Division I (7th & 8th Grades)

First Prize

Jayden Yoneyama, violin | Phoenix

  • Student of Steven Moeckel
  • Repertoire: Mendelssohn, Violin Concerto No. 1 Opus 64, 3rd Movement

Second Prize

Graham Schaub, violin |  Phoenix

  • Student of Jing Zeng
  • Repertoire: Bruch, Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26, 1st Movement

Third Prize

Maddie Kim, cello | Phoenix

  • Student of Thomas Landschoot
  • Repertoire: Saint-Saens, Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, 1st Movement
Honorable Mention

Benali Sanchez Kraehe, guitar | Aimi Siejak, violin | Joseph Wang, viola

Division II (9th & 10th Grades)

First Prize

Sophia Kim, cello | Phoenix

  • Student of Thomas Landschoot
  • Repertoire: Dvorak, Cello Concerto in B minor, 1st Movement

Second Prize

Xavier Semien, violin | Chandler

  • Student of Jamie Wu
  • Repertoire: Bruch, Violin Concerto in G minor, 1st Movement

Third Prize

Israel Kim, cello | Laveen

  • Student of Jamie Kellogg
  • Repertoire: Kabalevsky, Cello Concerto No. 1 in G minor, op. 49, 1st Movement

Division III (11th & 12th Grades)

First Prize

Abraham Kim, cello | Laveen

  • Student of Jamie Kellogg
  • Repertoire: Bach, Cello Suite No. 2 in D minor, BSV 1008 I. Prelude & Dvorak, Cello in B minor, Opus 104, 3rd Movement

Second Prize

Katherine Li, violin |  Tempe

  • Student of Jing Zeng
  • Repertoire: Khachaturian,  Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op.46,  1st Movement & Gershwin,  Porgy and Bess Suite– Summertime, A Woman is a Sometime Thing

Third Prize

Borong (Steven) Zhang, viola | Mesa

  • Student of Susanne Rothaar
  • Repertoire: Walton, Viola Concerto,  1st Movement & Brahms, Viola Sonata in F minor
Honorable Mention

Daren Crusenberry, guitar | Kayla Lee, harp | Yun-Tsai Yeh, violin