2021 PETRICHOR INTERNATIONAL MUSIC COMPETITION
WINNERS ANNOUNCEMENT
12 Winners | 12 Finalists | 24 Semi-Finalists
Please click here to access the application for the 3rd annual Petrichor Music Competition 2023.
Many thanks for responding to the 2021 Petrichor International Music Competition.
It was enormously gratifying to receive over 350 submissions from 38 countries this year. The necessity of selecting 24 winners and finalists meant that the jury panel had many difficult decisions to make. You have our most sincere gratitude for the decision to share your work with us, and for making our selection process extremely challenging and also musically rewarding. The results of the competition are as follows:
The results of the competition are as follows:
A) Young Solo Performers (under the age of 21)
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1st Prize:$500+ iClassical Academy yearly membership
Szymon Lizak, saxophone
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2nd Prize: $300 + iClassical Academy yearly membership
Santiago Acosta Velasco, flute
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3rd Prize: iClassical Academy yearly membership
Jisoo Kim, cello
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3 Finalists: iClassical Academy 6-month membership
Enlin Ni, piano
Vivian Kwok, piano
Haeun Jin, violin
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6 Semi-Finalists:
Evan James Lee, cello
Cordelia Murray Brown, recorder
Curtis Phill Hsu, piano
Muyan Yang, violin
Yuqiao Chen, piano
Nikka Gershman, flute
B) Solo Performers, instrumentalists, or singers (over the age of 21)
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1st Prize: $1000 + iClassical Academy yearly membership
Peter Facer, oboe
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2nd Prize: $500 + iClassical Academy yearly membership
Xiaoya Liu, piano
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3rd Prize: iClassical Academy yearly membership
Alexandr Haskin, flute
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3 Finalists: iClassical Academy 6-month membership
Yuyeon Lee, piano
Alyson Rosales, voice
Yi Qun Xu, cello
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6 Semi-Finalists:
Serin Baek. violin
Todd Oxford, saxophone
Soochul Park, flute
Lyle Sheffler, guitar
Jesse Guo, marimba
Chen Cao, cello
C) Composers (acoustic, electronic, acousmatic works)
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1st Prize: $1000 + iClassical Academy yearly membership
June Young Will Kim
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2nd Prize: $500 + iClassical Academy yearly membership
Justin Williams
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3rd Prize: iClassical Academy yearly membership
Marc Migo
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3 Finalists: iClassical Academy 6-month membership
Lina Tonia
Tanja Elisa Glinsner
Matteo Tundo
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6 Semi-Finalists:
Peter Dickson Lopez
Dion Nataraja
Javier Martínez Campos
Peter Myers
Feng Shuya
Emmanuel Cabrera Lagunas
D) Ensembles (groups with two or more performers)
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1st Prize: $1000 + iClassical Academy yearly membership
V Coloris Wind Quintet
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2nd Prize: $500 + iClassical Academy yearly membership
Fedchenko Biazrova Ensemble
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3rd Prize: iClassical Academy yearly membership
Ryelandt Trio
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3 Finalists: iClassical Academy 6-month membership
Nupur Thakkar Ensemble
ILO Quartet
Valerie Burndorfer Ensemble
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6 Semi-Finalists:
Cuore Piano Trio
Woodwork Reed Quintet
Quartet Granitique
Dandelion Quintett
The North Coast Winds
Thomas Cooper Quartet
Due to the number of applications received, we are unfortunately unable to provide feedback on your application.
We hope you keep in mind that not being selected this year does not in any way reflect negatively on the quality of your application or music or the potential for us performing your music in future years.
WHAT’S NEXT?
The Future of Music Is Here
Thank you so much again for applying to the 2021 Petrichor International Music Competition and for your patience while we reviewed all applications. The level of applications we received this year was extremely high and we greatly appreciate you sharing your music with us. Our committee rotates each year and the decisions this time were more challenging than ever.
