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34th MFHC Finalists

Congratulations to the 34th Music Festival in Honor of Confucius finalists, and thank you to all who participated!

The live finalists round was held on Sunday, November 24th from 8am – 3:00pm in the Studebaker Theater and the William Harris Lee and Co. Store.

Regardless of advancement, we congratulate each and every participant on their hard work and dedication to learning Chinese music, and extend our sincere gratitude to the parents, teachers, accompanists, and all that support these students. 

Finalists in the 34th Music Festival in Honor of Confucius: 

Violin:

Youth

      • Sylvia Pine – First Place 
      • Eliana Song – Second Place
      • Olivia Yi – Third Place 

Honorable Mentions: 

      • Madeline Licudine 
      • Riley Palmes 

Junior I

      • Aiden Yu – First Place 
      • Jasmine Horton – Second Place
      • Eli Ho – Third Place

Honorable Mentions: 

      • Riko Pang
      • Ava Isabella Angeles  

Junior II

      • Ruth Kim – First Place
      • Ella Saputra – Second Place
      • Sameer Agrawal – Third Place

Honorable Mentions: 

      • Kaylee Kim
      • Leo Zupko
      • Carrie Wang

Senior

      • Abigail Park – First Place 
      • Sonya Jones – Second Place
      • Suminne Hong – Third Place

Honorable Mentions:  

      • Beatrice Park
      • Linda Wang

Piano:

Youth

      • Jeremy Liu – First Place
      • Eric Wang – Second Place
      • Bella Li – Third Place

Junior I 

      • Emmie Guo – First Place
      • Chloe Ma – Second Place
      • Yuriy Rogachev – Third Place 

Honorable Mention

      • Reina Hisada

Junior II

      • Ryan Liu – First Place

Senior 

      • William Zhu – First Place
      • Anna Xie – Second Place
      • Hongkun Zeng – Third Place 

Cello: 

Youth

      • Julia Isabella Angeles – First Place

Junior I 

      • Ella Wimbiscus – First Place 
      • Kevin Hernandez – Second Place
      • Cecilia O’Malley – Third Place

Honorable Mention

      • Gabriel Raviv
      • Isabel Park

Junior II

      • David Wu – First Place 
      • Jeffery Tong – Second Place 
      • Olivia Boe – Third Place

Honorable Mention

      • Stephanie Mei

Senior

      • Eytan Raviv – First Place 
      • Yuming Wang – Second Place
      • Daniel Zhao – Third Place 

Honorable Mention

      • Sebastian Ellis 

Chinese Instrument: 

    • Emily Zhao – First Place
    • Angela Wang – Second Place 
    • Sophia Zhao – Third Place 

Chamber: 

    • Sound of Wishes Ensemble – First Place