AMTL presents the Winners of the 2024 New York Young Performers Prize Competition (NYYPP)
87 Candidates from 5 Participating Countries
NYYPP2024 – PIANO
Lucy Boyan Balakian Award / COLLEGE (Ages 19-23)
1st Prize ($1,000) – NYYPP2024EY20
ELIZABETH YANG (ILLINOIS, USA)
Student of Sylvia Wang
2nd Prize ($500) – NYYPP2024XZ23
XIQIAO ZHANG (NEW YORK, USA)
Student of Joseph Rackers
Honorable Mentions
NYYPP2024JPS20
JULIANA PAULA S. SILANGCRUZ (CALOOCAN, PHILIPPINES)
Student of Mary Anne Espina
NYYPP2024MTL21
MOSES T. LEE (QUEZON, PHILIPPINES)
Student of Anthony Yu Say
Lucy Boyan Balakian Award / ADVANCED (Ages 16-18)
1st Prize ($750) – NYYPP2024DH16
DANIEL HAIDUC (NEW JERSEY, USA)
Student of Ingrid Clarfield
2nd Prize ($300) – NYYPP2024RP18
ROWAN PEDRAZA (NEW YORK, USA)
Student of Carmel Lowenthal
Honorable Mentions
NYYPP2024MC16
MICHELLE CAO (WASHINGTON, USA)
Student of Sasha Starcevich
NYYPP2024HK17
HUGH KNOEPP (NEW JERSEY, USA)
Student of Peter Vinograde
NYYPP2024ZM18
ZION PE MONTEBON (BAY CITY, PHILIPPINES)
Student of Anthony Yu Say
NYYPP2024SV17
OLEXANDER VOIKO (KHARKIV, UKRAINE)
Student of Natalia Skrebtsova
Lucy Boyan Balakian Award / INTERMEDIATE B (Ages 14-15)
1st Prize ($400) – NYYPP2024CR15
CHRISTOPHER RAMOS (PENNSYLVANIA, USA)
Student of Carmel Lowenthal
2nd Prize ($200) – NYYPP2024VZ15
VIVIAN ZHANG (NEW JERSEY, USA)
Student of Beatrice Long
Honorable Mentions
NYYPP2024SS15
SO-YEON SMITH (MINNESOTA, USA)
Student of Horacio Nuguid
NYYPP2024ZL14
ZHIYI LIANG (SILANG, PHILIPPINES)
Student of Mariel Ilusorio
NYYPP2024SD14
SARAH DINGLI (MINNESOTA, USA)
Student of Horacio Nuguid
NYYPP2024MY14
MANDY YU (MINNESOTA, USA)
Student of Tanya Hankey
Lucy Boyan Balakian Award / INTERMEDIATE A (Age 13)
1st Prize ($300) – NYYPP2024FB13
FREDERIK BULTJE (NEW YORK, USA)
Student of Elke Velazquez
2nd Prize ($150) – NYYPP2024ST13
SAKURAKO TAGUCHI (NEW YORK, USA)
Student of Maiko Yasuda
Honorable Mentions
NYYPP2024AC13
AITAN JOM S. CASTRO (BALIWAG, PHILIPPINES)
Student of Mary Anne Espina
NYYPP2024KLB13
KHIEL LUDWIG BROSAS (CALAMBA, PHILIPPINES)
Student of Mariel Ilusorio
NYYPP2024JP13
JENNIFER ANN PUA (QUEZON, PHILIPPINES)
Student of James Steven F. Sibbaluca
NYYPP2024AA13
ANDREA A. ABAD (CALAMBA, PHILIPPINES)
Student of Mary Anne Espina
Lucy Boyan Balakian Award / JUNIOR B (Ages 11-12)
1st Prize ($200) – NYYPP2024JH11
JOHN HAN (NEW YORK, USA)
Student of Hung-Kuan Chen & Tema Blackstone
2nd Prize ($100) – NYYPP2024YP12
YANBO PEI (NEW JERSEY, USA)
Student of Ronn Yedidia
Honorable Mentions
NYYPP2024YY12
YARABELLA YANG (NEW YORK, USA)
Student of Peter Vinograde
NYYPP2024CY12
CAITLYN STEPHANIE H. YU (QUEZON, PHILIPPINES)
Student of Gabriel Allan F. Paguirigan & Carolyn K. Cheng
NYYPP2024EGG12
ELLA GABRIELLE GAW (QUEZON, PHILIPPINES)
Student of Anthony Yu Say
NYYPP2024CL11
CHARLES LIU (NEW YORK, USA)
Student of Esther Marks
Lucy Boyan Balakian Award / JUNIOR A (Upto Age 10)
1st Prize ($150) – NYYPP2024WL9
WILSON LIU (NEW JERSEY, USA)
Student of Hung-Kuan Chen & Tema Blackstone
2nd Prize ($75) – NYYPP2024LL10
XIAOYAN (LELE) LIU (NEW YORK, USA)
Student of Jue Wang
Honorable Mentions
NYYPP2024HC10
HANNAH CHANDARLAPATY (NEW YORK, USA)
Student of Eileen Buck
NYYPP2024JEB9
JOHN ELIJAH TAN BENDICION (VALENZUELA, PHILIPPINES)
Student of Carolyn K. Cheng
NYYPP2024LZ10
LARRY ZHANG (MINNESOTA, USA)
Student of Rosanna Nuguid
NYYPP2024 – STRINGS
Aaron Rosand Memorial Prize / COLLEGE (Ages 19-23)
1st Prize ($1,000) – NYYPP2024GMD22 (Violin)
GABRIEL MARI F. DOMAGAS (QUEZON, PHILIPPINES)
Student of Melchora Regina Medina Perez
2nd Prize ($500) – NYYPP2024IM23 (Violin)
IAN LEVI SEPTIMO MORA (MANILA, PHILIPPINES)
Student of Diomedes Saraza
Honorable Mentions
NYYPP2024VOR22 (Violin)
VINCENT OWEN ROMANBAN (MANILA, PHILIPPINES)
Student of Melchora Regina Medina Perez
NYYPP2024GKE21 (Violin)
GHIO KHARYLLE F. ESTEBAN (SAN ANTONIO, PHILIPPINES)
Student of Melchora Regina Medina Perez
Aaron Rosand Memorial Prize / ADVANCED (Ages 16-18)
1st Prize ($750) – NYYPP2024NK16 (Cello)
NICHOLAS KIM (NEW JERSEY, USA)
Student of Marion Feldman
2nd Prize ($300) – NYYPP2024DL16 (Cello)
DARREN LEE (NEW JERSEY, USA)
Student of Hyojin Lee
Honorable Mentions
NYYPP2024SP16 (Violin)
SEBASTIAN PARK (NEW YORK, USA)
Student of Benjamin Bowman
NYYPP2024AS16 (Violin)
ALEXANDER SONG (NEW YORK, USA)
Student of Christina Khimm Rosand
NYYPP2024SES17
SHARLETTE EMELINE C. SALUTA (ILIGAN, PHILIPPINES)
Student of Sara Maria Gonzales Solares
Aaron Rosand Memorial Prize / INTERMEDIATE (Ages 13-15)
1st Prize ($300) – NYYPP2024CJ14 (Cello)
CHARLOTTE XING-ER JI DRESSEL (NEW JERSEY, USA)
Student of Hyojin Lee
2nd Prize ($150) – NYYPP2024MJL15 (Viola)
MASON JAY LEE (NEW YORK, USA)
Student of Karen Ritscher
Honorable Mentions
NYYPP2024EK15 (Cello)
ELIE KUAN (NEW JERSEY, USA)
Student of Hyojin Lee
NYYPP2024KY14 (Cello)
KENNY YANG (NEW JERSEY, USA)
Student of Hyojin Lee
NYYPP2024ZL14 (Violin)
ZHIYI LIANG (SILANG, PHILIPPINES)
Student of Melchora Regina Medina Perez
Aaron Rosand Memorial Prize / JUNIOR (Up to Age 12)
1st Prize ($200) – NYYPP2024ZQ11 (Cello)
ZIRAN QU (NEW JERSEY, USA)
Student of Hyojin Lee
2nd Prize ($100) – NYYPP2024JY12 (Cello)
YUANJUN JI (SINGAPORE)
Student of Natasha Liu
Honorable Mentions
NYYPP2024EY12 (Cello)
ETHAN YIP (NEW YORK, USA)
Student of Marion Feldman
NYYPP2024LQ10 (Violin)
LOIS QUITANE (PARANAQUE, PHILIPPINES)
Student of Sara Maria Gonzales Solares
NYYPP2024JM12 (Violin)
JOHN MICHAELS (NEW YORK, USA)
Student of Sanchie Bobrow