Southeast Young Artist Piano Competition
2025 Results*
Congratulations to our competitors this year!
Level 5 (Grades 11-12)
Gold Medal Prize: Andy Fang (OP++, Teacher: Shirley Irek)
Silver Medal Prize: Parker Caudell (OP++, Teacher: Derek Vann) and June Choi (OP++, Teacher: Joanna Kim)​
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Level 4 (Grades 9-10)
Gold Medal Prize: Cindy Zhou (OP+++, Teacher: Hengyi Fred Hsiang)
Silver Medal Prize: Natalie Hoang (OP++, Teacher: Yurim Choi) and Evan Li (OP++, Teacher: Hengyi Fred Hsiang)
Bronze Medal Prize: Jonathan Lee (OP+, Teacher: Yurim Choi) and Avritti Rustagi (OP, Teacher: Yurim Choi)
Outstanding Performer:
Harrison Shin (Teacher: Soojung Jean)
Andrew Tan (Teacher: Kathryn Dawal)
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Level 3 (Grade 7-8)​
Gold Medal Winner: Brandon Won (OP+++, Teacher: Sanghie Lee)
Silver Medal Winner: Nick Xu (OP+, Teacher: Alexcander Wasserman)
Bronze Medal Winner: Bryan Chu (OP+, Teacher: Sun Hee Kim)
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Outstanding Performer:
Gavin Du (Teacher: Siyu Li)
Anna Kucinskaja (Teacher: Natalia Gorman)
Yuna S. Kwon (Teacher: Yurim Choi)
Alice Smith (Teacher: Kathryn Dawal)
Jennifer Ye (Teacher: Soojung Jeon)
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Level 2 (Grade 5-6)​
Gold Medal Winner: Natalie Zhang (OP++, Teacher: Alexander Wasserman)
Silver Medal Winner: Derek Chen (OP+, Teacher: Siyu Li) and Max Ziling Xu (OP++, Teacher: Hengyi Fred Hsiang)
Bronze Medal Winner: Anthony Phan (OP+, Teacher: Sanghie Lee) and Alysha Wu (OP+, Teacher: Yiwen Wu)
Outstanding Performer:
Evan Cai (Siyu Li)
Zachary Fan (Derek Vann)
BellaHope Gao (Natalia Gorman)
Gabriella Gao (Siyu Li)
Alexander Liu (Hengyi Fred Hsiang)​
Nathaniel Roetman (Hengyi Fred Hsiang)
Yerin Shim (Yerim Choi)
Jacqueline Xu (Yawen Wu)
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Level 1 (Grades 3-4)
Gold Medal Prize: Jaeyoon Kim (OP, Teacher: Yurim Choi)
Silver Medal Prize: Nathan Yoonho Mo (OP, Teacher: Sanghie Lee)
Bronze Medal Prize: Yuki Yunyu Chen (OP, Teacher: Hengyi Fred Hsiang)
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Outstanding Performer:
Claire Daniels (Teacher: Hengyi Fred Hsiang)
Hugo Hoffman (Teacher: Yukyung Chang)
David Sohn (Teacher: Soojung Jeon)
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*Those with tied prizes, Outstanding Performer, Honorable Mention, and Award of Excellence winners are listed alphabetically