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WINNERS
Rocky Mountain Music Competition
Summer 2023

Audience Award Winner

Valentina Marin, United States, Piano (187 votes)

Masterclasses are Awarded to:

Minghan Li, China, Piano - Grand Prize Winner

Valentina Marin, United States, Piano - Audience Award Winner

Competition Winners

Elena Nien, United States, Piano

First Place

Young Talent Award

Keyboard Competition, General (Less competitive)

Young Musicians Category, 5 – 6 years old

Timothy Brown, Daydreaming

Teacher: Dr. Qian Yin

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Thasia Aguilar, United States, Piano

First Place

Engaging Performance Award

Keyboard Competition, General (Less competitive)

Young Musicians Category, 7 – 8 years old

Samuel Maykapar, In The Kindergarten Op. 28 No. 1

Teacher: Elena Fomicheva

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Yuchen Zhou, United States, Piano

First Place

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Keyboard Competition, General (Less competitive)

Young Musicians Category, 7 – 8 years old

Jacques Ibert, The Little White Donkey

Teacher: Qian Yin

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Evan Wu, United States, Piano

Second Place

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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

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Michael Yang, United States, Piano

Third Place

Dynamic Expression Award

Keyboard Competition, General (Less competitive)

Young Musicians Category, 7 – 8 years old

Johann Friedrich Burgmuller, Arabesque Op. 100 No. 2

Teacher: Zoia Golofeeva

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Nadkritaphan Nathaphan, Thailand, Piano

Third Place

Expressive Interpretation Award

Keyboard Competition, General (Less competitive)

Young Musicians Category, 7 – 8 years old

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, La Nouvelle Poupee

Teacher: Louis Horner

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Isabella Nien, United States, Piano

Second Place

Melodic Storyteller Award

Keyboard Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)

Young Musicians Category, 7 – 8 years old

William Gillock, Valse - Etude

Teacher: Dr. Qian Yin

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Maae Khunawanichkun, Thailand, Piano

First Place

Future Virtuoso Award

Keyboard Competition, General (Less competitive)

Young Musicians Category, 9 – 10 years old

William Gillock , Valse - Etude

Teacher: Louis Horner

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Minghao Ma, Australia, Piano

Second Place

Expressive Mastery Award

Keyboard Competition, General (Less competitive)

Young Musicians Category, 9 – 10 years old

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sonata in C Major, K 330, First movement

Teacher: Qingyi Zhou

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Ava Lou, Thailand, Piano

Second Place

Dynamic Artistry Award

Keyboard Competition, General (Less competitive)

Young Musicians Category, 9 – 10 years old

Franz Joseph Haydn, Piano Sonata in D Major, Hob. XVI: 37, First movement: Allegro Con brio

Teacher: Jirisupa Varikarn

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Minghan Li, China, Piano

Grand Prize

Excellence in Performance Award

Keyboard Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)

Young Musicians Category, 9 – 10 years old

Frederic Chopin, Etude in G-sharp minor Op. 25 No. 6

Teacher: Qingyi Zhou

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Nakrit Rerkratanavaraporn, Thailand, Piano

First Place

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Keyboard Competition, General (Less competitive)

Junior Category, 11 – 12 years old

Alan Bullard, Prelude No. 8

Teacher: Kant Lormsomboon

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Valentina Marin, United States, Piano

Second Place

Dynamic Expression Award

Keyboard Competition, General (Less competitive)

Junior Category, 11 – 12 years old

Dmitrii Shostakovich , Dance

Teacher: Elena Fomicheva

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Victoria Marie Ramos, United States, Piano

Second Place

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Keyboard Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)

Junior Category, 11 – 12 years old

Frederic Chopin, Fantasie Impromptu in C Sharp Minor, Op. 66

Teacher: Marissa Rebadulla - Ramos, Peter Mack

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Nathan Furman, United States, Piano

Second Place

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Keyboard Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)

Junior Category, 13 – 14 years old

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, August from The Seasons

Teacher: Berta Falk

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Isaac Sohn, United States, Piano

First Place

Artistic Proficiency Award

Keyboard Competition, General (Less competitive)

Intermediate, 15 – 16 years old

Franz Liszt, Un Sospiro from Three Concert Etudes, S. 144

Teacher: Kookhee Hong

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Daniel Adibi, United States, Piano

Third Place

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Keyboard Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)

Intermediate, 15 – 16 years old

Frederic Chopin, Etude in C Sharp Minor Op. 10 No. 4

Teacher: Anna Kislitsyna

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Xinyue Zhang, China, Piano

Second Place

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Keyboard Competition, General (Less competitive)

College Students and Professional Musicians, 18+

Ludwig van Beethoven , Piano Sonata Op. 27 No. 2, Third movement

Teacher: Wei Tong

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Julien Hsiung, United States, Violin

Third Place

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Strings Competition, General (Less competitive)

Junior Category, 11 – 12 years old

Johann Sebastian Bach, Minuet No. 2

Teacher: Soo Yeon Kim

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Pawel Dubiel, Poland, Violin

First Place

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Strings Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)

College Students and Professional Musicians, 18+

Felix Borowski , Adoration

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Accompanist: Emilia Biskupska

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Jayata Tieanworn, Thailand, Oboe

Second Place

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Woodwinds and Brass Competition, General (Less competitive)

Young Musicians Category, 9 – 10 years old

Giacomo Puccini, Oh My Beloved Papa

Teacher: Ms. Thanawan Thawatviboon

Accompanist: Mr. Phanuphong Thongkham

Certificates & Comments

Kanthee Rungraungsakul, Thailand, Drums

First Place

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Percussions Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)

Junior Category, 13 – 14 years old

Atipoung Wanlua, Anomic

Teacher: Surapong Pinkaew

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Mariyah Tungskunthong, Thailand, Voice

Second Place

Expressive Voice Award

Voice Competition, General (Less competitive)

Young Musicians Category, 5 – 6 years old

Lin-Manuel Miranda, All of Me: Encanto

Teacher: Tunyaluk Boonruang

Accompanist: Tunyaluk Boonruang

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Punnada Laopottakul, Thailand, Voice

First Place

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Voice Competition, General (Less competitive)

Young Musicians Category, 9 – 10 years old

Andrew Lippa, My New Philosophy from You're A Good Man Charlie Brown

Teacher: Onwara Chaisomkun

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Kathaya Chongprasith, Thailand, Voice

First Place

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Voice Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)

Young Musicians Category, 9 – 10 years old

Marc Shaiman, Almost Nearly Perfect

Teacher: Onwara Chaisomkun

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Nachayada Tengprasert, Thailand, Voice

First Place

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Voice Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)

Junior Category, 11 – 12 years old

Stephen Schwartz , Defying Gravity from Wicked

Teacher: Onwara Chaisomkun

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Patcharanan Jirachaiprasitti, Thailand, Voice

First Place

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Voice Competition, General (Less competitive)

Junior Category, 13 – 14 years old

Claude Michel Schonberg, On My Own from Les Miserables

Teacher: Onwara Chaisomkun

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Certificates & Comments

Izabela Wiktoria Oliwia Torfs, Belgium, Composition

First Place

Innovative Composition Award

Composition Competition, General (Less competitive)

Young Musicians Category, 9 – 10 years old

Rakki, De Lewitzer Pony

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Ruoyao Wu, China, Composition

Second Place

Inventive Composition Award

Composition Competition, General (Less competitive)

Intermediate, 15 – 16 years old

Medium Aquamarine

Teacher: Yiming Wu

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Chenxi Song, China, Composition

First Place

Artistic Vision Award

Composition Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)

Intermediate, 15 – 16 years old

Pry On Myself

Teacher: Ju Wenpei

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

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Parik Yan, United States, Composition

First Place

Exceptional Composition Award

Composition Competition, General (Less competitive)

Intermediate, 17 – 18 years old

Patchwork Dreams

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Weilun Weng, China, Composition

Second Place

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Composition Competition, General (Less competitive)

Intermediate, 17 – 18 years old

Glaze Lily

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Zilin Yan, China, Composition

Third Place

Distinguished Artistry Award

Composition Competition, General (Less competitive)

Intermediate, 17 – 18 years old

Two Preludes, The Hesitation

Teacher: Yiming Wu

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Xinyue Zhang, China, Composition

First Place

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Composition Competition, General (Less competitive)

College Students and Professional Musicians, 18+

Jade Girl Shaking Immortal Pellet - Beauty

Teacher: Fei Wang

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Zhang Zhuocheng, China, Composition

First Place

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Composition Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)

College Students and Professional Musicians, 18+

Comical Sarcasm

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Tomer George Cohen, Israel, Composition

First Place

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Composition Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)

College Students and Professional Musicians, 18+

Friday Night Chant

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Accompanist: Israel Biton, Shalev Biton, Chen Meir, Ben Mordechai, Marcelo Zuber, Yotam Barak, Tomer Buchnik

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