International Competition 2013 Winners
The Romantic era, a period in the history of Western music lasted from about 1830 to 1910, was the golden age of the virtuoso, and Robert Schumann (1820-1856) was both, the most representative composer of the Romantic tradition, as well as one of the era’s finest pianists. The 2013 Golden Era of Romantic Music International Competition the AFAF is a celebration of the music of Robert Schumann as well as the music of other composers of the Romantic era.
We’re happy to announce this year’s winners of AFAF’s Golden Era Of Romantic Music International Competition. We would like to thank everyone who participated and encourage those who did not win this year to try again during the next season. The Grand Prize was not awarded this year.
A. 6-10 years of age
B. 11-14 years of age
C. 15-18 years of age
D. college students
E. amateur adults
Deadline for recital fee: October 29, 2013
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Participation in a Winners’ Recital at the Weill Recital Hall – TBA
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Solo concert at the Robert Schumann Museum in Zwickau, Germany during the course of the AFAF Summer Music Courses in Europe in August 2014
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$1,000 scholarship for the AFAF Summer Music Courses in Europe 2014
Paolo Dara, violin, MI
Teacher: Gregory Maytan
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Participation in a Winners’ Recital at the Weill Recital Hall – TBA
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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 2014
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Recital fee $250, includes a Diploma and 5 complimentary tickets.
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$300 scholarship for the AFAF Summer Music Courses in Europe 2014
A. 6-10 years of age
Leslie Jin, piano, CA
Teacher: Sujeeva Hapugalle
Vivian Lu, piano, CA
Teacher: Sheri Wang
Daniel Chen Wang, Costa Rica
Teacher: Dr. Alexandr Sklioutovsky
Ryan Gannon, piano, CA
Teacher: Sujeeva Hapugalle
Tu-Anh Nguyen, piano, FL
Teacher: Irena Kofman
B. 11-14 years of age
Sebastian Barrientos Espeleta, piano, Costa Rica
Teacher: Dr. Alexandr Sklioutovsky
Hannah Kim, Cello, CA
Teacher: Kyeong Kim
Cynthia Soto, piano, Costa Rica
Teacher: Dr. Alexandr Sklioutovsky
Annelise Bui, piano, CA
Teacher: Dr. Sochun Wong
Lynn Gong, piano, Costa Rica
Teacher: Dr. Alexandr Sklioutovsky
Varvara Soyfer, piano, Russia
Teacher: Dr. Alexandr Sklioutovsky
Lara Hairapetian, piano, CA
Teacher: Ana Maria Eckstein
C. 15-18 years of age
Madeleine Zhu, piano, CA
Teacher: Marilyn Swan
Catherine Kim, cello, CA
Teacher: Jonathan Koh
Alvin Liang, piano, CA
Teacher: Irina Tchetchko
Victoria Gu, piano, CA
Teacher: Kevin Fitz-Gerald
Justin Young, piano, CA
Teacher: Dr. Namik Sultanov
Pamela Beine, piano, Costa Rica
Teacher: Dr. Alexandr Sklioutovsky
Alison Jin, piano, OH
Teachers: Antonio Pompa-Baldi/Ella /Karasik
D. College students
Giuseppe Gil, piano, Colombia
Teacher: Dr. Alexandr Sklioutovsky
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Participation in a Winners’ Recital at the Weill Recital Hall – TBA
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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 2014
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Recital fee $250, includes a Diploma and 5 complimentary tickets
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$200 scholarship for the AFAF Summer Music Courses in Europe 2014
A. 6-10 years of age
Corinne Lam, piano, CA
Teacher: Sujeeva Hapugalle
Mia Soto Barrientos, Costa Rica
Teacher: Valentina Tumanova
B. 11-14 years of age
Stephen Yang, cello, CA
Teacher: Ruslan Birykov
Austin Pham, piano, CA
Teacher: Ana Marie Eckstein
Raymond So, violin, CA
Teacher: Li Lin
Sherry Shi, piano, China
Teacher: Yuliana Berlinskaya
Jason Qu, piano, Canada
Teacher: Alex Lim
C. 15-18 years of age
Jonson Zhang, piano, TX
Teacher: Dr. Clive R. Swansbourne
Kayla Kim, cello, CA
Teacher: Sieun Lin
Yohan Kwon, piano, CT
Teacher: Dr. Ana Maria de Bottazzi
Ruoxi Chen, piano, CA
Teacher: Sheve-Hua Su
Alex Pham, piano, CA
Teacher: Ana Marie Eckstein
Amber Wolf, piano, CT
Teacher: Yoshie Akimoto
D. College students
David Esteban Arroyo Rodriguez, piano, Costa Rica
Teacher: Dr. Gerardo Meza
Ru Xiao Chen, piano, China
Teacher: Rimma Agami
Mario Jimenez, piano, Costa Rica
Teacher: M.M. Luis Monge
Maria de los Angeles Quiros Fernandez, piano, Costa Rica
Teacher: M.M. Luis Monge
E. Amateur adults
Gabriel Guido Vindas, piano, Costa Rica
Teacher: Dr. Gerardo Meza
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Participation in a Winners’ Recital at the Weill Recital Hall – TBA
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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 2014
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Recital fee $250, includes a Diploma and 5 complimentary tickets
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$100 scholarship for the AFAF Summer Music Courses in Europe 2014
A. 6-10 years of age
Antonio Leon, piano, Costa Rica
Teacher: Valentina Tumanova
Vienna Huang, piano, CA
Teacher: Sujeeva Hapugalle
B. 11-14 years of age
Gilbert Tsui, piano, CT
Teacher: Yoshie Akimoto
C. 15-18 years of age
Joshua Chiang, piano, CA
Teacher: Sandra Shen
Timothy Isaac Sayson, piano, Canada
Teacher Alex Lim
Maximillian Bui, piano, CA
Teacher: Dr. Sochun Wong
Rachel Wang, piano, CA
Teacher: Irina Piliposyan
Sofia Paez, piano, Costa Rica
Teacher: Dr. Alexandr Sklioutovsky
D. College students
Misael Sanchez, piano, Nicaragua
Teacher: Dr. Alexandr Sklioutovsky