2021 Sejong Music Competition Winners
| Violin Senior Division |
Violin Junior Division |
Violin Elementary Division |
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|---|---|---|---|
| First | Ella Saputra Schaumburg, IL (Desiree Ruhstrat) |
Lauren Kim Hoffman Estates, IL (Almita Vamos, Injoo Choi) |
Xiruo Wang Chicago, IL (Davis King) |
| Second | Ayaan Ahmad Sharon, MA (Jan Sloman, Ryan Meehan) |
Emily Chen Arlington Heights, IL (Injoo Choi) |
Beatrice Valenzuela |
| Aiden Yu Chicago, IL (Davis King) |
George Wang |
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| Third | Allison Jiang Chicago, IL (Desiree Ruhstrat) |
Emma-Grace Kim Herndon, VA (James Stern) |
Sylvia Pine Chicago, IL (Davis King) |
| John Lee Vernon Hills, IL (Almita Vamos, Injoo Choi) |
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| HM | Mingshi Xia Chicago, IL (Davis King) |
Cordelia Momo Fredrickson Madison, WI (Janet Sung) |
Madeline Wang Plano, TX (Ronald Houston) |
| Int* | John Lee |
Lauren Kim Hoffman Estates (Almita Vamos, Injoo Choi) |
Xiruo Wang Chicago, IL (Davis King) |
Ella Saputra |
Aiden Yu Chicago, IL (Davis King) |
*Best interpretation of Korean piece
(Teacher's name)
| Piano Senior Division |
Piano Junior Division |
Piano Elementary Division |
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|---|---|---|---|
| First | Jackson Hunt Monaca, PA (Yeeha Chiu) |
Jeremy Liu Naperville, IL (Sueanne Metz) |
Marcus Yoon Arlington, VA (Alice Ji) |
| Second | Shivshankar Prasad Elk Grove Village, IL (Soyoung Kee) |
Freya Pang Darien, IL (Sueanne Metz) |
Sophie Li Chicago, IL (Erica Tam-Wang) |
| Third | None |
Shixun Song Buffalo Grove, IL (Elaine Felder) |
Evangeline Wang Chicago, IL (Brenda Huang) |
| HM | Michael Gong San Marino, CA (Rufus Choi) |
Joseph Gallwas Elmhurst, IL (Mary Sauer & Jeff Panko) |
Dylan Fan Chicago, IL (Erica Tam-Wang) |
| Julia Angeles Chicago, IL (Maya Galperin) |
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| Etien Balorda Berrien Center, MI (Christopher Harding) |
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| Int* | Jackson Hunt Monaca, PA (Yeeha Chiu) |
Jeremy Liu Naperville, IL (Sueanne Metz) |
Sophie Li Chicago, IL (Erica Tam-Wang) |
| Shivshankar Prasad Elk Grove Village, IL (Soyoung Kee) |
*Best interpretation of Korean piece
(Teacher's name)
2021 Violin Category Finalists
SENIOR DIVISION |
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Student’s name |
City |
State |
Teacher’s name |
Ayaan Ahmad |
Sharon |
MA |
Jan Sloman, Ryan Meehan |
Aidan Sinclair Daniels |
Frankfort |
IL |
Desiree Ruhstrat |
Allison Jiang |
Chicago |
IL |
Desirée Ruhstrat |
Sonya Jones |
Chicago |
IL |
Almita Vamos |
John Lee |
Vernon Hills |
IL |
Almita Vamos, Injoo Choi |
Claire Lee |
Newton |
MA |
Fudeko Cohler |
Isabelle Liu |
Beachwood |
OH |
Ilya Kaler, Olga Kaler |
Qing Ng |
Madison |
WI |
Davis King |
Ella Saputra |
Schaumburg |
IL |
Desiree Ruhstrat |
Mingshi Xia |
Chicago |
IL |
Davis King |
JUNIOR DIVISION |
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Student’s name |
City |
State |
Teacher’s name |
Ava Angeles |
Chicago |
IL |
Davis King |
Christine Chah |
Vernon Hills |
IL |
Desiree Ruhstrat |
Emily Chen |
Arlington Heights |
IL |
Injoo Choi |
Neal Eisfeldt |
Lake Zurich |
IL |
Almita Vamos, Injoo Choi |
Cordelia Momo Fredrickson |
Madison |
WI |
Janet Sung |
Emma-Grace Kim |
Herndon |
VA |
James Stern |
Lauren Kim |
Hoffman Estates |
IL |
Almita Vamos, Injoo Choi |
Julia Perekhozhuk |
Westchester |
IL |
Sang Mee Lee |
Noelle Streuber-Eden |
Wynnewood |
PA |
Guillaume Combet |
Aiden Yu |
Chicago |
IL |
Davis King |
ELEMENTARY DIVISION |
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Student’s name |
City |
State |
Teacher’s name |
Sylvia Pine |
Chicago |
IL |
Davis King |
Beatrice Valenzuela |
Wilmette |
IL |
Desiree Ruhstrat, Timothy Hagen |
George Wang |
Chicago |
IL |
Davis King |
Madeline Wang |
Chicago |
IL |
Ronald Houston |
Xiruo Wang |
Plano |
TX |
Davis King |
2021 Piano Category Finalists
SENIOR DIVISION |
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Student’s name |
City |
State |
Teacher’s name |
| Etien Balorda | Berrien Center | MI | Cristopher Harding |
| Michael Gong | San Marino | CA | Rufus Choi |
| Jackson Hunt | Monaca | PA | Yeeha Chiu |
| Ryan Li | Troy | MI | Christopher Harding |
| Shivshankar Prasad | Elk Grove Village | IL | Soyoung Kee |
| Tyler Wang | Wilmette | IL | Katherine Lee |
| Rachel Zhu | Dublin | OH | Sally Sansbury |
JUNIOR DIVISION |
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Student’s name |
City |
State |
Teacher’s name |
| Micah Chan | Skokie | IL | Christina Tio |
| Kenneth Gallwas | Elmhurst | IL | Mary Sauer and Jeff Panko |
| Joseph Gallwas | Elmhurst | IL | Mary Sauer and Jeff Panko |
| Jeremy Liu | Naperville | IL | Sueanne Metz |
| Freya Pang | Darien | IL | Sueanne Metz |
| Shixun Song | Buffalo Grove | IL | Elaine Felder |
| Christina Sung | Salt Lake City | UT | Karlyen Tan |
| Lerchen Zhong | Austin | TX | Kiyoshi Tamagawa |
ELEMENTARY DIVISION |
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Student’s name |
City |
State |
Teacher’s name |
| Julia Angeles | Chicago | IL | Maya Galperin |
| Amelie Cacuci | Las Vegas | NV | Patricia Lee |
| Dylan Fan | Chicago | IL | Erica Tam-Wang |
| Sophie Li | Chicago | IL | Erica Tam-Wang |
| Drake Wang | Ames | IA | Nai-Ying Liao |
| Evangeline Wang | Chicago | IL | Brenda Huang |
| Grace Yu | Wayne | PA | Maria Bucco |
| Marcus Yoon | Arlington | VA | Alice Ji |
“This program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency”
