2020 LONDON FESTIVAL COMPETITION (Season II)
Congratulations to all winners of London Festival Competition!
JUDGES' BEST PERFORMANCE AWARD
LIN TOKURA, age 8, is originally from Tokyo Japan and began violin at age 2. She joined the Suzuki Method Tokyo Ensemble and was invited to participate in the Cremona Music Festival as the youngest ambassador from Japan. Lin was appeared on Cremona local TV and featured in the newspaper, La Provincia in 2017. Her first competition was Crescendo International Music Competitions and Lin won First Place Honor. She had a winner’s recital at Carnegie Hall in January 2019 and received the Second Prize within all performers. She was awarded Grand Prix at New York Concert Festival International Competitions and selected as the International Soloist of the Year 2019. Recently Lin participated in Leonid Kogan International Competition in Belgium and the category under 9 years old and won a Special Mention for outstanding achievements.
LAURA ARIAS PALOMINO Spanish young pianist who began her musical studies of piano and violin at the age of eight, she studied at Ziryab Musician Professional Conservatory, currently studying of Professional Degree. She has completed Masterclasses and advanced courses with teachers such as Leonel Morales, Leo de María, Tommaso Cogato and others, all agreeing on the great musical talent she possess. She has performed innumerable performances as well as concerts in different auditoriums and halls, participating in different institutional organism and events.
SYED FATEEN AHMED is a 12 years old musician from Bangalore. He began learning piano at the age of three and his quest for learning western classical piano grew immensely under the tutelage of Belarusian Concert pianists & Concert masters Natallia Kapylova and Liudmilla Alizarchyk who graduated from Belarus State Conservatory with musical lineage to J.S.Bach under Prof. Yushkevitch. He was the winner of 5th Kawai National Junior Piano Competition in the year 2018. Fateen has taken masterclasses from Steinway pianists Karl Lutchmayer and Neville Bharucha. Fateen was the winner & came first in The First Online Young Stars International Piano Competition 2020, Category C held at Boston along with a Diploma & invitation to Massachusetts next year for a recital.
RENEE YADAV is 14 and is a student of Katryna Tan of Rave Harps in Singapore. Renee is the 4th Prize winner in the 30th Nippon Harp Competition (Japan, 2018), 1st Prize Junior winner in the Young Talents Project (Singapore, 2017) and 1st Prize Junior winner in the Young Artist’s Harp Competition (USA, 2016). Renee was awarded Distinction with Honors at the Raffles Music International Festival Chamber Competition (Singapore, 2019). She performs actively and has performed in Singapore, Hong Kong and USA.
AODEN TEO studies the cello with Singapore Symphony Orchestra, cello section fixed chair, Guo Hao. Aoden has won first prize in many international competitions including the 3rd International Competition for Best Schumann Performance, 2019, the Art of Instrumental Performance competition series, 2019, and the Grand Prize Virtuoso International Music Competition, 2018.
SVEN BAUER internationally acclaimed soloist and chamber musician, fascinates the audience with a symbiosis of breathtaking virtuosity and artistic maturity. His concert activities have led the young pianist to world-famous concert halls including the Carnegie Hall New York, the Royal Albert Hall London, the Wiener Musikverein, the Berlin Philharmonie and the Concertgebouw Amsterdam, to the Residence of the German ambassador in Rome, as well as to exceptional places such as the production hall of a Swiss metal construction company and the Acropolis Museum Athens.
YUCHUN CHENG Rainer Moog, former Principal Viola of Berliner Philharmoniker once describe Yuchun as: One possess perfect pitch and who is well versed in musical playing skills. Bright future lies before her. Yu Chun was born in Tainan, Taiwan in December, 1997. She is now studying at The Juilliard School-Bachelor of music with Professor Hsin Yun Huang. She has been playing violin and piano since the age of five. In 2013, she went to the U.S. for advanced music study in the Juilliard Precollege Division and received The Juilliard School Pre-College Division Class of 2016 Commencement Award.
YOUNG PROFESSIONAL CATEGORY (19 – 35 Years Old)
| FIRST PLACE WINNERS | ||
| NAME, INSTRUMENT | AGE | COUNTRY |
| Sven Bauer, Piano | 31 | Germany |
| Yuchun Cheng, Viola | 23 | Taiwan |
| THIRD PLACE WINNERS | ||
| Peng-Ying Lee, Violin | 19 | Taiwan |
YOUNG MUSICIAN CATEGORY (8 Years Old and Younger)
| FIRST PLACE WINNERS | ||
| NAME, INSTRUMENT | AGE | COUNTRY |
| Lin Tokura, Violin | 8 | USA |
| Scarlett Ziyan Tiong, Violin | 7 | Singapore |
| Valencia Song, Harp | 8 | Singapore |
| Guillaume Benoliel, Piano | 6 | France |
| Belinda Zhu, Piano | 7 | USA |
| SECOND PLACE WINNERS | ||
| NAME, INSTRUMENT | AGE | COUNTRY |
| Esther Chiu, Violin | 7 | Singapore |
| Elliot Lim Yuheng, Violin | 7 | Singapore |
| Alexander Christian Tiemroth, Piano | 7 | Denmark |
| Chanel Chua Jia Xi, Harp | 7 | Singapore |
| Mikkel Myer Lee, Piano | 7 | Singapore |
| Megan Wan Gai Wing, Harp | 8 | Singapore |
| Kelsey Low Min En, Flute | 7 | Singapore |
| Ho Tsz Ying, Harp | 8 | Hong Kong |
| Wong Tsz Kwan Harvey, Piano | 5 | Hong Kong |
| Chanutpapha Yuwannakul, Piano | 8 | Thailand |
| Nguyen Uyen Minh, Piano | 6 | Vietnam |
| Shavonne Looi, Piano | 7 | Singapore |
| Kwok Ching Yin Stephanie, Harp | 6 | Hong Kong |
| Ling Ci En Ruth, Piano | 7 | Singapore |
| Alyssa Ooi, Violin | 6 | Singapore |
| Charlotte Sheum Yi Fei, Harp | 6 | Singapore |
| THIRD PLACE WINNERS | ||
| NAME, INSTRUMENT | AGE | COUNTRY |
| Karen Li, Piano | 6 | Singapore |
| Grace Yuen, Vocal | 7 | Hong Kong |
| Nicola Leung Ying Sin, Flute | 6 | Singapore |
| Keane Ching Chao An, Violin | 6 | Singapore |
| Shihan Huang, Violin | 5 | Singapore |
| Yeung Chun Ho, Flute | 6 | Hong Kong |
| Tanaka Yui, Violin | 7 | Japan |
| Xuan Xiao Lan, Piano | 8 | China |
| Phoebe Leong, Violin | 7 | Singapore |
| HONORABLE MENTION | ||
| NAME, INSTRUMENT | AGE | COUNTRY |
| Sarah Xuan En Goh Cazaly, Violin | 4 | Malaysia |
| Yi Ting Ng, Violin | 5 | Malaysia |
JUNIOR CATEGORY (9 - 12 Years Old)
| FIRST PLACE WINNERS | ||
| NAME, INSTRUMENT | AGE | COUNTRY |
| Laura Arias Palomino, Piano | 12 | Spain |
| Syed Fateen Ahmed, Piano | 12 | India |
| Kaitlyn Tan, Harp | 12 | Singapore |
| Lee Chong Jin Ian, Flute | 10 | Singapore |
| Ritz Efrason Edisyams Yapriono, Piano | 9 | Indonesia |
| Phang Bei Lin, Harp | 12 | Singapore |
| Phạm Bách, Violin | 11 | Vietnam |
| SECOND PLACE WINNERS | ||
| NAME, INSTRUMENT | AGE | COUNTRY |
| Ng Yi Wei, Harp | 12 | Malaysia |
| Yen Yu Chow, Harp | 11 | Singapore |
| Riola Susuri, Piano | 10 | Kosovo |
| Daniel Feng, Violin | 12 | Australia |
| Khwanchat Wongkhanmuang, Piano | 11 | Thailand |
| Ariel Ching, Violin | 10 | Singapore |
| Hitomi Alyssa Yip, Harp | 10 | Japan |
| Shavaun Toh, Cello | 11 | Singapore |
| Maximilian Elliott Kwan, Cello | 9 | UK |
| Kate Ching Chao Rui, Harp | 10 | Singapore |
| Lim Yi Xuan Earlene, Violin | 11 | Singapore |
| Cooper Li, Violin | 9 | Australia |
| Annabel Rae Ng, Violin | 11 | Singapore |
| Hitomi Alyssa Yip, Vocal | 10 | Japan |
| Alysha Tran Van Anh, Violin | 9 | Singapore |
| Shih-Ying Huang, Vocal | 12 | Taiwan |
| Zhi Yi Yang, Piano | 9 | Singapore |
| THIRD PLACE WINNERS | ||
| NAME, INSTRUMENT | AGE | COUNTRY |
| Jaehee Jung, Flute | 12 | South Korea |
| Yingze Abby Zhao, Piano | 11 | Australia |
| Sherie Tan, Violin | 10 | Singapore |
| Yeo Ka Ing, Vocal | 11 | Singapore |
| Elysse Law, Piano | 9 | UK |
| Kazel Chua Wen Xuan, Piano | 9 | Singapore |
| Timothy Leow, Violin | 11 | Singapore |
| Louise Amadea Malphettes, Flute | 9 | USA |
| Wang ZhiQi, Violin | 10 | China |
| Karl Schmitt, Piano | 10 | Germany |
INTERMEDIATE CATEGORY (13 – 15 Years Old)
| FIRST PLACE WINNERS | ||
| NAME, INSTRUMENT | AGE | COUNTRY |
| Renee Yadav, Harp | 13 | Singapore |
| Chloe Lam Zhuo Yi, Harp | 15 | Singapore |
| Nathanelle Laura Tan, Violin | 14 | Singapore |
| Isabel Ho Kye Li, Harp | 13 | Singapore |
| Chew Yi, Harp | 13 | Malaysia |
| SECOND PLACE WINNERS | ||
| NAME, INSTRUMENT | AGE | COUNTRY |
| Ying Qian Chow, Harp | 13 | Singapore |
| Chew Yi, Piano | 13 | Malaysia |
| Scarlett Huang Sheng Lin, Clarinet | 14 | Singapore |
| Yu Kai Qi Abby, Harp | 13 | Singapore |
| Anja Miljenovic, Violin | 14 | Montenegro |
| Brea Tan, Piano | 13 | Singapore |
| Hanno Pil, Piano | 13 | Denmark |
| THIRD PLACE WINNERS | ||
| NAME, INSTRUMENT | AGE | COUNTRY |
| Olivia Shing, Violin | 13 | Canada |
| Joshua Chang Shih Chieh, Piano | 14 | Singapore |
| Nicole Pang Xe Wen, Piano | 14 | Singapore |
| Watt Sook Ting Kimberly, Piano | 14 | Singapore |
| Kung Hao Hsueh, Violin | 13 | Hong Kong |
| Rohan Dalal, Piano | 13 | USA |
ADVANCED CATEGORY (16 – 18 Years Old)
| FIRST PLACE WINNERS | ||
| NAME, INSTRUMENT | AGE | COUNTRY |
| Aoden Teo, Cello | 18 | Singapore |
| Lee Su Min, Harp | 17 | Singapore |
| Yuki Chew Min Er, Violin | 16 | Singapore |
| Silvio Caroli, Piano | 17 | Italy |
| Elena Álvarez, Flute | 16 | Spain |
| SECOND PLACE WINNERS | ||
| NAME, INSTRUMENT | AGE | COUNTRY |
| Lim Jo Ann, Violin | 16 | Malaysia |
| Mila Schäfer, Cello | 16 | Germany |
| Rachael Chen, Violin | 17 | USA |
| Tanja Bardek, Violin | 16 | Montenegro |
| THIRD PLACE WINNERS | ||
| NAME, INSTRUMENT | AGE | COUNTRY |
| Low Jeeng Qian, Piano | 17 | Malaysia |
| Lila Schweinfurth, Violin | 16 | Poland |
CHAMBER MUSIC GROUP A CATEGORY (12 Years Old and Younger)
| SECOND PLACE WINNERS | |
| GROUP NAME | COUNTRY |
| VIOLIN TRIO – The Violin Angels
Anna Van Praet, Faith Divya Moey, Megan Sin |
Singapore |
| HARP CELLO DUET – The Cantabile
Lucas Liow Jun kai, Chloe Liow Yi Yin |
Singapore |
| PIANO TRIO – Piano Ocean Trio
Chiyoko Kobayashi, Ryusuke Hayashi, Kasumi Yamada |
Japan |
| THIRD PLACE WINNERS | |
| GROUP NAME | COUNTRY |
| VIOLIN DUET – Melody Notes
Stephaine Zhu, Grace Chen |
Hong Kong |
| PIANO DUET – The VE Piano
Victoria Thompson, Evelyn Lewis |
UK |
CHAMBER MUSIC GROUP B CATEGORY (13 – 18 Years Old)
| FIRST PLACE WINNERS | |
| GROUP NAME | COUNTRY |
|
HARP DUET – The Harmonious Harpists
Nichatorn Tangkuptanon, Zhi Wang |
Thailand |
| SECOND PLACE WINNERS | |
| GROUP NAME | COUNTRY |
|
PIANO TRIO – Amazing String Trio
Ellies Jones, Mila Davis, Kayden Adams |
Canada |