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WINNERS
Star Cluster Music Competition
Summer 2022

Audience Award Winners

Kanthee Rungraungsakul, Thailand, Drum (137 votes)

Ava Yeap Kamolchotiros, Thailand, Piano (133 votes)

Rafael Ambrósio, Brazil, Piano (94 votes)

Competition Winners

Elsa Mucheng Wang, United States, Piano

First Place

Keyboard Competition, General (Less competitive)

Young Musicians Category, 5 – 6 years old

Carl Reinecke, Gavottes and Musette from Serenade No. 1, Op. 183

Teacher: Huajun Zhang

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Leo Sun, United States, Piano

First Place

Keyboard Competition, General (Less competitive)

Young Musicians Category, 7 – 8 years old

Dmitry Kabalevsky, Etude, Op. 27 No. 3

Teacher: Huajun Zhang

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Chloe Zheng, United States, Piano

First Place

Keyboard Competition, General (Less competitive)

Young Musicians Category, 7 – 8 years old

Robert Schumann, First Loss Op. 69 No. 16

Teacher: Huajun Zhang

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Audrey Tang, United States, Piano

First Place

Keyboard Competition, General (Less competitive)

Young Musicians Category, 7 – 8 years old

Johann Sebastian Bach, Invention No. 1 in C Major, BWV 772

Teacher: Huajun Zhang

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Qianmu Xu, United States, Piano

First Place

Keyboard Competition, General (Less competitive)

Young Musicians Category, 7 – 8 years old

Stephen Heller, Etude Op. 46 No. 11

Teacher: Huajun Zhang

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Naradee Rocharungsat, Thailand, Piano

Second Place

Keyboard Competition, General (Less competitive)

Young Musicians Category, 7 – 8 years old

Friedrich Burgmuller, La Candeur op. 100

Teacher: Thawanhathai Rujichaitammakul

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Ava Yeap Kamolchotiros, Thailand, Piano

Third Place

Keyboard Competition, General (Less competitive)

Young Musicians Category, 7 – 8 years old

Friedrich Burgmuller, Arabasque

Teacher: Thawanhathai Rujichaitammakul

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Wong Tsz Kwan Harvey, Hong Kong, Piano

Grand Prize

Keyboard Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)

Young Musicians Category, 7 – 8 years old

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Piano Sonata in F Major K280, First movement

Teacher: Shum Kin Wai

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Ian Zhao, United States, Piano

First Place

Keyboard Competition, General (Less competitive)

Young Musicians Category, 9 – 10 years old

Yoshinao Nakada, Etude Allegro

Teacher: Olga Alino

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Jayata Tieanworn, Thailand, Piano

Second Place

Keyboard Competition, General (Less competitive)

Young Musicians Category, 9 – 10 years old

Frederic Chopin, Grande Valse Brillante in E-flat Major Op. 18

Teacher: Mr. Boonyakorn Opaspanwong

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Julia Gentry, United States, Piano

Second Place

Keyboard Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)

Junior Category, 11 – 12 years old

Ludwig van Beethoven, Sonata in C minor Op. 13, Rondo

Teacher: Ana Maria Eckstein

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Phoonseeraah Tieanworn, Thailand, Piano

First Place

Keyboard Competition, General (Less competitive)

Junior Category, 13 – 14 years old

Clara Schumann, Scherzo No. 2 in C minor, Op. 14

Teacher: Dr. Jayanat Wisaijorn

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Ayden Chiu, United States, Piano

First Place

Keyboard Competition, General (Less competitive)

Junior Category, 13 – 14 years old

Madeleine Dring, Pink Minor

Teacher: Dr. Renpeng Dong

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James Si, United States, Piano

First Place

Keyboard Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)

Junior Category, 13 – 14 years old

Johann Sebastian Bach, Prelude from English Suite No. 3 in G minor

Teacher: Tatyana Bayliyeva

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Clayton Wong, United States, Piano

Third Place

Keyboard Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)

Junior Category, 13 – 14 years old

Christopher Norton, Jingo from Rock Preludes 1

Teacher: Mr. Peter Dong

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Rafael Ambrosio, Brazil, Piano

Second Place

Keyboard Competition, General (Less competitive)

Intermediate, 15 – 16 years old

Brasílio Itiberê, A Sertaneja

Teacher: Michelle Souza Medeiros

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Elisa Plano, United States, Piano

First Place

Keyboard Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)

Intermediate, 15 – 16 years old

Robert Muczynski, Six Preludes Op. 6

Teacher: Paola Del Negro Plano & Roberto Plano

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Alissa Shen, United States, Piano

First Place

Keyboard Competition, General (Less competitive)

Intermediate, 17 – 18 years old

Franz Liszt, Transcendental Etude in F Minor No. 10

Teacher: Dr. Susan Groves

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Burani Amorwetsunti, Thailand, Piano

Second Place

Keyboard Competition, General (Less competitive)

Intermediate, 17 – 18 years old

Frederic Chopin, Valse No. 16, Op. posth

Teacher: Kanyaluk Pukpom

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Jeslyn Cai, United States, Piano

Grand Prize

Keyboard Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)

Intermediate, 17 – 18 years old

Sergei Rachmaninoff, Sonata in B-flat Minor, Op. 36 No. 2, First movement: Allegro agitato

Teacher: Dr. Peter Mack & Mrs. Karlyn Brett

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Harry Wang, United States, Piano

First Place

Keyboard Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)

Intermediate, 17 – 18 years old

Muzio Clementi, Sonata in F-sharp Minor, Op. 25 No. 5

Teacher: Faye Mao

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Fangfei Ding, China, Organ

Second Place

Keyboard Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)

Intermediate, 17 – 18 years old

Louis Vierne, Organ Symphony No. 1: Finale

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Elmer Leonel Galvan Hernandez, Mexico, Piano

Second Place

Keyboard Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)

College Students and Professional Musicians, 18+

Franz Liszt , Hungarian Rhapsody in A minor, No. 11

Teacher: Dr. Antonina Dragan

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Daniel Kuzuhara, United States, Piano

Third Place

Keyboard Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)

College Students and Professional Musicians, 18+

Ludwig van Beethoven, Sonata Op. 31 No. 2, Third movement: Allegretto

Teacher: Maestro Sebastiaan Bijlsma

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Mak Chun Hin Ivan, Hong Kong, Violin

Second Place

Strings Competition, General (Less competitive)

Junior Category, 13 – 14 years old

Charles Dancla, Resignation

Teacher: Wong Tak Kin

Accompanist: Akane Kubota

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Ana Gabriela Leon Perez, Cuba, Viola

First Place

Strings Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)

Intermediate, 15 – 16 years old

Hans Sitt, Op. 46, Second & Third movement

Teacher: Raiza Valdez Ortega

Accompanist: Marla Avalos Sama

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Kanthee Rungraungsakul, Thailand, Drum

First Place

Percussions Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)

Junior Category, 11 – 12 years old

Kaz Rodriguez, Gaia

Teacher: Mr. Surapong Pinkaew

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Pakthada Akapopyotin, Thailand, Voice

First Place

Voice Competition, General (Less competitive)

Young Musicians Category, 9 – 10 years old

Andrew Lloyd Webber, Think of Me from the Phantom of the Opera

Teacher: Suchunya Tanvichien

Accompanist: Morakot Cherdchoo-Ngarm

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Nakhun & Naphat Pruksananont, Thailand, Piano Duet

First Place

Ensemble Competition, General (Less competitive)

Young Musicians Category, 7 – 8 years old

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, A Little Night Music, First movement: Theme

Teacher: Dr. Anatsha Asadamongkol

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Mak Chi Hin Bryan & Mak Chun Hin Ivan, Hong Kong, Piano Duet

First Place

Ensemble Competition, General (Less competitive)

Intermediate, 15 – 16 years old

Edvard Grieg, Norwegian Dance, Op. 35 No. 1

Teacher: Akane Kubota

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Mak Chi Hin Bryan, Hong Kong, Piano

First Place

Concerto Competition, General (Less competitive)

Intermediate, 17 – 18 years old

Edvard Grieg, Piano Concerto in A Minor Op. 16, First movement; Frederic Chopin, Scherzo No. 2 in B-flat Minor Op. 31

Teacher: Akane Kubota

Accompanist: Akane Kubota

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Assawongrat Assarangchai, Thailand, Thai Flute

First Place

Traditional Music Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)

Junior Category, 11 – 12 years old

King Rama IX, Khwam Fan An Soong Sud

Teacher: Narapat Phabanjong Jit

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Yang Yang, China, Composition for flute, violin, cello & timpani

Second Place

Composition Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)

Junior Category, 13 – 14 years old

The end of the night

Teacher: Wenpei Ju

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Zhirui Zhang, China, Composition for woodwinds and strings

First Place

Composition Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)

Intermediate, 15 – 16 years old

Parallel Universe

Teacher: Wenpei Ju

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Enping Yang, China, Composition for baritone, flute, cello & piano

Grand Prize

Composition Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)

Intermediate, 17 – 18 years old

Viewing the Sea

Teacher: Wenpei Ju

Accompanist: Weiqin Xu, Zejing Zhang, Runqing Zhou, Jinwei Wu

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Shihong Wu, China, Composition for Orchestra

First Place

Composition Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)

College Students and Professional Musicians, 18+

RUDRA for Large Orchestra

Teacher: Shuya Xu

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Feiyang Xu, China, Composition

First Place

Composition Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)

College Students and Professional Musicians, 18+

QIN

Teacher: Shuya Xu, Xiaoyong Chen, Gordon Kampe

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