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Concert Artists International Competition I

Congratulations Winners!

(2025 COMPETITIONS)
Listed alphabetically by last name

GRAND PRIZE WINNERS

Jason Ding, Piano
(Young Artist II)

Washington, DC
Teacher: Darya Gabay

Anastasia Fitenko, Piano
(Junior Artist)

Rockville, MD
Teacher: Martin Labazevitch

Christopher Jang, Cello
(Professional Artist)

San Marino, CA 
Teacher: Guang Wang

Jia Li, Piano 
(Young Artist I)

Westbury, NY 
Teacher: Qi Zhang

Lamkit Li, Piano
(Senior Artist)

Macao, Macao
Teacher: Mandy Wong

Amy Meng, Violin 
(Junior Artist)

Salisbury, CT 
Teacher: Jocelyn Zhu

Harmonics Quintet, Piano Quintet (Young Artist II)

Washington, D.C. 
Coach: Jinha Park

Anna Smerdova, Piano
(Young Artist II)

Praha 3, Czech Republic
Teacher: Maria Narodytska

Ethan Stahl, Piano
(Professional Artist)

Boulder, CO
Teacher: Andrew Cooperstock

Yağmur Soydemir, Flute 
(Professional Artist)

Boston, MA

Shiqin Wang, Piano 
(Professional Artist)

New York, NY 
Teacher: Julian Martin

FIRST PRIZE WINNERS

Angelin Cho, Viola 
(Senior Artist)

Monrovia, MD 
Teacher: Sungah Min

Chloe Cho, Flute 
(Junior Artist)

Monrovia, MD 
Teacher: C.H. Oh

Finley Chong, Piano
(Junior Artist)

Teacher: JeongEun Park Kang

Jiwon Chun, Piano
(Professional Artist)

East Lansing, MI
Teacher: Eric Zuber

Alyona Deb, Contemporary Voice
(Senior Artist)

Los Angeles, CA 
Teacher: Lauren Hayes

Francielle De Barros, Voice 
(Professional Artist)

San Francisco, CA 
Teacher: Jacque Scharlach

Jingyi Fu, Piano
(Junior Artist)

Cary, NC
Teacher: Florence Ko

Quintus Gao, Piano 
(Young Artist II)

Staten Island, NY 
Teacher: Vicky Liu

Isabella Grindall, Voice 
(Young Artist II)

Palo Alto, CA 
Teacher: Katrina Krumpane

Jingting Huang, Piano
(Professional Artist)

East Lansing, MI
Teacher: Deborah Moriarty

Min-Hyuk (Raphael) Jang, Flute 
(Senior Artist)

Irvine, CA 
Teacher: Yong Mi Choi

Matthew Ketryk-Simson, Piano
(Young Artist II)

Dover, MA
Teacher: Gulnare Ozdemir

Allison Kim, Viola 
(Junior Artist)

Potomac, MD 
Teacher: Sungah Min

Merve Kocabeyler, Harp
(Professional Artist)

Istanbul, Turkey
Teacher: Helga Storck

Alvin Lee, Viola
(Senior Artist)

Clarksburg, MD
Teacher: Sungah Min

EunYoung Lee, Piano 
(Professional Artist)

Cincinnati, OH
Teacher: Dror Biran

Jiye (Jacky) Li, Violin
(Professional Artist)

Cincinnati, OH
Teacher: Kristin Lee

Chao Liu, Piano
(Professional Artist)

Washington, DC
Teacher: Ivo Kaltchev

Enya Ma, Piano 
(Junior Artist)

Potomac, MD 
Teacher: Jeongeun Park Kang

Hannah Phillippy, Cello
(Junior Artist)

Boyds, MD
Teacher: Tanya Anisimova

Xiaoxiao Ouyang, Piano
(Professional Artist)

East: Lansing, MI 
Teacher: Deborah Moriarty

Curtis Resnick, Tenor
(Senior Artist

Lafayette, CA
Teacher: Chad Somers

Winston Wang, Piano 
(Young Artist II)

Potomac, MD 
Teacher: Jeongeun Park Kang

Philip Sarrouy, Voice 
(Professional Artist)

Amiens, France 
Teacher: Juan Carlos Morales

Brooklyn Wood, Violin 
(Professional Artist)

British Columbia, Canada 
Teacher: Violaine Melançon

VivaStrings, Cello Sextet 
(Junior Artist)

Potomac, MD 
Coach: Ning Wang

SECOND PRIZE WINNERS

Nicolas Bruneau, Piano
(Junior Artist)

Washington, DC
Teacher: Cecile Khill

Phoenix Cannavo, Piano
(Junior Artist)

Aurora, CO
Teacher: Julie Jiwon Baik

Miranda Chen, Piano 
(Young Artist II)

Staten Island, NY 
Teacher: Vicky Liu

Leon Crisan, Violin
(Junior Artist)

San Jose, CA
Teacher: Wangchen Long

Parth Gupta, Piano 
(Junior Artist)

Rushton, CT 
Teacher: Todd Simmons

Soojin Kim, Piano 
(Professional Artist)

East Lansing, MI
Deborah Moriarty

Brian Ko, Piano 
(Junior Artist)

Fairfax, VA
Teacher: Edvinas Minkstimas

Brandon Lee, Piano 
(Junior Artist)

Brambleton, VA 
Teacher: Eunji Park

Yumeng Li, Violin
(Junior Artist)

Westfield, MA
Teacher: Shuang Yang

Oscar Liu, Piano 
(Young Artist II)

Staten Island, NY 
Teacher: Vicky Liu

Warren Park, Cello 
(Young Artist II)

Aldie, VA 
Teacher: Sunghee Choi

Arjun Patel, Piano 
(Junior Artist)

Orlando, FL 
Teacher: Estela Prifti

Lina Seo, Viola 
(Senior Artist)

Potomac, MD 
Teacher: Sungah Min

Claire Yang, Violin
(Young Artist II)

Briarcliff Manor, NY
Teacher: Jungwon Yoon

THIRD PRIZE WINNERS

Wesley Chang, Piano
(Junior Artist)

Overland Park, KS
Teacher: David Tauscher

Jeremy Chen, Violin
(Senior Artist)

South Pasadena, CA
Teacher: Gayaneh Kumar

Rik Deb, Piano 
(Junior Artist)

Los Angeles, CA
Teacher: Ross Mitchell

JAN Trio, Flute/Violin/Cello Trio
(Junior Artist)

Baltimore, MD
Coach: Hyunji Choi

Nana Kotake, Violin
(Senior Artist)

Funabashi, Japan
Teacher: Naoko Kusunoki

William Lee, Piano
(Young Artist II)

Long Island, NY 
Teacher: Kate Rhim

Sofia Morari, Piano 
(Young Artist II)

Centreville, VA 
Teacher: Jenny Kwak

Tanvi Nare, Piano
(Senior Artist)

Ashburn, VA
Teacher: Catherine Lim

Eva Song, Piano 
(Junior Artist)

Potomac, MD
Teacher: Jinha Park

Nina Sun, Piano
(Senior Artist)

Boyds, MD
Teacher: JeongEun Park Kang
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Winners Package

  • Professional performance presentation in Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall

  • Dress rehearsal/sound check time in Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall (optional but recommended) 

  • Set of digital photos taken by a professional photographer (emailed to each participant)

  • Your name and photo appearing on a professionally designed poster displayed at Carnegie Hall

  • Your name, photo, and instrument/voice type appearing on the Carnegie Hall website

  • Professionally designed program booklet with each performer's biography and photo

  • Award certificate (Carnegie Hall Performer's Certificate)

  • Official letter stating that you performed at Carnegie Hall

  • Award Plaque (CAI Winner, Carnegie Hall)

  • Tote Bag (especially designed for the Carnegie Hall performers)

  • Teacher’s appreciation certificate

  • Up to two complimentary tickets

  • Recommendation letter for college, scholarships, summer programs, etc. (by request only)

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