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