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WINNERS
21st Century Talents Music Competition
Summer 2023

Audience Award Winner

Panawat Piyapong, Thailand, Piano (81 votes)

Special Award Will Be Sent to:

Panawat Piyapong, Thailand, Piano - Audience Award Winner

Competition Winners

Cassandra Mae Ramos, United States, Piano

First Place

Rising Star Award

Keyboard Competition, General (Less competitive)

Young Musicians Category, 5 – 6 years old

Claude Debussy, Le Petit Negre

Teacher: Marissa Rebadulla - Ramos

Joseph Huang, United States, Piano

First Place

Young Talent Award

Keyboard Competition, General (Less competitive)

Young Musicians Category, 7 – 8 years old

Dennis Alexander, El Zapateado

Teacher: Vivian Kwok

Evan Wu, United States, Piano

First Place

Future Virtuoso Award

Keyboard Competition, General (Less competitive)

Young Musicians Category, 7 – 8 years old

Moritz Moszkowski , Tarantella in D Minor Op. 77 no. 6

Teacher: Dr. Juliana Yap

Johan Hsiung, United States, Piano

Second Place

Artistic Interpretation Award

Keyboard Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)

Young Musicians Category, 7 – 8 years old

Friedrich Kuhlau, Sonatina in C major, Op. 55, No. 3

Teacher: Cindy Lee

Ye Chenming, China, Piano

First Place

Rising Star Award

Keyboard Competition, General (Less competitive)

Young Musicians Category, 9 – 10 years old

Jan Ladislav Dussek, Piano Sonatina in G Major Op. 20 No. 1, First movement

Teacher: Zhao Yukai

Hayne Lily Kim, United States, Piano

First Place

Radiant Rhythm Award

Keyboard Competition, General (Less competitive)

Young Musicians Category, 9 – 10 years old

Albert Pieczonka, Tarantella in A Minor

Teacher: Vivian Kwok

Natthita Rerkratanavaraporn, Thailand, Piano

Second Place

Dynamic Performance Award

Keyboard Competition, General (Less competitive)

Young Musicians Category, 9 – 10 years old

Albert Pieczonka, Tarantella in A Minor

Teacher: Phatkamon Watthanaphanit

Arvind Sankaralingam, United States, Piano

Third Place

Young Talent Award

Keyboard Competition, General (Less competitive)

Young Musicians Category, 9 – 10 years old

Ludwig van Beethoven, Ecossaise in G major, WoO 23

Teacher: Daniel Kuzuhara

Elizabeth Levine, United States, Piano

First Place

Inspiring Musicality Award

Keyboard Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)

Young Musicians Category, 9 – 10 years old

Robert Schumann, Aufschwung, Op. 12, No. 2

Teacher: Yukimi Song

Warinrada Eiamsirithanakorn, Thailand, Piano

Second Place

Colorful Performance Award

Keyboard Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)

Young Musicians Category, 9 – 10 years old

Johann Burgmuller, La Chevaleresque Op. 100 No. 25

Teacher: Passweekarn Visoothiprapa

Bjorn Hsiung, United States, Piano

Third Place

Rising Star Award

Keyboard Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)

Young Musicians Category, 9 – 10 years old

Frederic Chopin, Waltz in A minor, KKIVb No. 11

Teacher: Cindy Lee

Lilyn Kanjanapas, Thailand, Piano

First Place

Dynamic Performance Award

Keyboard Competition, General (Less competitive)

Junior Category, 11 – 12 years old

Niels Gade, The Boys Round Dance Op. 36 No. 2

Teacher: Ms. Nardvadee Suthisomboon

Julien Hsiung, United States, Piano

Third Place

Radiant Rhythm Award

Keyboard Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)

Junior Category, 11 – 12 years old

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sonata in C Major, First movement KV.545

Teacher: Cindy Lee

Grace Li, United States, Piano

First Place

The Musical Storyteller Award

Keyboard Competition, General (Less competitive)

Junior Category, 13 – 14 years old

Frederic Chopin, Prelude in D flat Major

Teacher: Nancy Downing

Panawat Piyapong, Thailand, Piano

First Place

Radiant Rhythm Award

Keyboard Competition, General (Less competitive)

Junior Category, 13 – 14 years old

Isaac Berkovich, Toccata in A Minor

Teacher: Thawanhathai Rujichaitammakul

Nathan Furman, United States, Piano

Third Place

Dynamic Performance Award

Keyboard Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)

Junior Category, 13 – 14 years old

Franz Schubert, Klavierstucke in E flat Major D. 946 No. 2

Teacher: Berta Falk

Daniel Adibi, United States, Piano

First Place

Artistic Interpretation Award

Keyboard Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)

Intermediate, 15 – 16 years old

Franz Schubert, Impromptu in E flat Major Op. 90 No. 2

Teacher: Anna Kislitsyna

Julinka Cicatko, United States, Piano

First Place

Most Expressive Performance

Keyboard Competition, General (Less competitive)

Intermediate, 17 – 18 years old

Sergei Rachmaninoff, Prelude in C-sharp Minor, Op. 3 No. 2

Teacher: Marissa Rebadulla - Ramos

Ornaiya Jongsitthisatjakul, Thailand, Alto Saxophone

Second Place

Musical Poetry Award

Woodwinds and Brass Competition, General (Less competitive)

Junior Category, 11 – 12 years old

Alan Crepin, Progression

Teacher: Chokwattana Puay - Uan

Accompanist: Tipwatoo Aramwittaya

Wiktoria Minda, Poland, Oboe

Third Place

Baroque Inspiration Award

Woodwinds and Brass Competition, General (Less competitive)

Junior Category, 11 – 12 years old

Tomaso Albinoni, Concerto in D Major op. 7, no. 6, First movement

Teacher: Konrad Mika

Accompanist: Sarah Wursten

Elizabeth Levine, United States, Piano

First Place

Best Classical Interpretation Award

Concerto Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)

Young Musicians Category, 9 – 10 years old

Joseph Haydn, Piano Concerto in D Major, Hob, XVIII:11, First movement: Vivace

Teacher: Yukimi Song

Accompanist: Yukimi Song

Julia Minda, Poland, Saxophone

Second Place

Musical Poetry Award

Concerto Competition, General (Less competitive)

Junior Category, 11 – 12 years old

Ronald Binge, Concerto: Romance, Rondo

Teacher: Krzysztof Wlodarczyk

Accompanist: Beata Mach - Fundament

Quanjun Liu, China, Voice

Second Place

Artistic Interpretation Award

Pop & Jazz Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)

College Students and Professional Musicians, 18+

Huang Jianwei, Why Do I Really Want to Tell Him Who I Am

Teacher: Qiong Fang

Izabela Wiktoria Oliwia Torfs, Belgium, Composition

First Place

Innovative Composer Award

Composition Competition, General (Less competitive)

Young Musicians Category, 9 – 10 years old

Cats and Pixies

Chenxi Song, China, Composition

First Place

Distinctive Composition Excellence Award

Composition Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)

Intermediate, 15 – 16 years old

Pry on Myself for strings, woodwinds, and timpani

Teacher: Ju Wenpei

Accompanists: Jingyi Zhao, You Xu, Bowen Cao, Jingyi Ning, Jinrui Zhang, Qihui Lou, Jingxuan Lin, Tianyi Qin, Rumiao Qin

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