AMTL presents the Winners of the 2023 New York Young Performers Prize Competition (NYYPP)
87 Candidates from 10 Participating Countries
NYYPP2023 – PIANO
Lucy Boyan Balakian Award / COLLEGE (Ages 19-23)
1st Prize ($1,000) – NYYPP2023AK20
AZALEA KELLEY (NEW YORK)
Student of Lucy Mauro and Emily White
2nd Prize ($500) – NYYPP2023JSFS23
JAMES STEVEN F. SIBBALUCA (PHILIPPINES)
Student of Anthony Yu Say
Honorable Mentions (In alphabetical order)
NYYPP2023MTL20
MOSES T. LEE (PHILIPPINES)
Student of Anthony Yu Say
NYYPP2023JS19
JULIANA PAULA S. SILANGCRUZ (PHILIPPINES)
Student of Mary Anne Espina
Lucy Boyan Balakian Award / ADVANCED (Ages 16-18)
1st Prize ($750) – NYYPP2023SL16
SARAH LI (NEW JERSEY)
Student of Tomoko Harada
2nd Prize ($300) – NYYPP2023PA18
PAOLO ABARQUEZ (PHILIPPINES)
Student of Najib Mabaning Ismail
Honorable Mentions (In alphabetical order)
NYYPP2023JD16
JIANSONG DING (MINNESOTA)
Student of Horacio Nuguid
NYYPP2023IF18
IVY FAN (CANADA)
Student of Joseph Rackers
NYYPP2023ML18
MATTHEW LIN (NEW YORK)
Student of Yuka Yoshino
Lucy Boyan Balakian Award / INTERMEDIATE B (Age 15)
1st Prize ($300) – NYYPP2023LF15
LEWIS FANG (NEW JERSEY)
Student of Tema Blackstone
2nd Prize ($150) – NYYPP2023ETM15
EVANGELIA TSIANTZI-MANTE (GREECE)
Student of George Tsiantzis and Agathe Leimoni
Honorable Mentions (In alphabetical order)
NYYPP2023AC15
ASHLEY CHOI (NEW JERSEY)
Student of Peter Vinograde
NYYPP2023EL15
ESTHER LI (NEW JERSEY)
Student of Beatrice Long
NYYPP2023TS15
TORSTEN SNYDER (COLORADO)
Student of Elena Mathys
Lucy Boyan Balakian Award / INTERMEDIATE A (Ages 13-14)
1st Prize ($300) – NYYPP2023VB13
VERA BONDARENKO (UKRAINE)
Student of Maryna Trembovleva
2nd Prize ($150) – NYYPP2023SS14
SO-YEON SMITH (MINNESOTA)
Student of Rosanna Nuguid
Honorable Mentions (In alphabetical order)
NYYPP2023SD13
SARAH DINGLI (MINNESOTA)
Student of Rosanna Nuguid
NYYPP2023ZL13
ZHIYI LIANG (PHILIPPINES)
Student of Mariel Ilusorio
NYYPP2023JW13
JULIA WANG (MINNESOTA)
Student of Rosanna Nuguid
NYYPP2023MY13
MANDY YU (MINNESOTA)
Student of Rosanna Nuguid
Lucy Boyan Balakian Award / JUNIOR B (Ages 11-12)
1st Prize ($200) – NYYPP2023LC12
LENNY CHEN (IRELAND)
Student of Shirin Goudarzi-Tobin
2nd Prize ($100) – NYYPP2023EP12
ELIYA PARIENTE (NEW YORK)
Student of Ronn Yedidia
Honorable Mentions (In alphabetical order)
NYYPP2023NG12
NOLAN GRANROS (NEW YORK)
Student of Eileen Buck
NYYPP2023YP11
YANBO PEI (NEW JERSEY)
Student of Ronn Yedidia
NYYPP2023AX11
ALEX XU (NEW JERSEY)
Student of Ronn Yedidia
NYYPP2023CX12
CALVIN XU (NEW JERSEY)
Student of Beatrice Long
Lucy Boyan Balakian Award / JUNIOR A (Ages 8-10)
1st Prize ($150) – NYYPP2023NX10
NOAH XIA (NEW JERSEY)
Student of Ronn Yedidia
2nd Prize ($75) – NYYPP2023AV10
ANINAW RIKIT VELASCO (PHILIPPINES)
Student of Mariel Ilusorio
Honorable Mentions (In alphabetical order)
NYYPP2023HC9
HANNAH CHANDARLAPATY (NEW YORK)
Student of Eileen Buck
NYYPP2023BT10
BRADLEY TANG (NEW YORK)
Student of Emily White
NYYPP2023AVTM10
ANGELIKI TSIANTZI-MANTE (GREECE)
Student of George Tsiantzis and Agathe Leimoni
NYYPP2023 – STRINGS
Aaron Rosand Memorial Prize / COLLEGE (Ages 19-23)
1st Prize ($1,000) – NYYPP2023GK20
GAEUN KIM (Cellist, NEW YORK)
Student of Richard Aaron
2nd Prize ($500) – NYYPP2023SB20
SUSANNA BOBBS (Violist, NEW JERSEY)
Student of Helen Callus
Honorable Mentions (In alphabetical order)
NYYPP2023HCF23
HOU FONG CHAN (Cellist, NEW YORK)
Student of Marion Feldman
NYYPP2023GMD21
GABRIEL MARI F. DOMAGAS (Violinist, PHILIPPINES)
Student of Sara Maria Gonzales Solares
NYYPP2023LT20
LANCE MORRISON CHUA TULAGAN (Violist, PHILIPPINES)
Student of Diomedes Saraza Jr.
Aaron Rosand Memorial Prize / ADVANCED (Ages 16-18)
1st Prize ($750) – NYYPP2023RB16
REBECCA BEATO (Violinist, NEW YORK)
Student of Viktor Basis
2nd Prize ($300) – NYYPP2023KS17
KRYSTAL SUN (Violinist, NEW JERSEY)
Student of Soyeon Ahn
Honorable Mentions (In alphabetical order)
NYYPP2023LK17
LUKAS KEBULADZE (Cellist, NEW JERSEY)
Student of Marion Feldman
NYYPP2023MM16
MAURA MIKAELA LESACA MEDINA (Violinist, PHILIPPINES)
Student of Jeffrey Solares
NYYPP2023DO16
DILAY RA OYGÜR (Cellist, TURKEY)
Student of Ozgur Elgun
NYYPP2023XZ17
XINYI ZHANG (Cellist, NEW YORK)
Student of Clara Kim
Aaron Rosand Memorial Prize / INTERMEDIATE B (Age 15)
1st Prize ($300) – NYYPP2023JEH15
JESSICA HONG (Cellist, NEW JERSEY)
Student of Hyojin Lee
2nd Prize ($150) – NYYPP2023JH15
JOANNA HUANG (Violinist, NEW YORK)
Student of Linda Sinanian
Honorable Mentions (In alphabetical order)
NYYPP2023CC15
CAITLIN CHUA (Cellist, VIETNAM)
Student of Minh Duc Tran
NYYPP2023HJ15
HEDER JANG (Violinist, MINNESOTA)
Student of James Buchan
NYYPP2023DK15
DOĞA KARAHAN (Cellist, TURKEY)
Student of Ozgur Elgun
NYYPP2023DW15
DANIEL S. WOO (Violinist, NEW YORK)
Student of Christina Khimm-Rosand
Aaron Rosand Memorial Prize / INTERMEDIATE A (Ages 13-14)
1st Prize ($300) – NYYPP2023MJL14
MASON JAY LEE (Violist, NEW YORK)
Student of Karen Ritscher
2nd Prize ($150) – NYYPP2023CD13
CHARLOTTE XING-ER JI DRESSEL (Cellist, NEW JERSEY)
Student of Hyojin Lee
Honorable Mentions (In alphabetical order)
NYYPP2023ZL13
ZHIYI LIANG (Violinist, PHILIPPINES)
Student of Melchora Regina Medina Perez
NYYPP2023TJT13
JULIUS THEODORE CHUA TAN (Violinist, PHILIPPINES)
Student of Melchora Regina Medina Perez
NYYPP2023SY14
STEPHEN YE (Violinist, NEW YORK)
Student of Christina Khimm-Rosand
Aaron Rosand Memorial Prize / JUNIOR (Up to Age 12)
1st Prize ($200) – NYYPP2023AS11
ANNA SUI (Cellist, NEW JERSEY)
Student of Hyojin Lee
2nd Prize ($100) – NYYPP2023EM8
ELIANA J. MARIANO (Violinist, PHILIPPINES)
Student of Sara Maria Gonzales-Solares
Honorable Mentions (In alphabetical order)
NYYPP2023CSC11
CHLOE SHIHO CHANG (Violinist, NEW YORK)
Student of Zeynep Alpan
NYYPP2023LQ9
LOIS QUITANE (Violinist, PHILIPPINES)
Student of Sara Maria Gonzales-Solares
NYYPP2023JY11
JI YUANJUN (Cellist, SINGAPORE)
Student of Natasha Liu