US New Star Music Competition by Composer Winners
2020
The 2020 US New Star Music Competition by Composers winners are listed on our YouTube site. Please visit our channel to check out and support the winners.
We had a large amount of applicants this year, and we genuinely appreciated every single one of your pieces. Out of every age group, we chose a total of 3 winners per age group, and a grand prize overall. Below are the list of the links to the winners of this year, and check out our YouTube channel for the videos of previous years’ winners. We look forward to having you join us again next year to compete!
Grand Prize:
Top Performer:
Nancy Zheng, Age 15, from San Jose, CA
Student of Kai Chi Zhu
Beethoven-Winner:1st, Bach-Winner:1st
Top Performer Runner Up:
Isabella Yichen Xue, Age:9, from San Jose , CA
Student of Peyhwan Kuan
Bach-Winner:1st, Chopin-Winner:First
Top Performer Second Runner Up:
Brian Lin, Age:12, from Fremont, CA
Student of Peyhwan Kuan
Bach-Winner:1st
Group Prizes
Please visit our YouTube channel to view these students’ performance
Group I
Asian Composer:
First Prize:
Cerise Wong, Age:9, from Los Altos, CA
Student of Cindy Lee
Second Prize Tie:
Landon Kroon, Age:9, from Torrance, CA
Student of Jun Kurasako
Third Prize:
Irene Xu, Age:7, from Palo Alto, CA
Student of Wenchun
Honorable Mention:
Hiroshi Corro, Age:8, from Fremont, CA
Student of Yuko Yoshida
Beethoven:
First Prize:
Chloe Cheng, Age:9, from Bayside , NY
Student of Vivian Fang Liu
Second Prize Tie:
Leah Zhang, Age:8, from San Jose, CA
Student of Megan Chen
Bach:
First Prize:
Isabella Yichen Xue, Age:9, from San Jose , CA
Student of Peyhwan Kuan
Chopin:
First Prize:
Isabella Yichen Xue, Age:9, from San Jose , CA
Student of Peyhwan Kuan
Group II
Asian Composer:
First Prize:
Meining Wu, Age:10, from San Jose , CA
Student of Kai Chi Zhu
Second Prize Tie:
Helen Wu, Age:12, from San Jose , CA
Student of Megan Chen
Third Prize:
Zoie Z. Wang, Age:11, from San Jose , CA
Student of Kai Chi Zhu
Beethoven:
First Prize:
Angelina Chen, Age:10, from San Jose, CA
Student of Kai Chi Zhu
Bach:
First Prize:
Brian Lin, Age:12, from Fremont, CA
Student of Peyhwan Kuan
Second Prize Tie:
Sora Corro, Age:10, from Fremont, CA
Student of Yuko Yoshida
Third Prize:
Jerry Chang, Age:12, from Saint Louis, MO
Student of Zena Ilyashov
Chopin:
First Prize:
Jerry Chang, Age:12, from Saint Louis, MO
Student of Zena Ilyashov
Second Prize Tie:
Yih Yee Chong, Age:11, from Malaysia
Student of Peyhwan Kuan
Third Prize:
Zoie Z. Wang, Age:11, from San Jose , CA
Student of Kai Chi Zhu
Group III
Asian Composer:
First Prize:
Cady Chen, Age:15, from Saratoga, CA
Student of Kai Chi Zhu
Beethoven:
First Prize:
Nancy Zheng, Age:15, from San Jose, CA
Student of Kai Chi Zhu
Second Prize Tie:
Celine Chen, Age:15, from Valencia, CA
Student of Nobuyo Nishizaka
Bach:
First Prize:
Nancy Zheng, Age:15, from San Jose, CA
Student of Kai Chi Zhu
Second Prize Tie:
Curtis Yi Li, Age:15, from Pleasanton, CA
Student of Peyhwan Kuan
Third Prize:
Ray Chen, Age:14, from Fremont, CA
Student of Peyhwan Kuan
Honorable Mention:
Aaron J Kwan, Age:16, from Rancho Cucamonga, CA Student of Agatha Hou
Chopin:
First Prize:
Ariel Chien, Age:13, from Menlo Park, CA
Student of Daniel Cheng
Second Prize Tie:
Yueqi Gao, Age:14, from Cupertino, CA
Student of Peyhwan Kuan
Third Prize:
Andy Chen, Age:14, from Newport Beach, CA
Student of Ana Maria Eckstein
Honorable Mention:
Jane Wu, Age:15, from Pleasanton, CA
Student of Peyhwan Kuan
Group IV
Asian Composer:
no winner
Beethoven:
First Prize:
Ashley Chen, Age:18, from San Jose, CA
Student of Kai Chi Zhu
Bach:
First Prize:
Christine Watts, Age:16, from Sunnyvale, CA
Student of Ellen Leung
Chopin:
First Prize:
Allison Hsieh, Age:17, from Santa Clara, CA
Student of Rose Chen