Picture:  Winner Recital Location: University of Unitarian Church Seattle 

The SWH Foundation Organizing Committee extends its heartfelt congratulations to every student and young performer. We are profoundly grateful for your extraordinary performances and unwavering dedication to musical excellence. 

Important Announcements

• Ceremony Invitations: Winners of the Top Honor and selected Gold Awards will receive an official email invitation for the live Award Ceremony.

• Award Collection: * Participants may collect their trophies and certificates in person immediately following the Winners' Recital in April 4th 2pm.

  • Starting April 10th, we have entrusted Dolce Arts Studio Bellevue to facilitate the collection of awards on our behalf during their regular business hours: Dolce Arts Studio Bellevue 655 156th Ave SE, Suite A290, Bellevue, WA 98007  (3pm to 7:30pm Mon. to Friday. 425-364-8227)

• Shipping Requests: Participants residing more than 20 miles outside the Seattle area may apply for certificate mailing via email or Free PDF Certificate(recipients are responsible for shipping costs).

• Community Invitation: We cordially invite all participants, parents, and friends to attend the Winners' Recital to support our young artists!

• Finality of Results: Please note that all decisions made by the jury are final 

Piano Category

Within each group, names are listed in order of age (youngest to oldest).

Top Honor (Recipients of $300 Cash Award)

• Irene Gao – Chopin: Fantaisie-Impromptu in C-sharp Minor, Op. 66

• Xinyun Fan – Haydn: Piano Sonata in C Major, Hob. XVI:50, I. Allegro

Gold Award

• Justin Zhu – Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K. 331 – I. Theme & Variations

• Emily (Xinyi) Zhu – Tchaikovsky: The Seasons, Op. 37b – November: Troika

Silver Award

• Ethan (Nolan) Ye – J.S. Bach: Minuet in G Major, BWV Anh. 114

• Ethan Tang – Chopin: Waltz No. 7 in C-sharp Minor, Op. 64, No. 2

• Colleen Wang – J.S. Bach: Two-Part Invention No. 13, BWV 784

• Tinsley Xu – Chopin: Nocturne in C-sharp Minor, Op. posth.

Bronze Award

• Neo Hou – J.S. Bach: Polonaise in G Minor, BWV Anh. 119 / Clementi: Sonatina in C Major, Op. 36, No. 3, III. Allegro

• Jasper Zhu – J.C.F. Bach: Anglaise in D Major

• Ethan Wang – Diabelli: Sonatina in F Major, Op. 168, No. 1

• Molly Xu – Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne Worte (Consolation), Op. 30, No. 3

• Eric Xia – Haydn: Sonata in C Major, Hob. XVI:1

• Sofiya Kniaziuk – Ryuichi Sakamoto: Chasing Kou (from "Drowning Love")

Honorable Mention

• Arm Li – Schumann: Kleine Studie (Album for the Young), Op. 68

• Tincee Cheung – Burgmüller: Innocence, Op. 100, No. 5

• Ethan Ma – Johann Krieger: Minuet in A Minor

• Grace Lin – Burgmüller: La tarentelle, Op. 100, No. 20

Adjudication Panel: Professor Kay Zavislak & Dr. Xin Chang

Strings Category

Top Honor (Recipients of $300 Cash Award)

• Adeline Gao – Kreisler: Praeludium and Allegro in the Style of Pugnani

• Leyan Gao – Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35, I. Allegro moderato

Gold Award

• Lang Fan – David Popper: Tarantella, Op. 33

• Wenxuan Huang – Willem Ten Have: Allegro Brillant, Op. 19

• Jiaxuan Zheng – Wieniawski: Polonaise de Concert in D Major, Op. 4

• Xintong Su – Karl Davydov: At the Fountain, Op. 20, No. 2

Silver Award

• Wenxuan Huang – Vivaldi: Violin Concerto in A Minor, Op. 3, No. 6, III. Presto

• Joy Zhan – Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 3 in G Major, K. 216, III. Rondeau

• Ruby Hu – Komarovsky: Violin Concerto No. 1

• Nichole Jin – Lalo: Symphonie Espagnole in D Minor, Op. 21, I. Allegro non troppo

• Cobin Zhou – J.S. Bach: Sonata No. 1 – Siciliano and Presto

• Arianna Argentieri – Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No. 1, Mov. III & IV

Bronze Award

• Linghe Wang – Seitz: Violin Concerto No. 5 in D Major, Op. 22, III. Rondo

• Yiming Zheng – Mozart: Minuet from Divertimento No. 17

• Yuexi Shang – Julius Klengel: Cello Concertino No. 1 in C Major, Op. 7, III. Rondo

• Grace Jin – Vivaldi: Violin Concerto in A Minor, III. Presto

• Raymond Zhou – J.S. Bach: Violin Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, BWV 1041, I. Allegro moderato

• Charlene Chen – Ma Yaoxian: Spring in Xinjiang

• Evan Sumanaseni – Edvard Grieg: Cello Sonata in A Minor, Op. 36, I. Allegro agitato

Honorable Mention

• Evangeline Michalak-Yu – Vivaldi: Violin Concerto in A Minor, Op. 3, No. 6, I. Allegro

• Alia Egan – Mozart: Minuet from Divertimento No. 17

• Natalie Tang – Seitz: Violin Concerto No. 5, I. Allegro

• Jiatong Wang – Padre Martini: Gavotte

• Jackson Xiang – Willem Ten Have: Allegro Brillant

• Rosie Yin – Cassadó: Suite for Cello Solo, I. Preludio-Fantasia

Adjudication Panel: Professor Yuan Zhang & Dr. Yang Lu

Winds Category

Top Honor (Recipient of $300 Cash Award)

• Chloe Wu – Gabriel Fauré: Fantaisie for Flute and Piano, Op. 79

Gold Award

• Chloe Cao – Carl Stamitz: Flute Concerto in G Major, Op. 29

• Irisia Li – Cécile Chaminade: Concertino for Flute, Op. 107

Silver Award

• Gloria (Qiyue) Sha – Vivaldi: Flute Concerto in D Major "Il Cardellino", Op. 10, No. 3, I. Allegro

• Hengqi (Zhang) Zhu – P.A. Genin: Carnaval de Venise, Op. 14

• Cheers Deng – Gabriel Fauré: Fantaisie for Flute and Piano, Op. 79

• Kayla Hua – Jules Demersseman: Italian Concerto, Finale

• Hannah Ma – Cécile Chaminade: Concertino for Flute, Op. 107

Bronze Award

• Shanni Li – Telemann: Flute Sonata in C Major, TWV 41:C2, I & II

• Anya Jethava – Saverio Mercadante: Flute Concerto in E Minor, I. Allegro moderato

• Sophia Zhao – Cécile Chaminade: Concertino for Flute in D Major, Op. 107

• Ember Homme – Cécile Chaminade: Concertino for Flute, Op. 107

• Jeri Zhou – Carl Stamitz: Flute Concerto in G Major, Op. 29

Honorable Mention

• Alex Chen – Giovanni Platti: Flute Sonata No. 5, I, II & III

• Chloe Lu – Telemann: Fantasie No. 10 for Solo Flute

• Angela Deng – Mel Bonis: Flute Sonata, II. Scherzo

• Siyu Ma – Charles T. Griffes: Poem for Flute and Orchestra

• Kerui Xu – François Devienne: Flute Sonata No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 58

Adjudication Panel: Professor Elizabeth Buck & Chen Wang