
Zixuan Yi
Daiwen Zhang
Ziyi Dong
China