Results: Best Mozart Performance (8th Edition, 2024)

Left: Mozart c. 1780, detail from portrait by Johann Nepomuk della Croce, Public Domain; Right: Postcard, undated ( ca.1914 ). Title: "Salzburg, seen from Mönchsberg", Public Domain

We are thrilled to announce the results of the 8th edition of the international competition for instrumentalists and singers Best Mozart Performance.

Congratulations to all winners!

Best Mozart 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 January 27, 2024 - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's 268th 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
 
Camill Li
USA, piano
 
Vacheron Li
USA, piano
 
 
SECOND PRIZE
 
Christian Pang
USA, piano
 
 
Age Group II
 
FIRST PRIZE
                                                          
Adele Lu
USA, piano
 
Aiden Shim
USA, piano
 
Caroline Li
USA, piano
 
Cynthia Lu
USA, piano
 
Ivy Yin
Canada/USA, violin
 
Muyang Liu
USA, piano
 
 
SECOND PRIZE
 
Aspen Luo
USA, piano
 
Ethan Dong
USA, piano
 
Lum Wei Xuan
Malaysia, piano
 
Sawako Hara
Japan/USA, piano
 
 
Age Group III
 
FIRST PRIZE
                                                          
Amber Chen
USA, piano
 
Amy Cui
USA, piano
 
Emily Dong
USA, piano
 
Emily Wu
USA, piano
 
Jackson He
USA, piano
 
Karen Du
USA, piano
 
Kate Lee
USA, piano
 
Liam Thomas
USA, violin
 
 
SECOND PRIZE
 
Alice Tang
USA, violin
 
Dimitar Mihaylov
Bulgaria, piano
 
Emily Zhou
USA, piano
 
Jayden Li
USA, piano
 
Jayden Wang
USA, piano
 
Sean Le
Hawaii, piano
 
 
THIRD PRIZE
 
Elizabeth Lee
USA, violin
 
Hannah Balonov
USA, piano
 
Kovid Mrig
India, piano
 
Lucas Madden
USA, piano
 
Marissa Wang
USA, piano
 
Matisse Wittman-McChesney
USA, piano
 
Skylar Bredlau
USA, piano
 
William Karr
USA, piano
 
 
Age Group IV
 
FIRST PRIZE
                                                          
Abigail Xiong
USA, piano
 
Daniel Xu
USA, clarinet
 
Eliana Shaham
USA, piano

Mimi Natalia Petev

Bulgaria/USA, piano

 
Nathan Cho
USA, french horn
 
 
SECOND PRIZE
 
Adrit Panda       
Canada, voice
 
Andrew Kim
USA, oboe
 
Charisse Chao
USA, violin

Christine Chah

USA, violin

 
David Sun
Singapore/USA, piano
 
Garrett Y Cai
USA, piano
 
Isaac Sohn
USA, piano

Kalina Toneva

Bulgaria, piano

 
Marianne Swenson
Canada, violin
 
Ruiwen Ge
USA, piano
 
Samuel Ding
USA, violin
 
Tony Bello
USA, piano
 
Yixuan Li
USA, violin
 
 
THIRD PRIZE
 
Catherine Ji
USA, voice
 
Greyson Porth
USA, piano
 
Stefan Valcuha
USA, violin
 
 
Age Group V
 
FIRST PRIZE
                                                          
Jade Rojas
USA, voice
 
 
SECOND PRIZE
 
Isabel Li              
USA, piano
 
 
Age Group VI
 
FIRST PRIZE
                                                          
Wanlin Song
Germany/China , flute
 
 
THIRD PRIZE
 
Nicolette Sullivan-Cozza              
USA, piano
 
 
Age Group VII
 
FIRST PRIZE
                                                          
Aleksandrina Dimitrova
Bulgaria/Austria, piano
 
 
Ensembles
 
 
Age Group III
 
SECOND PRIZE
 
Turakhia/Lee Duo
Mia Turakhia, violin
Andrew Lee, piano
USA
 
Trio Dolce
Iris Xiong, piano
Liam Thomas, violin
James Park, cello
USA
              
 
Age Group IV
 
SECOND PRIZE
 

AYM Quartet

Sylvie Lee, violin

Ein Jung, piano

Christopher Yule Ahn, viola

Benjamin Lee, cello

USA

The Yao Duo
Art Yao, violin
Eddy Yao, piano
USA