High School Level
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Valeriya Sholokhova, cello
Scherzo, Yuri Shaporin
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Jacek Blaszkiewicz, piano
Sonata in E-flat, Les adieux, Op. 81, 3rd move., Beethoven
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Geoffrey Tsui, piano
Sonata, Op. 40, Beethoven
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The Grand Prize Winners 2005 were selected at the Competition Finals
Saturday, May 21, Music Performance Center, Campus Hall, Wagner College
Each winner receive will receive $500 and in a solo recital at Wagner College
Campus Hall Performance Center in June 2006
The Grand Prize Winners for 2005 are
Leo Singer, cello,
Pre-High School Level
and
Valeriya Sholokhova, cello,
High School Level
Complete List of Winners for 2005
Pre-High-School Level
First Place Winners:
Kaitlin Cullen-Verhauz, cello, grade 4, Special Music School (P.S. 859), N.Y., N.Y., private study
with Vladimir Panteleyev
Leo Singer, cello, grade 7, Friends Seminary, Third Street Music School Settlement, N.Y., N.Y.,
private study with Sibylle Johner
Second Place Winners:
Chana Ambuter, harp, grade 8, homeschool, Vernon, N.J., private study with Laura Majestic
Daniel Kim, clarinet, grade 9, I. S. 72, S.I., N.Y., private study with Keri Ann K. DiBari-Oberli
Marcel Krasner, cello, grade 7, Mark Twain Junior High School, Brooklyn, N.Y., private study with
Jerome Carington
Katherine Liccardo, violin, grade 8, New Hyde Park Memorial JHS, New Hyde Park, N.Y., private
study with Jonathan Weber
Moriah Trenk, piano, grade 6, Scarsdale Middle School, Scarsdale, N.Y., private study with Paul
Ostrovsky
Howard Yew, piano, grade 8, I.S. 51, S. I., N.Y., private study with Wen-Yi Lo
Third Place Winners:
Matthew Berman, alto saxophone, grade 8, I. S. 7, S. I., N.Y., private study with Paul Korn
Tsutomo Okano, violin, grade 7, Wagner Middle School, New York, N.Y., private study with
Paul Ostrovsky
Stephanie Sun, piano, grade 3, P.S. 48, S. I., N.Y., private study with Wen-Yi Lo
Honorable Mention:
Antonia Mallozzi, violin, grade 4, P.S. 45, S. I., N.Y., private study with Madeline Casparie
Catherine Peck-Philips, violin, grade 7, BAK Middle School of the Arts, WPB, FL, private study
with Maree Sawhney
Stephanie Sun, violin, grade 3, P.S. 48, S. I., N.Y., private study with Sanchie Bobrow
High-School Level
First Place Winners:
Jacek Blaszkiewicz, piano, grade 11, LaGuardia High School of the Arts, N.Y., private study
with Mark Pakman
Valeriya Sholokhova, cello, grade 9, Beacon High School, N.Y., private study with
Vladimir Panteleyev
Geoffrey Tsui, piano, grade 10, Stuyvesant High School, N.Y., private study with Wen-Yi Lo
Second Place Winners:
Sarah Armenia, violin, grade 9, Staten Island Technical High School, S. I., N.Y., private study
with Ann Setzer
Cynthia Chon, flute, grade 10, Tottenville High School, S. I., N.Y., private study with Keri Ann K.
DiBari-Oberli
David Estioco, piano, grade 9, La Guardia High School of the Arts, N, Y., private Eugenia
Betman
Stanislav Golovin, clarinet, grade 12, Interlochen Arts Academy, Interlochen, MI, private study with
Nathan Williams (from Tashkent, Uzbekistan)
Gi-Sun Kang, flute, grade 12, Port Richmond High School, S. I., N.Y., private study with Keri Ann K.
DiBari-Oberli
Jacob Niederhoffer, violin, grade 9, Curtis High School, S. I., N.Y., private study with Ellie Kang
Saachi Sachdev, flute, grade 12, Stuyvesant High School, N.Y., N.Y., private study with Keri Ann K.
DiBari-Oberli
Sabina Torosjan, violin, grade 11, LaGuardia High School, N.Y., private study with Ann Setzer
Third Place Winners:
James Jiang, cello, grade 9, Livingston High School, Livingston, N. J., private study with Barbara
Mallow
Leona Krasner, violin, grade 12, Brooklyn Technical High School, Brooklyn, N.Y., private study
with Geraldine LaPierre
Gabriel Zucker, violin, grade 9, Hunter College High School, N.Y., private study with Dennis
Malone
Honorable Mention:
Elizabeth Hagan, harp, grade 9, St. Joseph Hill Academy, S. I., N.Y., private study with Auissa Reit
Tina Thomas, voice, grade 12, Stuyvesant High School, N.Y., N.Y. private study with Mia DiMario
Young Musicians Competition expresses its sincere appreciation to 
