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Special Award Winners 2025

🏆️Grand Award

(​$500 and Recital on January 11, 2026, MIMF)

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Sicheng He(China)

Instrument : Piano

[Piano]Professional Artist : Age 23 to Age 40

James Madison University

Sicheng He is a pianist, collaborative artist, and piano instructor. He currently serves as an adjunct professor in the piano area at James Madison University, where he is also pursuing his Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree in Piano Performance, Piano Pedagogy and Piano Literature.

An active performer, Mr. He has appeared in numerous recital halls and churches across the United States and China. His performances have taken place in prestigious venues such as the Forbes Center for the Performing Arts, Ward Recital Hall, Gorell Hall, Esber Recital Hall, Hong Kong Arts Centre, and the Liaoning Grand Theatre.

As a sought-after pedagogue, he was recently invited to give a masterclass by the Indiana area music community, where he shared his insights on piano technique and musical interpretation with young artists and educators.

🏆️Virtuoso Pianist Award

(​$250 and Recital on January 11, 2026, MIMF)

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Ayla Takeda Moreno(USA)

Instrument : Piano

[Piano]Senior Division : Age 13 to 15

Home School

Ayla, Tucson, Arizona, performed concertos with 6 different Orchestras in USA, Italy, and Portugal. Recently Ayla performed at Carnegie Hall then participated to record a concerto with Orchestra Manhattan. She won many 1st places at many national and international competitions such as Chopin Competition in CT, concerto competition at Young Artist Piano Seminar at Cleveland Institute of Music, and WPTA Spain. Also she performed at many festivals such as Chopin festival in Busko-zdroj, Poland, PIMF, Tucson Folk Festival and also offered concerts such as Rising Star series in Tucson.

🏆️Virtuoso Violinist Award

(​$250 and Recital on January 11, 2026, MIMF) 

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Jiye Li(Macau)

Instrument : Violin

[Violin]Professional Artist : Age 23 to Age 40

University of Cincinnati 

🏆️Virtuoso Vocalist Award

(​$250 and Recital on January 11, 2026, MIMF) 

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🏆️Outstanding Performance Award

($50 and Certificate)

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Steven Yoon(USA)

Instrument : Cello

Young Talent Division : Age 16 to 18

Leland High School

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Joy Moon(South Korea)

Instrument : Violin

Junior Division I : Up to Age 8

British International School Ho Chị Mình City

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Bolim Kang(South Korea)

Instrument : Horn

Young Artist Division : Age 19 to 22

Sungsin Women’s University

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Eunseo Jo(South Korea)

Instrument : Piano

Senior Division : Age 13 to 15

Jeonju Arts Middle School

🏆️Best Music Teacher Award

($100 and AYTIMC Judge 2026)

Piano Lesson

Ms. Vicky Pan (USA)

Piano Teacher, Cailfornia

🏆️Young Talent Award

(Special Gift($60 Value) and Certificate

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Christina Zhou(USA)

Instrument : Violin

Junior Division II : Age 9 to 12

Davidson Elementary School

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Hyeon Cho(USA)

Instrument : Viola

Young Talent Division : Age 16 to 18

Wissahickon High School

AYTIMC 2024 Special Award Winners

🏆️ Virtuoso Violinist Award : Mariechristine Lopez, USA (Violin, Professional Artist division : Age 20 to Age 36) 🏆️ Virtuoso Pianist Award : Dailin Zeng, USA (Piano, Professional Artist division : Age 20 to Age 36) 🏆️ Best Music Teacher Award : 1. Ms. Michelle Lee, USA - Piano Teacher 2. Ms.Tina Kim, USA - Flute / Piano Teacher

🏆️ Outstanding Performance Awards : 1. Youjin Kim, South Korea (Piano, Professional Artist division : Age 20 to Age 36 2. Caleb Matthew Santiago, USA (Piano, Young Artist division : Age 15 to 19) 3. Lorrie Leung, HongKong (Oboe, Young Talent division : Age 9 to 14) 4. Keonhyo Kim, South Korea (Voice-Tenor, Professional Artist division : Age 20 to Age 36)

🏆️ Young Talent Prize for Violin, Viola : 1. Caroline Kim, USA (Violin, Junior division : Up to Age 8) 2. Katie Chung, South Korea (Viola, Young Talent division : Age 9 to 14)

Piano

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Ellie Pan(USA)

1st Place

[Piano] Junior Division I : Up to Age 8

Lila Bringhurst elementary school

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Ailyn Kim(USA)

2nd Place

[Piano] Junior Division I : Up to Age 8

Campbell School of Innovation

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Kai Xiang Wang(Canada)

3rd Place

[Piano] Junior Division I : Up to Age 8

Lions Gate Montessori School

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Aurora Xu(Canada)

4th Place

[Piano] Junior Division I : Up to Age 8

N/A

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Ian Xu(Canada)

6th Place

[Piano] Junior Division I : Up to Age 8

N/A

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Nikolai Bryant(USA)

2nd Place

[Piano] Junior Division II : Age 9 to 12

Edna Brewer Middle School

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Pearl Cheung(USA)

3rd Place

[Piano] Junior Division II : Age 9 to 12

Chinese Immersion School at Deavila

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William Chen(USA)

4th Place

[Piano] Junior Division II : Age 9 to 12

Challenger School

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Mina Sinclair(USA)

 

5th Place

[Piano] Junior Division II : Age 9 to 12

Claire Lilienthal School

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Chloe Hui(Canada)

6th Place

[Piano] Junior Division II : Age 9 to 12

York House School

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Ayla Takeda Moreno

(USA)

1st Place

[Piano] Senior Division : Age 13 to 15

Home School

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Tianyi Terho Yang(USA)

3rd Place

[Piano] Senior Division : Age 13 to 15

Bellarmine College Preparatory

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Anya Li(USA)

4th Place

[Piano] Senior Division : Age 13 to 15

Irvington High School

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Nicole Gorbacheva(USA)

2nd Place

[Piano] Young Talent Division : Age 16 to 18

Beverly Hills High School

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Carrie Su(USA)

4th Place

[Piano] Young Talent Division : Age 16 to 18

Leigh High School

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Sicheng He(China)

1st Place

[Piano] Professional Artist : Age 23 to Age 40

James Madison University

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Warlem Fernandes(Brazil)

3rd Place

[Piano] Professional Artist : Age 23 to Age 40

Faculty of Music of Espírito Santo

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Onyu Kwak(South Korea)

2nd Place

[Piano] Junior Division I : Up to Age 8

North London Collegiate School, Jeju

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Praylee Cheung(USA)

3rd Place

[Piano] Junior Division I : Up to Age 8

Chinese Immersion School at Deavila

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Suwicha Pipatvatcharanont

(Thailand)

4th Place

[Piano] Junior Division I : Up to Age 8

Singapore inter'l school of Bangkok

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Ethan Liu(Canada)

5th Place

[Piano] Junior Division I : Up to Age 8

Dorothy Uytengsu Piano Studio

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Anna Smerdova

(Czech Republic)

1st Place

[Piano] Junior Division II : Age 9 to 12

Tiziano Rossetti Inter'l Music Academy

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Elena Gioachin(Singapore)

2nd Place

[Piano] Junior Division II : Age 9 to 12

Peyhwan Kuan Piano Studio

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Steven Xu(USA)

3rd Place

[Piano] Junior Division II : Age 9 to 12

Stratford Preparatory Middle School

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Travis Yu(USA)

4th Place

[Piano] Junior Division II : Age 9 to 12

Zion Lutheran School

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Eliza Nikoloski

(Macedonian)

5th Place

[Piano] Junior Division II : Age 9 to 12

DMBUC "Ilija Nikolovski-Luj"

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Eunseo Jo(South Korea)

1st Place

[Piano] Senior Division : Age 13 to 15

Jeonju Arts Middle School

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Avni Chinmaya Dharmadhikari(Singapore)

3rd Place

[Piano] Senior Division : Age 13 to 15

Home School

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Emma Jin(USA)

4th Place

[Piano] Senior Division : Age 13 to 15

Los Gatos High School

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Andrew Jin(USA)

5th Place

[Piano] Senior Division : Age 13 to 15

Stratford Middle San Jose

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Serena Wang(Canada)

3rd Place

[Piano] Young Talent Division : Age 16 to 18

Dorothy Uytengsu Piano Studio

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Anirud Sainarayanan(USA)

5th Place

[Piano] Young Talent Division : Age 16 to 18

A&P Educational Services

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Xiaoxiao Ouyang(China)

2nd Place

[Piano] Professional Artist : Age 23 to Age 40

Michigan State University

Violin

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Joy Moon(South Korea)

1st Place

[Violin] Junior Division I : Up to Age 8

British Inter'l School Ho Chị Mình City

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Taeseo Jeong

(South Korea)

3rd Place

[Violin] Junior Division I : Up to Age 8

Dong Wha Kindergarten

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Yunjun Choi(USA)

5th Place

[Violin] Junior Division I : Up to Age 8

Springville Elementary School

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Jei Park(USA)

2nd Place

[Violin] Junior Division II : Age 9 to 12

Wonderland Avenue Elementary School

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Seojin Kim(South Korea)

4th Place

[Violin] Junior Division II : Age 9 to 12

Chadwick International School

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Kijun Nam(South Korea)

2nd Place

[Violin] Senior Division : Age 13 to 15

Daecheong middle school

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Katie Maben(USA)

4th Place

[Violin] Senior Division : Age 13 to 15

Keystone School

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Elodie Breig(USA)

1st Place

[Violin] Young Talent Division : Age 16 to 18

Crescenta Valley High School

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James Chang

(Chinese American)

3rd Place

[Violin] Young Talent Division : Age 16 to 18

Shanghai American School

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Jiye Li(Macau)

1st Place

[Violin] Professional Artist : Age 23 to Age 40

University of Cincinnati 

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Bomin Koo(South Korea)

2nd Place

[Violin] Junior Division I : Up to Age 8

Seowon Elementary School

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Kyumin Kim

(South Korea)

4th Place

[Violin] Junior Division I : Up to Age 8

British Inter'l School Ho Chi Minh City

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Christina Zhou(USA)

1st Place

[Violin] Junior Division II : Age 9 to 12

Davidson Elementary School

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Ellie Hyunsoo Yuh(USA)

3rd Place

[Violin] Junior Division II : Age 9 to 12

Fairmeadow Elementary School

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Ayla Takeda Moreno(USA)

1st Place

[Violin] Senior Division : Age 13 to 15

Home School

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Cherise Ho(USA)

3rd Place

[Violin] Senior Division : Age 13 to 15

Coastline Christian School

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Jeehyo Han(South Korea)

5th Place

[Violin] Senior Division : Age 13 to 15

BEK secondary School

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Hyerin Park(South Korea)

2nd Place

[Violin] Young Talent Division : Age 16 to 18

Korea International School

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Nabin Won(South Korea)

4th Place

[Violin] Young Talent Division : Age 16 to 18

Seoul International School (SIS)

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Siyi Zhang(USA)

3rd Place

[Violin] Professional Artist : Age 23 to Age 40

N/A

Viola

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Hyeon Cho(USA)

3rd Place

[Viola] Young Talent Division : Age 16 to 18

Wissahickon High School

Cello

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Wong Ching Wan
(Hong Kong)

3rd Place

[Cello] Junior Division I : Up to Age 8

Pui Ching Primary School

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Yuju Lee(South Korea)

5th Place

[Cello] Junior Division II : Age 9 to 12

Chadwick International School

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Taehee Kim(USA)

4th Place

[Cello] Senior Division : Age 13 to 15

Chadwick international school

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Jeremy Tung(USA)

2nd Place

[Cello] Junior Division II : Age 9 to 12

Murdock Portal Elementary

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Heather Heemin Kim 
(South Korea)

3rd Place

[Cello] Senior Division : Age 13 to 15

Korea Inter'l School Pangyo Campus 

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Steven Yoon(USA)

1st Place

[Cello] Young Talent Division : Age 16 to 18

Leland High School

Chamber Music

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Triple Strings
(South Korea)

2nd Place

[Chamber] Junior Division II : Age 9 to 12

Chadwick International School 

Flute

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Sara Oh(USA)

2nd Place

[Flute] Junior Division II : Age 9 to 12

Mill Creek Elementary School

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Noella Lee(USA)

4th Place

[Flute] Senior Division : Age 13 to 15

Hyejung Baik’s Studio

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Yeseo Yoon(South Korea)

2nd Place

[Flute] Senior Division : Age 13 to 15

Dartmouth Middle School​

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Alice Hu(USA)

2nd Place

[Flute] Young Talent Division : Age 16 to 18

​King High School IB

World Music Instrument

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Assawongrat Assarangchai

(Thailand)

1st Place

[Thai Flute] Senior Division : Age 13 to 15

St.Mark's Australian International School

Clarinet

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Jihan Lee(South Korea)

3rd Place

[Clarinet] Senior Division : Age 13 to 15

Korea International School

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Elisa Cheng(USA)

4th Place

[Clarinet] Young Talent Division : Age 16 to 18

Winston Churchill High School

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Andrew Jun(USA)

2nd Place

[Clarinet] Young Talent Division : Age 16 to 18

Valley Christian High School

Bassoon

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Qin Wu(China)

4th Place

[Bassoon] Senior Division : Age 13 to 15

Shenzhen Huitong School

Horn

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Jun-Hyeong Jeon

(South Korea)

4th Place

[Horn] Senior Division : Age 13 to 15

Sangmyung Middle School 

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Chandler Michael Beck(USA)

2nd Place

[Horn] Professional Artist : Age 23 to Age 40

University of Gothenburg

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Bolim Kang

(South Korea)

1st Place

[Horn] Young Artist Division : Age 19 to 22

Sungsin Women’s University

Voice

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Samira Sosa Saied(USA)

6th Place

[Soprano] Young Talent Division : Age 16 to 18

Martha Chavez Singing 

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Jieun Jung(South Korea)

3rd Place

[Soprano] Professional Artist division : Age 20 to Age 36, N/A

Music Competition

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Miami International Music

Competition 2025

Special Awards and $2,000 Scholarships

- Deadline : July 26, 2025(Saturday)

- Winner Concert on January 11, 2026

Frost School of Music, University of Miami

- YouTube Music Competition

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America Youth Talent International Music Competition 2025

     Special Awards(Total $3,500)

         - Get more Participant Benefits

         - Online Application Deadline:

     

           Deadline : Friday, April 19, 2025

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2nd Young Talent Student

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Live Competition in San Francisco

Four Special Award and $1,500 Scholarships

Deadline : March 14, 2025

Venue : Osher Salon Recital Hall

Date: March 23, 2025(Sun), 15:00

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