2021 grand prize winners
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Artist Category - Grand Prize Winners

First Grand Prize Winner
Do-Hyun Kim (Piano) South Korea
Teacher: Sergei Babayan
Special Prize-Best performance of a virtuoso etude
Second Grand Prize Winner
Miclen LaiPang (Violin) Germany/USA
Teacher: Ida Bieler / Boris Kuschnir

Third Prize
Britton-Rene Collins (Percussion) USA
Teacher: Doug Perkins / Ian Antonio

Third Prize
Alexandra Segal (Piano) Israel
Teacher: Milana Chernyavska
Special Prize-Best performance of a Romantic work
Third Prize
Edoardo Turbil (Piano) Italy
Teacher: Yoheved Kaplinsky
Special Prize- Best performance of a Baroque work
Honorable Mention
Tamara Caetano (Vocal) Brazil
Teacher: Katrina Zook

Honorable Mention
Derek Louie (Cello) USA
Teacher: Clara Kim / Joel Krosnick
Professional - Grand Prize Winners

First Prize
Kevin Jose Semilla Romero (Voice) Argentina/USA
Teacher: Neil Shicoff

Second Prize
Karisa Chiu (Violin) USA
Teacher: Ida Kavafian
Speical Prize-Best performance of a work by a Female composer
Third Prize
Jason Cheng (Piano) Canada
Teacher: Michael Berkovsky

Third Prize
Taige Wang (Piano) China/USA
Teacher: Ariel Yang

Honorable Mention
Krystian Chiu (Cello) USA
Teacher: Desmond Hoebig

Honorable Mention
James Yunhao Koo (Percussion) China
Teacher: Doug Perkins
Special Prize-Best performance of a work by an Asian compose
Honorable Mention
Katherine Liu (Piano) USA
Teacher: HaeSun Paik
Grand Prize Winners - Rising Star Category

First Prize
Brian Li (Piano) Canada
Teacher: Sasha Starcevich

Second Prize
Julia Jones (Violin) USA

Second Prize
Charity Mapletoft (Voice) United Kingdom
Teacher: Marie McLaughlin

Third Prize
Ella Wimbiscus (Cello) USA
Teacher: Hans Jensen

Honorable Mention
Meining Wu (Piano) USA
Teacher: Hans Boepple

Honorable Mention
Mia Wimbiscus (Cello) USA
Teacher: Hans Jensen

Honorable Mention
Jonathan Chen (Piano) USA
Teacher: Jack Winerock / Feilin Lin-Murray
Special Prizes

Best performance of a Classical Sonata
Anran Qian
Teacher: Tanya Gabrielian

Best performance in Musical Theatre
Prinz Ryen Galay tied with Crisyl Lavandero Omayan
Teacher: Verna L. Nuñez

Best performance of a work by an African-American composer
Brayden Bukenya
Teacher: Jung Spooner
Contact Us
- Phone: 1-785-764-3527
- Email: cimc2018@gmail.com
- Website: cimcusa.org
- Organizer:International Institute of Piano Artistry
- Address:750 Commerce Plaza II Building 7400 West 110th Street, Overland Park KS 66210-2362 USA



