2013 Winners
We’re happy to announce the winners of our general competition and festival dedicated to all Russian music, to include composers from the Soviet Era, the AFAF Russian Season 2013. We would like to thank everyone who participated and encourage those who did not win this year to try again during the next season.
Performance Repertoire
For their recital winners of the competition will perform one piece, selected by the judges from the participant’s audition repertoire by a notable Russian/Soviet composer for solo instrument, voice or chamber ensemble. For their recital winners will perform a separate piece length of which should not exceed 7 minutes.
Deadline for recital fee: October 29, 2013
Please make checks payable to AFAF, P.O. Box 106, Holmdel. NJ 07733. Application and recital fees are non-refundable.
A. 6-10 years of age
B. 11-14 years of age
C. 15-18 years of age
D. college students
E. amateur adults
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Participation in a Winners’ Recital at the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall – November 2, 2013
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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
Allison Jiang, piano, MA
Teacher: Margarita Kotlyarova
Peter Goh, piano, MA
Teacher: Margarita Kotlyarova
Annie Wei, piano, NJ
Teacher: Galina Prilutskaya
Joshua Lee Lee, piano, MA
Teacher: Margarita Kotlyarova
Jimena Rodriguez Salas, piano, Costa Rica
Teacher: Dr. Alexandr Sklioutovsky
Luna Chen, piano, MA
Teacher: Margarita Kotlyarova
B. 11-14 years of age
Brandon Getter, piano, CA
Teacher: Minako Horimura
Norman Chu, piano, CA
Teacher: Chun Yi Wang
Peter Lee, piano, MA
Teacher: Margarita Kotlyarova
Gwyneth Campbell, voice, NY*
Teacher: Lorraine Nubar
C. 15-18 years of age
Shandee Teruya, piano, HI
Teacher: Dr. Thomas Yee
Weiyu Zhao, piano, CA
Teacher: Esmirada Roushanova
Yuan He, piano, NJ
Teacher: Galina Prilutskaya
Maximilian Chang, piano, CA*
Teacher: Amy Huang
Eeric Liu, piano, CA
Teacher: Sujeeve Hapugalle
D. college students
Giuseppe Gil, piano, Colombia*
Teacher: Dr. Alexandr Sklioutovsky
* S. Rachmaninov music category
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Participation in a Winners’ Recital at the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall – November 2, 2013
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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
Steven Xie, piano, MA
Teacher: margarita Kotlyarova
Brian Le, piano, CA
Teacher: Jennifer Fung
Karen Nie, piano, MA
Techer: Margarita Kotlyarova
Stephanie Yu, piano, MA
Teacher: Margarita Kotlyarova
B. 11-14 years of age
Alison Luan, piano, CA
Teacher: Li Wang
Stella Sanchez Shih, piano, Costa Rica*
Teacher: Dr. Alexandr Sklioutovsky
Karen Tong, piano, MA
Teacher: Margarita Kotlyarova
Mila Freeman, piano, CA
Teacher: Lilit Babayan
Varvara Soyfer, piano, Russia
Teacher: Alexandr Sklioutovsky
Eric Liu. piano, CA*
Teacher: Sujeeva Hapugalle
Vahan Vorperian, piano, CA
Teacher: Lanzo Luconi
C. 15-18 years of age
Luis Castillo Briceno, piano, Costa Rica
Teachers: Dr. Alexandr Sklioutovsky / Tamara Sklioutovskaia / Irina Kaufman-Brookes
George Qiao, piano, CA
Teacher: Lilit Babayan
Kejia Wang, piano, NY*
Teacher: Alla Bell
Luis Castillo Briceno, piano, Costa Rica*
Teachers: Dr. Alexandr Sklioutovsky / Tamara Sklioutovskaia / Irina Kaufman-Brookes
Neeraja Aravindan, piano, NJ
Teacher: Galina Prilutskaya
Xuelong Mu, piano, MA
Teacher: Margarita Kotlyarova
* S. Rachmaninov music category
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Participation in a Winners’ Recital at the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie 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
Paula Rueda Mora, piano, Costa Rica
Teacher: Valentina Tumanova
Annie Lee-Hasset, piano, MA
Teacher: Margarita Kotlyarova
Victoria Petrov, voice, NJ
Teacher: Galina Prilutskaya
Maria Paz Rodriguez, piano, Costa Rica
Teacher: Valentina Tumanova
Veronica Li, piano, NJ
Teacher: Galina Prilutskaya
Sydney Jiang, piano, MA
Teacher: Margarita Kotlyarova
B. 11-14 years of age
Khoshna Ande, piano, NJ
Teacher: Galina Prilutskaya
Soraya Zwahlen, piano, Switzerland
Teachers: Irirna Kaufman-Brookes / Tamara Sklioutovskaia
Alan Zhang, piano, MA
Teacher: Margarita Kotlyarova
Elizabeth Wu, piano, CA
Teacher: Lilit Bababyan
Lawrence Lin, piano, CA
Teacher: Li Wang
Amanda Lin, piano, CA
Teacher: Wey-San Yue
Lynn Tung, piano, CA
Teacher: Ariel Tzu-I Yang
Claire Lin, piano, CA
Teacher: Li Wang
C. 15-18 years of age
Yutong Yang, clarinet, MA
Teacher: Georgiy Kasumov
Joshua Chiang, piano, CA*
Teacher: Sandra Shen
Ensemble category
Vivian Huang, piano / Shivani Shukla, violin / Hae-In Seong, cello, piano trio, NJ
Teacher: Galina Prilutskaya
Sherry Shi / Christine Ramirez, piano duet, NY
Teachers: Yuliana Berlinskaya / Alla Bell
Audrey Yang, flute, NJ / Stephanie Ding, piano, NJ
Teachers: Joseph Lu / Galina Prilutskaya
Neeraja Aravindan, piano / Kunal Rath, violin / Lillian Chen, Cello, piano trio, NJ
Teacher: Galina Prilutskaya
* S. Rachmaninov music category