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WINNERS
Royal Sound Music Competition
Fall 2023

Audience Award Winners (tie)

Ethan Joon Byeon, United States, Piano (32 votes) and

Norah Reilly, United States, Violin (32 votes)

Grand Prize Winner

Dingfu Zeng, China, Gu Qin

Special Award Will Be Sent to:

Dingfu Zeng, China, Gu Qin - Grand Prize Winner

Ethan Joon Byeon, United States, Piano - Audience Award Winner

Norah Reilly, United States, Violin - Audience Award Winner

Competition Winners

Lianna Farhadi, United States, Piano

First Place

Lively Performance Award

Keyboard Competition, General (Less competitive)

Young Musicians Category, 5 – 6 years old

Shinichi Suzuki, Allegro

Teacher: Marissa Rebadulla - Ramos

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Ethan Joon Byeon, United States, Piano

First Place

Future Virtuoso Award

Keyboard Competition, General (Less competitive)

Young Musicians Category, 7 – 8 years old

Muzio Clementi , Sonatina in C, Op. 36 No. 1, Third movement: Rondo/Vivace

Teacher: Cindy Lee

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Abby Chan, Australia, Piano

First Place

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Keyboard Competition, General (Less competitive)

Junior Category, 11 – 12 years old

Franz Joseph Haydn, Piano Sonata in D Major, Hob. XVI:4, First & Second movements

Teacher: Natalia Tkachenko

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Giselle Dina Goldenberg, United States, Piano

Second Place

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Keyboard Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)

Junior Category, 11 – 12 years old

Myroslav Skoryk , Waltz from Partita no. 5

Teacher: Olena Gubenko

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Ezekiel Chau, United States, Piano

First Place

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Keyboard Competition, General (Less competitive)

Junior Category, 13 – 14 years old

Martha Mier, Happy Time Jazz

Teacher: Cindy Lee

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Sophie Celia Gerson, United States, Piano

Second Place

Scherzo Spirit Award

Keyboard Competition, General (Less competitive)

Junior Category, 13 – 14 years old

Friedrich Kuhlau, Sonatina in C Major, Second movement

Teacher: Marissa Rebadulla - Ramos

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Lily Kamphaus, United States, Piano

Second Place

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Keyboard Competition, General (Less competitive)

Intermediate, 15 – 16 years old

Frederic Chopin, Waltz in A minor, Op. Posth.

Teacher: Marissa Rebadulla - Ramos

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Kylie Arabe, United States, Piano

Second Place

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Keyboard Competition, General (Less competitive)

Intermediate, 17 – 18 years old

Giuseppe Domenico Scarlatti, Piano Sonata in C Major K. 159

Teacher: Cindy Lee

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Norah Reilly, United States, Violin

Third Place

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Strings Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)

Junior Category, 13 – 14 years old

Jean Batiste Accolay, Concerto No. 1 in A minor

Teacher: Elonia Varfi

Accompanist: Sudie Lane La Plue

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Hankai Wang, China, Violin

Third Place

Rising Star Award

Strings Competition, General (Less competitive)

Intermediate, 15 – 16 years old

Sergei Rachmaninoff, Vocalise: Op. 34 no. 14 (arr. Birtel)

Teacher: Daniel James Hudson

Accompanist: Daniel James Hudson

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Elisa Rossetti, Italy, Voice

First Place

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Voice Competition, General (Less competitive)

Intermediate, 17 – 18 years old

Johan Strauss , Mein Herr Marquis

Teacher: Prof. Sylwia Burnicka - Kalischewski

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Dingfu Zeng, China, Gu Qin

Grand Prize

Outstanding Performance Award

Traditional Music Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)

College Students and Professional Musicians, 18+

Shuya Feng, Drink Alone Under The Moon

Teacher: Xiaolian Dai

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