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

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

Congratulations to all winners!

Best Haydn 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 31, 2021 -
Joseph Haydn's 289th 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

Evan Olson
USA, piano

Age Group II

FIRST PRIZE

Calliope Smith
USA, violin

Hao Yue Sun
China/Hong Kong, piano

Peter Parra
USA, piano

SECOND PRIZE

Ellie Liu
USA, cello

Kathryn Loutzenheiser
USA, cello

Lilian Ji
USA, piano

THIRD PRIZE

Caitlin Leininger
USA, piano

Justin Gao
Canada/USA, piano

Age Group III

FIRST PRIZE

Emma Sophia Lam
USA, piano

Uma Das
USA, piano

SECOND PRIZE

Amber Lin
USA, piano

Cara Wang
USA, cello

Hannah Zou
USA, piano

Zhengyu Yin
China/USA, piano

THIRD PRIZE

Dennis Ji
USA, piano

Ensembles

SECOND PRIZE

Trio Spirito
Yuri Ishida, violin
Sheena Ishida, violin
Anli Ishida, cello
USA