Winners
A native of Philadelphia, cellist Eliana Razzino Yang has performed solo recitals in London, Paris, Rome, Brussels, Frankfurt, New York, Helsinki, Boston, and Philadelphia and concertos with orchestras Italy, across the US, and England. She has also performed as part of Harrisburg’s Market Square rising star series and the Taos Chamber Music Group, and has received top prizes in the Adelphi Orchestra, All City Orchestra, YCVT, Caprio, Charleston, and Vivace competitions. Eliana has collaborated with members of the Emerson, Tokyo, Borromeo, Vermeer, Audubon, Aizuri, and Momenta string quartets, Ensemble Epomeo, Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, and the International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE). In 2015 she traveled to Budapest, Hungary, to play for composer György Kurtág and cellist Miklós Perényi and in 2016 she played for composer George Crumb. Eliana will be a fellow at the Colorado Music Festival string quartet program and a participant at Thy Chamber Music Festival during the summer of 2023. Eliana plays on a Joseph Panormo cello from 1810 on generous loan from Mr. Harold and Holly Glass of Philadelphia, PA. Eliana received her bachelor’s degree from Juilliard in May 2022 under the tutelage of Natasha Brofsky and Richard Aaron, and is continuing for her master’s degree with Clara Minhye Kim.
Prize-Winners of Gold International Classical Music Competition
• The categories and prizes that are not mentioned below, were not awarded
Piano
Category I
Danielle Cao – 1st Prize
Yichen Shen – 1st Prize
Bryant Lin – 1st Prize
Jaomaruai Chotitawan – 1st Prize
Natrada Ungsomboon – 1st Prize
Justin Ding – 2nd Prize
Category II
Raymond Zhou – 1st Prize
Zi Qi Hannah Low – 2nd Prize
Category III
Jodi Brielle Brown – 1st Prize
Emma Lu – 1st Prize
Pharphum Phophong – 1st Prize
Raya Belcheva – 2nd Prize
Clive Terrence Wijaya – 2nd Prize
Category IV
Aleksandra Ziora – 1st Prize
Isabella Liu – 1st Prize
Matei Ilia Radulescu – 1st Prize
Yu-Chieh Chang – 1st Prize
Eric Yingzun Chen – 1st Prize
Eric Lin – 1st Prize
Freya Calista Suhandi – 2nd Prize
Monika Stanisz – 2nd Prize
Hiram Reategui – 2nd Prize
Michael Phillipe Andree – 2nd Prize
Ahmed Nader Al Mousawi – 3rd Prize
Ching-Chiao Chang – 3rd Prize
Eva Akulova – 3rd Prize
Nino Razmadze – 3rd Prize
Category V
Pin-Fan Chen – 1st Prize
Rodrigo Landa-Romero – 1st Prize
Jacob Chan – 2nd Prize
Nicole Gorbacheva – 2nd Prize
Hector Gianni Torres Vargas – 3rd Prize
Michelle Dong – 3rd Prize
Category VI
Chaebin An – 1st Prize
Moeko Wada – 1st Prize
Xiaofan Ji – 1st Prize
Sau In Wong – 2nd Prize
Yumeng Pan – 2nd Prize
Silvano Cibin – 3rd Prize
Georgios Darmis – 3rd Prize
Kristian Cvetkovic – 3rd Prize
Dahye Yoon – 3rd Prize
Klara Jachimczak – 3rd Prize
Chamber Music
Category III
Pharkorn & Pharphum Phophong – 1st Prize
Category VI
Duo Kreutzer – 1st Prize
Seoto & Moe – 1st Prize
Duo de Soleil – 2nd Prize
Classical Vocal
Category I
Emmalin Deng – 1st Prize
Category III
Hermione Lau Kanasook – 2nd Prize
Category IV
Justin Whang – 3rd Prize
Category V
Elisa Rossetti – 2nd Prize
Medha Jayendran – 2nd Prize
Category VI
Ustinya Malinina – 1st Prize
Felix Boege – 1st Prize
Lingyan Li – 1st Prize
Marie Cécile Fert – 2nd Prize
Xuanying Cheng – 3rd Prize
Popular Vocal
Category V
Ella Li – 1st Prize
Category VI
Jiayou Duan – 1st Prize
Hanju Jin – 2nd Prize
Guang Yang – 3rd Prize
Violin
Category I
Ariana Harada – 1st Prize
Ariane Wang – 1st Prize
Category II
Isaac Shih – 1st Prize
Category III
Pranciskus Kurauskas – 1st Prize
Category IV
Anna Sofia Majoni – 1st Prize
Khaos Kook – 1st Prize
Category V
Alicja Jabłońska – 1st Prize
Ririka Fukuda – 1st Prize
Swansea Siu – 3rd Prize
Category VI
Junghyun Park – 1st Prize
Jelin Lee – 1st Prize
Helena Iacob – 2nd Prize
Takanori Okamoto – 2nd Prize
Elisa Scudeller – 2nd Prize
Eden Zigaret Talhon – 3rd Prize
Yuwa Roten – 3rd Prize
Viola
Category III
Hannah Tsai – 1st Prize
Category VI
Joanna Filus-Olenkiewicz – 1st Prize
Aiyuan Liu – 1st Prize
Cello
Category II
Joylyn Jung – 1st Prize
Category III
Parson Tam Pak Shun – 1st Prize
Leia Wong – 2nd Prize
Category IV
Lyam Chenaux – 1st Prize
Category V
Jui-En Charice Tung – 1st Prize
Jun-nuo Li – 2nd Prize
Sofi Stepanyan – 2nd Prize
Maria Hornik – 2nd Prize
Double Bass
Category VI
Chencheng Wang – 1st Prize
Riccardo Baiocco – 1st Prize
Harp
Category III
Chi Ting LI – 1st Prize
Yulia Wei – 1st Prize
Chi Ting LI – 2nd Prize
Hannah Tsai – 3rd Prize
Category IV
Naphitchaya Sae-Jew – 1st Prize
Category V
Ligia Nowak – 1st Prize
Classical Guitar
Category IV
Minbo Dai – 1st Prize
Category V
Samuel Silverman – 3rd Prize
Category VI
James Baker – 1st Prize
Mattia Lazzari – 1st Prize
Seungyeon Lee – 1st Prize
Anne-Frédérique Gagnon – 1st Prize
James Baker – 2nd Prize
Clarinet
Category II
Yan Ching Cheung – 1st Prize
Category VI
Andrea Cano Batista – 1st Prize
Mingjin Mu – 1st Prize
Seyoung Bang – 1st Prize
Cristian Stefan Jitari – 2nd Prize
Oboe
Category IV
Hing Yi Sunny Cui – 1st Prize
Category V
Fiamma Di Gennaro – 1st Prize
Category VI
Hao Xie – 1st Prize
Zhijian Hu – 2nd Prize
Saxophone
Category III
Igor Chyrc – 1st Prize
Category VI
Chi-Chun Chen – 1st Prize
Guangcong Chen – 2nd Prize
Tongjia Hu – 3rd Prize
Xiaodong Wang – 3rd Prize
Jingqian Xiu – 3rd Prize
Flute
Category III
Mia Wang – 1st Prize
Pharphum Phophong – 1st Prize
Category IV
Ashley Kim – 1st Prize
Category VI
Isabella Carucci – 1st Prize
Anna Mszanik – 1st Prize
French Horn
Category VI
Gediminas Abaris – 1st Prize
Percussion
Category III
Tiancheng Feng – 1st Prize
Category VI
Ion Delić – 1st Prize
Chen-Yu Hsieh – 1st Prize
Folk Instrument
Category II
Almz Yu Shue Jim – 1st Prize
Grand Prize
Piano
Tzu-Chieh Huang – Category IV
Violin
Satoru Yahata – Category IV
Cello
Eliana Yang – Category VI
Special Prizes
Woodwind Virtuoso
Seyoung Bang – Category VI
Multi-Talanted Musician
Pharphum Phophong – Category III
Young Talent
Eric Lin – Category IV
String Virtuoso
Aiyuan Liu – Category VI