Results: Best Bach Performance (7th Edition, 2023)

   

We are thrilled to announce the results of the 7th edition of the international competition for instrumentalists and singers Best Bach 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 21, 2023 - 
Johann Sebastian Bach's 338th 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
 
Aelle Lin Shengguang
Singapore, piano
 
Mason Qian
USA, piano
 
 
SECOND PRIZE
 
Maria Cristina Stanescu
Romania, flute
 
 
Age Group II                                                     
 
FIRST PRIZE
                                                          
Ivy Yin
Canada/USA, violin
 
 
SECOND PRIZE
 
Asher Youn
USA, piano
 
Colin He
USA, piano
 
Isla McAlea
USA, piano
 
Jianing Guo
USA, piano
 
William He
USA, piano
 
 
THIRD PRIZE
 
Jadon Huang
USA, piano
 
Lucas Madden
USA, piano
 
Marin Agnes-Sofia-Ioana
Belgium/Romania, violin
 
Maria Rebeca Mladin
Romania, piano
 
 
Age Group III
 
FIRST PRIZE
                                                          
Claire Zhang
USA, piano
 
Colin Chu
USA, violin
 
Dylan Kim
USA, piano
 
Ellie Ahn
South Korea/USA, flute
 
Kingsley Hsu
Australia, piano
 
Nathan Liu
USA, piano
 
Shanshan Liu
USA, piano
 
Wawo Takahashi
Japan/USA, piano
 
 
SECOND PRIZE
 
Alice Clementine Cramer
USA, harp
 
Annika Valdez
Taiwan/USA, piano
 
Braden Wang
USA, violin
 
Isabella Mariani
USA, violin
 
Jingyi Mao
China/USA, piano
 
Matthew Ding
USA, piano
 
Megan Phuan Zhiyan
Singapore, piano
 
Penelope Schweizer
USA, harp
 
 
THIRD PRIZE
 
Catherine Bunner
USA, piano
 
Elijah Huang
USA, piano
 
Erica Brewer
USA, piano
 
Hannah Jeong
USA, cello
 
Nicolas Eduard Craciun
Romania, piano
 
 
Age Group IV
 
FIRST PRIZE
                                                          
Darren Lo
USA, piano
 
Jonathan Yuen
USA, marimba
 
Madeline Goh
Austria/Singapore, violin
 
Xinran Tong
China/Singapore, violin
 
 
SECOND PRIZE
 
Alexis Kwon
USA, flute
 
Allison Yu
USA, violin
 
Erin Chen
USA, piano
 
Hallie Dong
USA, violin
 
Hana Snead
USA, violin
 
Jonah Kim
USA, piano
 
Kostadin Koshnicharov
Bulgaria, piano
 
Mae Paul
China/USA, piano
 
Tony Bello
USA, piano
 
William Theuerer
Canada, piano
 
 
THIRD PRIZE
 
Alexandra Bunner
USA, piano
 
Alyssa Ackalloor              
USA, piano
 
Antara Iyer
USA, piano
 
Dudu Chen
Spain/China, piano
 
Gabriela Yin
USA, piano
 
Leah Gao
USA, piano
 
Warren Hsieh
USA, violin
 
 
Age Group V
 
FIRST PRIZE
                                                          
Christopher TIllen
USA, piano
 
 
SECOND PRIZE
 
Fransis Krysteva              
Bulgaria, piano
 
Jamie Scanlan
USA, piano
 
Marina Yu
USA, voice
 
 
THIRD PRIZE
 
Cosmin Stefan Stanescu
Romania, violin
 
Iosif-Mihail Bartulov
Romania, violin
 
 
Age Group VI
 
FIRST PRIZE
                                                          
Evelina Khoreshko
USA, piano
                             
 
Age Group VII
 
FIRST PRIZE
                             
Yarong Guan
China/USA, piano
 
 
SECOND PRIZE
 
Leah Jane
UK/USA, voice