Music International Competition ”Golden Era of Romantic Music” 2025 (fall)
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winners, performance (map)
Competition results
June 6, 2026 at 8 PM
Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall
WHERE: New York, USA
We’re happy to announce this year’s winners of AFAF’s International Music Competition ”Golden Era of Romantic music 2025 (Fall).
We would like to thank everyone who participated and encourage those who did not win this year to try again during the next season.
Recital Fee: $450. This fee includes participation in the concert Certificate of Excellence, Diploma of Recognition for the teacher, five complimentary seats and 4 digital pictures.
Please make checks payable to Arts and Music Unlimited
and send it to the American Fine Arts Festival, P.O. Box 106, Holmdel, NJ 07733.
Deadline is January 20, 2026. The Recital fee is non-refundable.
First place
B. 11-14 years of age
Aiden Shim, piano, CA
Teacher: Sujeeva Hapugalle
Angela Zou, piano, NJ
Teacher: Tara Hofmeister - Sheng
Chelsea Chen, piano, CA
Teacher: Minaco Horimura
Daniil Demin, piano, NY
Teacher: Alla Bell
Anna Byun, clarinet, CA
Teacher: Katie Ryu
Alice Zhu, piano, MA
Teacher: Xiaoning Cheng
Second place
Brandon Ha, cello, CA
Teacher: Kyeong Hwa Kim
Emily Liu. piano, VA
Teacher: Irina Koulikova
Alice Bao, piano, China
Teacher: Xiao Yu
Grace Zhang, piano, VA
Teacher: Irina Koulikova
Third place
Helen Fu, piano, MA
Teacher: Yu Wang
Joyce Kim, piano, Korea
Teacher: Grace Yoon
Min-jun Park, piano, Korea
Teacher:Seo-jeon Lee
First place
B. 15-18 years of age
Jiaqi Zhu, piano, VA
Teacher: Irina Koulikova
Sophie Wang, piano, MA
Teacher: Xiaoning Cheng
Connor Li, piano, NJ
Teacher: Marina Konovalova
Mikhael Vainer. piano, MD
Teacher: Yelena Feldman
Chris Feng, piano, MA
Teacher: Yu Wang
Leland Fan. piano, OH
Teacher: XiaoLing Anderson
Second place
Grace Kim, flute, TX
Teacher: Yu Na Kim
Seo- jeon Kang, piano, Korea
Teacher: Ji-woo KIM
Music International Competition ”Golden Era of Romantic Music” 2025 spring
June 8, 2025 at 1 PM. and 7 PM
EVENT DATES:
June 8, 2025 at 1 PM. (The number of places to perform is very limited)
June 8, 2025 at 7 PM
WHERE: New York, USA
We’re happy to announce this year’s winners of AFAF’s International Music Competition ”Golden Era of Romantic music 2025″.
We would like to thank everyone who participated and encourage those who did not win this year to try again during the next season.
Recital Fee: $450. This fee includes participation in the concert, five complimentary seats, 4 digital pictures.
Please make checks payable to AFAF
and send it to the American Fine Arts Festival, P.O. Box 106, Holmdel, NJ 07733.
Deadline is April 15, 2025. The Recital fee is non-refundable.
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A, 6-10 years of age.
Leo, Ren, piano, OH
Teacher: Xiao-Ling Anderson
B. 11-14 years of age
Rebecca Wang, piano, NJ
Teacher: Natalya Agilina
C. 15-18 years of age
Andrew Son, clarinet, CA
Teacher: Hye Min Yun
Lynna Xu, piano, CA
Teacher: Jenny Xia
Nathaniel Gettman, piano, MA
Teacher: Margarita Kotlyarova
Angela Wang, piano, CA
Teacher: Ting Qi
Olivia Zeng, piano, OH
Teacher: Xiaoling Anderson
Sophia Kim, piano, MA
Teacher: Margarita Kotlyarova
Angela Bryan, piano, TX
Teacher: Julia Hsiao
James Yi, piano, MD
Teacher: Irina Koulikova
Jason Xie, piano, MA
Teacher: Margarita Kotlyarova
D. Ensembles
Grace Zhang / Jayden Lin, piano duet
Teacher:Irina Koulikova
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A. 6-10 years of age
Dayne Shen, piano, MA
Teacher: Margarita Kotlyarova
B. 11-14 years of age
Peiran Li, piano, VA
Teacher: Irina Koulikova
Subin Kim, clarinet, South Korea
Teacher: Katie Ryu
Johanna Heller, piano, MA
Teacher: Margarita Kotlyarova
David Moshkovich, piano, NY
Teacher: Leon Livshin
Arslan Cui, piano, MA
Teacher: Margarita Kotlyarova
C. 15-18 years of age
Leanna Lo, piano, CA
Teacher: Jennifer Fung
Annie Sun, piano, MA
Teacher: Yu Wang
Ahana Joshi, piano, NJ
Teacher: Grace Dunn
Lydia Lo, piano, CA
Teacher: Jennifer Fung
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B. 11-14 years of age
Albert Song, piano, MA
Teacher: Yu Wang
Rui Liang, piano, MA
Teacher: Margarita Kotlyarorva
Phoebe Li, piano, MA
Teacher: April Wang
AFAF’s Online Stay-at-Home Competition 2025 spring results.
We’re happy to announce this year’s winners of AFAF’s International Music Competition ”Online Stay-at-Home International Competition 2025″.
We would like to thank everyone who participated and encourage those who did not win this year to try again during the next season.
Recital Fee: $450. This fee includes participation in the concert, five complimentary seats, 4 digital pictures.
Please make checks payable to Art & Music Unlimited, and send it to the American Fine Arts Festival, P.O. Box 106, Holmdel, NJ 07733
Deadline is May 5, 2025.
The recital fee is non-refundable.
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Participation in a Winners’ Recital at the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall – June 8, 2025 at12 PM Recital Fee: $450. This fee includes participation in the concert, five complimentary tickets, 4 digital pictures, Certificate of Excellence and Diploma of Recognition for the teacher.
Ellie Jo, flute, South Korea
Julian Ryu, piano, CA
Swara Sawant, piano, CA
Kaycee Kim, voice, UT
Roi Song, flute, TX
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Participation in a Winners’ Recital at the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall – June 8, 2025 at12 PM Recital Fee: $450. This fee includes participation in the concert, five complimentary tickets, 4 digital pictures, Certificate of Excellence and Diploma of Recognition for the teacher.
Emme Catanzano, piano, CA
Dahae Kim, flute, South Korea
Riya Malshe, piano, CA
Kevin Guo, piano, CA
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Participation in a Winners’ Recital at the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall – June 8, 2025 at12 PM Recital Fee: $450. This fee includes participation in the concert, five complimentary tickets, 4 digital pictures, Certificate of Excellence and Diploma of Recognition for the teacher.
Oliver Lee, piano, CA
Yena Lee, flute, CA
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Yuna Kim
Swara Sawant
Helen Lee
Jennifer Li
Lisa Krause
Music International Competition ”Golden Era of Romantic Music” 2024 spring / fall
November 2, 2024 at 1 PM. November 9, 2024 at 1 PM
EVENT DATES:
November 2, 2024 at 1 PM.
November 9, 2024 at 1 PM (The number of places to perform is very limited)
WHERE: New York, USA
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Participation in a Winners’ Recital at the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall – November 2 and 9, 2024 at 1 PM
*Recital Fee*: $450. This fee includes participation in the concert, five tickets, 4 digital pictures, Certificate of Excellence and Diploma of Recognition for the teacher.
Recital Fee: $450. This fee includes participation in the concert, five complimentary seats, 4 digital pictures.
Recital Fee: $450. This fee includes participation in the concert, five complimentary seats, 4 digital pictures.
The Recital fee for ensembles is $350/person.
B. 11-14 years of age
Ellen Fang, cello, CA Teacher: Kyeong-Hwa Kim
Daniil Demin, piano, NY Teacher: Alla Bell
Angela Xiao, piano, OH Teacher: Xiao-Ling Anderson
Elina Zhu, piano, NJ Teacher: Tara Hofmeister Sheng
Daniel Klayman, piano, PA Teacher: Larissa Korkina
Claire Pang, piano. NJ Teacher: Galina Prilutskaya
Serena Wang, piano, NJ Teacher: Tara Hofmeister Sheng
C. 15-18 years of age
Jason Lee, cello, CA Teacher: Kyeong Hwa Kim
Juliana Ren, piano, CA Teacher: Yin Yin Huang
James Plhak, piano, NY Teacher: Leon Livshin
Amber Lin, piano, CA Teacher: Judy Huang
Yildiz Orens, piano, CA Teacher: Klara Frei
Wenzhe Shi, piano, China Teacher: Xiaoling Anderson
Andrew Sokolov, piano, MD Teacher: Yelena Feldman
Kaycee Kim, voice, UT Teacher: Brad Hayashi
D. Ensembles
Aviva Klopouh / SophiaFeldman,piano duet Teacher:Alexandra Suhoy
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Participation in a Winners’ Recital at the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall – November 2 and 9, 2024 at 1 PM
*Recital Fee*: $450. This fee includes participation in the concert, five tickets, 4 digital pictures, Certificate of Excellence and Diploma of Recognition for the teacher.
The Recital fee for ensembles is $350/person.
B. 11-14 years of age
Peiwen Gong, piano, MA Teacher: Xiaoning Cheng
Tsai-Hsin Tien, violin, Taiwan Teacher: Tina Minn
Anne Takagi, cello, Japan Teacher: Zhou Long
Mikhael Vainer, piano, MD Teacher: Yelena Feldman
C. 15-18 years of age
Albert Kuo, piano, CA Teacher: Temirzhan Yerzhanov
Claire Guo, piano, VA Teacher: Dr. Irina Koulikova
Jason Chien, cello, CA Teacher: Kyeong-Hwa Kim
Gianna Thiede, violin, VA Teacher: Olga Khroulevitch
Alice Zhu, piano, MA Teacher: Xiaoning Cheng
Yijin Chong, clarinet, CA Teacher: Hye Min Yun
Julie Sung, piano, IL Teacher: Jihyun Lee
D. Ensembles
Julie Anne Dela Rosa, cello, MD / Anthony Rossikhin, piano, MD Teacher: Yelena Feldman
E. Amateur adults
Elli Ishihara. voice, German Teacher: Chiho Mitaylor
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Participation in a Winners’ Recital at the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall – November 2 and 9, 2024 at 1 PM
*Recital Fee*: $450. This fee includes participation in the concert, five tickets, 4 digital pictures, Certificate of Excellence and Diploma of Recognition for the teacher.
The Recital fee for ensembles is $350/person.
B. 11-14 years of age
Emily Liu, piano, VA Teacher: Dr. Irina Koulikova
Kevin Bao, piano, CA
Teacher: Jenny Shin
C. 15-18 years of age
Ethan Moon, violin, MI Teacher: Tina Renshaw
Xiuhui Liu, voice, China
Teacher: Na Su
D. Ensembles
loig Mailhe Wang, cello, NJ / ZoeMailhe Wang, piano, NJ Teacher: Galina Prilutskaya
AFAF’s Online Stay-at-Home Competition 2024 spring / fall results.
We’re happy to announce this year’s winners of AFAF’s International Music Competition ”Online Stay-at-Home International Competition 2024″.
We would like to thank everyone who participated and encourage those who did not win this year to try again during the next season.
Please make checks payable to Art & Music Unlimited, and send it to the American Fine Arts Festival, P.O. Box 106, Holmdel, NJ 07733
Deadline is October 15, 2024
The recital fee is non-refundable.
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Rebecca Ding, piano, CA
Aiden Yang, piano, MA
Ga Eun Nam, piano, CA
Jiawei Sun, piano, MA
Caden Metz, piano, IL
Benjamin Knaster, piano, NY
Julian Ryu, piano, CA
Kaycee Kim, voice, UT
Timothy Wu, piano, MA
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Nistha G. Nath, voice, CA
Emme Catanzano, piano, CA
Kevin Guo, piano, CA
Jiakai Joshua Xu, piano, CA
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Ahana Joshi, piano, NJ
Pranshi Mehta, piano, TX
Kevin Ma, piano, CA
Oliver Lee, piano, CA
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Muza Mdzinarishvili
Leon Livshin
Lin Lin
Jaclyn Kim
Yu Wang
Julia Hsiao
Sueanne Metz
Simona Snitkovskaya
Dun Yin Liu
Minako Horimura Han
Grace Dunn
Andrew Banks
Yujin Kang
Music International Competition ”Golden Era of Romantic Music” 2023
Deadline: May 25, 2023
EVENT DATE: November 4, 2023 at 1:00 PM
WHERE: New York, USA
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Participation in a Winners’ Recital at the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall on November 4, 2023 at 1 pm.
*Recital Fee*: $450. This fee includes participation in the concert, five tickets, 4 digital pictures, Certificate of Excellence and Diploma of Recognition for the teacher.
$300 scholarship for the AFAF Summer Music Courses in Europe 2024.
A. 6-10 years of age
Aiden Shim, piano, CA
Teacher: Sujeeva Hapugalle
Sean Ishikawa, violin, Japan/USA
Teacher: Mio Unosawa Herzog
B. 11-14 years of age
Zijia Cao, piano, OH
Teacher: Xiao-Ling Anderson
Serena Wu, piano, OH
Teacher: Xiao-Ling Anderson
Amber Lin, piano, CA
Teacher: Dr. Judy Huang
Ryan Lee, cello, CA
Teacher: Brady Anderson
Arslan Cui, piano, MA
Teacher: Margarita Kotlyarova
C. 15-18 years of age
Sabrina Liu, piano, CA
Teacher: Lilit Babayan
Aditya Das, piano, MD
Teacher: Dr. Irina Koulikova
Phoebe Shi, piano, OH
Teacher: Xiao-Ling Anderson
Lucas Choi, cello, CA
Teacher: Kyeong Hwa Kim
David Xiong, piano, MA
Teacher: Max Levinson
Steven Yoon, cello, CA
Teacher: Kyeong Hwa Kim
Junseo Lee, clarinet, South Korea
Teacher: Hye Min Yun
Jeffrey Luo, piano, CA
Teacher: Sujeeva Hapugalle
Emma Yao, piano, MA
Teacher: Margarita Kotlyarova
Garrett Cai, piano, CA
Teacher: Sujeeva Hapugalle
Erin Chen, piano, DC
Teacher: Anna Ouspenskaya
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Participation in a Winners’ Recital at the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall – on November 4, 2023 at 1pm.
*Recital Fee*: $450. This fee includes participation in the concert, five tickets, 4 digital pictures, Certificate of Excellence and Diploma of Recognition for the teacher.
$200 scholarship for the AFAF Summer Music Courses in Europe 2023.
A. 6-10 years of age
Peiran Li, piano, VA
Teacher: Dr. Irina Koulikova
Norah Duan, piano, MA
Teacher: Margarita Kotlyarova
B. 11-14 years of age
Gahyeon (Alice) Yoon, clarinet, CA
Teacher: Katie Ryu
Brandon Ha, cello, CA
Teacher: Kyeong Hwa Kim
Alice Zhu, piano, MA
Teacher: Xiaoning Cheng
Sofie Fang, piano, MA
Teacher: Margarita Kotlyarova
C. 15-18 years of age
Andrew Haviland, piano, NJ
Teacher: Luba Galkina
Meera Dullur, piano, IL
Teacher: Jihyun Lee
Sihyeon (Melody) Yoon, cello, CA
Teacher: Kyeong Hwa Kim
Peter Yoon, violin, CA
Teacher: Byung Woo Kim
Otto Montgomery, piano, CA
Teacher: Arkady Serper
Emily Yeh, piano, CA
Teacher: Miranda Wu
Sophia Tatar, piano, MA
Teacher: Margarita Kotlyarova
Francesca Cho, piano, USA/Germany
Teacher: Anastassia Ivanova
Alyssa Kuang, piano, TX
Teacher: Yan Shensal
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Golden Era of Romantic Music International Competition: Winners’ Concerts
EVENT DATE: May 21 or June 11
WHERE: New York, USA