Results: Best Bach Performance (9th Edition, 2025)

   

We are thrilled to announce the results of the 9th 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, 2025 - 
Johann Sebastian Bach's 340th 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
 
SECOND PRIZE
 
Emily Ann Vuong – Park
USA, piano
 
 
Age Group II
 
FIRST PRIZE
                                                          
Katherine Xia
USA, piano
 
Linna Liu
USA, violin
 
 
SECOND PRIZE
 
Daniel Liu
USA, piano
 
Hanke Kang
USA, piano
 
Sejin Yeon
Guam/South Korea, cello
 
Seren Shen
USA, piano
 
 
THIRD PRIZE
 
Cason Tam Ca Shun
Hong Kong, cello
 
 
Age Group III
 
FIRST PRIZE
                                                          
Allen Wang
USA, violin
 
Anastasia Joy Catanus
USA, violin
 
Jules Amyot
USA, cello
 
Sylvia Pine
USA, baroque violin
 
 
SECOND PRIZE
 
Elizabeth Zhang
USA, cello
 
Kailin Liu
USA, violin
 
Katie Moon
USA, violin
 
Philip Yim
USA, violin
 
Zoe Chen
Taiwan, violin
 
Zoe Grace Cooper
USA, harp
 
 
THIRD PRIZE
 
Desiree Chong
USA, piano
 
James (JJ) McKie
USA, piano
 
Skylar Bredlau
USA, piano
 
Vincent Lin
China/USA, violin
 
Winston Ho
USA, piano
 
 
Age Group IV                                                   
 
FIRST PRIZE
                                                          
Alexi Lim
USA, piano
 
Coco Sakuma
USA, violin
 
Penelope Schweizer
USA, harp
 
Shiv Sitaram
USA, classical guitar
 
Szymon Mazur
Poland, classical guitar
 
 
SECOND PRIZE
 
Alice Clementine Cramer
USA, harp
 
Alyssa Tang
USA, piano
 
Andrew Zhang
USA, piano
 
Emilia Zhang
USA, flute
 
Jonathan Szeto
USA, piano
 
Roshni Balajee
USA, piano
 
 
THIRD PRIZE
 
Adam Roth
USA, piano
 
Allison Prakalapakorn
USA, double bass
 
Cadence Chan
USA, violin
 
Divya Sreekumar
USA, piano
 
Emily Zhou
USA, piano
 
Greyson Porth
USA, piano
 
Ryan Wang
USA, piano
 
 
Age Group V
 
SECOND PRIZE
                                                          
Nathan Wong
USA, piano
 
Selah Lee
USA, viola
 
 
THIRD PRIZE
 
Ivan Stevanovic
Serbia/USA, piano
 
 
Age Group VI
 
FIRST PRIZE
                                                          
Abigail Harrison
USA, piano
 
Irmina Baczkowska
Poland, violin
 
Nicolette Sullivan-Cozza
USA, viola
 
 
SECOND PRIZE
 
Greta Heisey
USA, harp