International Showcase
Music Competition
2023 Winners

Conglatulations

Dear participants of the 2023 International Showcase Music Competition (ISMC),

As the president of the ISMC, I want to express my sincere thanks to all the participants. We had talented musicians from 19 countries, and after a fair evaluation, we chose 18 winning teams.

We’ve been deeply moved by the skills and passion displayed by all of the participants, and we believe this passion will be a driving force for your continued growth in the world of classical music.

And also, we’d like to thank all the judges for their hard work in ensuring a fair assessment.

Our goal is to offer you more opportunities to perform on grand stages, and we look forward to our future encounters.

Thank you,

Jihyun Park
President
New Jersey Sinfonietta

2023 International Showcase Music Competition Winners

1st, 2nd, and 3rd prize winners in each group will have the winners’ concert at the Laeiszhalle Recital Hall, in Hamburg Germany on January 4, 2024 (Thu) at 7:30 pm. Details regarding the winners’ concert will be provided by separate individual email.

Group A (Age 8 - 11)

1st Prize: Yeji Maria Lee, Cello (South Korea)
2nd Prize: Yushan Huang, Violin (China)
3rd Prize
- Winston Yu, Cello (USA)
- Andre Artyom Mata, Piano (Portugal)
Honorable Mention
- Daniel Junping Wang, Piano (United Kingdom)

Group B (Age 12 - 14)

1st Prize: Marija Mišela Jaunzeme, Piano (Latvia)
2nd Prize: Davit Babayan, Violin (Armenia)
3rd Prize
- Jennifer Kang, Viola (USA)
- Aurelia Faidley-Solars, Cello (USA)
Honorable Mention
- Joshua Chen, Violin (Taiwan)

Group C (Age 15 - 18)

1st Prize: Erik Maier, Violin (Germany)
2nd Prize: Bryanna Liu, Cello (USA)
3rd Prize: Hannah Park, Violin (USA)
Honorable Mention
- Bakhiyorov Sherzod Shukhrat Ugli, Cello (Ukraine)
- Brian Lim, Violin (USA)

Group D (Age 19 - 25)

1st Prize: Taemin An, Piano (South Korea)
2nd Prize: Yun Ho, Cello (Germany)
3rd Prize: Haixiang Ge, Viola (China)
Honorable Mention
- Yu-Hsuan Feng, Piano (Taiwan)

Group E (Ensemble, Age 13 - 25)

1st Prize: Krystal Sun Piano Trio (USA)
- Krystal Sun, Violin
- Tyler Jeong, Cello
- Nicholas Kim, Piano
2nd Prize: Glow Piano Trio (China)
- Yuqian Chen, Violin
- Donglin Ou, Piano
- Jiaying Zheng, Cello
3rd Prize
- Matteo & Marie Duo (Czech Republic)
  - Matteo Hager, Violin
  - Marie Sumnikova, Piano
- Concordia String Quartet (USA)
  - Hannah Moon, Violin
  - Brian Lim, Violin
  - Ian Bang, Viola
  - Calvin Kwon, Cello