Congratulations to the winners of the
2024 Concert Artists International Competitions!

(Listed alphabetically by last name)

GRAND PRIZE WINNERS

Yi-Chung Huang, Piano
(Professional Artist)

Hannover, Germany
Teacher: Roland Kruger

Oriana Huang, Flute
(Junior Artist)

Closter, NJ
Teacher: Zara Lawler

Sophie Huang, Piano
(Junior Artist)

North Potomac, MD
Teacher: JeongEun Kang

Lauren Kang, Piano
(Young Artist II)

New York, NY
Teacher: Lora Tchekoratova

Youjin Kim, Piano
(Professional Artist)

Cincinnati, OH
Teacher: Dror Biran

Man Hun (Jacquelina) Lao, Piano
(Young Artist I)

Macao, China
Teacher: Hio Cheng Wong

Noah Stier, Violin
(Senior Artist)

Washington, DC
Teacher: June Huang

Barry Tan, Piano
(Professional Artist)

Los Angeles, CA
Teacher: Stewart Gordon

Kate Xu, Cello
(Young Artist II)

Auckland, New Zealand
Teacher: James Yoo

FIRST PRIZE WINNERS

Jackson Bai, Cello
(Senior Artist)

New York, NY
Teacher: Troy Stuart

Justin Brewer, Piano
(Senior Artist)

Walnut, CA
Teacher: Aleksei Takenouchi

Endi Chen, Violin
(Professional Artist)

East Lansing, MI
Teacher: Dimitri Berlinsky

Angelin Cho, Viola
(Senior Artist)

Clarksburg, MD
Teacher: Sungah Min

Shira Fuchs, Violin
(Young Artist II)

Hasharon, Israel
Teacher: Svetlana Abram

Filipe Cantoni Ferreira, Piano
(Junior Artist)

Bethesda, MD
Teacher: Jaewon Lee

Yixuan Han, Piano
(Professional Artist)

Ann Arbor, MI
Teacher: Arthur Greene

Mu He, Piano
(Professional Artist)

Haslett, MI
Teacher: Deborah Moriarty

William Huang, Piano
(Young Artist I)

Great Neck, NY
Teacher: Golda Tatz

Ye-Eun Hyun, Piano
(Professional Artist)

East Lansing, MI
Teacher: Deborah Moriarty

Siwon Kim, Piano
(Professional Artist)

Ann Arbor, MI
Teacher: Arthur Greene

Nala String Quartet
(Junior Artist)

Maria Elena Martin (Violin), Sofia Grundy (Violin),
Emily Hsieh (Viola), Chloe Lim (Cello)
Bethesda, MD
Coach: Dietrich Paredes Baralt

Warren Park, Cello
(Young Artist I)

Aldie, VA
Teacher: Sunghee Choi

Polina Popova, Piano
(Junior Artist)

Wilton, CT
Teacher: Tatyana Pikayzen

Trio Cimarron
(Professional Artist)

Jiayuan Ding (Violin), Haiwen Xu (Clarinet),
Xiang Zhang (Piano)
Lawrence, KS
Coach: Scott McBride Smith

Alexander Wang, Piano
(Senor Artist)

Plainsboro, NJ
Teacher: Ingrid Clarfield

Megan Wang, Soprano
(Young Artist I)

Irvine, CA
Teacher: Ying-Chien Wang

Travis Wong, Violin
(Young Artist I)

Singapore
Teacher: Yin Ke

Henry (Renhan) Yang, Clarinet
(Young Artist II)

Liaoning, China
Teacher: Vasko Dukovski

Katherine Zhang, Piano
(Junior Artist)

New York, NY
Teacher: Vicky Liu

Zhengyi Zhang, Piano
(Professional Artist)

Baltimore, MD
Teacher: Benjamin Pasternack

SECOND PRIZE WINNERS

Burnt Tree Piano Trio
(Professional Artist)

Min-Shan Tsai (Piano), Min-Han Tsai (Violin),
Po-Chen Chang, Cello)
East Lansing, MI
Coach: I-Fu Wang

Erin Cho, Piano
(Young Artist II)

New York, NY
Teacher: Li-Chen Hwang

James Cottone, Baritone
(Professional Artist)

North Babylon, NY
Teacher: Bradley Moore

Iden Han, Cello
(Senior Artist)

Potomac, MD
Teacher: Ken Ding

Jiayi He, Piano
(Senior Artist)

New York, NY
Teacher: Vicky Liu

Yihan Hong, Piano
(Senior Artist)

Ontario, Canada
Teacher: Ruta Vaivade

Chloe Huang, Piano
(Young Artist I)

Irvine, CA
Teacher: Meiqi Huang

Hannah Hsu, Piano
(Senior Artist)

Wilton, CT
Teacher: Tatyana Pikayzen

Yoojin Lee, Cello
(Professional Artist)

New York, NY
Teacher: Jonathan Spitz

Jia Li, Piano
(Young Artist I)

Long Island, NY
Teacher: Li Li

Madong Li, Cello
(Junior Artist)

Auckland, New Zealand
Teacher: James Yoo

Yijun Sophie Shao, Cello
(Young Artist II)

Stamford, CT
Teacher: Madeleine Golz

Eliot Yin Wu, Piano
(Young Artist II)

New Berlin, WI
Teacher: Stefanie Jacob

Danlei Yang, Piano
(Professional Artist)

Lawrence, KS
Teacher: Scott McBride Smith

Wenchang Ying, Piano
(Professional Artist)

Lawrence, KS
Teacher: Zacharia Plavin

Seulki Susie Yoo, Piano
(Professional Artist)

State College, PA
Teacher: Christopher Guzman

Mingke Zhu, Piano
(Professional Artist)

New Brunswick, NJ
Teacher: John Perry

THIRD PRIZE WINNERS

Hongyi Chen, Piano
(Professional Artist)

Lawrence, KS
Teacher: Michael Kirkendoll

Michael Durnev, Piano
(Young Artist II)

Crystal, MN
Teacher: Denis Evstuhin

Morning Huang, Violin
(Professional Artist)

New York, NY
Teacher: Chiun-Teng Cheng

Madison Joo, Piano
(Junior Artist)

Ellicott City, MD
Teacher: Soo-Youn Chung

Sarah Kang, Cello
(Senior Artist)

Yorba Linda, CA
Teacher: Lila Yang

Haoyang Kuang, Tenor Saxophone
(Junior Artist)

Clayton, NC
Teacher: Zi Li Huang

Gabriel Lee, Cello
(Senior Artist)

Bethesda, MD
Teacher: Ken Ding

Joji Lewicki, Violin
(Young Artist I)

Reminderville, OH
Teacher: Koko Watanabe

Fengzhi Lin, Piano
(Professional Artist)

Lawrence, KS
Teacher: Jack Winerock

Oscar Liu, Piano
(Young Artist II)

New York, NY
Teacher: Vicky Liu

Yuru Ma, Piano
(Professional Artist)

Norman, OK
Teacher: Igor Lipinski

Armen Martirosyan, Piano
(Professional Artist)

Miami, FL
Teacher: Santiago Rodriquez

Sarah Park, Cello
(Junior Artist)

Springfield, VA
Teacher: Sunghee Choi

Eleanor Ren, Piano
(Aspiring Artist)

Yorba Linda, CA
Teacher: Aleksei Takenouchi

Joel Sohn, Cello
(Young Artist II)

Fairfax, VA
Teacher: Sung Hee Choi

Mason Tai, Piano
(Young Artist I)

Sugar Land, TX
Teacher: Zhulinzi Wen

Min-Shan Tsai, Piano
(Professional Artist)

East Lansing, MI
Teacher: Deborah Moriarty

Adrian van de Veerdonk, Violin
(Junior Artist)

Pleasanton, CA
Teacher: Antoine van Dongen

Qiaohui Wu, Soprano
(Professional Artist)

Muncie, IN
Teacher: Mel Zhong

HONORABLE MENTION WINNERS

Bethany Brown, Piano
(Young Artist II)

Great Falls, VA
Teacher: Eric Himy

Nicolas Bruneau, Piano
(Junior Artist)

Washington, DC
Cecile Khill

Stephen Jin, Cello
(Senior Artist)

Saratoga, CA
Teacher: Mickie Lee

Ella Li, Contemporary Voice
(Senior Artist)

Yorba Linda, CA
Teacher: Enjun Yin

Matthew Lo, Cello
(Senior Artist)

Cupertino, CA
Teacher: Mickie Lee

Kaidong Xu, Piano
(Professional Artist)

Lawrence, KS
Teacher: Scott McBride Smith
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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)

  • Opportunity to defer your Carnegie Hall performance for a year without having to re-apply (Grand, First, Second, and Third Prize winners only)

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