International New Star
Piano Competition Winners

Grand Prize Winners

Top Performer

Amber Chen (Age 13)

• Location: San Jose, California 95120 United States of America
• Teacher: Kaichi Zhu
• Repertoire:
  • Toccata in E minor, BWV 914 by Johann Sebastian Bach
  • 6 Preludes, op. 6 by Robert Muczynski

Runner Up

Yingying Chen (Age 7)

• Location: Santa Clara, Ca 95050 United States of America
• Teacher: Kaichi Zhu
• Repertoire:
  • Seymour Beinstein 5 Birds, Purple Finch, Hummingbird, Chickadee, Penguin, Eagle by Seymour Bernstein
  • Diabelli Sonatina in C, Op. 151, No.2 by Anton Diabelli

Second Runner Up

Garrett Cai (Age 17)

• Location: Los Altos, CA 94024 USA
• Teacher: Sujeeva Hapugalle
• Repertoire:
  • Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57, 3rd movement, Allegro ma non troppo - Presto by Ludwig Beethoven
  • 8 Concert Studies for Piano, Op 40, No. 1, Prelude by Nikolai Kapustin

Group I

First Prize

Yingying Chen (Age 7)

• Location: Santa Clara, Ca 95050 United States of America
• Teacher: Kaichi Zhu
• Repertoire:
  • Seymour Beinstein 5 Birds, Purple Finch, Hummingbird, Chickadee, Penguin, Eagle by Seymour Bernstein
  • Diabelli Sonatina in C, Op. 151, No.2 by Anton Diabelli

Second Prize

Audrey Ma (Age 6)

• Location: Livingston, NJ 07039 USA
• Teacher: Yujia Shen
• Repertoire:
  • Polonaise in A flat major, Op. Posth. B.5 by Frédéric Chopin
  • Sonatina in A minor by Jiří Antonín Benda

Third Prize

Evelyn Hua (Age 7)

• Location: SAN JOSE, CA 95129 United States
• Teacher: Chia-Lin Yang
• Repertoire:
  • Valse Etude by William Gillock
  • Music for Children, Op. 65 IV. Tarantella by Sergei Prokofiev

Honorable Mention

YuanCheng Yan (Age 7)

• Location: Montgomery Ave, Auckland, Rothesay Bay 0630 New Zealand
• Teacher: Narelle Hoggard
• Repertoire:
  • Something just like this by the Chainsmokers and Coldplay
  • Alla Turca Third movement from Sonata in A,K.331 by W.A. Mozart

Group II

First Prize

Pegasus Hao (Age 11)

• Location: Morgan Hill, CA 95037 USA
• Teacher: Kaichi Zhu
• Repertoire:
  • Clementi: Piano Sanata in B-flat major, Op.24 No.2:1 Allegro by Muzio Clementi
  • Fantasy on the Last Rose of Summer Op.15 by Felix Mendelssohn

Second Prize

Yichen Guo (Age 9)

• Location: Palo Alto, CA 94306 United States
• Teacher: Eric Liu
• Repertoire:
  • Étude in C minor, Op. 25, No. 12 (“Ocean”) by Frederic Chopin
  • Etude No. 6 by Philip Glass

Group III

First Prize

Olivia Chan (Age 11)

• Location: Powell, Ohio 43065 United States
• Teacher: Nina Polonsky
• Repertoire:
  • Piano Sonata No. 16 in G major, Op. 31, No. 1 by Ludwig van Beethoven
  • Étude Op. 10, No. 8 by Frédéric Chopin

Second Prize

Mila Tanaka (Age 11)

• Location: Palatine, IL 60067 USA
• Teacher: Sueanne Metz
• Repertoire:
  • Italian Concerto, BMV971, 1st mvt by Johann Sebastian Bach
  • Dumka, op.59 by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky

Third Prize

Isabella Yuan (Age 10)

• Location: Mountain View, CA 94040 USA
• Teacher: Chia Lin Yang
• Repertoire:
  • Sonata in G Major XVI.Hob:40 2nd movement: Presto by Franz Joseph Haydn
  • Italian Concerto 3rd movement by Johann Sebastian Bach

Third Prize

Charles Zhou (Age 10)

• Location: San Jose, CA 95123 US
• Teacher: Lingwen Luo
• Repertoire:
  • Lyric Nocturne by Catherine Rollin
  • Sonatina Op.36, No. 6 by Muzio Clementi

Group IV

First Prize

Amber Chen (Age 13)

• Location: San Jose, California 95120 United States of America
• Teacher: Kaichi Zhu
• Repertoire:
  • Toccata in E minor, BWV 914 by Johann Sebastian Bach
  • 6 Preludes, op. 6 by Robert Muczynski

Second Prize

Elizabeth C. Levine (Age 13)

• Location: 11D, New York, NY 10028 United States
• Teacher: Yukimi Song
• Repertoire:
  • Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 by Frédéric Chopin
  • Sonata Op. 2, No. 3 in C Major, I. Allegro con brio by Ludwig van Beethoven

Third Prize

Dylan Zhang (Age 12)

• Location: River Forest, IL 60305 U.S.A.
• Teacher: Sueanne Metz
• Repertoire:
  • Piano Sonata No.10 in C major, K.330, Movement III-Allegretto by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  • Scherzo No.1 in B minor, Op.20 by Frédéric Chopin

Honorable Mention

Kyle Tanaka (Age 13)

• Location: Palatine, IL 60067 USA
• Teacher: Sueanne Metz
• Repertoire:
  • Italian Concerto, BWV971, 3rd mvt by Johann Sebastian Bach
  • Sonata No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 58: IV. Finale by Frédéric François Chopin

Honorable Mention

Neel Perdue (Age 13)

• Location: Ashburn, VA 20147 United States
• Teacher: Martin Labazevitch
• Repertoire:
  • Piano Sonata in C, Hob. XVI:50 by Franz Haydn
  • Preludes (Book II); 24. Feux D’artifice by Claude Debussy

Honorable Mention

Riho Sato (Age 13)

• Location: Dublin, Ohio 43016 USA
• Teacher: Nina Polonsky
• Repertoire:
  • Italian Concerto, BWV.971 by J.S Bach
  • Suite bergamasque "Prélude" by Claude Debussy

Group V

First Prize

Dana Zhang (Age 14)

• Location: River Forest, IL 60305 U.S.A.
• Teacher: Sueanne Metz
• Repertoire:
  • Sonata No.23 in F minor ("Appassionata"), Op.57, Mvt. III-Allegro ma non troppo by Ludwig van Beethoven
  • Hungarian Rhapsody No.6 in D-flat Major, S.244/6 by Franz Liszt

Second Prize

Baohan Hou (Age 15)

• Location: Dublin, Ohio 43017 USA
• Teacher: Nina Polonsky
• Repertoire:
  • Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53, Mvt. 1 (Waldstein) by Ludwig Van Beethoven
  • Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52 by Frederic Chopin

Second Prize

Roshni Balajee (Age 15)

• Location: San Ramon, CA 94582 US
• Teacher: Amy Zanrosso
• Repertoire:
  • Prelude and Fugue in F Minor, BWV 857 by Johann Sebastian Bach
  • Barcarolle in F Sharp Major, op 60 by Frederic Chopin

Third Prize

Adrian Gonzalez (Age 15)

• Location: Chicago, Illinois 60626 United States
• Teacher: Sueanne Metz
• Repertoire:
  • Sonata Op. 31 No. 1: Mvt. I - Allegro Vivace by Ludwig Van Beethoven
  • Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24 by Johannes Brahms

Third Prize

Stanley Hyun (Age 14)

• Location: Tenafly, NJ 07670 United States
• Teacher: Kayoung An
• Repertoire:
  • Sonata No 21 in C Major, “Waldstein”, Op 53, I. Allegro con brio by Ludwig van Beethoven
  • Scherzo No 2 in B Flat Minor, Op 31 by Frédéric Chopin

Honorable Mention

Adwita Ram (Age 15)

• Location: Santa Clara, California 95054 USA
• Teacher: Kai Chi Zhu
• Repertoire:
  • Allegro de Concierto Op. 46 by Enrique Granados
  • Sonata in B minor K27 by Domenico Scarlatti

Honorable Mention

Julia Gentry (Age 14)

• Location: Lakeville, CT 06039 United States
• Teacher: Ana Maria Eckstein
• Repertoire:
  • Etude Opus 10 No. 3 (“Tristesse”) and No. 4 (“Torrent”) by Frederic Chopin
  • Sonata Op.53 in C “Waldstein" by Ludwig van Beethoven

Honorable Mention

Gareth Lee (Age 15)

• Location: San Jose, CA 95135 USA
• Teacher: Kai Chi Zhu
• Repertoire:
  • Sonata in D K576 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  • Hungarian Rhapsody No12 by Franz Liszt

Honorable Mention

Julian Tushman (Age 14)

• Location: Wellesley, MA 02482 USA
• Teacher: Sandra Hebert
• Repertoire:
  • Sonata in F Major, L. 432, K. 44 by Domenico Scarlatti
  • Sonata No.1, Op. 22, IV. Ruvido ed ostinato by Alberto Ginastera

Group VI

First Prize

Garrett Cai (Age 17)

• Location: Los Altos, CA 94024 USA
• Teacher: Sujeeva Hapugalle
• Repertoire:
  • Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57, 3rd movement, Allegro ma non troppo - Presto by Ludwig Beethoven
  • 8 Concert Studies for Piano, Op 40, No. 1, Prelude by Nikolai Kapustin

Second Prize

Mae Paul (Age 17)

• Location: San Jose, CA 95120 United States
• Teacher: Kai Chi Zhu
• Repertoire:
  • Sonata in b, Hob: XVI:32 2 1st mvmt by Joseph Haydn
  • Fantasie in f# minor, Opus 28 1st mvmt by Felix Mendlessohn

Third Prize

Liesel Radityo (Age 16)

• Location: Los Gatos, California 95032 United States
• Teacher: Kai Chi Zhu
• Repertoire:
  • Sonata in E Minor, Op. 7 by Edvard Grieg
  • Sonata in G Major, Op. 37 No. 2 by Muzio Clementi