The 2024 Arizona International Music Competition

Results

Congratulations to all the winners!

Awards and comments will be distributed between January 7 and January 12, 2025

The videos of the grand prize winners and first place winners in all categories will be shared on our YouTube channel later

Please subscribe to our YouTube channel for updates

Grand Prize Winners

$300 per Best Performance Award

Best Piano Solo Performance Award

Zelin Luan (China)

Student of Michael Chertock

https://youtu.be/s1bBNJ4lMa4

Natalie Yang (USA)

Student of Yali Luo

https://youtu.be/NO4cJn4DBpc

Best Violin Solo Performance Award

Joshua Lee (USA)

Student of Jooyeon Han

https://youtu.be/E7-JjlnwKDE

Brooklynn Thatcher (USA)

Student of Eugene Watanabe

https://youtu.be/IxJgmS4RhQw

Best Cello Concerto Performance Award

Sophie Kim (USA)

Student of Thomas Landschoot

https://youtu.be/mGLUSLcKWBg

Best Saxophone Solo Performance Award

Igor Chyrc (Poland)

Student of Tomasz Skiba

https://youtu.be/Ze6gKOdlJ7I

Best Oboe Solo Performance Award

Andrei Caquimbo (USA)

Student of Dione Chandler

https://youtu.be/hwuIyLE9qho

Best Vocal Solo Performance Award

Hansu Kim (South Korea)

Student of Fiorella Burato

https://youtu.be/0EXf_ysacTI https://youtu.be/SDtvrC_U3Lw

Solo Competition Results

  • Piano | Category A (6 and under)

    2nd Prize: Maxen Hao

  • Piano | Category B (7-8)

    1st Prize: Natalie Yang

    Merit: Mira Hao

  • Piano | Category C (9-10)

    1st Prize: Roger Hu

    2nd Prize: Li Mei Leng (Vanessa)

    3rd Prize: Lynette Chun

    Merit: Drue Lucien Ely Gratuito Metillo

  • Piano | Category E (13-14)

    1st Prize: Brandon Cheung

    2nd Prize: Yulong Huan

  • Piano | Category F (15-16)

    1st Prize: Joel Walter Rice

    2nd Prize: Kyle Yeung

    3rd Prize: Jade Wang

  • Piano | Category G (17-18)

    1st Prize: Le Tian

    2nd Prize: Raymond Cheng

  • Piano | Category I (26 and older)

    1st Prize: Zelin Luan

  • Violin | Category B (7-8)

    1st Prize: Isabella Zhang

    2nd Prize: Aubrey Cai

  • Violin | Category C (9-10)

    1st Prize: Naomi Ng Rui Min

  • Violin | Category D (11-12)

    Merit: Ruei-Shu Li

  • Violin | Category E (13-14)

    1st Prize: Graham Schaub

  • Violin | Category F (15-16)

    1st Prize: Joshua Lee, Brooklynn Thatcher (tie)

    2nd Prize: Daniel Yang

    Merit: Grace Yu

  • Violin | Category I (26 and older)

    1st Prize: Arielle Pollatschek

  • Saxophone | Category E (13-14)

    1st Prize: Igor Chyrc

  • Oboe | Category H (19-25)

    1st Prize: Andrei Caquimbo

Concerto Competition and Chamber Music Competition Results

  • Piano Concerto | Senior Category (16-18)

    1st Prize: Jer-Shyan Chang

  • Violin Concerto | Young Artist Category (12 and under)

    1st Prize: Gina Yu

    Merit: Ethan Li, Ruei-Shu Li

  • Violin Concerto | Junior Category (13-15)

    2nd Prize: Charie Chang

    Merit: Ben Park

  • Violin Concerto | Senior Category (16-18)

    1st Prize: Brooklynn Thatcher

    2nd Prize: Felicia Qiang

  • Cello Concerto | Senior Category (16-18)

    1st Prize: Sophie Kim

  • Chamber Music Competition | Senior Category (16-18)

    2nd Prize: Elysian Duet

    Members: Laura Lin (violin) and Jinoo Park (violin)

Vocal Competition Results

  • Vocal Solo (Classical) | Senior Category (16-18)

    1st Prize: Milos Mrvaljevic

    2nd Prize: Madeleine Chen

    3rd Prize: Alexander Alexandrovich

  • Vocal Solo (Popular) | Adult Category (19 and above)

    No winners were selected

  • Vocal Solo (Classical) | Adult Category (19 and above)

    1st Prize: Hansu Kim

    2nd Prize: Maria Margiolakou

    3rd Prize: Seohyun Dominic Lim

    Merit: Karina Lago Disdier