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Petrichor Records 2022 Competition results. Violins on Chairs in a Concert Hall.
Petrichor Records 2022 Competition results. Violins on Chairs in a Concert Hall.

Competition Results

Thank you for applying to the 2022 Petrichor International Music Competition and for your patience while we reviewed all applications. It was enormously gratifying to receive several hundred applications from 51 countries this year. The necessity of selecting 41 winners and 41 finalists and 152 semi-finalists meant that the jury panel had many difficult decisions to make, and, in some cases, the jury had to choose more than three winners to share prizes.

 

In the next few weeks, our team will contact the winners, finalists, and semi-finalists to proceed with the next steps.

 

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. We are glad to inform you that this year, because of the quality of the entries, the committee decided to announce 12 (or more) applicants who advanced to the semi-final round in addition to the winners and finalists to honor their talent. The level of applications we received this year was extremely high, and we greatly appreciate you sharing your music with us. We encourage you to consider applying to the 2023 competition as our committee rotates each year.

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Due to the number of applications received and the nature of the competition, which is not intended for educational purposes, we are unfortunately unable to provide feedback on individual applications. However, we hope you keep in mind that not being selected this year does not negatively reflect the quality of your application or music or the potential for us to collaborate with you in the future!
 

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Also, if you have any questions, or have an interesting idea that you want to share with us, please do not hesitate to contact us via email.

Please click here to access the application for the 3rd annual Petrichor Music Competition 2023.

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1.     SOLO PERFORMERS UNDER THE AGE OF 16

Winners:

  • Grand Prize
    William Yeh (Violin)
    Henryk Wieniawski: Violin Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 22, 3rd Movement

  • 2nd Prize
    Joshuanne Yeh Su En (Piano)
    Olivier Messiaen: Vingt Regards Sur L'Enfant-Jésus XI

  • 3rd Prize
    Miles Levine (Cello)
    Dmitri Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major, Op. 107
     

Finalists:

  1. Chin Katherine (Clarinet)
    George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue

  2. Aurelia Faidley-Solars (Cello)
    Édouard Lalo: Cello Concerto in D

  3. Torsten Fras (Harpsichord)
    Joseph-Nicolas-Pancrace Royer: La Marche des Scythes

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Semi-Finalists (In no particular order):

  • Enni Harlan - Piano

  • Yuqiao Chen - Piano

  • Xiaowen Lin - Cello

  • Tristan Zhu - Violin

  • Yukichiyo Gwendolyn Yokota - Saxophone

  • Peter Sokol - Accordion

  • Bella Delle - Hip-hop Vocal

  • Ella Wimbiscus - Cello

  • Lucie Kim - Piano

  • Eric Yingzun Chen - Piano

  • Antonia Maria Kreuzer - Violin

  • Tianzi Liu - Cello

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2.     SOLO PERFORMERS UNDER THE AGE OF 21

Winners:

  • Grand Prize
    Haven Kahn (Alto Saxophone)
    Jacques Ibert: Concertino da Camera

  • 2nd Prize
    Lewin Creuz (Violin)
    Max Bruch: Violin Concerto no. 1 Op.26

  • 3rdPrize
    Christiana Coppola (Cello)
    Cello Sonata Op. 40, 3rd Mov.Dimitry Shostakovich:
    P. Tchaikovsky: Variazioni Rococò, v. 5, cadenza e v. 6
     

Finalists:

  1. Garrett Podgorski (Guitar)
    J. S. Bach: Allegro from BWV. 998 

  2. Elizabeth Churchya (Piano)
    Mozart: Concerto No. 20 in D Minor (complete)
    Ravel: Concerto in G Major, Mov. I 

  3. Enkhbat Enkhtugs (Khuuchir)
    Li Bochan: Chuson
    George Gao: Capriccio No. 2

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Semi-Finalists (In no particular order):

  • Christian Pérez - Piano

  • Jason Chen - Violin

  • Jakub Staszel - Violin

  • Morgane Voisin - Violin

  • Elizabeth Hunang - Violin

  • Yana Snisar - Bassoon

  • Hailey Guerra - Clarinet

  • Matthew Meyers - Saxophone

  • Yin Ting Wong - Pipa

  • Lisa de Munck - Flute

  • Yijun Huang - Organ

  • Qiaochu (Grace) Wang - Voice

  • Trinity Fan - Piano

  • Pippa Sieppala - Violin

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3.     SOLO PERFORMERS OVER THE AGE OF 21

Winners:

  • Grand Prize
    Roman Iievskyi (Flute)
    Olexander Shchetynskyi: Flute Concerto

  • 2nd Prize
    Annelle K. Gregory (Violin)
    J. Sibelius: Violin Concerto, Op. 47, mvt I

  • 3rd Prize
    German Ukolov (Piano)
    S. Rachmaninov: Piano conerto 3 op.30
     

Finalists:

  1. Felicia Greciuc (Oboe)
    - Carl Nielsen: Two Fantasy Pieces for Solo oboe and Orchestra (Arr. Stefan Diaconu)
    - Romanian Song Bucovina for Solo oboe and Orchestra (Arr. Stefan Diaconu)

  2. Anastasiya Squires (Flute)
    Aram Khachaturian: Flute Concerto

  3. John Henry Crawford (Cello)
    Tchaikovsky: Variations on a "Rococo" Theme for cello and orchestra

  4. Calum Crosbie (Percussion)
    Jennifer Higdon: Percussion Concerto

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Semi-Finalists (In no particular order):

  • J.T. Holdbrooks - Bassoon

  • Kristina Thede Johansen - Saxophone 

  • Faythe Vollrath - Harpsichord 

  • Wei Lu - Violin

  • Martin Kutnar - Accordion 

  • Adam Ambarzumjan - Clarinet

  • Łucja Chyrzyńska - Flute

  • Ziyi Yu - Piano

  • Todd Oxford - Saxophone 

  • Miriam Davis - Violin

  • Charlene Chien - Pipa

  • Clara Gerdes - Organ

  • Kinga Wojdalska - Viola

  • ShunFu Chang - Piano

  • Jaehyuk Lee - Saxophone 

  • David Lee - Cello

  • Wei-Yi Sun - Piano

  • Anna Guja - Harpsichord 

  • Grayson Masefield - Accordion 

  • Naoko Tajima - Violin

  • Cahill Smith - Piano

  • Thèo Ould - Accordion 

  • Mateo Seghezzo - Marimba

  • John Cord - Trumpet

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4.     SMALL ENSEMBLES

Winners:

  • Grand Prize
    Tempus Trio
    Dimitri Shostakovich: Trio No. 1 in c minor
    Felix Mendelssohn: Trio No. 1 in d minor

 

  • 2nd Prize (shared)
    - Duo Alto
    Giacinto Scelsi: Ko Lho
    - Cordis in Custodia
    Giovanni Bononcini: Chi d’Amor tra le catene

 

  • 3rd prize (shared)
        - DoelenEnsemble
    Elmer Schönberget: Gezien Hercules Segers
    Joey Roukens: Visions at sta
        - Ciel Ensemble
    Robert Schumann: piano quintet in E-flat Major
    Amy Beach: piano quintet in F-sharp minor
    George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue for piano quintet
     

Finalists:

  1. Ensemble Proton Bern
    Thomas Kessler: My lady soul

  2. Jussi Reijonen: Three Seconds | Kolme Toista
    Jussi Reijonen: The veil

  3. Shun Kumagai Bands
    .Gene de Paul: You Don’t Know What Love Is
     

Semi-Finalists (In no particular order):

  • C4 trio Coroticos

  • živo Prva vrsta

  • Raanan Havushna Quintet

  • Rihards Kolmanis & Dhalun Li

  • Texas A & M University Commerce Percussion Ensemble I

  • Schallbauer Electronic Classical Music

  • Trio Spilliaert

  • Noreia String Quartet

 

5.     LARGE ENSEMBLES

ORCHESTRAS/
CHOIRS

Winners:

  • Grand Prize

        - New England Conservatory wind ensemble
    Michael Gandolfi: Winding Up/ Winding Down concerto for clarinet and wind ensemble
    Chris Brubeck: Concerto for bass trombone and orchestra

 

  • 2nd Prize (shared)
        - Jo Reeves Ensemble
    Marc Harris: Symphony no. 1 “shifting Sands”
        - Ensemble Proton Bern
    Mathias Soahlinger: furioso

 

  • 3rd Prize (shared)
        - No Limit Orchestra
    Music from Kung Fu Panda Medley
    Music from Final Fantasy VI Aria di Mezzo
        - SH4IKH 9 extended
    Veronika Morscher and Maximilian Shaikh-Yousef

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Finalists:

  1. Les Muses Chorale
    Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria in D Major

  2. DC Concert Orchestra
    Ottorino Respighi: Pines of Rome

  3. Eastman Saxophone Project
    George Gershwin: An American in Paris

  4. Orchestre National de Jazz de Montréal Equal Orchestra
    Tara Davidson: Code Breaking
     

Semi-Finalists (In no particular order):

  • The University of Louisiana at Lafayette Chamber Singers

  • Toyoake Musicians Association Orchestra

  • Alpen Classica Euregio Symphony Orchestra

  • KC VITAs

  • Lassenne Vocale

  • UNT Wind Ensemble

  • WIU Singers

  • Brian Eisenberg Jazz Orchestra

  • The Sages of Futures Soul

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6.     COMPOSERS UNDER THE AGE OF 21

Winners:​

  • Grand Prize
    Xincong Liu
    Temperature 99 for string quartet
    Raining Blosson for solo flute 
    Glance of Flare     for solo organ

  • 2nd Prize
    Jonathan Pinchuk
    When Night Awakens for ensemble

  • 3rd Prize
    Arnau Gran i Romero
    SOUNDS FROM AN ELECTRIC NATURE
    for clarinet, violin, percussion, and clavecin

    Finalists:

  • Fanshu Zeng
    Rising
    for yangqin, pipa, and zheng

  • Alex Hren
    CLOUDBURST for violin and piano
    UNDULATION for chamber string orchestra

  • Jack Douglass Reeves

    Shores of Peace

    for Live or Synchronous Virtual Performance
     

  • Semi-Finalists (In no particular order):

  • Felix M. Hughes Chivers

  • Kelly Chongrui Feng

  • Dominykas Norkus

  • Sam Riddick

  • Shuya Feng

  • Luca Millard-Kish

  • Yida He

  • Lily Koslow

  • Aksel G. Vedi

  • Niklas A. Chroust

  • Zixuan Chen

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7.     COMPOSERS OVER THE AGE OF 21

Winners:

  • Grand Prize (shared)

        - Junyoung Kim
    Spirale for flute, clarinet, saxophone, violin, viola, double bass, and piano   
        - Cem Güven
    Whispers to Screams for violin, clarinet, horn, bass clarinet
    Locomotion for violin, cello, and piano
    Cloister for string quartet
    Mushroom chamber orchestra
     

  • 2nd Prize (shared)
        - Gregory Rowland Evans
    Polillas for two violins, viola, and violoncello
        - Michalis Kailis
    Dance of a Witch for amplified Double Base Quintet 

 

  • 3rd Prize (shared)
        - Mengmeng Wang
    The sounds I can hear when I miss you for solo violin
        -  James K. Wright
    String Quartet No. 1 "Ellen at Scattergood"

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Finalists:

  • John Liberatore
    a very star-like start
    for eight instruments

  • Martín Gendelman
    for Adrianne
    for violin and electronics

  • Paul Eddison Lewis
    Xenon for solo cello
     

Semi-Finalists (In no particular order):

  • Robin Julian Heifetz

  • Quinn Dymalski

  • Yulin Yan

  • Kyle Rivera

  • N. Lincoln Hanks

  • Joe Osterstock

  • Judah Lampkin

  • Hajin Sung

  • Mira Watanabe

  • ​Thomas Powell

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8.     ELECTRONIC OR MULTIDISCIPLINARY WORKS

Winners:

  • Grand Prize
    Julian Scordato
    Constellations

  • 2nd Prize
    Jinghong Zhang
    Sthrni Fest for Saxophone, Flute, and Electronics
    Karma for 8-Channel Electroacoustic Music and Live Performance

  • 3rd Prize
    Yu Hu
    1.     Tupla
    2. Undo
     

Finalists:

  1. ​Olivia Cirisan
    Blueberry Bubbles

  2. ​Jorge Villoslada Duran
    The Surrender for Delirium Ensemble

  3. Natalia Jordan
    There’s people that are dying

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Semi-Finalists (In no particular order):

  • Derek M. Jenkins

  • Benjamin Holmes

  • David Schnug

  • Jean-Philippe Jullin

  • Nicolas Brochec

  • Austin Franklin

  • Hyewon Son

  • Tim Reed

  • Jared Knight

  • Miriam Piilonen

  • Elena Schoen Northen

  • Deniz Dortok

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9.     FILM / VIDEO GAME / ANIMATION MUSIC

 

Winners:

  • Grand Prize
    Joao Pedro Oliveira
    Coalescence

  • 2nd Prize
    Vladimir Ilyushonok
    Entr'acte (1924) René Cl    air

  • 3rd Prize
    Jesse Haugen
    Puzzle Royale

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Finalists:

  1. Chang Lin
    Escape

  2. Rosa Auber-Kraft
    Après le feu

  3. Gabriele Cardinali
    Cinderella
     

Semi-Finalists (In no particular order):

  • Morgan-Paige Melbourne

  • Wang Zhengji

  • Matteo Galesi

  • Luca de Matteis

  • Yi-Chen Chiang

  • David Walter

  • Walker Grimshaw

  • Matthias Azzopardi

  • Alvise Carraro 

  • Marta Álvarez García

  • Muhammad Firdaus Bin Mohamad

  • Marcos Diaz Izquierdo

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10.     ARRANGEMENTS

Winners:

  • Grand Prize
    Julian Riem
    A Midsummernight's Dream, by Mendelssohn

  • 2nd Prize
    Iris Azquinezer and Rainer Seiferth
    Tempest: The Dance of the Nymphs and Iris's Melodrama, by Jean Sibelius

  • 3rd Prize
    Zlatolina Todorova
    Affirmation, by Jose Feliciano

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Finalists:

  1. Adam Sztaba
    Chopin: Mazurka in F Major, Op. 68 No. 3

  2. Julia Ramos Ramos
    El Sombrero de Tres Picos (selection of dances), by Manuel de Falla

  3. Martin Purfürst
    Overjoyed, by Stevie Wonder

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Semi-Finalists (In no particular order):

  • Matt Cataldi

  • Brayden Pierce

  • Laion Roberto Santana

  • Jeff Gumpertz

  • Henry Alberto and Castro Carrion

  • Juan Ospina

  • Hisashi Kojima

  • Louis Stringer

  • Ronja Mokranova

  • Brady Thomas

  • Ethan Silver

  • Mary Gossell

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11.     IMPROVISATION

Winners:

  • Grand Prize
    Federica Sara Cerizza (piano)
    Casa

  • 2nd Prize 
    Stephen Smith and Michael Lucke (electronics)
    Calabash!

  • 3rd Prize
    Niloufar Shahbazi (Kamancheh)
    Tears of centuries inside of me

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Finalists:

  1. Esteban Correa (ensemble)
    Estadio Nacional

  2. Remmy Canedo (electronics)
    "Vocal Studies #14", for voice, instruments & live electronics

  3. Jacob Szekely (Cello)
    Improvisation On Countdown by John Coltrane

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Semi-Finalists (In no particular order):

  • Paulina Derbez (Violin and Voice)

  • Maaya - Raga Yaman (Malvica Chopra - composition, sitar Maaya Paredes - Cello, improv Greg Lewis - Tabla, improv Aashray Harishankar - Roli seaboard, improv)

  • Justine  Hooper (flute)

  • Binary Canary (Kyle Hutchins, saxophones, and Ted Moore, electronics)

  • Cecil Alexander (Guitar)

  • Thelonious Hamel (Ensemble)

  • Michel  Nirenberg (Saxophone and Clarinet)

  • Nolan Hildebrand (Electro-acoustic)

  • Anais Tecla Drago (Violin)

  • Simone Grande (Electronics)

  • Dorian Wallace (Piano)

  • David Warren Harewood (piano)

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12.  BEST ALBUM (PERFORMANCE OR COMPOSITION)

Winners:

  • Grand Prize
    Kevin Spagnolo, Michael Collins, and Swedish Chamber Orchestra
    Kevin Spagnolo: Façades

  • 2nd Prize
    Laura Farré Rozada
    Nimbus

  • 3rd Prize Trio Resonance
    Sound & Motion

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Finalists:

  1. Ann DuHamel
    Rückblick: New Piano Music Inspired by Brahms

  2. Quartet Berlin-Tokyo
    Popov·Schulhoff

  3. University of South Dakota Chamber Singers
    Lux Aeterna

  4. Önder Baloglu
    Unvoiced Diaries

  5. Anne Victorino D’Almeida
    Trilogia

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  1. Semi-Finalists (In no particular order):

  • Mama Magnolia

  • Parsifal Piano Trio: Trio Tango

  • Drew Whiting: In Lights Starkly Different

  • Bartosz Lasecki: <an>android/among.the<clouds>

  • Gabiz Reichert: A New Path

  • Amaro Dubois & TingTing Yao: Adoration - Music of the Americas

  • Karim Shehata: Prélude

  • The TENG Ensemble: Heirlooms

  • MAG Collective Birth: Death and Birth

  • Peter Xifaras: Children Of Conflict

  • Angélica Salvi: Habitat

  • Ivan Perez Nuñez: Alla Rustica

  • Sara Reus: Por Amor al Arte

  • Anyango Yarbo-Davenport, Vanessa Fadial: Americana!

  • Katia Balloussier and Marcio Candido: Brazil X Argentina

  • Luis Fonseca and Duncan Gifford: Boundaries - Contemporary works for Double Bass and Piano

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