2025 VIVO (Spring) International Music Competition Official Winners:
(Monetary award winners from 1st Prize Winners’ Concert)

Group A

Gold: Freya Chen, violin

Silver: Alice Shen, piano

Bronze: Maya Nedelchev, piano

 

Group B

Gold: Dajung Kim, piano

Silver: Hoichi Cadence Ma, piano

Bronze:  Bayan Xu, cello

Bronze: Vincent Hsu, clarinet

Special Presentation Award: Olivia Kromer, guitar

 

Group C

Gold:  Marcus C.W. Wong, violin

Silver: Michael Sun, clarinet

Bronze: Brendan Ra, clarinet

Special Presentation Award: Judith Kaiser, violin

 

Group D

Gold: Ryan Xing, piano

Silver: Dorothy Yutong Chen, viola

Bronze: Alice Yuntong Leng, cello

 

We proudly present the first prize winners of VIVO(Spring)International Music Competition 2025:

  • Group A: Lynelle Yeung, piano - Connor Kromer, piano - Kyle Lederman, piano - Ian Oh, piano - Maya Nedelchev, piano – Alice Shen, piano – Ariella Lee, cello – Alexander Sohn, cello – Shi Sun, violin – Olivia Hur, violin – Freya Chen, violin – Kayla Hsu, piano – Lewis Wang, violin – Lila Vigeland, violin – Patt Tutanathorn, piano – Peter Thomas Farris, violin – Jonas Tanenbaum, cello – Joshua Lim, violin – Victoria Rudolph, piano – Olivia Rhee, piano

  • Group B: Olivia Kromer, guitar – Jonathan Wang, cello – Vincent Hsu, clarinet – Claire Kim, cello – Bayan Xu, cello – Eric Zhu, piano – Chloe Cheong, piano – Mingen Wu, piano -Dajung Kim, piano – Blaike Stephen, piano – Hoichi Cadence Ma, piano – Honor Doran, violin – Beatrice Koo, violin – Adelina Yang, piano – Emma Zhou, piano – Emmanuelle Chung, harp – Lucas Li, piano – Kaitlyn Hwang, piano – Michelle Yoon, piano – Gina Ma, piano – Ricky Moutouzkine, violin – Kai Zheng, cello – Jasmine Parris, cello – Chris Gomez, violin – Edward Carrasco, viola – Jenny Lee, cello

  • Group C: Hamin Kim, cello – Ryan Hsieh, cello – Michael Li, cello – Ainslea Hong, cello – Daniel Yoonsuh Lee, cello – Grace Liu, cello – Leo Cohen, piano – Lauren Kang, piano – Edouard Ferragu, piano – Michael Sun, clarinet – Brendan Ra, clarinet – Judith Kaiser, violin – Alice Hu, violin – Lena Nagashima, violin – Marcus C.W. Wong, violin – Olivia Lee, violin – Yarabella Yang, piano – Sophie Li, viola – Harry Zhang, flute – Sean Kim, piano – Daniel Karam, piano – Eric Oh, piano – Soyoung Kim, flute – Evelyn Luo, clarinet – Hannah Takamoto, viola – Kay Reynolds, violin – Anne Hayami, viola – Kyle Lee, piano – Piano Quartet: Steven Zhu, piano – Adelina Lee, violin – Nicole Pae, viola – Christopher Pae, cello

 

  • Group D:  Soona Park, piano – Ryan Xing, piano – Chloe Tseng, piano – Dorothy Yutong Chen, viola – Alice Yuntong Leng, cello – Gina-Sophie Gaebelein, violin – Willy Lee, clarinet – Jason Noh, clarinet – Michael Middlezong, piano – Roshni Balajee, piano – Janelle Bai, piano – Kate Takemoto, violin – Anne Takemoto, violin – Leon Zhou, viola – Justin Koo, viola – Benjamin Cha, cello – Nicolas Chao, cello – Olivia Lee, flute – Aiden Hong, clarinet – Kristian Lee, cello – Mike Connolly, cello – Mabel Chang, oboe – Elaine Lafharris, piano – Jay Kim, piano – Michelle Hwang, cello – Pete Neuman, cello – Jenny Walsh, violin – Yubin Lee, violin – Rachel Ma, cello – Helen Chen, flute