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Competition Results

Thank you for being part of the 5th Petrichor International Music Competition!

We were thrilled to receive hundreds of entries spanning 29 countries this year. The extraordinary talent presented a wonderful challenge for our jury, leading us to name shared prize winners in several categories.

In line with our established process, the competition operates as a single-round event where our artistic committee evaluates entries through progressive shortlisting stages. As in past years, we continue to publicly recognize these evaluation stages by announcing Finalists and Semi-Finalists alongside our Winners. Additionally, to celebrate the exceptional level of artistry heard this year, the committee has spotlighted over 10 additional semi-finalists whose work deeply resonated with the panel.

Please note that only the participants who advanced to these specific shortlisted tiers are published below. If your name does not appear on this list, your application did not advance to the semi-finalist stage this year.

If you are a winner, finalist, or semi-finalist, our team will reach out in the coming weeks regarding prizes and next steps, including exclusive album release sponsorships from Petrichor Records for selected musicians.

A Note on Feedback & Future Competitions

Due to the high volume of entries and our focus as a competition rather than an educational platform, we are unable to provide individual feedback. All decisions made by the artistic committee and jury are final.

Art is inherently subjective, and not being selected this year is in no way a reflection of your talent. Because our jury panel rotates annually, a future committee may hear your work in a completely different light, and we strongly encourage you to apply again!

The 6th Petrichor International Music Competition will be announced in August. Stay tuned!

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SOLO PERFORMERS UNDER THE AGE OF 16

Winners:

Grand Prize

Jasper Ouyang - Piano

Claude Debussy: Clair de Lune, 3rd movement of Suite Bergamasque Chopin: Souvenir de Paganini

2nd Prize

James Chen - Violin

Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64

3rd prize

Oshmith Roy - Flute

Khatchuturian: Flute Concerto III Movement Allegro Vivace

Moquet: Pan and the Shepards

Finalists (in no particular order):

Sarah Fernandes - Piano

Sarabella Last - Piano

Mondy Gottesman - Cello

Ellie Ahn - Flute

Tat Sen Davis Cheung - Piano

Semi-Finalists (in no particular order):

Shaelyn Wu - Violin

Papitcha Vejmongkolkorn - Piano

Ritaro Iizuka - Violin

Mateo Garcia - Piano

Adalia Mathew - Piano

Rebecca Choi - Flute

Gabriel Omana - Piano

Rarinvalai Sodtivarakul - Piano

Wesley Tsai - Violin

Sophia Jenkins - Cello

Mia Gonzalez - Piano

Luna Gonzalez - Violoncello

Nathan Liu - Piano

SOLO PERFORMERS UNDER THE AGE OF 21

Winners:

Grand Prize

Emily Wang - Piano

Karol Szymanowski: Masques Op. 34

2nd Prize

Robert Manson - Violin

J.S. Bach: Partita for Solo Violin in D Minor

3rd prize (shared)

Kimberly Alexandra Adam - Voice

Osvaldo Golijov: Lúa Descolorida

Giacomo Puccini: Si, mi chiamano Mimí

Sophie HingFei Leung - Violin

Francis Poulenc: Violin Sonata

Finalists (in no particular order):

Aurelia Faidley - Cello

Nicholas Kim - Cello

Noëlle Streuber-Eden - Violin

Ethan Murphy - Cello

Semi-Finalists (in no particular order):

Greyson Geisness - Viola

Aydin Iqbal - Clarinet

Jiayi Sun - Timpani

Joey Machin - Violin

Aya Okimoto - Violin and Piano

Felipe Diez - Piano

Jiyool (Jaynie) Lee - Violin

Horace Hok Chung Lai - Voice

Cole Thomerson - Piano

Hilary Chan - Violin

Irei Fromme - Cello

Madison Testa - Oboe

Michael Dorner - Piano

Alvaro Gonzalez Orellana - Saxophone

Spencer Méndez - Bassoon

SOLO PERFORMERS OVER THE AGE OF 21

Winners:

Grand Prize

Wei Li - Dulcimer and Piano

J. S. Bach: Toccata in F-sharp Minor, BWV 910

Sergei Rachmaninoff: Six moments musicaux, Op. 16

Wei Li: Prelude and Fugue for Dulcimer

2nd Prize

Tigran Hovhanessian - Duduk

Improvisations with Duduk and Electronics

3rd prize (shared)

Ji Weon Ryu - Flute

Franz Schubert: Introduction and Variations, D.802

Alejandro Muñoz - Conductor

Giuseppe Verdi: Réquiem - Dies Irae Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for violin & strings, III. Allegro

Finalists (in no particular order):

Paul Shaw - Piano

Timothy Gocklin - Oboe

Carl Manuel Alexander Druminski - Violin

Marley Erickson - Violin

Samuel Jiménez-Collazos - Violin

Mercedes Cheung - Violin

Rachel Szabo - Flute

Semi-Finalists (in no particular order):

Weiyu Zhang - Vocal

Hannah Porter Occeña - Flute

Colleen Daly - Voice

Jacob Dalager - Trumpet

Yoon-Wha Roh - Piano

Aileen Razey - Clarinet

Alexander Milovanov - Guitar

Mădălina Danila - Piano

Megan Dillon - Saxophone

Andrei Kudriakov - Piano

Gaynor Van Vuuren - Piano

Siyumeng Wang - Piano

Lenka Molcanyiova - Recorder

Jingbo Zong - Piano

Sung Hye Kim - Voice

Mary Voutsas - Piano

Henrique Rabelo - Piano

Alberico Zerbinatti - Violin

Anthony Nguyen - Voice

Carlo Alfonso - Saxophone

Maximilian Koch - Voice

Blaine Krauss - Voice

Mary Voutsas - Piano

Henry Cole - Percussion

Antonia Sinibald - Bass, Percussion, Guitar

Neil Krzeski - Piano

Yajing Kang - Piano

SMALL ENSEMBLES

Winners:

Grand Prize

Moscow New Music Ensemble

Pierre Boulez: Le Marteau sans maître

2nd Prize (shared)

Khemia Ensemble

Phillip Sink: Bite!

Covert Ensemble

Jun Nagao: Paganini Lost

3rd prize (shared)

Serenade Duo

Eduardo Martín: Suite Habana (I. Lugares Comunes, II. Amaneceres, III. Laberinto, IV. Sol y Sombras)

Quercus Trio

Daniel Schnyder: Walden

Finalists (in no particular order):

Evelyn String Quartet

TASHA WARREN AND DAVE EGGAR

Monroe String Quartet

AuMeNsamble

Lucía Peregrino & Llum Colomer

Seattle Modern Orchestra

Semi-Finalists (in no particular order):

San Antonio Harmonie Ensemble

Center Woodwind Quintet

Blue Ridge Trombone Quartet

KanGrace

Flarra Duo

Zhaoxuan Song with Musicians

Nightingale Trio

MÍMICA Quartet

Aurum Brass

Zac Granger Quintet

Jubal Fulks and Adam Zukiewicz

HIARA

Eric Wurzelbacher

Kevin Du Trio

Tiffany Lau Vocal Performance Academy

LARGE ENSEMBLES

ORCHESTRAS/

CHOIRS

Winners:

Grand Prize

Ostravska Banda

Christian Wolff: 2 Orchestra Pieces

2nd Prize

Moscow New Music Ensemble

Gerard Grisey: Partiels

Karlheinz Stockhausen: Gruppen

3rd prize (shared)

Empyrean Orchestra

Saint-Saëns: Danse Macabre

Joel Henrik Helle: Das Höllische Spiel

Temple University Music Prep - Youth Chamber Orchestra

George Frideric Handel: Concerto Grosso, Op. 6, No. 5

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Andante cantabile

Finalists (in no particular order):

Tonality

The Portland State University Chamber Choir

The Jonathan Saraga Jazz Orchestra

Camerata Gala

UCLA Trumpet Ensemble

Semi-Finalists (in no particular order):

Central Washington University Chamber Choir

Verdigris Ensemble

City of Angels Community Choirs

William Baker Festival Singers

Musicall Youth Orchestra of Miami

University of Memphis University Singers

University of Louisiana at Lafayette Chamber Singers

Angelo State University Chamber Singers

Concert Choir (Palm Beach Atlantic University)

Lethbridge Collegiate Institute Gold Jazz Band

Chroma

Texas Harmony A Cappella Chorus

University of Nevada, Reno Clarinet Ensemble

Ginita y La Orquesta Esa

COMPOSERS UNDER THE AGE OF 21

Winners:

Grand Prize

Noah Williams

Symphony No. 1

Piano Sontatas I-III

2nd Prize

Jeong Park

Happy Electronic Noises

3rd prize (shared)

Carter Smith

Hiemal Whispers

Seven Leagues from Stoneman Cape

Delfin Demiray

as an antidote to fear of death, i eat the stars

Finalists (in no particular order):

Leo Little

Jessica Lee

Ren Cher Chia

Gabriel Legros

Jose Andres Alvarez

Vlada Lysenko

Semi-Finalists (in no particular order):

Rodrigo Paulo

Sylvia Khouri

Zey Kara

Liam McQuade

Margaret Manevich

Cheng-En Wu

Byron Siragusa

Haoyuan Wu

Giorgi Arabidze

Periklis Sdravopoulos

Joel Pae

Elian Rangel

Solène Della Gaspera

Jude Suh

Zachary Gindi Chiafullo

COMPOSERS OVER THE AGE OF 21

Winners:

Grand Prize

Li Fang

Double Concerto for Flute and Erhu

2nd Prize

Wang Lu

Quiet Night Thoughts (静夜思)

3rd prize (shared)

Lansing McLoskey

I Heard the Children Singing

Remy Le Boeuf

Vignette No. 20 and 21

Finalists (in no particular order):

William Harvey

Joel Harrison

Larry Barnes

Gregory Yasinitsky

Linda Bouchard

Tian Tian

Semi-Finalists (in no particular order):

Justin Dello Joio

Sahba Aminikia

Robert Cohen

Till Meyn

Angela Slater

Yifei Xu

Teresa Um

Leo Steinriede

Gregory Hall

Enea Astori

Yuxuan Lin

Roberto Franca

Mary Simoni

Michalis Sourvinos

Jakub Polaczyk

Xin He

Emanuel Reichert-Lübbert

Iván Carmona

Arthur (Peiyao) Wang

Herli Daniel Garcia

Sarah Bassingthwaighte

Lauren Biggs

Sean Al-Jibouri

Arcan Okan Kursun

ELECTRONIC OR MULTIDISCIPLINARY WORKS

Winners:

Grand Prize

Farzad Najafi

Voices of the Night

2nd Prize

Jeong Park

Sketches on Poème Électronique

3rd prize

Dave Eggar

Love Is Born

Finalists (in no particular order):

Leah Reid

Rodion Andester

Paul Wilt

Julian Green

Ellie Cherry

Semi-Finalists (in no particular order):

Daroo Lee

Boyi Bai

Jeanne Hourez

Martin La Rotta Natale

Aileen Ping-Chen Shen

Derek Keller

Jay Batzner

Kristin Hauge

Jorge Care

Klaus Ellerhusen Holm

Luca de Matteis

Aria Song

Yilin Wang

Joao Pedro Oliveira

Eva Benitez

FILM / VIDEO GAME / ANIMATION MUSIC

Winners:

Grand Prize

Wei Wei Lang

Optometrist (upcoming)

2nd Prize

Simon Jang

Collection of Indie Video Games

3rd prize

Michele Josia

Revival

Finalists (in no particular order):

João Pedro Oliveira

Diego Chi

Tom Foster

Robert Lampkin

Semi-Finalists (in no particular order):

Logyn Okuda

Seungwon (Simon) Lee

Pietro Gallo

Jordan Stevenson

Steve Murillo

Hart Lu

Vanessa James

Alex Huddleston

Michelle Juyoung Son

Gui Figueiredo

Lizzie Harms

Antimo Esposito

Marc Paquette

Hyejin Lee

Marco Cerroni

ARRANGEMENTS

Winners:

Grand Prize

Matthew Souza

Metamorphosis on a Theme by Carlo Gesualdo

2nd Prize

Brittany Howard

Boléro for Brass Ensemble

3rd prize (shared)

Julie Bernstein

Christmas Song

What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life

My Funny Valentine

Justis MacKenzie

I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus; Suite from The Mandalorian

Finalists (in no particular order):

Rob Folsom

Arthur (Peiyao) Wang

Yasmine Azaiez

Anja Lobnik

Marina Vinogradova

Semi-Finalists (in no particular order):

Clark Clifford

Yu Qian

Brad Hogarth

Marta Álvarez García

Kathryn Woodard

Stefan Diaconu

Joel Rodriguez

Adam Price

Wayne Yang

Reece Scyphers

Mark Ian Estrellado

Elijah Henderson

Luke Turner

Sandro Macelloni

Sandrine Luigi

Cheukyan Fung

IMPROVISATION

Winners:

Grand Prize

Alex Lubet

Mountain Dulcimer Improvisations

2nd Prize

Amir Salehi

Improvisations on Tar: A New Approach to Dastgah

3rd prize (shared)

Edson Zampronha

Improvisation on Schoenberg's Opus 33a

Barbara Mayer

Seven women. 7 portraits on legendary female personalities in history

Finalists (in no particular order):

Jessica Lee

Stefano Pantaleoni

Hideaki Ura

Dimitrije Jocić

Dave Eggar

Randall Hall

Semi-Finalists (in no particular order):

Chantal Balestri

Rubens Salles

Leonardo Lopez Varady

Fox Foster

Françoise Vanhecke

Jeremiah Bornfield

Louis Thomson

Luisa Muhr

Lachlan McGargill

Zeb Jewell-Alibhai

Alejandro Martinez

Jack Williams

Nathanael Smith

Rubens Salles

BEST ALBUM (PERFORMANCE OR COMPOSITION)

Winners:

Grand Prize

Guerino Mazzola: Subtle (2020)

2nd Prize

Emma Johnson: New Works by Trans Composers (upcoming)

3rd prize (shared)

Asako Hirabayashi: The Harpsichord in the New Millennium (2010)

Laura Farré Rozada: Araspel (2025)

Finalists (in no particular order):

Dave Meder: New American Hymnal

Phatthicha Leowattana: Butterfly

Kristín Jónína Taylo: Midwest Piano Sonatas

Artem Kuznetsov: En Pointe

Erickson Clipper: Florence Price Sonata in E minor

Linda J. Chase: For Our Common Home, Resounding Ecojustice

Semi-Finalists (in no particular order):

Cullen Luper: Unbound (Original Soundtrack)

Cobus du Toit: From The Rooftop

Viktorija Pilatovic: Seven Letters

Halit Turgay: Cappadocia

Piotr Zawadzki: Skia / Eidos

Duo FourTe: Two Passions, One Groove

Sergey Sadovoy: Baroque Reimagined

William Catanzaro: Music in View

Ensemble Bella Luce: The Arc of Light

Maurizio Rolli: Sound Archives-Time Machine

Alex Annan: Northern Dreams

Duo Aldebaran: Colores Latinos

Albert Miller: Seasons

Jazzmeia Horn: Messages

Kenneth Robinson:Let The Trumpet Sound

Center for Gifted Young Musicians: Voyages

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