2024 Intermediate Master Class Selected Performers List

Intermediate Master Class

Presented by Dr. Kevin Chance at the State Conference on Sat. Nov. 16, 2024, 9:15-11am

Song of the Lark, Op.39 No.22                                                                      Tchaikovsky

Brinley Liu, age 8
Student of Bing Bing Chang

Sonatina in C, Op. 55 No. 1, 1st mvmt                                                                     Kuhlau

Phoebe Qi, age 9
Student of Yining Wang

Sonatina Op. 13 No.1 in C, 3rd mvmt                                                          Kabalevsky

Owen Chen, age 9
Student of Hwei-Lan Luo

Sonata in F Hob.XVI:23, 1st mvmt                                                                           Haydn

Benny Breaux, age 11
Student of Ingrid Clarfield

Nocturne in E flat major Op. 9, No. 2                                                                    Chopin

Rosie Pei, age 11
Student of Chang Liu

 Arabesque No.1 in E Major                                                                                  Debussy

Elaine Long, age 12
Student of Yujia Shen

2024 Advanced Master Class Selected Performers List

Selected Student name Teacher

Selected Amy Chu, age 13 Chiu-Tze Lin
Desperate Measures Op. 48 by R. Muczynski

Selected Vitalii Khairutdinov, age 24 Veda Zuponcic
Maja y el Ruisinior by Granados

Selected Katharine Luo, age 16 Gloria Chu
Sonata No. 5, Op.38 - Allegro tranquillo by S. Prokofiev

Selected Henry Tsai, age 16 Rita Shklar
Five Bagatelles by C. Vine

Alternate 1 Tony Bello, age 16 Ingrid Clarfield

Alternate 2 Hannah Zou, age 15 Ingrid Clarfield

2024 Young Musicians Competition - PIANO Results

HsinYi Tsai, Ju-Fen Lu & Chiung-Yin Cheng Liu, Chairpersons

SOLO PIANO WINNERS

Age Group Award Student name Teacher

5 1st Audrey Ma Yujia Shen
Allegro in B flat Major, K 3 by W. A. Mozart

5 2nd Sheryl Deng Chiu-Tze Lin

6 1st Aiden Lin Simeng Wu
Morning Song by A. Diabelli

6 2nd Chonghe Li Michael Brailovsky
6 3rd Alden Yuen Yelena Mamonova
6 HM Charlotte Chen Simeng Wu

 7 1st Avery Yu Yuhui Chloris Li
Theme and Variations in C by J. Haydn
 7 2nd Alex Zhang Todd Simmons
7 3rd Claire Zhang Stella Xu
7 3rd Zinnia Zou Yujia Shen
7 HM Cheyenne Guo Simeng Wu
7 HM Annalyn Zhang Chaoyin Cai

 8 1st Amanda Zheng *
Mazurka in B flat Major, Op.7 No.1 by F. Chopin
8 2nd Olivia Li *
8 3rd Ryan Li Ingrid Clarfield
8 3rd Andrew Zhang Chiu-Tze Lin
8 HM Sophia Sung Chiu-Tze Lin
8 HM Charlotte Xia Gloria Chu
8 HM Manning Xia Hwei-Lan Luo

9 1st Sylvie Chiu Ikumi Hiraiwa
Impromptu in E flat Major, Op. 90 No. 2 by F. Schubert
9 2nd Stanley Chu Stella Xu
9 3rd Edwin Cheng Tomoko Harada
9 3rd Tai Wang Chiu-Tze Lin
9 HM Jayden Li Tomoko Harada
9 HM Elena Xie Aziza Khasanova-Madaski

 10 1st Sophia Zhong *
Etude in C Minor, Op.25 No.12 by F. Chopin
10 2nd Max Lu Stella Xu
10 3rd Claire Li *
10 3rd Bryan Wu Veda Zuponcic
10 HM Emily Hua *
10 HM Ann Nguyen Veda Zuponcic
10 HM Alex Shih Ingrid Clarfield

11 1st Elena Wang Chaoyin Cai
French Suite No.2 in C minor BWV 813 by J. S. Bach
11 2nd Tommy Jihuan Yang Stella Xu
11 3rd Cooper Chen Julia Lam
11 3rd Audrey Xu Gloria Chu
11 HM Emma Pan Stella Xu
11 HM Rebecca Grace Wang Natasha Agilina

12 1st Kyle Zhu Julia Lam
Scherzo no 3 in C Sharp Minor, Op. 39 by F. Chopin
12 2nd Eunice Choi *
12 3rd Aaron Wang Helen Wang
12 3rd Luke Yeon Stella Xu
12 HM Lawrence Guo Aziza Khasanova-Madaski
12 HM Katherine Lee Veda Zuponcic
12 HM Arden Shi Yuhui Chloris Li

13 1st Bowen Liang Stella Xu
Suite de Danza Criollas, Op.15 by Ginastera
13 2nd Christina Xue Stella Xu
13 3rd Calvin Xu Beatrice Long
13 3rd Sharon Xue Stella Xu
13 HM Amy Chu Chiu-Tze Lin
13 HM Isabella Sung Chiu-Tze Lin

14 1st Eric Feng Gloria Chu
Scherzo No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op.31 by F. Chopin
14 2nd Hudson Dong Stella Xu
14 3rd Andrew Li Stella Xu
14 3rd Maximus Wu Tomoko Harada
14 HM Annie Wei Stella Xu
14 HM Emily Wu Grace Yang

15 1st Ryan Lu Stella Xu
Gargoyles Op. 29 by Liebermann
15 2nd Sathvik Subramanian Beatrice Long
15 3rd Joseph Liu Yevgeny Morozov
15 3rd Cherie Xu Grace Yang
15 HM Sophie Gang Stella Xu
15 HM Dennis Ji Ingrid Clarfield

16 1st Alice Siqi Wan Stella Xu
Sonata No.1, 1st mvt by C. Vine
16 2nd Tony Bello Ingrid Clarfield
16 3rd Samuel Cronk Veda Zuponcic
16 3rd Alexander Wang Chiu-Tze Lin
16 HM Henry Tsai Rita Shklar
16 HM David Wu Stella Xu

 17 1st Sarah Li Tomoko Harada
Gargoyles Op. 29 by Liebermann
17 2nd Leo Chen Danette Whelan

Collegiate 1st Vitalii Khairutdinov Veda Zuponcic
Overture to Tanhauser by Wagner-Liszt

LILLIAN LIVINGSTON PIANO DUET COMPETITION WINNERS

Age Group Award Students name Teacher
Duet 10 & Under 1st Olivia Li / Claire Li *
Landler Dance in E, D.618 by F. Schubert
2nd Alexander Shih / Cassia Watson Ingrid Clarfield

Duet 11-14 1st Cooper Chen / David Zhang Julia Lam
Scherzo from Six Duets, Op. 11 No.2 by S. Rachmaninoff
2nd Junhan Wu / Junhong Wu Ju-Fen Lu
HM Terrance Lin / Evan Bai Yuhui Chloris Li
HM Anna Qu / Julia Qu Chiu-Ling Lin
HM Kyle Zhu / Karen Du Julia Lam

Duet 15-17 1st Chloe Ren / Audrey Ren Veda Zuponcic
Paraphrase on Dizzy Gillespie's Manteca for Two Pianos Op. 129 by Kapustin
(Arranged by Alexander Timofeev for Piano Duet)
2nd Elizabeth Rao / Noah Rao Yining Wang

See PRINTABLE LIST

2024 MTNA Student Performance Competitions RESULTS

Amy I-Yun Tu, Chairperson, Junior and Young Artist Coordinator  
Wei-Yuh Christina Xie, Senior Coordinator

 

JUNIOR LEVEL

Piano Solo
Winner: Hudson Guo Dong                                            Teacher: Stella Xu
Alternate: Bowen Liang                                                  Teacher: Stella Xu
Honorable Mention: Averie Wu                             Teacher: Ingrid Clarfield
                                             Conan Yang                            Teacher: Veda Zuponcic
                                             Kyle Zhu                                  Teacher: Julia Lam

String
Winner: Melody Jian, violin                                           Teacher: Tunde Gaal
Alternate: Alice Hu, violin                                              Teacher: Brittany Sklar
Honorable Mention: Anna Sui, cello                     Teacher: Hyojin Lee  

Woodwind
Winner: Jianing Liu, flute                                               Teacher: Amy I-Yun Tu
Alternate: Katherine Lee, flute                                    Teacher: Amy I-Yun Tu
Honorable Mention: Rayansh Phirke, flute     Teacher: Amy I-Yun Tu                              

 

SENIOR LEVEL

Piano Solo
Winner : Alice Siqi Wan                                                  Teacher: Stella Xu
Alternate: Sarah Li                                                          Teacher: Tomoko Harada
      Honorable Mention: Tony Rosario Bello            Teacher: Ingrid Clarfield
                                               Samuel Wu Cronk               Teacher: Veda Zuponcic
                                               Richard Martin                    Teacher: Michelle Cann
                                              Alexander Wang                  Teacher: Chiu-Tze Lin

 String
      Winner: Jinan Laurentia Woo, violin                           Teacher: Soyeon Ahn
Alternate: Jessica Hong, cello                                        Teacher: Hyojin Lee
      Honorable Mention: Kai Freeman, violin            Teacher: Amy Oshiro-Morales
                                         Elie Kuan, cello              Teacher: Hyojin Lee

Woodwind
Winner: Lina Lin, flute                                                    Teacher: Amy I-Yun Tu
Alternate: Cherie Xu, clarinet                                        Teacher: Kenneth Ellison
Honorable Mention: Matthew Gao, clarinet     Teacher: Kenneth Ellison
                                     Alice Xie, clarinet                 Teacher: Kenneth Ellison

    

YOUNG ARTIST LEVEL

Piano Solo
Winner: Vitalii Khairutdinov                                          Teacher: Veda Zuponcic
Alternate: Alex Yedidia                                                   Teacher: Robert Grohman

 

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2024 MTNA Composition Competition Results

Julia Kovalev, Composition Competitions Coordinator

Elementary:

Winner: Emmy Zhang Student of Nancy Modell
Honorable Mention: Hendrix Lizzack Student of John Kiernan

Junior:

Winner: Benjamin Breaux Student of Yihan Chen
Honorable Mention: Jeffrey Li Student of Jihyeon Berman
Honorable Mention: Colton Stotesbury Student of Kaori Tanioka
Honorable Mention: Charles Wang Student of Meng Wang

Senior:

Winner: Ethan Wei Student of Yiming Wu
Honorable Mention: Hongrae Kim Student of Wonki Lee
Honorable Mention: Olex Donghao Li Student of Yiming Wu
Honorable Mention: Michael Middlezong Student of Kaori Tanioka
Honorable Mention: Jixiu Shi Student of Meng Wang

Young Artist:

Representative: Ivan Wong Student of Nancy Wilson

2024 YOUNG MUSICIANS COMPETITIONS - STRINGS RESULTS

Division Award Student/Instrument/Age/Teacher  

10 & Under 1st Isabelle Zhao, violin, age 8, Yousun Kim
(Elementary) Vivaldi, Violin Concerto G minor, RV 317, III. Allegro
2nd Luanna Liu, violin, age 10, Yousun Kim
 3rd Isabella Gopal, violin, age 10, Katarzyna Powichrowska
3rd Alice Qian, violin, age 9, Tunde Gaal
HM Charlotte Iff, cello, age 4, Marnie Kaller
HM Melanie You, viola, age 10, Youngbin Jo

11-14 1st Melody Jian, violin, age 11, Tunde Gaal
(Junior) Bruch, Violin Concerto in G minor, III. Allegro energico
2nd Catherine You, cello, age 12, Hyojin Lee
3rd Leilani Gopal, violin, age 14, Katarzyna Powichrowska
3rd Calvin Xu, violin, age 13, Linlin Xu
HM Erika Lee, cello, age 13, Chase Park
HM Anna Sui, cello, age 12, Hyojin Lee

15-17 1st Darren Lee, cello, age 16, Hyojin Lee
(Senior) Schumann, Concerto in A Minor, I. Nicht zu schnell
 2nd Jessica Hong, cello, age 16, Hyojin Lee
3rd Charlotte Xing-er Ji Dressel, cello, age 15, Hyojin Lee
3rd Elie Kuan, cello, age 15, Hyojin Lee
HM Lucille Chen, violin, age 15, Tunde Gaal
HM Emily Wang, violin, age 16, Yousun Kim

JUDGES: Elementary and Junior category - Tomoko Fujita, Brennan Sweet 
Senior category - Marta Reilley, Uli Speth 

*For complete transparency, the judges were hired by Tomoko Harada, the judge coordinator for NJMTA.

2024 Commissioned Composer Competition Results

Esma Pasic-Filipovic, Chairperson 

(Third prize winners, honorable mention (HM) recipients are listed in alphabetical order according to their last names)

COMPOSER:  Carmen Aurora Mateiescu    

Cheerful Chirping Chicks

Prize                  Student                             Teacher

1st                            Daya Williams Stella Xu
2nd                          Julia Tang Bing Bing Chang
3rd                           Linna Cui Chiu-Ling Lin
3rd                           Jian Ping Hu Stella Xu
3rd Rishi Lekkalapudi Esma Pasic-Filipovic

The Enchanted Meadow

Prize                        Student                             Teacher

1st                           Ella Wang                                 Stella Xu
2nd                         Brinley Liu Bing Bing Chang  
3rd                   Kriti Narayanan Yevgeny Morozov
3rd Eason Wang Suet-Nie Ang
HM                         Valerie Wang Stella Xu
HM                         Claire Yu Julia Lam

Cumulonimbus Rondo

Prize                     Student                            Teacher

1st                           Andrew Li        Stella Xu
2nd                          Ezra Kusnadi                     Stella Xu
3rd                         Chen Jiang Esma Pasic- Filipovic
3rd                          Zachary Jin                           Stella Xu
3rd Anya Wang Julia Lam

The Flowery Mountain

Prize                     Student                            Teacher

1st                           Leah Park & Gina Park Laura Early & Eunju Joung Kim
2nd Anderson Yu & Adrianna Ang Yousun Kim & Chiu- Tze Lin
3rd Claire Hua & Chloe Hua Chloris Li