US New Star Music Competition by Composer Winners
2021
The 2021 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:
Everett Lee, Age 10, from Newport Coast, CA
Student of Ethan Dong
Free Choice-Winner:1st
Top Performer Runner Up:
Mehana Ellis, Age:16, from Palo Alto , CA
Student of Annamarie McCarthy
Chopin-Winner: 2nd,
Bach-Winner:1st,
Free Choice-Winner:1st
Top Performer Second Runner Up:
Nancy Zheng, Age:16, from San Jose, CA
Student of Kai Chi Zhu
Russian Composer-Winner:1st
Group Prizes
Please visit our YouTube channel to view these students’ performance
Group I
Chopin:
First Prize:
Lynn Ueno, Age:8, from Fremont,, CA
Student of Anna Poklewski
Second Prize Tie:
Hannah Yap Qian Yi, Age:9, from Malaysia
Student of Ian Goh
Annie Li, Age:9, from Santa Clara, CA
Student of Megan Chen
Third Prize:
Emmeline Chloe Hadeli, Age:8, from Switzerland
Student of Slava Spiridonov
Lindsay Tao, Age:7, from San Jose, CA
Student of Le Yu
Honorable Mention:
Evelyn Wang, Age:6, from Milpitas, CA
Student of Olivia Zhang
Avril Wu, Age:7, from Fremont, CA
Student of Anna Poklewski
Leah Zhang, Age:9, from San Jose, CA
Student of Megan Chen
Bach:
First Prize:
Hiroshi Corro, Age:8, from Fremont, CA
Student of Yuko Yoshida
Second Prize Tie:
Makayla Ma, Age:7, from Milpitas, CA
Student of Mihyun Kim
Third Prize:
Elijah Huang, Age:9, from San Jose, CA
Student of Kai Chi Zhu
Russian Composer:
First Prize:
Sophie Deng, Age:8, from Fremont, CA
Student of Kai Chi Zhu
Second Prize Tie:
Makayla Ma, Age:7, from Milpitas, CA
Student of Mihyun Kim
Free Choice:
First Prize:
Lindsay Tao, Age:7, from San Jose, CA
Student of Le Yu
Second Prize Tie:
Hiroshi Corro, Age:8, from Fremont, CA
Student of Yuko Yoshida
Sophie Deng, Age:8, from Fremont, CA
Student of Kai Chi Zhu
Third Prize:
Elijah Huang, Age:9, from San Jose, CA
Student of Kai Chi Zhu
Group II
Chopin:
First Prize:
no winner
Second Prize Tie:
Eric Niu, Age:12, from San Jose, CA
Student of Kai Chi Zhu
Jacob Cai, Age:12, from Bellevue, WA
Student of Renata Shumskaya
Third Prize:
Anastasiya N. Netchaeva, Age:12, from Issaquah, WA
Student of Renata Shumskaya
Cara Wang, Age:11, from Fremont, CA
Student of Lina Choa
Honorable Mention:
Amber Lin, Age:12, from Irvine, CA
Student of Judy Huang
Castor Li, Age:10, from Fremont, CA
Student of Anna Poklewski
Heather Wang, Age:10, from San Jose, CA
Student of Kai Chi Zhu
Jaden Hsu, Age:10, from Fremont, CA
Student of Yi-Fang Wu
Bach:
First Prize:
Katelyn Deng, Age:11, from Fremont, CA
Student of Kai Chi Zhu
Second Prize Tie:
Wynn Huang, Age:9, from Fremont, CA
Student of Rozina Tenebaum
Audrey Tushman, Age:12, from Wellesley, MA
Student of Sandra Hebert
Vera Lew, Age:11, from Sacramento, CA
Student of Marilyn Swan
Zoie Wang, Age:12, from San Jose, CA
Student of Kai Chi Zhu
Third Prize:
Eric Lin, Age:11, from Cupertino, CA
Student of Megan Chen
Isaac Huang, Age:12, from San Jose, CA
Student of Kai Chi Zhu
Jordan Rowe, Age:11, from Los Angeles, CA
Student of Yawen Wu
Russian Composer:
First Prize:
Sora Corro, Age:10, from Fremont, CA
Student of Yuko Yoshida
Second Prize Tie:
Aidan Kwon, Age:11, from San Jose, CA
Student of Kai Chi Zhu
Third Prize:
Angelina Chen, Age:11, from San Jose, CA
Student of Kai Chi Zhu
Isa Yi Chun Lau, Age:12, from Newcastle, WA
Student of Renata Shumskaya
Sophie Yu, Age:10, from Lincoln, NE
Student of Feifei Jiang
Honorable Mention:
Isaac Huang, Age:12, from San Jose, CA
Student of Kai Chi Zhu
Free Choice:
First Prize:
Everett Lee, Age 10, from Newport Coast, CA
Student of Ethan Dong
Second Prize Tie:
Sora Corro, Age:10, from Fremont, CA
Student of Yuko Yoshida
Audrey Tushman, Age:12, from Wellesley, MA
Student of Sandra Hebert
Third Prize:
Aidan Kwon, Age:11, from San Jose, CA
Student of Kai Chi Zhu
Isaac Huang, Age:12, from San Jose, CA
Student of Kai Chi Zhu
Jacob Cai, Age:12, from Bellevue, WA
Student of Renata Shumskaya
Zoie Wang, Age:12, from San Jose, CA
Student of Kai Chi Zhu
Honorable Mention:
Wynn Huang, Age:9, from Fremont, CA
Student of Rozina Tenebaum
Angelina Chen, Age:11, from San Jose, CA
Student of Kai Chi Zhu
Group III
Chopin:
First Prize:
Elisabeth Im Floyd, Age:14, from Sunnyvale, CA
Student of Erna Gulabyan
Second Prize Tie:
Lero Wang, Age:14, from Davis, CA
Student of Natsuki Fukasawa
Oliver Corro, Age:13, from Fremont, CA
Student of Yuko Yoshida
Third Prize:
Caitvya Tseng, Age:15, from Fremont, CA
Student of Katherine Lee
Theresa Yung, Age:14, from East Williston, NY
Student of Vivian F. Liu
Honorable Mention:
Amanda Kim, Age:14, from Los Altos Hills, CA Student of Muza Mdzinarishvili
Leonardo Jia, Age:13, from Saratoga, CA Student of Helena Ma
Bach:
First Prize:
Henry Tushman, Age:14, from Wellesley, MA
Student of Sandra Hebert
Second Prize Tie:
Theresa Yung, Age:14, from East Williston, NY
Student of Vivian F. Liu
Russian Composer:
First Prize:
Henry Tushman, Age:14, from Wellesley, MA
Student of Sandra Hebert
Second Prize Tie:
Irene Zhang, Age:13, from San Jose, CA
Student of Kai Chi Zhu
Qingyuan Li, Age:15, from San Jose, CA
Student of Crystal Lee
Third Prize:
Daniel M Chen, Age:14, from Saratoga, CA
Student of Kai Chi Zhu
Jiaming Zhang, Age:15, from Bellevue, WA
Student of Renata Shumskaya
Honorable Mention:
Calista Huang, Age:14, from Redwood City, CA Student of Katherine Lee
Free Choice:
First Prize:
Enni Harlan, Age:14, from Los Angeles, CA
Student of Cindy Harlan
Second Prize Tie:
Oliver Corro, Age:13, from Fremont, CA
Student of Yuko Yoshida
Samantha Wuo, Age:14, from Sunnyvale, CA
Student of Rose Chen
Zhenghua Xia, Age:13, from San Diego, CA
Student of Ethan Dong
Third Prize:
Carie Chen, Age:13, from Arcadia, CA
Student of Lily Chu
Elisabeth Im Floyd, Age:14, from Sunnyvale, CA
Student of Erna Gulabyan
Henry Tushman, Age:14, from Wellesley, MA
Student of Sandra Hebert
Honorable Mention:
Calista Huang, Age:14, from Redwood City, CA Student of Katherine Lee
Claire Law, Age:13, from Milpitas, CA
Student of Megan Chen
Irene Zhang, Age:13, from San Jose, CA
Student of Kai Chi Zhu
Jasmine R Yi, Age:14, from Bellevue, WA
Student of Renata Shumskaya
Leonardo Jia, Age:13, from Saratoga, CA Student of Helena Ma
Group IV
Chopin:
First Prize:
Adrian Pu, Age:17, from Davis, CA
Student of Natsuki Fukasawa
Second Prize Tie:
Mehana Ellis, Age:16, from Palo Alto, CA
Student of Annamarie McCarthy
Bach:
First Prize:
Mehana Ellis, Age:16, from Palo Alto, CA
Student of Annamarie McCarthy
Second Prize Tie:
Annabelle Li, Age:16, from Foster City, CA
Student of Sumi Nagasawa
Third Prize:
Adrian Pu, Age:17, from Davis, CA
Student of Natsuki Fukasawa
Honorable Mention:
Ethan W Hsiung, Age:16, from Fremont, CA
Student of Bianca Roesli
Russian Composer:
First Prize:
Nancy Zheng, Age:16, from San Jose, CA
Student of Kai Chi Zhu
second Prize Tie:
Chanelle Chu, Age:16, from San Jose, CA
Student of Rose Chen
Third Prize:
Annabelle Li, Age:16, from Foster City, CA
Student of Sumi Nagasawa
Honorable Mention:
Miles Chen, Age:16, from Beaverton, OR
Student of Mauro Bertoli
Free Choice:
First Prize:
Mehana Ellis, Age:16, from Palo Alto, CA
Student of Annamarie McCarthy
Lily Yang, Age:17, from Saratoga, CA
Student of Erna Gulabyan
second Prize Tie:
Oliver Harlan, Age:16, from Los Angeles, CA
Student of Cindy Harlan
Third Prize:
Caitilyn Yu, Age:16, from Monrovia, CA
Student of Lily Chen
Jeenah Gwak, Age:16, from Bellevue, WA
Student of Renata Shumskaya