The Chopin Society of Atlanta held its Fourth Annual Atlanta Youth Chopin Competition, dedicated to Chopin's life and music. The performance competition took place on November 10, 2007, at Piano Works (2805 Buford Hwy #104B, Duluth, GA 30096).
Congratulations to the winners!
Performance Competition:
Sergio Gallo and Jeffrey Haydon from Georgia State College of Music were the jurors of the performance competition.
Younger Group:
First Prize:
Catherine Xie
Second Prize:
Katherine Jian
Third Prize:
Julie Xiang
Ingrid Cai
Older Group:
First Prize:
Fredrick Dong
Second Prize:
Catherine Zhang
Third Prize:
Sue Kim
Jesse Zhao
Fourth Prize:
Brandon Hou
Helen Li
Program of the performance competition
Writing Competition:
Cecylia Arzewski – a concertmaster of Atlanta Symphony Orchestra was a juror of the writing competition.
Younger group:
First Prize:
Sitara Shirol
Second Prize:
Julie Xiang
Third Prize:
Catherine Xie
Older group:
First Prize:
Catherine Zhang
Second Prize:
Fred Dong
Third Prize:
Brandon Hou
Awards:
Writing Competition (Both groups):
First Prize Winners: $100
Second Prize Winners: $50
Third Prize Winners: $25
Performance Competition:
Younger Group:
First Prize: $150
Second Prize: $100
Third Prize (two): $50
Older Group:
First Prize: $300
Second Prize: $100
Third Prize (two): $50
Fourth Prize (two): $25