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WINNERS
Red Maple Music Competition
Spring 2023

Audience Award Winner

Katelyn Denq, United States, Piano (274 votes)

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Katelyn Denq, United States, Piano - Audience Award Winner

Competition Winners

Alisa Gudine, Canada, Piano

Second Place

Rising Star Award

Keyboard Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)

Young Musicians Category, 7 – 8 years old

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

Teacher: Miriam Ginzburg

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Ethan Zhang, United States, Piano

First Place

Future Virtuoso Award

Keyboard Competition, General (Less competitive)

Young Musicians Category, 9 – 10 years old

Frederic Chopin, Polonaise in G-sharp Minor

Teacher: Yunqing Zhang

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Zichen Vivian Zhao, United States, Piano

First Place

Ornamentation Mastery Award

Keyboard Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)

Young Musicians Category, 9 – 10 years old

Rameau, L'Egyptienne

Teacher: Renata Shumskaya

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Katelyn Denq, United States, Piano

First Place

Emotional Expressiveness Award

Keyboard Competition, General (Less competitive)

Junior Category, 11 – 12 years old

Frederic Chopin, Nocturne in C-sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 1

Teacher: Renata Shumskaya

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Natalie Nied, United States, Piano

First Place

Masterful Counterpoint Voicing Award

Keyboard Competition, General (Less competitive)

Junior Category, 11 – 12 years old

Johann Sebastian Bach, Prelude in F Major BWV 927

Teacher: Anastasia Bryant

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Tselmeg Batbold, Mongolia, Piano

Second Place

Dynamic Performance Award

Keyboard Competition, General (Less competitive)

Junior Category, 11 – 12 years old

Ludwig van Beethoven, Marcia Alla Turca

Teacher: Uranbileg Erdenechimeg

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Shiyun Ding, United States, Piano

First Place

Voice Leading Mastery Award

Keyboard Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)

Junior Category, 11 – 12 years old

Johann Sebastian Bach, Prelude and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 851

Teacher: Renata Shumskaya

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Maksim Yasau, Canada, Piano

Second Place

Radiant Performance Award

Keyboard Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)

Junior Category, 11 – 12 years old

Elena Cobb, Babylon

Teacher: Miriam Ginzburg

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Lawrence Yeh, United States, Piano

First Place

Artistic Interpretation Award

Keyboard Competition, General (Less competitive)

Junior Category, 13 – 14 years old

Johann Sebastian Bach, Prelude from English Suite No. 3 in G Minor, BWV 808

Teacher: Renata Shumskaya

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Nantapat Klampaiboon, Thailand, Piano

Second Place

Ornamental Flourish Award

Keyboard Competition, General (Less competitive)

Junior Category, 13 – 14 years old

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Piano Sonata in A Major K.331, First movement

Teacher: Dr. Tarin Supprakorn

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Ava Shu, United States, Piano

First Place

Brilliance in Music Award

Keyboard Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)

Junior Category, 13 – 14 years old

Olga Alino, Variations "At the Ball"

Teacher: Olga Alino

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Marcus Nied, United States, Piano

First Place

Masterful Technique Award

Keyboard Competition, General (Less competitive)

Intermediate, 15 – 16 years old

Jean Sibelius, Etude in A Minor Op. 76 no. 2

Teacher: Anastasia Bryant

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Sodgerel Batbold, Mongolia, Piano

Second Place

Dance Rhythm Award

Keyboard Competition, General (Less competitive)

Intermediate, 15 – 16 years old

Frederic Chopin, Grande Valse Brillante Op. 18

Teacher: Uranbileg Erdenechimeg

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Dorjgotov Oyun-erdenen, Mongolia, Piano

Third Place

Radiant Piano Award

Keyboard Competition, General (Less competitive)

Intermediate, 15 – 16 years old

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Rondo in D Major K.485

Teacher: Uranbileg Erdenechimeg

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Joshua Palenko, United States, Piano

Third Place

Dynamic Performance Award

Keyboard Competition, General (Less competitive)

Intermediate, 15 – 16 years old

Frederic Chopin, Fantaisie-Impromptu Op. 66

Teacher: Cindy Lee

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Tianwei (elizabeth) Yao, United States, Piano

First Place

Artistic Interpretation Award

Keyboard Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)

Intermediate, 15 – 16 years old

Sergei Rachmaninoff , Etude in G Minor, Op. 33 No. 8

Teacher: Katarina Loudermilk

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Anton Hozyaev, United States, Piano

Second Place

Radiant Performance Award

Keyboard Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)

Intermediate, 15 – 16 years old

Scott Joplin , Maple Leaf Rag

Teacher: Katarina Loudermilk

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Anna-lucia Mena Shevchenko, Canada, Piano

Second Place

Expressive Performance Award

Keyboard Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)

Intermediate, 15 – 16 years old

Frederic Chopin, Ballade in G minor, Op. 23

Teacher: Yaroslava Shevchenko

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Asa Miller, United States, Piano

Third Place

Inspiring Musicality Award

Keyboard Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)

Intermediate, 15 – 16 years old

Francis Poulenc, Hommage à Edith Piaf: Improvisation No. 15 in C Minor, FP 176

Teacher: Maxim Pakhomov

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Yasmin Ozaltin, United States, Piano

Third Place

Dynamic Performance Award

Keyboard Competition, General (Less competitive)

Intermediate, 17 – 18 years old

Frederic Chopin, Etude Op. 10 no. 4 in C-sharp Minor

Teacher: Oxana Mikhailoff

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Jordan Armani Moats, United States, Piano

Honorable Mention

Emotional Depth and Artistry Award

Keyboard Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)

Intermediate, 17 – 18 years old

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

Teacher: Cindy Lee

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Ho Suet Kiu Jaslyn, Hong Kong, Harp

First Place

The Musical Storyteller Award

Strings Competition, General (Less competitive)

Young Musicians Category, 5 – 6 years old

Schlomovitz, Butterflies

Teacher: Maise Au

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Kritticha Laoprapassorn, Thailand, Harp

First Place

Masterful Interpretation Award

Strings Competition, General (Less competitive)

Junior Category, 11 – 12 years old

Henriette Renie, Esquisse

Teacher: Ms. Ema Mitarai

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Aleksandra Mikolajczyk, Poland, Violin

First Place

Inspiring Musicality Award

Strings Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)

Intermediate, 17 – 18 years old

Manuel Ponce, Estrelita

Teacher: Anna Gutowska, Malgorzata Wojciechowska

Accompanist: Wiktor Szymajda

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Elen Martirosyan, Armenia, Flute

First Place

The Musical Storyteller Award

Woodwinds and Brass Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)

Young Musicians Category, 9 – 10 years old

Christoph Willibald Gluck, Melodie from Orfeo ed Euridice

Teacher: Ms. Susanna Ayvazyan

Accompanist: Ms. Haykuhi Navoyan

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Klara Gong, Canada, Flute

First Place

Vibrant Performance Award

Woodwinds and Brass Competition, General (Less competitive)

Junior Category, 13 – 14 years old

Johann Sebastian Bach, Menuet and Badinerie

Teacher: Inoyat Kalinichenko

Accompanist: Ms. Julia Tchernik

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Ms. Polavarapu Saadya, India, Voice

First Place

Radiant Voice Award

Pop & Jazz Competition, General (Less competitive)

Young Musicians Category, 9 – 10 years old

Billy Crabtree, H. Gregson, R. Golan, J. Hartman, Loyal Brave True from Mulan

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Yan Zilong, China, Composition

Third Place

Unique Musical Style Award

Composition Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)

College Students and Professional Musicians, 18+

The Loner's Ball

Teacher: Tian Jianhua

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