Results: Best Debussy Performance (5th Edition 2021)

 

We are thrilled to announce the results of the 5th edition of the international competition for young performers Best Debussy Performance.

Congratulations to all winners!

Best Debussy 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 August 22, 2021 - Claude Debussy's 159th 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
 
Johnny Zhao
New Zealand, piano
 

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Age Group II
 
SECOND PRIZE
                                                              
Felix Liu
USA, piano
 
Gala Nanovska
North Macedonia, piano
 

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Age Group III
 
FIRST PRIZE
                                                              
Antonia Pesheva
Bulgaria, piano
 
Daniel Strebulaev
USA, piano
 
Julia Borkowska              
Poland, piano
 
Oskar Gomolka
Poland, piano
 
Shannon Zhang
USA, piano
 
 
SECOND PRIZE
 
Albena Deneva
Bulgaria, piano
 
Anna Myroshnychenko
Ukraine/USA, voice
 
Joseph Lee
USA, piano
 
Kalina Petrova
Bulgaria, piano
 
Karen Matsui
USA, piano
 
 
THIRD PRIZE
 
Joy Joo
USA, piano
 
Lily Garcia
USA, piano
 

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Age Group IV
 
FIRST PRIZE
                                                              
Anika Yadati
USA, piano
 
Benjamin Wolfson
USA, piano
 
Gracelynne Hao              
USA, piano
 
Mehana Ellis
USA, piano
 
Melody Zhou
China/USA, piano
 
Viktoria Vlahova
Bulgaria, piano
 
 
SECOND PRIZE
 
Jonathan Lin
USA, piano
 
Patrick Kwon
USA, piano
 
Sasha Chehrzadeh
USA, piano
 
Vaibhav Mishra
India/USA, piano
 
Yoanna-Lora Vasileva
Bulgaria, piano
 
 
THIRD PRIZE
 
Cara Kim
USA, piano
 
Zahara Agarwal
USA, piano
 

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Age Group V
 
FIRST PRIZE
                                                              
Jingyi He
China, piano
 
 
SECOND PRIZE
 
Brooke Jones
USA, voice
 
 
THIRD PRIZE
 
Alice Huang
USA, piano
 

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Age Group VI
 
FIRST PRIZE
                                                              
Charles Geter
USA, piano
 
Jessica Chi
New Zealand, piano
 
 
THIRD PRIZE
 
Sam English
USA, piano
 

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Age Group VII
 
FIRST PRIZE
                                                              
Changqing Shi
USA, piano
 
Hanyuan Zhao
China/USA, clarinet
 
Madelynn Hunter
USA, voice
 
Menglin Zhong
China, piano