WINNERS
Rocky Mountain Music Competition
Spring Season 2021

Piano Competition
All Categories

Jacob Kordus, United States, Piano, First Place
Young Musicians Category, 5 – 6 years old
Nikki Iles, The Cheshire Cat
Teacher: Dr. Elena Nezhdanova

Kaya Yoo, United States, Piano, First Place
Young Musicians Category, 5 – 6 years old
William Gillock, Ariel
Teacher: Dr. Sarah Ahn

Wong Kwan Sin, Hong Kong, Piano, Second Place
Young Musicians Category, 5 – 6 years old
Friedrich Burgmüller, Innocence Op. 100 No. 5
Teacher: MT Wong

Grace Tong, United States, Piano, Second Place
Young Musicians Category, 5 – 6 years old
S. Maykapar, "Little Commander"
Teacher: Galina Kostukovsky

Chih-Heng Chang, Taiwan, Piano, Third Place
Young Musicians Category, 5 – 6 years old
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Arietta
Teacher: Mary Ko

Grace Tong, United States, Piano, Third Place
Young Musicians Category, 5 – 6 years old
I. Litkova, Variations on a theme of a Byelorussian folk song
Teacher: Galina Kostukovsky

Venla Heiskanen, Finland, Piano, Fourth Place
Young Musicians Category, 5 – 6 years old
Pyotr llyich Tchaikovsky, Old French Song from Children’s Album, Op. 39 No. 16
Teacher: Elena Loginova

Mckayla Cuanda, United States, Piano, Fourth Place
Young Musicians Category, 5 – 6 years old
Paula Dreyer, Current
Teacher: Dr. Elena Nezhdanova

Ka Wing Wong, Hong Kong, Piano, Honorable Mention
Young Musicians Category, 5 – 6 years old
16th century Traditional, 500 year old Melody
Teacher: Irene Chan

Aleksandra Galushkina, Estonia, Piano, First Place
Young Musicians Category, 7 – 8 years old
Franz Liszt, Etude Op. 12 No. 1 in B-flat Minor
Teacher: Jekaterina Rostovtseva

Karina Kostina, Estonia, Piano, First Place
Young Musicians Category, 7 – 8 years old
Hens Vlam - Verwaaijen, Solitude
Teacher: Jekaterina Rostovtseva