We’re happy to announce this year’s winners of AFAF’s International Music Competition ”Golden Era of Romantic music 2020″ (Fall selection).
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 American Fine Arts Festival, P.O. Box 106, Holmdel, NJ 07733.
The Deadline is January 5, 2021. The recital fee is non-refundable. Detailed information about the winners’ concert will be emailed to the winners after April 1, 2021.
- Participation in a Winners’ Recital at the Weill Recital Hall – TBA.
- Participation in a special concert at the Robert Schumann Museum in Zwickau, Germany during the course of the AFAF Summer Music Courses in Europe in August 2022.
- *Recital Fee*: $400. This fee includes participation in the concert, five guest tickets, 4 digital pictures, Certificate of Excellence and Diploma of Recognition for the teacher.
- $300 scholarship for the AFAF Summer Music Courses in Europe 2022.
A. 6-10 years of age
Lydia Lo, piano, CA
Teacher: Jennifer Fung
Vanessa Guan, piano, Canada
Teacher: Julia Hsiao
B. 11-14 years of age
Vivian Kao, piano, CA
Teacher: Erna Gulabyan
Henry Tushman, piano, MA
Teacher: Sandra Hebert
William Jin, piano, CA
Teacher: Dr, Judy Huang
C. 15-18 years of age
Jayden Yeung, violin, CA
Teacher:Sam Fisher
Yejin Song, piano, CA
Teacher: Hans Boepple
- Participation in a Winners’ Recital at the Weill Recital Hall – TBA.
- Participation in a special concert at the Robert Schumann Museum in Zwickau, Germany during the course of the AFAF Summer Music Courses in Europe in August 2022.
- Recital Fee: $400. This fee includes participation in the concert, five guest tickets, 4 digital pictures, Certificate of Excellence and Diploma of Recognition for the teacher.
- $200 scholarship for the AFAF Summer Music Courses in Europe 2022.
B. 11-14 years of age
Abigail Wang, piano, CA
Teacher: Jennifer Fung
C. 15-18 years of age
Jayden Yeung, piano, CA
Teacher: Lanzo Luconi
Srihan Anand, piano, OH
Teacher: Xiao Ling Anderson
Ira Hsiao, piano, TX
Teacher: Julia Hsiao
Sarah Thornton, piano, IL
Teacher: Jihyun Lee
Ensemble category
Amelia Spielman / Joy Liu, piano duet, TX
Teacher: Julia Hsiao
Kaitlynn Farkas, piano / Wilson Song, violin / Carina Wang, cello – piano trio, CA
Teachers: Teresa de John Pombo and Soojin Han
- Participation in a Winners’ Recital at the Weill Recital Hall – TBA.
- Participation in a special concert at the Robert Schumann Museum in Zwickau, Germany during the course of the AFAF Summer Music Courses in Europe in August 2022.
- Recital Fee: $400. This fee includes participation in the concert, five guest tickets, 4 digital pictures, Certificate of Excellence and Diploma of Recognition for the teacher.
- $100 scholarship for the AFAF Summer Music Courses in Europe 2022.
A. 6-10 years of age
Evelyn Wang, piano, CA
Teacher: Olivia Zhang
C. 15-18 years of age
Angela Gao, piano, CA
Teacher: Erna Gulabyan
Vivian Kok, piano, IL
Teacher: Jihyun Lee
Sidharth Deshmukh, piano, IL
Teacher: Jihyun Lee
Zhenjie He, voice, China
Teacher: Janette Lim