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WINNERS
Royal Sound Music Competition
Winter 2024

Audience Award Winner

Sofiya Demurcheva, Russia, Violin (644 votes)

Competition Winners

Maritza Ysabela Goldin, United States, Piano

First Place with Special Honours

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Keyboard Competition

Young Musicians Category, 7 - 8 years old

Dmitri Shostakovich, Polka Sharmanka from Ballet Suite

Teacher: Elena Fomicheva

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Sofiya Demurcheva, Russia, Violin

First Place with Special Honours and Distinction

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Strings Competition

Young Musicians Category, 9 - 10 years old

Komarovsky, Violin Concerto no. 2

Teacher: Tychinskaya Svetlana Nikolayevna, Anastasiya Timoshenko

Accompanist: Krasnogorova Elena Albertovna

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Izabela Wiktoria Oliwia Torfs, Belgium/Poland, Composition

First Place with Special Honours and Distinction Plus

Innovative Composer Award

Composition Competition

Junior Category, 11 - 12 years old

Finis appropinquans

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Ian Zhao, United States, Piano

First Place with Special Honours and Distinction Plus

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Keyboard Competition

Junior Category, 11 - 12 years old

Sergei Bortkiewicz, The Butterfly, Op. 30 No. 9

Teacher: Olga Alino

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Sophie He, United States, Piano

First Place with Special Honours

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Keyboard Competition

Junior Category, 11 - 12 years old

Dorothy Pilling, Philomela

Teacher: Maria Tzankova

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Richard Lee, United States, Cello

First Place with Special Honours

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Strings Competition

Junior Category, 11 - 12 years old

Saint Saens, Cello Concerto in A minor Op. 33, First movement

Teacher: Sylvia Seunghee Kang

Accompanist: Yoonkyung Jang

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Nicole Chen, United States, Piano

First Place with Special Honours

Expressive Performance Award

Keyboard Competition

Junior Category, 13 - 14 years old

Dennis Alexander, Forest Whisper

Teacher: Vivian Kwok

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Bridget Su, Taiwan, Piano

First Place with Special Honours and Distinction

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Keyboard Competition

Intermediate, 15 - 16 years old

Johannes Brahms, Intermezzo Op. 118 No. 2

Teacher: Mary Ko

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Evan Chang, United States, Piano

First Place with Special Honours

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Keyboard Competition

Intermediate, 15 - 16 years old

Sergei Rachmaninov, Prelude in G Minor Op. 23 No. 5

Teacher: Tatyana Bayliyeva

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Liam Prentice, United States, Violin

First Place with Special Honours and Distinction Plus

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Concerto Competition

Intermediate, 17 - 18 years old

William Walton, Violin Concerto Op. 61, First movement

Teacher: Klaudia Szlachta

Accompanist: Pualina Lim

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Bequadro Piano Duo: Chiara Silvestre & Angelo Gala, Italy, Piano Four Hands

First Place with Special Honours and Distinction Plus

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Ensemble Competition

College Students and Professional Musicians, 18+

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Andante & Variations K.501

Teacher: Sabrina De Carlo (Duokeira Piano Duo)

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Certificates & Comments
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