The Young Musicians Competition recognizes the outstanding talents of young musicians, provides a space where young competitors can perform for and receive evaluations from respected judges, and distributes monetary awards to winners who may also earn opportunities to perform as part of the Arizona Musicfest concert series.

Click through the tabs on the left for more information about last season and details on our upcoming competition series!

Piano

Division I (7th & 8th Grade)

1st Prize: Justin Kang – Laveen
  • Student of Snezana Krstic & Jessica Yam
2nd Prize: Kyle Gu – Chandler
  • Student of Yuerong Gong
3rd Prize: Kanade Noda – Goodyear
  • Student of Baruch Meir
Superior Rating:
  • Clayton Schmitt – Gilbert
    • Student of Jennifer Ju
Excellent Rating
  • Jackson Li – Phoenix
    • Student of Baruch Meir

Division II (9th & 10th Grade)

1st Prize: Daniel Kang – Laveen
  • Student of  Snezana Krstic & Jessica Yam
2nd Prize: Lawrence Wen – Phoenix
  • Student of  Hong Zhu
3rd Prize: Claire Xu – Peoria
  • Student of  Snezana Krstic
Superior Rating:
  • Aidan Yu – Chandler
    • Student of Yuerong Gong
  • Abigail Jung – Tucson
    • Student of Ji-Young Kim
Excellent Rating
  • Yoobin Cha – Tempe
    • Student of Soo yoen Kim
  • Stephanie Lobodanescu – Phoenix
    • Student of Radmilla Stojanovic-Kiriluk
  • Raymond Cheng – Tempe
    • Student of Qing Qing Ye

Division III (11th & 12th Grade)

1st Prize: Tony Kim – Phoenix
  • Student of  Yali Luo
2nd Prize (shared): Asuka Firdaus – Scottsdale
  • Student of  Snezana Krstic
2nd Prize (shared): Yuna Kang
  • Student of  Snezana Krstic & Jessica Yam
Superior Rating:
  • Olivia Zhao – Chandler
    • Student of Yuerong Gong
  • Angelina Zhang – Chandler
    • Student of Hong Zhu
Excellent Rating
  • Annie Qin
    • Student of Natalya Thran

Strings, Harp, & Guitar

Division I (7th & 8th Grade)

1st Prize: Joshua Lee, violin – Phoenix
  • Student of Jooyeon Han
2nd Prize: Sophie Kim, cello – Phoenix
  • Student of Thomas Landschoot
3rd Prize: Alex Gong, viola – Chandler
  • Student of Susanne Rothaar

Division II (9th & 10th Grade)

1st Prize: Jonathan Okseniuk, violin – Mesa
  • Student of  Jing Zeng
2nd Prize: Abraham Kim, cello – Laveen
  • Student of  Jamie Kellogg
3rd Prize (shared): Miles Nahf, guitar – Tucson
  • Student of  Michael Lich
3rd Prize (shared): Audrey Zhang, harp – Chandler
  • Student of Alla Yashneva
Superior Rating:
  • Megan Williams, harp – Chandler
    • Student of Susan Knapp Thomas
  • Emma Xi, violin – Chandler
    • Student of Chrystal Smothers
  • Katherine Li, violin – Tempe
    • Student of Jing Zeng
Excellent Rating
  • Chloe Bond, harp – Tucson
    • Student of Michelle Gott
  • Andrew Yang, violin – Scottsdale
    • Student of Jing Zeng

Division III (11th & 12th Grade)

1st Prize: Seungchan Aiden Min, violin – Chandler
  • Student of  Steven Moeckel
2nd Prize: Brandon Lee, viola – Chandler
  • Student of  Susanne Rothaar
3rd Prize: Caroline Ma, viola – Chandler
  • Student of Susanne Rothaar
Superior Rating:
  • Louisa Ma, violin – Chandler
    • Student of Susanne Rothaar
Excellent Rating
  • Brian Yong, violin – Chandler
    • Student of Steven Moeckel

Woodwinds & Brass

Division II (9th & 10th Grade)

1st Prize: Elizabeth Ovelil – Chandler
  • Student of  Brian Gordon
2nd Prize: George Li – Oro Valley
  • Student of  Joe DeRead

Division III (11th & 12th Grade)

1st Prize: Felix Shen, flute – Scottsdale
  • Student of Elizabeth Buck
2nd Prize: Candice Liu, flute – Chandler
  • Student of Elizabeth Buck
3rd Prize: Kaelan James, clarinet – Phoenix
  • Student of Stefanie Gardner
Excellent Rating
  • Richard Cheng, flute – Chandler
    • Student of Jenna Daum

Piano Competition

The November 5th and 6th, 2022 competition will be in the Community Room at Arizona Musicfest. Click the button below to learn more and register:

Piano Competition

Strings, Harp, and Guitar Competition

The February 25, 2023 competition will be in the Gathering Place at La Casa de Cristo Lutheran Church. Click the button below to learn more:

SHG Competition

Winds, Brass, and Percussion Competition

The March 18, 2023 competition will be in the Gathering Place at La Casa de Cristo Lutheran Church. Click the button below to learn more:

WBP Competition

Voice Competition

The March 18, 2023 competition will be in the Gathering Place at La Casa de Cristo Lutheran Church. Click the button below to learn more:

Voice Competition

Chamber Ensemble Competition

The March 19, 2023 competition will be in the Gathering Place at La Casa de Cristo Lutheran Church. Click the button below to learn more:

Chamber Competition