Fifteenth Annual Sejong Music Competition

November 4, 2018

The annual Sejong Music Competition is open to all pre-college violin and piano students. 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. The competition strives 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. The Winners’ concert takes place:

Sunday, December 2, 2018 at 2 pm

Chicago Cultural Center

Claudia Cassidy Theater (2nd floor),

78 E. Washington Avenue, Chicago

Congratulations to all the Music Institute of Chicago students who participated:

PIANO

PIANO SENIOR DIVISION

Second & Best Interpretation Korean piece:
Justin Chang, 16, student of Sung Hoon Mo

PIANO JUNIOR DIVISION

First Place & Best Interpretation Korean piece:
Noah Kim, 12, student of Yumy Lee Kim

Second Place:

Matthew Hahn, 11, student of Christina Tio

Third Place:

Jayden Kim, 11, student of Yumy Lee Kim

PIANO ELEMENTARY DIVISION

First Place & Best Interpretation of a Korean piece:
Shixun Song, 11, student of Yumy Lee Kim

VIOLIN

VIOLIN SENIOR DIVISION

First Place & Best Interpretation Korean piece:
Isabella Brown, 16, Academy violin student of Almita Vamos

Second Place & Best Interpretation Korean piece:
Katya Moeller, 14, Academy violin student of Almita Vamos

Honorable Mention:

Claire Arias-Kim, 17, Academy violin student of Almita Vamos

Honorable Mention: 

Sidney Lee, 14, Academy violin student of I-Hao Lee

VIOLIN JUNIOR DIVISION

First Place & Best Interpretation Korean piece:
Esme Arias-Kim, 13, Academy violin student of Almita Vamos

Second Place & Best Interpretation Korean piece:
Sameer Agrawal, 13, Academy violin student of Sang Mee Lee

Honorable Mention:  Hannah Ding, 13, violin student of Almita Vamos

ELEMENTARY DIVISION

First & Best Interpretation Korean piece:

Lauren Kim, 11, Injoo Choi & Almita Vamos

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