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PRIZEWINNERS 2023

Pieces to be performed are selected by the judges.
Rulings by judges cannot be contested.

Group I

First Prize – Hazal Ghazarian Skaggs Award
Kevin Li
Student of Golda Tatz

Second Prize – Pauline Styler Award
(in honor of Gloria Hieger and Lillian MacManus)
Sylvia Hwan
Student of Eugenia Betman

Third Prize – Lester B. Major Award
Scarlett Zhang
Student of Margarita Rovenskaya

Honorable Mentions
Surui Fang
Student of Snow Wilson

Group II

First Prize – Hazal Ghazarian Skaggs Award
Lauren Kang
Student of Lora Tchekoratova

 

Second Prize – Pauline Styler Award
(in honor of Gloria Hieger and Lillian MacManus)

Averie Wu
Student of Ingrid Clarfield

Third Prize – Adele Velo Award
Elizabeth Levine
Student of Yukimi Song

Honorable Mentions
Alice Maria Sorochan
Student of Golda Tatz

Group III

First Prize – Hazal Ghazarian Skaggs Award
Kayla Kaushansky
Student of Rimma Agami

Second Prize – Pauline Styler Award
(in honor of Gloria Hieger and Lillian MacManus)
Christopher Ramos
Student of Carmel Lowenthal

Third Prize – Vera Wills Award
Owen Smith
Student of Golda Tatz

Honorable Mention
Teddy Liu
Student of Marina Obukovsky

Hannah Zou
Student of Ingrid Clarfield

Zachary Chang
Student of Snow Wilson

Group IV

First Prize – Hazal Ghazarian Skaggs Award
Avery Cotton
Student of Svitlana Fiorito

Second Prize – Pauline Styler Award
(in honor of Gloria Hieger and Lillian MacManus)

Benjamin Wien
Student of Julian Martin

Third Prize – Beverly Shea Award
Evan Lin
Student of Ingrid Clarfield

Honorable Mention
Ziyang Nancy Wang
Student of Golda Tatz

Arthur You
Student of Li-Chen Hwang

Kevin Jin
Student of Gloria Chu

Regina Rubinoff Living Composer Award
Sylvia Hwan
Student of Eugenia Betman

Dorothy and Sidney Morrow Baroque Composition Award
Benjamin Wien
Student of Julian Martin

20th/21st American Prize
Hannah Zou
Student of Ingrid Clarfield