2016 Sejong Music Competition Winners
December 9th, 2016
December 8, 2016
Congratulations to all the MIC Winners!
The Thirteenth Annual Sejong Music Competition was held on
Sunday, December 4, 2016 at the University of Illinois at Chicago
Performing Arts Center. This competition is open to all pre-college violin and piano students residing in the US regardless of ethnic background.
The goals of the Sejong Music Competition are to discover talented young musicians and encourage them in their studies, and to also introduce traditional Korean music expressed through Western media. Through this competition, The Sejong Cultural Society hopes to increase the awareness and understanding of Korea’s cultural heritage amongst the younger generations growing up in the United States so as to promote harmony among people of various ethnic backgrounds and bridge Asian and Western cultures.
JUNIOR PIANO DIVISION
3rd Place: Christian Choi, 13, student of Sung Hoon Mo
ELEMENTARY PIANO DIVISION
2nd Place: Matthew Hahn, 9, student of Christina Tio
Best Interpretation of a Korean piece: David Dai, 9, student of Christina Tio
PRIMARY PIANO DIVISION
1st Place: Ryan Lee, 6, student of Elaine Felder
SENIOR VIOLIN DIVISION
1st Place: Zachary Brandon, 18, Academy student of Almita Vamos and
Hye-Sun Lee (and winner of "Best Interpretation of a Korean Piece")
2nd Place: Ria Honda, 16, Academy student of Almita and Roland Vamos
3rd Place: Claire Arias-Kim, 15, student of Almita and Roland Vamos
Honorable Mention: Thompson Wang, 16, Academy student of Almita and
Roland Vamos
JUNIOR VIOLIN DIVISION
3rd Place: Isabel Chen, 13, student of Jasmine Lin
Honorable Mention: Linda Wang, 12, student of Hye-Sun Lee
ELEMENTARY VIOLIN DIVISION
2nd Place: Hannah Ding, 6, student of Injoo Choi
PRIMARY VIOLIN DIVISION
2nd Place: Emily Chen, 7, student of Injoo Choi
Honorable Mention: Claire Moon, 6, student of Hye-Sun Lee