2018 METROPOLITAN MUSIC FESTIVAL WINNERS
BEST PERFORMERS
Kayleigh Kim - solo string, violin
Joshua Yezhao Chen - solo piano
Hana Lee - solo wind, flute
PIANO CATEGORY
Group A
1st place: Ella Si
2nd place: Olivia Herr
3rd place: Jeremy Ku
Honorable Mention: Kate Lee
Honorable Mention: Claire Ahn
Honorable Mention: Valentina Coppola
Group B
1st place: Claire Wang
2nd place: Christina Hou
2nd place: Terry Sheiko
3rd place: Hannah Phillippy
Honorable Mention: Benjamin Wandow
Group C
1st place: Evan Suk
2nd place: Connor Kim
Honorable Mention: Leo Coppola
Honorable Mention: Aaron Hitaj
Honorable Mention: Jaden Kwak
Honorable Mention: Alex Cho
Group D
1st place: Nathan Park
2nd place: Joseph J. Yoon
2nd place: Kayla Chun
3rd place: Amelia Duan
Honorable Mention: Eric Kwon
Honorable Mention: Ray Zhao
Group E
1st place: Jaime Moon
2nd place: Olivia Kwun
3rd place: Timothy Oh
3rd place: David Ahn
Honorable Mention: Finley Chong
Group F
1st place: Reyna Kim
2nd place: Sophie Zhao
2nd place: Henry Golden
3rd place: Christopher Ren
3rd place: Kevin Shen
3rd place: Reemey Ghermay
Group G
1st place: Paige Zhu
2nd place: Enya Ma
2nd place: Brandon Liu
3rd place: Anthony Wei
Honorable Mention: Jonathan Kwun
Group H
1st place: Melanie Guo
2nd place: Leah Wu
3rd place: Michael Zhou
Honorable Mention: Irene Park
Honorable Mention: Ethan Mao
Honorable Mention: Antan Fenley
Group I
1st place: Ryan Shin
2nd place: Serene Zhu
3rd place: Raymond Cheng
Honorable Mention: Morgan Li
Honorable Mention: Jun Park
Honorable Mention: Gabriel Eraso
Group J
1st place: Anna Kim
2nd place: Audrey Wandow
3rd place: Jocelyn Yuan
Honorable Mention: Lily Choi
Honorable Mention: Brian T. Park
Honorable Mention: Hannah Y Kim
Group K
1st place: Jaden Li
1st place: Chris Jia
2nd place: David Egge
2nd place: Anthony Xu
3rd place: Julia Young
Honorable Mention: Christopher Tu
Group L
1st place: Kyle H. Cho
2nd place: Julian Freisinger
3rd place: James Yoon
3rd place: Collin Park
Honorable Mention: Meley Ghermey
Honorable Mention: Sanchali Banerjee
Group M
1st place: Joshua Yezhao Chen
2nd place: Hyunbin Yu
3rd place: Irene Kim
Honorable Mention: Sean Lee
Honorable Mention: Mandy Guo
Honorable Mention: Katie Xiang
Group N
1st place: Samantha Ye
2nd place: Bentham Hu
3rd place: Katelyn Park
3rd place: Tyler Om
Honorable Mention: Han-min Cho
Honorable Mention: Naveen Ramamurthy
Honorable Mention: Michelle Kim
Group O
1st place: Brandon Kwon
2nd place: Julia Yue
2nd place: Richard Luo
3rd place: Ella Phillippy
3rd place: Elsa Li
3rd place: Karen Yhim
Group P
1st place: William Lu
2nd place: Zachary Edenbaum
3rd place: Susie Park
3rd place: Ahan Patani
Honorable Mention: Thao-Hien Nguyen
Group Q
1st place: Danielle Lee
2nd place: Ethan Benadon
Honorable Mention: Sofia Tasikas
Honorable Mention: Abigail Pak
Honorable Mention: Megan Chen
Group R
1st place: Daniel Wu
2nd place: Rachel Park
3rd place: Emily Liu
Honorable Mention: Chelsea Tu
Group S
1st place: Pascal Sossou
2nd place: An Tran
2nd place: Bryan Zhang
3rd place: Fei Collins
3rd place: Ethan Phan
Honorable Mention: Bertrand Zhu
Honorable Mention: Samantha Leventis
Group T
1st place: Michael Yoo
2nd place: Hana Wang
3rd place: Sebastian Lu
Group U
1st place: Sarah Na
2nd place: Caleb Kim
2nd place: Kenneth Wang
3rd place: Hee Yon Park
3rd place: Eleanor Zang
WINDS/BRASS CATEGORY
Flute
1st place: Nita Jay
1st place: Rachel Son
1st place: Hana Lee
2nd place: Joanne Fan
2nd place: Katie Jeong
2nd place: Michelle Shen
3rd place: Yeinn Renee Kim
3rd place: Lisette Joo
3rd place: Elizabeth Li
French Horn
1st place: Eric Oh
2nd place: Andrew Kim
Oboe
1st place: Jason Lee
Trumpet
2nd place: Noah Lee
3rd place: Sang-Woo Hwang
STRINGS CATEGORY
Violin
1st place: Alexander Moon
1st place: Erin Yi
1st place: Raymond Lim
1st place: Yuna Chun
1st place: Kayleigh Kim
1st place: Jaimie Lwin
2nd place: Jianna Yoon
2nd place: Lindsey Lee
2nd place: Eon Jeong
2nd place: Barry Jie
2nd place: Kaitlyn Kim
2nd place: Samantha Lu
2nd place: Alexander Choi
2nd place: Janice Lee
3rd place: Audrey Lim
3rd place: Daniel Bae
3rd place: Roselyn Bi
3rd place: Katherine Song
3rd place: Isabelle Park
3rd place: Taiki Fukui
Honorable Mention: Ashley Kim
Honorable Mention: Maddie Yi
Honorable Mention: Zara Walker
Honorable Mention: Chloe Kiwon Lee
Honorable Mention: Irene Kim
Honorable Mention: David Wen
Honorable Mention: Rayna Kim
Honorable Mention: Isis Pirrone
Honorable Mention: Gracie Yoon
Honorable Mention: Evan Mao
Viola
1st place: Jada Walker
1st place: Brian Kim
1st place: Maxwell Zhang
1st place: Alice Song
2nd place: Lina Seo
2nd place: Amy Tang
3rd place: Alvin Lee
3rd place: Ashley Ahn
Cello
1st place: Prestin Kim
1st place: Ethan Oh
2nd place: Emma Walker
2nd place: Caleb Fan
2nd place: Jacob Lee
2nd place: Joshua Fan
2nd place: Olivia Bond
3rd place: Aaron Hwang
3rd place: Daniel D. Lee
3rd place: Luke Walker
3rd place: Megan Chen
3rd place: Allen Yoo
PIANO CHAMBER CATEGORY
Group A
1st place: Lily Runkle / Alice Zhang / John Cao
2nd place: John Cao / Lily Runkle
3rd place: Jaime Moon / Timothy Oh
Honorable Mention: Clare Hwang / Rachel Shin
Group B
1st place: John Cao / Alice Zhang
2nd place: Enya Ma / Christopher Ren
3rd place: Lily Runkle / Alice Zhang
3rd place: Kelly Wang / Samuel Yang
Honorable Mention: Kelly Wang / Chloe Ma
Group C
1st place: Ryan Shin / Sophie Huang
2nd place: Melanie Guo / Jocelyn Yuan
2nd place: Isadora Liu / Anne Wang / Anthony Ren
3rd place: Hannah Y Kim / Jun Park
Honorable Mention: Isadora Liu / Anne Wang / Lillian Zhao
Group D
1st place: Naveen Ramamurthy / Ahan Patani
2nd place: Anthony Ren / Anne Wang
3rd place: Naveen Ramamurthy / Ahan Patani / Lillian Zhao
Honorable Mention: Danny Mitchell / Timothy Mitchell
Honorable Mention: Anne Wang / Lillian Zhao
Honorable Mention: Anne Wang / Isadora Liu
Group E
1st place: Liwen Tran / Stefanie Wang / Anne Wang
2nd place: Stefanie Wang / Liwen Tran / Naveen Ramamurthy
3rd place: Sherry Chen / Liwen Tran / Kylie Chen
Honorable Mention: Sherry Chen / Kylie Chen
Group F
1st place: Isabella Tang / Flora Ye
2nd place: Liwen Tran / Yolanda Li
3rd place: Yolanda Li / Danny Mitchell
Honorable Mention: Stefanie Wang / Liwen Tran
Honorable Mention: Yolanda Li / Kylie Gong
WINDS/BRASS CHAMBER CATEGORY
1st place: Sarah Yi / Chloe Zhao / Amanda Welch / Romita Chattaraj
2nd place: Joanne Fan / Emily Cheng / Jessica Chen / Sophia Shiu / Katherine Yu
STRING CHAMBER CATEGORY
1st place: Kayleigh Kim / Matthew Cummings / Hana Wang
2nd place: Noel Jones / Stephanie Dragoi / Anna Lee / Caleb Zhao
2nd place: Noel Jones / Brickman Jones / Lincoln Jones
2nd place: Daniel Hwang / Jaewoo Chung / Ethan Oh / Justin Yi
2nd place: Natalie Hsieh / Olesia Soukhoveev / Joey Hsieh
3rd place: Emily Liu / Lindsey Lim / Rachel Alcazar / Joey Hsieh
Honorable Mention: Chloe Lee / Justin Lee
Honorable Mention: David Wang / Layla Crist / Margaret Chen / Sofia Grundy