Previous Winners

2024

Daeun Han, piano

GRAND PRIZE

Rachel Jimenez, saxophone

AUDIENCE CHOICE

Gold

Daeun Han, piano
Maximus Gurath, cello
Krista Renée Pape, soprano
Rachel Jimenez, Saxophone

sILVER

Xin Cui, piano
Claire Druffner, cello
Joanne Evans, mezzo-soprano
Roberto Gaitan, tuba


2023

Stephanie Doche, mezzo-soprano

GRAND PRIZE

Fiona Shea, violin

AUDIENCE CHOICE

Gold

Ayane Nakajima, piano
Fiona Shea, violin
Stephanie Doche, mezzo-soprano
Mateo Seghezzo, marimba

sILVER

Isaac Forman, piano
Han Lee, cello
Willam Guanbo Su, bass
Jonathan Lopez, clarinet


2022

Clara Saitkoulov, violin

GRAND PRIZE

Seolyeong Jeong, piano

AUDIENCE CHOICE

Gold

Seolyeong Jeong, piano
Clara Saitkoulov, violin
Bronwyn White, soprano
Brigit Fitzgerald, bassoon

sILVER

Guobi Malcolm Liu, piano
Josh Liu, violin
Sarah Dyer, contralto
William Yeh, flute


2021

No Competition (Covid)


2020

Gold

Zhengyi Huang, piano
SeungHoon Lee, violin
Elena Villalón, soprano
Arin Sarkissian, flute

sILVER

Chelsea de Souza, piano
Julia Vicic, viola
Michael Skarke, countertenor
Chin-Tze Lee, clarinet


2019

Artem Kuznetsov, piano

GRAND PRIZE

Zhi-Yuan Luo, clarinet

AUDIENCE CHOICE

Gold

Artem Kuznetsov, piano
Brennan Blankenship, mezzo-soprano
Won Lee, flute
Lukas Goodman, cello

sILVER

Vincent Ip, piano
Bronwyn White, soprano
Zhi-Yuan Luo, clarinet
John Belk, cello


2018

Justin Doute, marimba

GRAND PRIZE

Catherine Goode, voice

AUDIENCE CHOICE

Gold

Dongni Xie, Piano
Sydney Anderson, Voice
Justin Doute, WBPHG
Yena Lee, Strings

sILVER

Hyunsuk Kim, Piano
Catherine Goode, Voice
Jae-Hyun Ryoo, WBPHG
Jacqueline Audas, Strings


2017

Douglas Kwon, violin

GRAND PRIZE

Lizhen Wu, piano

AUDIENCE CHOICE

Gold

Kyle Orth, Piano
Brennan Blankenship, Voice
Douglas Kwon, Strings
Charles Gibb, WBPHG

sILVER

Lizhen Wu, Piano
Hanna Lee, Voice
Likai He, Strings
Harrison Clarke, WBPHG


2016

Xuesha Hu, piano

GRAND PRIZE

Katherine Audas, cello

AUDIENCE CHOICE

Gold

Xuesha Hu, Piano
Stephanie Sanchez, Voice
Katherine Audas, Strings
Rachel Knight, WBPHG

sILVER

Robert Levinger, Piano
Lisa Borik, Voice
Peng Wang, WBPHG


2015

Yurie Farnsworth, piano

GRAND PRIZE

Galeano Salas, voice

AUDIENCE CHOICE

Gold

Yurie Farnsworth, Piano
Galeano Salas, Voice
Jihyun Kim, Strings
Grace Browning, WBPHG

sILVER

Yibing Zhang, Piano
Megan Gryga, Voice
Mingyao, Strings
Adam Gingery, WBPHG


2014

Allegra De Vita, voice

GRAND PRIZE

Emma Hoeft, cello

AUDIENCE CHOICE

Gold

Hui Shan Chin, Piano
Allegra De Vita, Voice
Emma Hoeft, Strings
Nicholas Davies, WBPHG

sILVER

Jun Cho, Piano
Julie Engel, Voice
Philip Marten, Strings
Graeme Johnson, WBPHG

HONORABLE MENTION

Erik Wheeler, Strings


2013

Allyson Goodman, viola

GRAND PRIZE

Ashley Neumann, voice

AUDIENCE CHOICE

Gold

Andrew Staupe, Piano
Ashley Neumann, Voice
Allyson Goodman, Strings
Robert Eason, WBPHG

sILVER

Kenny Broberg, Piano
Ewa Plonka, Voice
Boson Mo, Strings
Kayla Burggraf, WBPHG


2012

Coleman Itzkoff, cello

GRAND PRIZE

Wanting Zhao, piano

AUDIENCE CHOICE

Gold

Wanting Zhao, Piano
James Rodriguez, Voice
Colemann Itzkoffm, Strings
Gina Choi, WBPHG

sILVER

Hui Shan Chin, Piano
Noel Bouley, Voice
Lachezar Kostov, Strings
Matthew Moore, WBPHG


2011

Ying Fu, strings

GRAND PRIZE

Ying Fu, strings

AUDIENCE CHOICE

Gold

Viktor Valkov, Piano
Abigail Levis, Voice
Ying Fu, Strings
Masha Popova, WBPHG

sILVER

Kyle Orth, Piano
Vanessa Becerra, Voice
Meredith Riley, Strings
Christopher Lucas, WBPHG


2010

Sarah Mesko, voice

GRAND PRIZE

Jeewon Lee, piano

AUDIENCE CHOICE

Gold

Andrew Staupe, Piano
Sarah Mesko, Voice
Luke Hsu, Strings
Aaron Perdue, WBPHG

sILVER

Jeewon Lee, Piano
Leslie Marks, Voice
Christine Lamprea, Strings
Zachary Stern, WBPHG


2009

Desiree Alejandro, Voice

GRAND PRIZE

Natalie Lin, violin

AUDIENCE CHOICE

Gold

Marco Pavlovic, Piano
Desiree Alejandro, Voice
Natalie Lin, Strings
Daniel Loudenliach, WBPHG

sILVER

Andrew Staupe, Piano
Christian Bester, Voice
Meredith McCook, Strings

SECOND RUNNER UP

Leslie Marks, Voice


2008

Ashlyn Rust, voice

GRAND PRIZE

Jing Wang, violin

AUDIENCE CHOICE

Gold

Matthew Loudermilk, Piano
Ashlyn Rust, Voice
Jing Wang, Strings
Jonathan Jones, WBPHG

sILVER

Xie Zhaolei, Piano
Laurelle Gowing, Voice
Mary Price, Strings
Matthew Rusle, WBPHG


2007

Anastasia Markina, piano

GRAND PRIZE

Jonathan Jones, clarinet

AUDIENCE CHOICE


2006

Jessica Wei Zhu, piano

GRAND PRIZE

Jonathan Jones, clarinet

AUDIENCE CHOICE

Gold

Jessica Wei Zhu, Piano
John (Bebo) Shiu, Strings
Aubrey Foard, WBPHG

sILVER

Shiue-Lin Day, Piano
Caroline Slack, Strings
Jonathan Jones, WBPHG

HONORABLE MENTION

Susan Draper, Voice


2005

Sergei Kuznetsoff, piano

GRAND PRIZE

Laura Rakel, flute

AUDIENCE CHOICE

Gold

Sergei Kuznetsoff, Piano
Dana Zenobi, Voice
Filip Fenrych, Strings
Laura Rakel, WBPHG

sILVER

Anastasia Markina, Piano
Daniela Friedl, Voice
John Shiu, Strings
Daniel Louderback, WBPHG

HONORABLE MENTION

Ekaterina Chernaya, Piano
Louis Ramirez, Voice
Adam Porrance, WBPHG
Robert Johnson, WBPHG


2004

Adam Jackson, piano

GRAND PRIZE

Adam Jackson, piano

AUDIENCE CHOICE

Gold

Adam Jackson, Piano
Joshua Hopkins, Voice
Rodrigo Puskas, Strings
Victor Chavez, WBPHG

sILVER

Kana Mimaki, Piano
Melinda Griswold, Voice
Jeffrey King, Strings
David Cervantes, WBPHG

HONORABLE MENTION

Galen Dean Peiskee, Piano
Anastasia Markina, Piano
Norman Garrett, Voice


2003

Akiko Konishi, piano

GRAND PRIZE

Rodrigo Puskas, violin

AUDIENCE CHOICE

Gold

Akiko Konishi, Piano
Tawny Seward, Voice
Alexander Friedhoff, Strings
Victor Chavez, Jr., WBPHG

sILVER

Kana Mimaki, Piano
Tara Faircloth, Voice
Rodrigo Puskas, Strings
Milen Parashkevov, WBPHG

HONORABLE MENTION

Jonathan Ware, Piano


2002

Clara Shin, piano

GRAND PRIZE

Clara Shin, piano

AUDIENCE CHOICE


2001

George Vladut Iftica, piano

GRAND PRIZE

George Vladut Iftica, piano

AUDIENCE CHOICE


2000

Dimetri Teterin, piano

GRAND PRIZE

Dimetri Teterin, piano

AUDIENCE CHOICE


1999

Marco Fatichenti, piano

GRAND PRIZE

Marco Fatichenti, piano

AUDIENCE CHOICE


1998

Petronel Malan, piano

Karen Wasson, voice


1997

Kyoung-Ha Bae, voice

Josephine Chan, piano


1996

Mary Bowen-Poetsche, voice

Trent Hanna, piano


1995

Valentina Lisitsa, piano

Cynthia Douglas, voice


1994

Marcelo Meira, clarinet

1993

Vadim Gluzman, violin

1992

Lin Wang, piano

1991

Hsia Jung Chang, piano

1989 & 1990

No Competition

1988

Lin Wang, piano

1987

Chong-Pil Lim, piano

1986

Chris Jepperson, clarinet

1985

Earl Edington Hough, violin

1984

Renee’ Hostetler, piano