The 2023 Arizona International Music Competition

Results

Congratulations to all the winners!

Awards and comments will be delivered after December 23rd, 2023

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Grand Prize Winners

$300 per Best Performance Award

Best Piano Solo Performance Award

Ruiya Zhong (China)

- Student of Cathal Breslin

https://youtu.be/fLQuTS1_vKE  https://youtu.be/CzVLLzkYdCs

Youjin Kim (South Korea)

- Student of Dror Biran

https://youtu.be/sTpK3PMlUq4 https://youtu.be/353oCMMqk8U 

Yanzheng Chen (China)

- Student of Xiaoyu Zhang

https://youtu.be/96SbxR18uG0  https://youtu.be/6YAZNsV6NNo

Best Violin Solo Performance Award

Joshua Lee (USA)

- Student of Jooyeon Han

https://youtu.be/GauGkSV7tmU https://youtu.be/nSqf08GLd9k

Best Cello Solo Performance Award

Lei Yao Chang (USA)

- Student of I Bei Lin

https://youtu.be/kaa6C4HyXHM https://youtu.be/djfcN8C4zwU

Best Guitar Solo Performance Award

Baran Guzelsoy (Turkey)

- Student of Celil Refik Kaya

https://youtu.be/yVH1KJJtc6c

Best Vocal Solo Performance Award

Ciyuan Zhu (China)

- Student of Sahoko Timpone

https://youtu.be/WK6JkNkUB90 https://youtu.be/bhqnHQHugq0

Best Violin Concerto Performance Award

Brooklynn Thatcher (USA)

- Student of Eugene Watanabe

https://youtu.be/ZPwzTKqU3DA

Best Cello Concerto Performance Award

Abraham Kim (USA)

- Student of Jamie Kellogg

https://youtu.be/x4NiEtX1cwQ

Best Oboe Concerto Performance Award

Andrei Caquimbo (USA)

- Student of Dione Chandler

https://youtu.be/m8zn6bHXpmc

Best Flute Concerto Performance Award

Claire Lee (USA)

- Student of Katherine Emeneth/Christina Smith

https://youtu.be/xSAGbCfTKJI

Best Chamber Music Performance Award

Lotus Quartet (USA)

- Student of Christopher Creviston

(Keegan Ewan, Giancarlo Lay, Johnathan Lee, Jerick Meagher) https://youtu.be/0HutXQ1Gcac https://youtu.be/yMeoit8AIeI

Solo Competition Results

  • Piano | Category A (6 and under)

    1st Prize: Vincent Ju

    2nd Prize: Maxen Hao

    3rd Prize: Mira Hao

  • Piano | Category B (7-8)

    1st Prize: Gabriel Jiao, Nicholas Wang (tie)

    2nd Prize: Evelyn Cheng, Evan Yan (tie)

    3rd Prize: Diana Gao, Jonathan Guo (tie)

    Merit: Hengyi Hao, Ayden Guo

  • Piano | Category C (9-10)

    1st Prize: Yanzheng Chen

    2nd Prize: Amelia Kahwaty

    3rd Prize: Carlson Mackey, Katherine Ma (tie)

    Merit: Landon Frolov, Roger Hu, Ryan Liu, Shirley Liu, Lance Shan

  • Piano | Category D (11-12)

    1st Prize: Elaine Lin

    2nd Prize: Madison Kim, Sean Nie (tie)

    3rd Prize: Joshua Hameenanttila

    Merit: Siddha Gummadi, Nathan Han

  • Piano | Category E (13-14)

    1st Prize: Andrew Jacob Lee

    2nd Prize: Justin Kang

    3rd Prize: Luke Wagner

    Merit: Sean Wagner, Jessica Frolov, Darren Wang, Chole Li, Zheng Long, Aiden Kang

  • Piano | Category F (15-16)

    1st Prize: Patrick Allan Carter

    2nd Prize: Daniel Kang, Claire Liu (tie)

    3rd Prize: Fiona Jiang, Jacky Hui Zeng (tie)

    Merit: Nina Zhu, Terren Davis, Abigail Billyard, Rain Xu

  • Piano | Category G (17-18)

    1st Prize: Lawrence Wen

    2nd Prize: Kaisa Woodruff

    3rd Prize: Alicia Bai

  • Piano | Category H (19-25)

    1st Prize: Youjin Kim, Ruiya Zhong (tie)

    2nd Prize: Lan Fen (Jocelyn) Yang, Tanner Dodt (tie)

    3rd Prize: Mengfei Xue, Jiayi Lin (tie)

    Merit: Yao Luo, Xinlin Song

  • Piano | Category I (26 and older)

    1st Prize: Hyunho Bae

    2nd Prize: Shannon Elizabeth Hirschi

    3rd Prize: Mary Katherine Schober

  • Violin | Category A (6 and under)

    1st Prize: Andy Chen

    2nd Prize: Isabella Zhang

    3rd Prize: Katy Yang

  • Violin | Category C (9-10)

    Merit: Alice Zheng

  • Violin | Category D (11-12)

    1st Prize: Junhao Fang

    2nd Prize: Angela Yoneyama

    3rd Prize: Yuri Yamaguchi

  • Violin | Category E (13-14)

    1st Prize: Joshua Lee

    2nd Prize: Jayden Yoneyama

    3rd Prize: Aimi Siejak

  • Violin | Category F (15-16)

    2nd Prize: Claire Su

    3rd Prize: Emma Xi

    Merit: Chris Minse Lee, Erin Chiu

  • Violin | Category G (17-18)

    2nd Prize: Andrew Yang

    3rd Prize: Freja Johnson

  • Cello | Category B (7-8)

    2nd Prize: Muge Chen

  • Cello | Category F (15-16)

    1st Prize: Lei Yao Chang

  • Cello | Category G (17-18)

    2nd Prize: Yu-Hsuan Tu

  • Double Bass | Category E (13-14)

    2nd Prize: Dongcheng Zeng

  • Double Bass | Category H (19-25)

    2nd Prize: Naiyi Zang

  • Guitar | Category G (17-18)

    1st Prize: Baran Guzelsoy

Concerto Competition Results

  • Piano | Young Artist Category

    1st Prize: Ayla Takeda Moreno

    2nd Prize: Alice Zheng

    3rd Prize: Yulong Huan, Xinle Wu (tie)

  • Piano | Junior Category

    1st Prize: Kelvin Ye

    2nd Prize: Alexander Ma

  • Piano | Senior Category

    1st Prize: Dave Zheng, Nina Zhu (tie)

    2nd Prize: Jer-Shyan Chang

  • Violin | Young Artist Category

    1st Prize: Junhao Fang

    2nd Prize: Graham Schaub

  • Violin | Junior Category

    1st Prize: Brooklynn Thatcher

    2nd Prize: Sawa Yamaguchi

    3rd Prize: Marissa Montgomery, Felicia Qiang (tie)

  • Violin | Senior Category

    1st Prize: Keying Li

    2nd Prize: Freja Johnson, Jinoo Park (tie)

    3rd Prize: Christopher Yoo

  • Cello | Junior Category

    1st Prize: Sophie Kim

    2nd Prize: Justin Kang

  • Cello | Senior Category

    1st Prize: Abraham Kim

    2nd Prize: Evan Lee Yoon

    3rd Prize: Yu-Hsuan Tu

  • Double Bass | Adult Category

    1st Prize: Kexu Chen

    2nd Prize: Qiaoyi Li

    3rd Prize: Jiaju Yuan

  • Oboe | Senior Category

    1st Prize: Andrei Caquimbo

  • Flute | Junior Category

    1st Prize: Claire Lee

  • Saxophone | Adult Category

    2nd Prize: Michael John Plunkett

Piano Duet Competition Results

  • Junior Category (11-14)

    1st Prize: Xiwen Cao/Ivy Lin Wang

    2nd Prize: Aiden Kang/Darren Wang

  • Senior Category (15-18)

    1st Prize: Patrick Carter/Brayden Wagner

Chamber Music Competition Results

  • Junior Category

    1st Prize: Concerto Trio

    Members: Sarah Bae (flute), Yuna Seo (flute), Sofia Yang (piano)

  • Senior Category

    Merit: Epanouissement (piano trio)

    Members: Lily Chase (cello), Kira Allen (violin), Nora Chase (piano)

  • Adult Category

    1st Prize: Lotus Quartet (saxophone)

    Members: Keegan Ewan, Giancarlo Lay, Johnathan Lee, Jerick Meagher

Vocal Competition Results

  • Vocal Solo (Classical) | Senior Category

    1st Prize: Katherine Jackson

    Merit: Harmony Jane Geren

  • Vocal Solo (Classical) | Adult Category

    1st Prize: Ciyuan Zhu

    2nd Prize: Megen Vo

  • Vocal Solo (Musical Theater) | Senior Category

    1st Prize: Tamara Arad

  • Vocal Solo (Musical Theater) | Adult Category

    1st Prize: Megen Vo

  • Vocal Group (Musical Theater) | Young Artist Category

    1st Prize: Ander Yu and Dorothy Zhou