Greetings from Esteemed Grand Jury Members of
2023 Grand Maestro International Music Competition (Rachmaninoff Commemorative Edition)
2023 Grand Maestro International Music Competition (Rachmaninoff Commemorative Edition)
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2023 Grand Maestro International Music Competition (3rd Edition)
FINAL ROUND RESULTS
* Outstanding finalists chosen by grand jury for special masterclasses will receive a personal email with all the details.
The following top winners have been selected for Apple Music / Spotify / Youtube Music Platform Publication
Lin Chih-Yi (Piano) Taiwan
Mariya Akhadjanova (Piano) USA
Teia Lee (Violin) Singapore
* We will touch base with each of these winners above by email.
Lin Chih-Yi (Piano) Taiwan
Mariya Akhadjanova (Piano) USA
Teia Lee (Violin) Singapore
* We will touch base with each of these winners above by email.
Special Awards & Prizes
1. Grand Maestro International Music Competition - 2023 Rachmaninoff Prize - *Free In-Person Masterclass in Italy: Mariya Akhadjanova (Piano) USA
* Grand Maestro International Music Competition hereby agrees to assume the obligation of covering the tuition fees directly related to the live masterclass taking place in Italy. However, it is explicitly stated and acknowledged by the participant that they shall be solely responsible for any and all expenses associated with flights, accommodation, food, visiting visa, and any other incidental costs incurred by themselves and any accompanying family members throughout the duration of the event. The winner(s) shall assume complete responsibility for the timely application and acquisition of their travel documents, including obtaining the requisite visa for their journey to Europe. It is of utmost importance to acknowledge that in the event of a visa application denial, no similar scholarship will be awarded in the subsequent year.
2. 2023 Grand Maestro International **Music Youth Scholarship Winner - Teia Lee (Violin) Singapore
**Winner will receive the 2023 Grand Maestro International Music Youth Scholarship as well as a special trophy.
3. ***Grand Maestro International Artist Ambassador Prize - Lin Chih-Yi (Piano) Taiwan
***The Grand Maestro International Artist Ambassador Prize is presented to celebrate and advance exceptional musical talent and artistic vitality. It aims to foster the growth of consummate performance skills among emerging young artists. The recipient of this award will receive year-long promotional support from Grand Maestro International Music Competition, including coverage of their musical events, inclusion in the performance lineup, and the production of exclusive promotional materials. These will feature the winner's performances and interviews, designed to inspire and cultivate musicianship in youth.
* We will touch base with each of these winners above by email.
* Grand Maestro International Music Competition hereby agrees to assume the obligation of covering the tuition fees directly related to the live masterclass taking place in Italy. However, it is explicitly stated and acknowledged by the participant that they shall be solely responsible for any and all expenses associated with flights, accommodation, food, visiting visa, and any other incidental costs incurred by themselves and any accompanying family members throughout the duration of the event. The winner(s) shall assume complete responsibility for the timely application and acquisition of their travel documents, including obtaining the requisite visa for their journey to Europe. It is of utmost importance to acknowledge that in the event of a visa application denial, no similar scholarship will be awarded in the subsequent year.
2. 2023 Grand Maestro International **Music Youth Scholarship Winner - Teia Lee (Violin) Singapore
**Winner will receive the 2023 Grand Maestro International Music Youth Scholarship as well as a special trophy.
3. ***Grand Maestro International Artist Ambassador Prize - Lin Chih-Yi (Piano) Taiwan
***The Grand Maestro International Artist Ambassador Prize is presented to celebrate and advance exceptional musical talent and artistic vitality. It aims to foster the growth of consummate performance skills among emerging young artists. The recipient of this award will receive year-long promotional support from Grand Maestro International Music Competition, including coverage of their musical events, inclusion in the performance lineup, and the production of exclusive promotional materials. These will feature the winner's performances and interviews, designed to inspire and cultivate musicianship in youth.
* We will touch base with each of these winners above by email.
** VERY IMPORTANT - TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR YOUR MEDALS AND CERTIFICATES,
PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOU FILL IN THE MEDAL & CERTIFICATE APPLICATION FORM BELOW.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 10 DECEMBER 2023 (AFTER THIS DATE, APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE PROCESSED)
PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOU FILL IN THE MEDAL & CERTIFICATE APPLICATION FORM BELOW.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 10 DECEMBER 2023 (AFTER THIS DATE, APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE PROCESSED)
2023 Grand Maestro International Music Competition (FINAL ROUND)
TOP PRIZE WINNERS' GALA CONCERT
TOP PRIZE WINNERS' GALA CONCERT
2023 Grand Maestro International Music Competition
Top Prize Winners & Platinum Medalists
Top Prize Winners & Platinum Medalists
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2023 Grand Maestro International Music Competition - Rachmaninoff Prize Winner - Mariya Akhadjanova (Piano Concerto) USA - Professional Category - 98% Absolute Platinum Award
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2023 Grand Maestro International Artist Ambassador Prize - Lin Chih-Yi (Piano) Taiwan - Professional Category - 98% Absolute Platinum Award
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2023 Grand Maestro International Music Competition Youth Scholarship Winner - Teia Lee - Youth Category - (Violin) Singapore - 98% Absolute Platinum Award
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Sarah Li - Youth Category (Piano) - USA - Platinum Medalist - 97%
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Sofia Baturina - Collegiate Category (Piano) - USA - Platinum Medalist - 97%
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William Kim - Professional Category (Percussion) - Canada - Platinum Medalist - 97%
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Dian Shuai - Professional Category (Composition) - USA - Wonder Overture - Platinum Medalist - 97%
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Ruichao Wu - Professional Category (Composition) - USA - Tarot Suite (Composition for string ensemble, marimba, harp and piano) - 97%
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Jaroslav Skuta - Professional Category (Clarinet Solo) - Czech Republic - Platinum Medalist - 97%
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Oliver Gruhn - Professional Category (Composition) - Germany - Platinum Medalist - 97%
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Elizabeth Zhou - Junior Category (Piano Solo) - USA - Platinum Medalist - 95%
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Fiona Yang - Junior Category (Piano Solo) - USA - Platinum Medalist - 95%
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Alicia Li - Youth Category (Violin Solo) - USA - Platinum Medalist - 95%
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Dylan Kim - Youth Category (Violin Solo) - USA - Platinum Medalist - 95%
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Wu Junwen - Professional Category (Composition) - Forest - USA - Platinum Medalist - 95%
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Vlad Baciu - Professional Category (Composition) Symphonic Orchestra - Romania - Platinum Medalist - 95%
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Steven Casano - Professional Category (Solo - Japanese Shakuhachi Flute ) - Platinum Medalist - 95%
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2023 Grand Maestro International Music Competition congratulates all finalists and participants!
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Top Gold Medalists with a score of 94%
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Stanley Hyun - Youth Category (Solo Piano) - USA - Gold Medalist - 94%
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Adrian Li - Youth Category (Solo Piano) - USA - Gold Medalist - 94%
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Adrianna Lu - Youth Category (Solo Piano) - USA - Gold Medalist - 94%
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2023 Grand Maestro International Music Competition congratulates all finalists and participants!
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Winners' Biographies (Coming soon...)
We welcome all final round winners (all medalists - from Absolute Platinum to Bronze medalists) to submit their photo and biography (under 200 words in text form). Please kindly do not provide us with a list of all your achievements as a CV.
We would be delighted to post it on our website to celebrate your achievement and success!
Please email your high resolution photo and bio to this email address: [email protected]
We welcome all final round winners (all medalists - from Absolute Platinum to Bronze medalists) to submit their photo and biography (under 200 words in text form). Please kindly do not provide us with a list of all your achievements as a CV.
We would be delighted to post it on our website to celebrate your achievement and success!
Please email your high resolution photo and bio to this email address: [email protected]
2023 Grand Maestro International Music Competition (FINAL ROUND)
PRIZE WINNER BIOGRAPHIES
PRIZE WINNER BIOGRAPHIES
Mariya Akhadjanova - Professional Category (Piano) - USA / Uzbekistan - Absolute Platinum Medalist - Rachmaninoff Prize
Mariya Akhadjanova, a native of Uzbekistan, is a DMA candidate in Piano Performance and Pedagogy at University of Iowa where she studies under the tutelage of Dr. Ksenia
Nosikova. She is currently working as a staff collaborative pianist at School of Music, University of Iowa. In October 2021, she performed at Carnegie Hall, New York, as a winner of the 2021 “Golden Classical Music Awards" International Competition and in May 2022 at Merkin Concert Hall, Lincoln Center, in New York City as a finalist and Second prize Winner of the Music International Grand Prix 2022. In the past few years, she participated in various online piano competitions and received the First Prize in the Swiss International Music Competition, Quebec International Music Competition, and Music and Stars Awards. Mariya received her bachelor’s
and master’s degrees from Uzbekistan State Conservatory in Tashkent. She earned her second Master at Music degree in Piano Performance under Dr. Dmitri Vorobiev and Dr. Vakhtang Kodanashvili at the University of Northern Iowa in May 2018
VLAD RĂZVAN BACIU - Professional Category (Composition) - Romania - Platinum Medalist
Vlad Răzvan BACIU is a prolific composer, whose portfolio includes more than 100 orchestral works, choral works, operas, and chamber music pieces. Baciu has been awarded multiple musical composition scholarships in Romania, Germany, Netherlands, Estonia, Greece, and Bulgaria, and has participated in several prestigious European Union competitions, receiving numerous awards and prizes. In 2020, he was invited to reside at the Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg (Institute for Advanced Studies) in Delmenhorst, Germany as Artist-in-Residence where he composed the “Candle of the Soul” opera. And in 2021, he received the prestigious Fulbright Scholarship to conduct a research on the American Contemporary Music and compose chamber and symphonic works at Indiana University, Jacobs School of Music. Baciu's original compositions have been recognized in his home country of Romania, as well as throughout the European Union. His composition, “The Cry of the Kogaionon”, a symphonic dirge for big band and symphonic orchestra, written in memory of King Michael I of Romania, won first prize at the “Carl von Ossietzky” Competition in Germany in 2018. His work “Carmine”, composed for symphonic chamber orchestra, has been included in the Romanian National Radio Archives. He was also invited to compose “The Hymn of The Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies”. Baciu is also an accomplished conductor, having conducted the National Symphonic Orchestra of the Teleradio-Moldova Company - Kishinev, The Orchestra and Big Band of “Carl von Ossietzky” University of Oldenburg in Germany, The Orchestra of The National University of Music in Bucharest, SonoMania Ensemble, HEART-CORE Choir, HEART-CORE Boy’s Choir, as well as the OXIGEN Orchestra, founded by Baciu himself. During the 2004 Olympic Games in Greece, he prepared and conducted the AMADEUS Chamber Choir in a performance broadcast on the BBC. His works have been interpreted by young virtuosos and renowned ensembles, such as: Orchestra of the Bacău Philharmonic, Choir of the Craiova Philharmonic, Astra Choir, Profil Ensemble, SonoMania Ensemble, and Fractales Ensemble, among others. Baciu received his Ph.D. in Music, specializing in Composition, from the National University of Music Bucharest (NUMB) in 2016. He also holds master's degrees in Orchestral Conducting (2015) and Classical Composition (2013). In 2010, Baciu became president of the HEART- CORE Cultural Association, which is involved in various cultural projects, with a special focus on promoting contemporary music. For contact or more info, visit: www.vladrazvanbaciu.com
Dian Shuai - Professional Category (Composition) - USA - Platinum Medalist
Dian Shuai is a musician and composer specializing in film and TV scores, theater, and classical music. He holds a BA in Music from UC Berkeley and honed his craft at Eastman School of Music under esteemed composers Mark Watters and Jeff Beal. He is a member of The Society of Composers & Lyricists, and has crafted music for many films and media projects. In 2023, Dian worked as an orchestrator of the documentary "Eastman at 100." He won the Grand Prize at the 2023 Global International Music Competition. Dian recently completed the music for "Dreams of Dracula," which premiered in New York City in October 2023 and will run until November the 11th.
Junwen Wu - Professional Category (Composition) - USA - Platinum Medalist
Hello, my name is Wu Junwen. I was born in Shanghai, China in December 1997. I have had a passion for music from a young age and dabbled in piano as a hobby. Although I didn't receive very formal music training as a child, my love for music never waned. Throughout my middle and high school years, I started improvising and composing some piano pieces, even though they were never published, it marked the beginning of my musical journey.
During my undergraduate years, I enrolled at Shanghai University of Engineering Science, majoring in Exhibition Economics and Management. In my sophomore year, I began studying music production as a hobby. In my junior year, I made the decision that my future couldn't be separated from music. I started preparing a portfolio and aimed to apply to music schools in the United States. In 2021, I was admitted to the graduate program at the Eastman School of Music, where I'm studying film scoring composition. I'm currently a second-year graduate student, and I'm filled with excitement about my future in the world of music. I believe that I will be able to create even more outstanding compositions in the future.
Saadya Polavarapu - Junior Category (Voice) - India - Bronze Medalist
Saadya Polavarapu was born on 5th April 2013 in Bangalore, India. She started her music journey at the age of four with Carnatic vocals. At the age of 5 she took up Western vocal as well. She is a vocalist who enjoys singing the repertoires Broadway & Musical, Classical & Jazz, and also Popular music. Saadya has had the opportunity to sing at various prestigious concerts, famous temples and churches. She has performed on many occasions with in India and abroad.
Saadya has won the First Place at The Canada Red Maple Competition 2023 as well as The Radiant Voice Award. She has won second place in The American Protege International Vocal Competition 2023. She has won The Bronze Medal at The Global International Music Competition 2023. She has won The Bronze at The Grand Maestro International Music Competition 2023.
Saadya is passionate about music and plans to pursue it professionally.
Saadya Polavarapu was born on 5th April 2013 in Bangalore, India. She started her music journey at the age of four with Carnatic vocals. At the age of 5 she took up Western vocal as well. She is a vocalist who enjoys singing the repertoires Broadway & Musical, Classical & Jazz, and also Popular music. Saadya has had the opportunity to sing at various prestigious concerts, famous temples and churches. She has performed on many occasions with in India and abroad.
Saadya has won the First Place at The Canada Red Maple Competition 2023 as well as The Radiant Voice Award. She has won second place in The American Protege International Vocal Competition 2023. She has won The Bronze Medal at The Global International Music Competition 2023. She has won The Bronze at The Grand Maestro International Music Competition 2023.
Saadya is passionate about music and plans to pursue it professionally.