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2026 NYYVC winners

YOUNG VIRTUOSO PRIZE WINNERS

Piano

Rheia Cheng, 7

$300 YOUNG VIRTUOSO PRIZE WINNER

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Voice

Kyla Brady, 12

$300 YOUNG VIRTUOSO PRIZE WINNER

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Violin

Simon Bae, 16

$300 YOUNG VIRTUOSO PRIZE WINNER

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Viola

Justin Koo, 17

$300 YOUNG VIRTUOSO PRIZE WINNER

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Piano

Emily Hua, 11

$300 YOUNG VIRTUOSO PRIZE WINNER

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Violin

Ethan Hwang, 15

$300 YOUNG VIRTUOSO PRIZE WINNER

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Piano

John Sarno, 16

$300 YOUNG VIRTUOSO PRIZE WINNER

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Gloria Chu, piano

$300 Most Dedicated Teacher Award Recipient

This award is given to the teacher who has shown exceptional dedication by actively supporting and encouraging their students in this competition.

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PIANO

1st place winners

Name
Age
State
Teacher
Gina Shen
6
NJ
Hannah Johnson
ShuHeng Xu-Lin
6
NJ
Hanbo Liu
Rheia Cheng
7
NJ
Hanbo Liu
Charlotte Xia
10
NJ
Gloria Chu
Emily Hua
11
NJ
Qi Zhang
Audrey Xu
13
NJ
Gloria Chu
Branden Wang
13
NJ
Gloria Chu
Darren Lin
13
NY
Elena Belli
Joanna Luo
13
NJ
Tomoko Harada
Oliver Koblence
13
NJ
Gloria Chu
Alan Xu
14
NJ
Tomoko Harada
Eason Xiong
14
NJ
TOMOKO MIZUNO HARADA
Ethan Liu
14
NJ
Gloria Chu
Kyle Zhu
14
NJ
Julia Lam
Stanley Hyun
14
NJ
Dr Kayoung An
Eric Feng
16
NJ
Gloria Chu
John Sarno
16
NY
Maria Asteriadou
Natalie Qian
16
NJ
Chiu-Tze Lin
Olivia Hua
16
NJ
Qi Zhang
Sahil Ghosh
16
NJ
Hannah Johnson
Sophie Wang
17
NJ
Grace Yang
PIANO

2nd place winners

Name
Age
State
Teacher
Sylvia Lin
5
NJ
Hannah Johnson
Julian Lin
8
NY
Yinfei Wang
Liam Jun
8
NJ
Yoosun Park
Rosaleen Yao
8
NJ
Hanbo Liu
Eric Xu
12
NJ
Denitsa VanPelt
Ishan Patel
12
NY
Emma Taggart
Victoria Butz
14
NJ
Chunli Xu
Andrew Kartman
15
NJ
Sohyun Ahn
Karen Du
15
NJ
Julia Lam
Angela Butz
16
NJ
Hanbo Liu
Luca Nicolae-Jozwiakowski
16
NJ
Denitsa VanPelt
Vivian Zhong
16
NJ
Gloria Chu
PIANO

3rd place winners

Name
Age
State
Teacher
Nadia Grace Darmawan
11
TX
Julia Hsiao
Carissa Faith Darmawan
14
TX
Julia Hsiao
Charley Van
15
TX
Julia Hsiao
Maryam Al-Thani
15
QATAR
Sohyun Ahn
David Cameron
17
NY
Sohyun Ahn
Michelle Jin
17
NJ
Grace Yang
STRINGS

1st place winners

Name
Age
State
Teacher
Antonio Ninov, Violin
8
NY
Kurt Sassmannshaus
Tsejin Teo, Violin
9
NY
Lynelle Smith
Chaebin Lee, Cello
12
CA
Bobae Lee
Angelina Zhai, Violin
13
CT
Jocelyn Zhu
Daniel Kim, Violin
13
NJ
Hyunjoon Shin
Joanna An, Cello
13
NJ
Hyojin Lee
Erin Lang, Violin
14
NY
Chloé Kiffer
Anna Sui, Cello
14
NJ
Hyojin Lee
Ethan Dai, Cello
14
NY
Yifei Li
Ethan Hwang, Violin
15
NJ
Hyunjoon Shin
Lou Couaillier, Violin
15
NY
Jocelyn Zhu
Eloisa Park, Violin
15
NY
Katha Zinn
Adelyn Hsu, Cello
15
NJ
Cecilia Lee
Simon Bae, Violin
16
NY
Khullip Jeung
Dominique Zen, Violin
16
NY
I-Hao Lee
Eunice Lee, Viola
16
NJ
Candy Yang
Heeeyoon Chang, Viola
16
NJ
Jee Sun Lee
Sofia Janiga, Violin
16
CT
Elizabeth Faidley
Adrian Bowman, Violin
16
NY
Jocelyn Zhu
Heewon Park, Violin
16
NJ
Chloe Kiffer
Andrew Li, Cello
16
NJ
Hyojin Lee
Justin Koo, Viola
17
NY
Carol Roadland
Hawon Song, Cello
17
NJ
Wolfram Koessel
Charlie Jin, Violin
19
NY
Sheryl Staples
STRINGS

2nd place winners

Name
Age
State
Teacher
Minjin Kim, Violin
9
NJ
Hye young Bang
Hannah von Boode, Violin
10
CA
Yujin Auh
Zoe Mailhe Wang, Cello
11
NJ
Hyojin Lee
Kaitlyn Fan, Violin
12
NJ
Jing Yang
Mia Lee, Violin
13
CT
Jocelyn Zhu
Audrey Dai, Violin
14
NY
Xuemeng Ji
Kristin Wells, Violin
14
CT
Jocelyn Zhu
Jiyoun Kim, Violin
15
NJ
Yu Jeong Lee
Suehyun Hong, Violin
15
CA
Kate Jeongah Kim
Ryan Hsieh, Cello
16
NJ
Mira Kang
Audrey Hong, Viola
16
NJ
Dov Scheindlin
Josephine Schiff, Cello
16
CT
Rebecca Patterson
Giho Ryu, Violin
16
NY
Ashely Kim
Richard Hao, Cello
17
NJ
Hyojin Lee
Ashley Xu, Cello
17
NY
Hyojin Lee
David Hsu, Cello
17
NJ
Hyojin Lee
STRINGS

3rd place winners

Name
Age
State
Teacher
Jiahn Lee, Violin
9
NY
Simon
Nivin Sankar, Violin
10
NJ
Shaina
Aparna Nair, Violin
17
NJ
Ivy Yee Chang
Adele Bonnaud, Violin
18
NY
Adela Pena
WIND/BRASS/PERCUSSION/HARP

1st place winners

Name
Age
State
Teacher
Lilliana Choi, Flute
11
NJ
Ashley Cho
Dana Kim, Oboe
13
NJ
Lynne Cohen
Melinda Dong, Harp
13
NY
Barbara Allen
Claire Maeng, Flute
14
NJ
Kahyun Song
Tina Kim, Flute
14
NY
Helen Park
Justin Park, Percussion
15
HI
Arin In
Claire Park, Flute
16
NJ
Jisun Park
Elizabeth Ha, Oboe
17
NJ
Yousun Chung
WIND/BRASS/PERCUSSION/HARP

2nd place winners

Name
Age
State
Teacher
Sean Sung, Oboe
10
NJ
Samei Lim
Brianna Kim, Flute
15
NY
Helen Park
Andy Ryoo, Clarinet
16
NY
Hana Kim
Jason Lu, Bassoon
16
NJ
Atao Liu
WIND/BRASS/PERCUSSION/HARP

3rd place winners

Name
Age
State
Teacher
Alexander Wang, Trumpet
12
NY
Daniel Szczepanski
Taejun Kim, Bassoon
13
MA
Sally Merriman
VOICE

1st place winners

Name
Age
State
Teacher
Yoori Hong
11
S. KOREA
Yujin Kim
Kyla Brady
12
NJ
Noelle Dachis
Jua Ryu
13
NJ
Kyung Sun Choi
Shaalin Rath
13
NJ
Jensen Freeman
Audrey Hong
14
S. KOREA
Yujin Kim
Maya Joshi
16
NJ
Amelia DeMayo, Liliana Sortirova, Gulnara Mitzanova
Olivia Koo
16
NY
Eugene Kang
Taewon Ahn
16
NJ
Yohan Yi
Emma Lee
17
CA
Eugene Kang
Yenah Jo
17
S. KOREA
Amy Kyungmin Lee
VOICE

2nd place winners

Name
Age
State
Teacher
VOICE

3rd place winners

Name
Age
State
Teacher
Jimmy Chen
5
NY
Dahee Kim
Sydney Minatelli
9
NJ
Noelle Dachis
ENSEMBLES

1st place winners

Name
Age
State
Teacher
Piano Duet: Annie Wang, Alyssa Wang
11
NJ
Grace Yang
Piano Trio: Guo Ru,Vn; Cindy Yang, Pn; Meara Wang, Vc
17
MA
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