Sejong Music Competition - October 2021
December 1st, 2021
October 2021
The 18th Annual Sejong Music Competition was held in October, 2021. The Sejong Cultural Society strives to advance awareness and understanding of Korea's cultural heritage amongst people in the United States by reaching out to the younger generations through contemporary creative and fine arts.
The Sejong Music Competition seeks to both encourage talented young musicians in their studies and introduce traditional Korean musical themes to young musicians.
Senior Division - Violin:
Honorable Mention:
Mingshi Xia, 15, Chicago, IL, violin, Davis King *
Junior Division - Violin
First Place:
Lauren Kim, 13, Hoffman Estates, IL, violin, Almita Vamos, Injoo Choi *
Second Place:
Emily Chen, 12, Arlington Heights, IL, violin, Injoo Choi *
Aiden Yu, 12, Chicago, IL, violin, Davis King
Elementary Division - Violin
First Place:
Xiruo Wang, 9, Chicago, IL, violin Davis King
Second Place:
George Wang, 8, Chicago, IL, violin, Davis King
Third Place:
Sylvia Pine, 10, Chicago, IL, violin, Davis King
Junior Division-Piano
Third Place:
Shixun Song, 14, Buffalo Grove, IL, piano, Elaine Felder
2021 Violin Category Finalists
Senior Division:
Sonya Jones, 17, Chicago, IL, violin, Almita Vamos
Mingshi Xia, 15, Chicago, IL, violin, Davis King
Junior Division
Ava Angeles, 13, Chicago, IL, violin, Davis King
Emily Chen, 12, Chicago, IL, violin, Injoo Choi *
Neal Eisfeldt, 12, Lake Zurich, IL, violin, Almita Vamos, Injoo Choi *
Lauren Kim, 13, Hoffman Estates, IL, violin, Almita Vamos, Injoo Choi *
Aiden Yu, 12, Chicago, IL, violin, Davis King
Elementary Division
Sylvia Pine, 10, Chicago, IL, vioiln, Davis King
Xiruo Wang, 9, Chicago, IL, violin, Davis King
2021 Piano Category Finalists
Senior Division
Tyler Wang, 16, Wilmette, IL, piano, Katherine Lee
Junior Division
Micah Chan, 13, Skokie, IL, piano, Christina Tio
Winners' Performance Video Concert can be found on YouTube.
* = Academy Student