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WINNERS
Royal Sound Music Competition
Spring 2025

Audience Award Winner

Trinh Minh Hieu, Vietnam, Piano (5,464 votes)

Competition Winners

Brady Nguyen, United States, Piano

First Place with Special Honours

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Young Musicians Category, 5 - 6 years old

Keyboard Competition

Bill Boyd, Soft Shoe Shuffle

Teacher: Zoia Golofeeva

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Alina Makasheva, United States, Piano

First Place with Special Honours and Distinction

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Young Musicians Category, 7 - 8 years old

Keyboard Competition

Johann Friedrich Burgmüller, Innocence

Teacher: Zoia Golofeeva

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Hailey Fan, United States, Piano

First Place with Special Honours

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Young Musicians Category, 9 - 10 years old

Keyboard Competition

Friedrich Kuhlau, Sonatina Op. 55, No. 3, First movement

Teacher: Zoia Golofeeva

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Joanna Choo, United States, Piano

First Place with Honours

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Young Musicians Category, 9 - 10 years old

Keyboard Competition

Albert Ellmenreich, Spinning Song

Teacher: Zoia Golofeeva

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Izabela Wiktoria Oliwia Torfs, Belgium/Poland, Composition

First Place with Special Honours and Distinction

Melodic Architecture Award

Junior Category, 11 - 12 years old

Composition Competition

Exitium

Teacher: Enrico Ferri

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Chanotai Ratanaphilaswanich, Thailand, Composition

First Place with Special Honours

Colorful Writing Award

Junior Category, 11 - 12 years old

Composition Competition

Tornade: Theme and Variations

Teacher: Banchinda Laothai

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Trinh Minh Hieu, Vietnam, Piano

Second Place with Special Honours and Distinction

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Junior Category, 11 - 12 years old

Keyboard Competition

Louise Kohler, Allegro Moderato

Teacher: Prof. Phu Mai Hien

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Egshiglen Enkhtaivan, Mongolia, Piano

Second Place with Special Honours and Distinction

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Junior Category, 11 - 12 years old

Keyboard Competition

J. S. Bach, Invention in A minor

Teacher: Munkhtuya Erdenebat

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Caleb Hansu Chung, United States, Violin

First Place with Special Honours and Distinction

Artistic Interpretation Award

Intermediate, 15 - 16 years old

Concerto Competition

Pablo de Sarasate, Zigeunerweisen Op. 20

Teacher: Hyejin Chung

Accompanist: Ma Ka Chun

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Achudh Ram Karunakaran, United States, Piano

Second Place with Special Honours

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Intermediate, 15 - 16 years old

Keyboard Competition

Isaac Albeniz, Suite Espagnole V. Asturias

Teacher: Ilya Ivanov

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Uyanga Altangerel, Mongolia, Piano

Second Place with Special Honours

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Intermediate, 17 - 18 years old

Keyboard Competition

J. S. Bach, Prelude and Fugue in B flat Major, book 1

Teacher: Munkhtuya Erdenebat

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Jun Wang, China, Clarinet

First Place with Special Honours and Distinction Plus

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College Students and Professional Musicians, 18+

Woodwinds and Brass Competition

Carl M. von Weber, Concerto in F minor op. 73, First movement

Teacher: Dejun Dong

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Feier Zheng, China, Conducting

First Place with Special Honours and Distinction

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College Students and Professional Musicians, 18+

Conducting Competition

Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony no. 5, Second movement

Teacher: Chengjie Zhang, Yan Wang, Rui Zhang, Ye Cheng

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Ode To Nine: Junrui Huang, Haoyue Wu, Jingrui Yang, Jingchong Ruan, China, Clarinet ensemble

First Place with Special Honours

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College Students and Professional Musicians, 18+

Ensemble Competition

Geroge Gershwin, Three Preludes

Teacher: Dejun Dong

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Tian Xin, China, Voice

First Place with Honours

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College Students and Professional Musicians, 18+

Voice Competition

Eddie Perfect, Dead Mom

Teacher: Xiaodan Liu

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Certificates & Comments
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