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

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

Congratulations to all winners!

Best Bach 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 March 25, 2021 -
Béla Viktor János Bartók's 140th 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

Alex Liu
USA, piano

Age Group II

FIRST PRIZE

Calliope Smith
USA, violin

Evan Song
USA, piano

SECOND PRIZE

Allison Tsai
Taiwan/Australia, piano

Cecilia Zheng
Australia, piano

Estelle Zhang
USA, piano

Age Group III

FIRST PRIZE

Chloe Ding
USA, piano

SECOND PRIZE

Angelina Chen
Taiwan/USA, piano

Boris Trifonov
Bulgaria, piano

Helen Hoang
USA, piano

Meghna Thumri
USA, violin

THIRD PRIZE

Chloe So
USA, piano

Age Group IV

FIRST PRIZE

Aidan Kaplan
USA, piano

Pandora Heywood
Bulgaria, piano

SECOND PRIZE

Ethan Chang
USA, piano

Jose Andres Alvarez Garcia
Mexico, piano

THIRD PRIZE

Jonah Kim
USA, piano