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WINNERS
Royal Sound Music Competition
Summer 2023

Audience Award Winner

Lili Wei, United States, Piano

Special Award Will Be Sent to:

Tong Runchen, China, Composition - Grand Prize Winner

Lili Wei, United States, Piano - Audience Award Winner

Competition Winners

Cassandra Mae Ramos, United States, Piano

First Place

Dynamic Performance Award

Keyboard Competition, General (Less competitive)

Young Musicians Category, 5 – 6 years old

Claude Debussy, Le Petit Negre

Teacher: Marissa Rebadulla-Ramos

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Lili Wei, United States, Piano

First Place

Rising Star Award

Keyboard Competition, General (Less competitive)

Young Musicians Category, 7 – 8 years old

Franz Joseph Haydn, Divertimento

Teacher: Renata Shumskaya

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Evan Wu, United States, Piano

First Place

Radiant Performance Award

Keyboard Competition, General (Less competitive)

Young Musicians Category, 7 – 8 years old

Moritz Moszkowski , Tarantella Op. 77, No. 6

Teacher: Dr. Juliana Yap

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Brendan Li, China, Piano

First Place

Vibrant Performance Award

Keyboard Competition, General (Less competitive)

Young Musicians Category, 9 – 10 years old

Ludwig van Beethoven, Sonata Pathetique Op. 13, Third movement

Teacher: Yan Ren

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Elyse Tan Yu Shuen, Malaysia, Piano

Second Place

The Musical Storyteller Award

Keyboard Competition, General (Less competitive)

Young Musicians Category, 9 – 10 years old

Chee-Hwa Tan, Jester's Jig

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Ye Zhigen, China, Piano

Second Place

Strong Technique Award

Keyboard Competition, General (Less competitive)

Junior Category, 11 – 12 years old

Carl Czerny, Etude Op. 740 No. 1

Teacher: Zhao Yukai

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Indalina Chan, United States, Piano

Second Place

Dynamic Performance Award

Keyboard Competition, General (Less competitive)

Intermediate, 15 – 16 years old

Franz Joseph Haydn, Sonata in C Minor, Hob. XVI: 20, Third movement: Finale

Teacher: Sherry Hou

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Julinka Cicatko, United States, Piano

First Place

Inspiring Musicality Award

Keyboard Competition, General (Less competitive)

Intermediate, 17 – 18 years old

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

Teacher: Marissa Rebadulla-Ramos

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He Mengqin, China, Piano

Third Place

The Musical Storyteller Award

Keyboard Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)

College Students and Professional Musicians, 18+

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Piano Sonata in E Flat KV 282, Third movement

Teacher: Riccardo Peruzzi

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Guo Zixi, Singapore, Cello

Third Place

Colorful Performance Award

Strings Competition, General (Less competitive)

Intermediate, 15 – 16 years old

Franz Joseph Haydn, Cello Concerto in C major, First movement

Teacher: Wang Yan

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Jayata Tieanworn, Thailand, Oboe

Second Place

Rising Star Award

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

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Quanjun Liu, China, Voice

First Place

Captivating Performance Award

Pop & Jazz Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)

College Students and Professional Musicians, 18+

Huang Jianwei, Why Do I Really Want to Tell Him Who I Am

Teacher: Qiong Fang

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Esteban Alvarez, United States, Piano

First Place

Vibrant Performance Award

Traditional Music Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)

College Students and Professional Musicians, 18+

Moises Simon Rodriguez , El Manisero

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Izabela Wiktoria Oliwia Torfs, Belgium, Composition

First Place

Colorful Composition Award

Composition Competition, General (Less competitive)

Young Musicians Category, 9 – 10 years old

Romario

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Hanwen Zhang, China, Composition

First Place

The Musical Storyteller Award

Composition Competition, General (Less competitive)

Intermediate, 15 – 16 years old

Winter Solitude

Teacher: Alex Wise

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Tong Runchen, China, Composition

Grand Prize

Masterful Composition Award

Composition Competition, General (Less competitive)

College Students and Professional Musicians, 18+

The Meteorite Falls

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Chuyue Xu, China, Composition

First Place

Creative Vision Award

Composition Competition, General (Less competitive)

College Students and Professional Musicians, 18+

Pretty Ugly

Teacher: John Morrison

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