DEBUSSY MUSIC COMPETITION
2023 RESULTS
October 2023
Grand Prize Winner
Emel DOGAN UGURLU, Gonca YERLÄ°KAYA
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Special Prize Winners
Best Debussy Performance Special Award
Candidates who have given an exceptional performance of a work written by Claude Debussy.
Anna Kierzynkowska & Dawid Trawicki / Johanna Habersetzer / Maralmaa Bayarsaikhan / Stanley Hyun / WEI YUJING
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Art of Musical Interpretation Special Award
Candidates who have demonstrated exceptional skill in interpreting and performing musical works, bringing their own unique perspective and artistry to the music.
GUO ZIXI / MELISA IBRAHIMI / Mirei Kuroyanagi / TAM SI WAN
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Musical Sensibility Special Award
Candidates who have shown exceptional sensitivity and understanding of music, and have a deep appreciation for the nuances of musical expression.
Friderika ZwierzyÅ„ska / Jiachen Xu / Jiayi Shi / Leo Chen / Ludmila Pelahiy / Ong Xiang Ying / Tang Pui Man Frances / Vincent Yam / WEINA·YILIYA
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Virtuosic Performance Special Award
Candidates who have demonstrated remarkable proficiency and command over their performance.
Hechengzi Li / Irene Messoloras / JINRONG ZHOU / Liu Sheng Yu / Wang Haiyun
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Baroque A (Under Age 17)
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First Prize
Jiayi Shi - Piano
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Baroque B (Over Age 17)
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Absolute First Prize
Emel DOGAN UGURLU, Gonca YERLÄ°KAYA - Flute & Violin
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Classical A (Under Age 17)
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First Prize
Jiayi Shi - Piano
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Second Prize
Maralmaa Bayarsaikhan - Piano
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Third Prize
Qianyue Hu - Piano
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Romantic A (Under Age 17)
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First Prize
Jiayi Shi / Johanna Habersetzer - Piano
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Romantic B (Over Age 17)
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Absolute First Prize
Hechengzi Li - Piano
JINRONG ZHOU - Flute
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Second Prize
Xinyu Ke - Piano
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Third Prize
Alexander Ng - Piano
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Modern A (Under Age 17)
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First Prize
Vincent Yam - Piano
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Second Prize
Yuting Lan - Piano
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Modern B (Over Age 17)
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Absolute First Prize
Tang Pui Man Frances - Harp
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First Prize
Anna Kierzynkowska & Dawid Trawicki - Violin & Guitar
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Second Prize
Yikun Lyu - Piano
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Concerto
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Absolute First Prize
Jiachen Xu - Violin
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First Prize
Tang Pui Man Frances - Harp
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Second Prize
Tianqi Shen - Piano
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Original Composition
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Absolute First Prize
Carlos Cotto Clemente
Radosław Broda
Ruichao Wu
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First Prize
Gracie Dundee
Shiliang Luo
SOOYEON SIM
Yi-Chi (Chi chi) Wang
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Second Prize
Junyi Wu
Tianxing Ma
Xuanyu Wang
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Duo Performance
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Absolute First Prize
Emel DOGAN UGURLU, Gonca YERLÄ°KAYA - Flute & Violin
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Second Prize
Timmy Zhao & Vicky Zhao - Piano Duo
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Musical Theatre / Opera
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Absolute First Prize
WEINA·YILIYA
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First Prize
YIXUAN ZHOU
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Second Prize
Alina Cheung
Third Prize
Dan He
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National Music
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Absolute First Prize
XINYUAN ZHAO - Vocal
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Orchestra
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First Prize
Shanghai Student Starlight Orchestra
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Professional (No age limit)
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Absolute First Prize
Liu Sheng Yu - Cello
Meijun Chen - Clarinet
Irene Messoloras - Conducting
Hechengzi Li - Piano
Jiachen Xu - Violin
Charity Mapletoft - Vocal
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First Prize
JINRONG ZHOU - Flute
Tang Pui Man Frances - Harp
Cencen Zhou / Ludmila Pelahiy / WEI YUJING - Vocal
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Second Prize
Jenny Ye - Piano
Anna Dong - Violin
HONGJIE PU / Xiangjing Ding - Vocal
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Advanced (Age 18-22)
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Absolute First Prize
Wang Haiyun - Cello
MELISA IBRAHIMI - Piano
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Young Artist (Age 14-17)
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Absolute First Prize
GUO ZIXI - Cello
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First Prize
Huang Li Yang James / TAM SI WAN - Piano
Dylan Lin - Saxphone
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Second Prize
Jiayi Shi / Joyce Lumeng - Piano
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Third Prize
Ailun Zhao - Piano
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Youth (Age 11-13)
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Absolute First Prize
Stanley Hyun - Piano
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First Prize
Johanna Habersetzer - Piano
Leo Chen - Trumpet
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Second Prize
Nuo chen / Ong Xiang Ying - Piano
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Third Prize
Yiyang Cheng / Yuexi Cao - Piano
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Junior (Age 8-10)
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Absolute First Prize
YULIA WEI - Harp
Friderika Zwierzyńska - Piano
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First Prize
Kayshana Ram / Mirei Kuroyanagi / Vincent Yam - Piano
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Second Prize
ZHANYU ZHANG - Clarinet
Jiyue Bi - Piano
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