2023 VIENNA VIRTUOSO MUSIC COMPETITION

Congratulations to all winners of 6th Vienna Virtuoso Music Competition!

YOUNG MUSICIAN CATEGORY (8 Years Old and Younger)

JUDGES' BEST PERFORMANCE AWARD

FIRST PLACE WINNERS
NAME, INSTRUMENT AGE COUNTRY
Zhu Jingxi Gisele, Violin
JUDGES’ BEST PERFORMANCE AWARD
8 Hong Kong
Piannapa Thongsuwan, Cello 7 Thailand
Hedy Kong En Yu, Piano 8 Singapore
Vivianne Lye Xin Yan, Violin 7 Singapore
Irene Gao, Piano 7 USA
SECOND PLACE WINNERS
NAME, INSTRUMENT AGE COUNTRY
Dennis Gabriel Wu, Piano 8 USA
Fu Yik Ming, Violin 8 Hong Kong
Elsa Ching Yu Shan, Harp 8 Singapore
THIRD PLACE WINNERS
NAME, INSTRUMENT AGE COUNTRY
Jin Olivia, Violin 7 Hong Kong
Yuchen Zhou, Piano 7 New Zealand
Loh Lai Mun, Violin 8 Singapore
Wang Youying, Violin 6 Hong Kong
Stephanie Xu, Piano 8 USA
Jeanette Abigail Nava Chin-Lok Toh, Piano 8 Singapore
Norraphat Viriyarojanakul, Piano 6 Thailand
HONORABLE MENTION
NAME, INSTRUMENT AGE COUNTRY
Sei Ji Tai, Piano 6 Malaysia
Loh Lai Mun, Piano 8 Singapore
Yibai Yuan, Flute 8 Singapore
Zhao Liya, Violin 7 China

JUNIOR CATEGORY (9 - 12 Years Old)

FIRST PLACE WINNERS
NAME, INSTRUMENT AGE COUNTRY
Ho Yen Yee Hayley, Harp 12 Singapore
Stephen Chen, Piano 10 USA
Maria Casima Rusu, Vocal 9 Romania
Elliot Lim Yuheng, Violin 10 Singapore
Yap Zhi Yu Tasha, Harp 10 Malaysia
Natthita Rerkratanavaraporn, Piano 10 Thailand
Natalie Lai Hsuen Huey, Violin 11 Singapore
Chan Kit Wang Kevin, Piano 11 Singapore
Tan Yi Xin, Violin 11 Singapore
SECOND PLACE WINNERS
NAME, INSTRUMENT AGE COUNTRY
Chan Jun Wang Kiefer, Vocal 11 Singapore
Sirilada Kojonroj, Saxophone 11 Thailand
Nakrit Rerkratanavaraporn, Piano 11 Thailand
Victoria Cui, Violin 9 Canada
Ashley Ng, Cello 10 Hong Kong
Kelvin Zhang, Piano 9 Hong Kong
THIRD PLACE WINNERS
NAME, INSTRUMENT AGE COUNTRY
Siriphaka Kojonroj, Saxophone 11 Thailand
Thea Chia Zhi Lin, Violin 10 Singapore
Liya Luo, Piano 9 Australia
Caryn Tan Yi Ern, Vocal 11 Malaysia
Sirakarn Kojonroj, Saxophone 11 Thailand
Tan Xinyi, Violin 11 Malaysia
Foo Chuan Hee, Violin 12 Singapore
Fang Zhenyu Francis, Piano 9 Singapore
Alicia Hei Lui Poon, Flute 12 Hong Kong
Dana Lili Morris, Viola 10 Singapore
Natalie Tay Lay Ying, Vocal 9 Singapore
HONORABLE MENTION
NAME, INSTRUMENT AGE COUNTRY
Dana Lili Morris, Piano 10 Singapore
Joshua Jayden Toh Hoi Yan, Violin 9 Singapore
Christine Chiu, Vocal9Hong Kong
Ryan Wee, Flute 11 Malaysia
Li Xuan, Cello 9 China

INTERMEDIATE CATEGORY (13 – 15 Years Old)

JUDGES' BEST PERFORMANCE AWARD

Born in August 2008, Junyan Du is a junior three student majoring in Viola in the Central Conservatory of Music Middle School. He is successively apprenticed to Professor Shaowu Wang and Teacher Wenguan Li. Recent main awards:
  1. First Prize in Viola Category Ⅱ at the 2022 International Grand Music Competition of Moscow
  2. Second Prize in Viola Category A at the Europe-China Crescendo International Music Competition 2022 & Unique performance (the First Prize is vacant)
  3. Second Prize in Category I at Inaugural Virtual International Viola Society Competition 2022 and Honorable Mention for outstanding performance of the piece of the candidates country
Chow Ying Qian is a 16 year old harpist and began learning the harp at the age of 10 under Ms Katryna Tan of Rave Harps in Singapore. Throughout her musical journey, Ying Qian has taken part in several Masterclasses, competitions and performances. She attained Gold in the 2021 and 2022 SRIMF chamber music competition, was an active participant in Maestro Masterclass with Gabriella Dall’olio (2021) and Harpfest VII Masterclass with Isabelle Moretti (2022), Ying Qian has completed her ABRSM grade 5, 7 and 8 examination passed with distinction in 2019, 2021 and 2022 respectively. Ying Qian was also performed in a musical by Rave Harps in Cardiff UK for the World Harp Congress in 2022.
FIRST PLACE WINNERS
NAME, INSTRUMENT AGE COUNTRY
Du Junyan, Viola
JUDGES’ BEST PERFORMANCE AWARD
14 China
Chow Ying Qian, Harp
JUDGES’ BEST PERFORMANCE AWARD
15 Singapore
Maho Abe, Violin 13 Japan
Chow Yen Yu, Harp 14 Singapore
Phatthicha Leowattana, Piano 15 Thailand
Phatsacha Leowattana, Piano 13 Thailand
SECOND PLACE WINNERS
NAME, INSTRUMENT AGE COUNTRY
Vera Joan Goh, Flute 15 Singapore
Chan Kin Wang Keith, Piano 13 Singapore
Tan Wen Yu, Cello 14 Singapore
Caitlin Loewe Laddaran Chua, Cello 15 Vietnam
Callie Chin Kai Wen, Violin 15 Singapore
Madison Cheah-Swift, Violin 15 Singapore
THIRD PLACE WINNERS
NAME, INSTRUMENT AGE COUNTRY
Brian Chan Kai Jun, Piano 14 Malaysia
Calla Lana Morris, Viola 14 Singapore
Cadence Tan Yi Ler, Vocal 13 Malaysia
Chang Him Tong, Johnson, Violin 13 Singapore
HONORABLE MENTION
NAME, INSTRUMENT AGE COUNTRY
Koen Varga, Violin 14 Germany
Keane Moore, Piano 13 Ireland
Wang Xuyuan, Oboe 15 China

ADVANCED CATEGORY (16 – 18 Years Old)

FIRST PLACE WINNERS
NAME, INSTRUMENT AGE COUNTRY
Antonia Fuglsang, Violin 16 Denmark
Jiayi Shi, Piano 16 USA
SECOND PLACE WINNERS
NAME, INSTRUMENT AGE COUNTRY
Miranda Portia Rinaldi, Harp 16 USA
Chiara Ma, Piano 16 Germany
Bowen Zhao, Vocal 17 China
Liew Xin Wen Ethel, Violin 16 Singapore
Emilia Lappalainen, Violin 17 Finland
Kamila Krzonkalla, Violin 16 Poland
THIRD PLACE WINNERS
NAME, INSTRUMENT AGE COUNTRY
Miriam Wagstaff, Piano 16 USA

YOUNG PROFESSIONAL CATEGORY (19 – 35 Years Old)

FIRST PLACE WINNERS
NAME, INSTRUMENT AGE COUNTRY
Ong Sian Yao, Piano 19 Malaysia
SECOND PLACE WINNERS
NAME, INSTRUMENT AGE COUNTRY
Mariam Murgulia, Vocal 31 Georgia
Lavinia Chu Ching Ying, Cello 23 Singapore
Angela Perry, Piano 20 USA
Rebecca Park, Flute 21 Canada

ROMANTIC CATEGORY (25 Years Old and Younger)

JUDGES' BEST PERFORMANCE AWARD

Second prize of professional Group C of the 5th Hungarian Danube genius International Music Competition in 2020
2021 Third Czech " Gustav. Mahler Award " third prize in the cello competition
Second prize of the 6th German Coen International String Competition in 2021.
FIRST PLACE WINNERS
NAME, INSTRUMENT AGE COUNTRY
Danlin Yu, Cello
JUDGES’ BEST PERFORMANCE AWARD
17 China
Yiqi Shi, Piano 19 China
Jonathan Nicholas Tan, Violin 11 Singapore
SECOND PLACE WINNERS
NAME, INSTRUMENT AGE COUNTRY
Chen Yi Hung, Violin 23 Taiwan
THIRD PLACE WINNERS
NAME, INSTRUMENT AGE COUNTRY
Dana Lili Morris, Piano 10 Singapore

CONCERTO CATEGORY (25 Years Old and Younger)

JUDGES' BEST PERFORMANCE AWARD

Born in August 2008, Junyan Du is a junior three student majoring in Viola in the Central Conservatory of Music Middle School. He is successively apprenticed to Professor Shaowu Wang and Teacher Wenguan Li. Recent main awards:
  1. First Prize in Viola Category Ⅱ at the 2022 International Grand Music Competition of Moscow
  2. Second Prize in Viola Category A at the Europe-China Crescendo International Music Competition 2022 & Unique performance (the First Prize is vacant)
  3. Second Prize in Category I at Inaugural Virtual International Viola Society Competition 2022 and Honorable Mention for outstanding performance of the piece of the candidates country
Kate is a 14-year-old musician who began playing the violin at age 4 and the piano at age 6. Currently, she is a violin major student at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music pre-college, studying with Chen Zhao and Boxianzi Vivan Ling for violin and with Erna Gulabyan for piano. Kate has won numerous awards in both violin and piano competitions and has performed in prestigious venues such as Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall. She has previously won VIVO International, Elite International, Prima Volta, New York Artists International, and the US International Open Music Competitions for violin.
FIRST PLACE WINNERS
NAME, INSTRUMENT AGE COUNTRY
Du Junyan, Viola
JUDGES’ BEST PERFORMANCE AWARD
14 China
Kate Vo, Violin
JUDGES’ BEST PERFORMANCE AWARD
14 USA
Hao Yue Sun, Piano 13 China
SECOND PLACE WINNERS
NAME, INSTRUMENT AGE COUNTRY
Yan Xing Lee, Violin 21 Germany
Nathanelle Laura Tan, Violin 17 Singapore
Celestine Gan, Violin 15 Australia
Jolina Wong, Piano 16 Malaysia

CHAMBER MUSIC GROUP A CATEGORY (12 Years Old and Younger)

SECOND PLACE WINNERS
GROUP NAME COUNTRY
WONDER TRIPLET – Saxophone Trio
Sirakarn Kojonroj, Siriphaka Kojonroj, Sirilada Kojonroj
Thailand
LEE TRIO – Piano Trio
Lee Peiyi, Lee Peili, Lee Peipei
Singapore

CHAMBER MUSIC GROUP B CATEGORY (13 – 18 Years Old)

FIRST PLACE WINNERS
GROUP NAME COUNTRY
PVO TRIO – Oboe, Viola, Piano Trio
Haonan Yang, Yuyu Zhao, Fansen Sun
China
SECOND PLACE WINNERS
GROUP NAME COUNTRY
AMAZING TRIO – Piano Trio
Joey Sun, Ally Cheuk Yi Choi, William Wei Lun Chen
Hong Kong
DYNAMIC TRIO – Piano Trio
Mason Lui, Selina Dong, James Lin
USA
CELLO FRIENDS – Cello Duet
Yuheng Fan, Zixuan Jia
China

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL PRIZE WINNERS!

Certificate and jury’s comment sheet will be emailed to our participants in one week’s time. More information will be announced for Masterclass and Gala Concert in December soon.

Congratulations to all prize winners and keep the music making! ❤️

𝐕𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐚 𝐕𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐨𝐬𝐨 𝐅𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥
𝐎𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐞