8 YEARS & UNDER Age Championship

1st prize: Amalia Blüthgen (Germany)

(Teacher: Polina Blüthgen)

2nd prize: Sophie Mullen (UK)

(Teacher: Danny Thompson / Emma Clarridge)

3rd prize: Sariya Siddicky (USA)

(Teacher: Sarah Robertson)

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Highly Commended:

Chloe Zhang (Australia)

(Teacher: Sherene Nee)

​Vanessa Wang (Australia)

(Teacher: Sherene Nee)

Alba Cabanes Fernandez (Spain)

(Teacher: Rosa Juan Barrera)

 

Merit Award:

Zofia Matuszewska (Poland)

(Teacher: Agnieszka Wierzbicka)

Alison Oeij (Australia)

(Teacher: Sherene Nee)

Inês Silva (Portugal)

(Teacher: Sílvia Oliveira)

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9 & 10 YEARS Age Championship

1st prize: Owen Power (USA)

(Teacher: Diane Taublieb)

2nd prize: Sophie Chuang (USA)

(Teacher: Corrie Cook)

3rd prize: Ananda Domínguez Kesselman (USA)

(Teacher: Prema Kesselman)

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Highly Commended*:

Cynthia Yang (New Zealand)

(Teacher: Natasha Chernousova)

Kyra Cheuk Yiu Chan (UK)

(Teacher: Jade Bultitude)

Makayla Wang (Australia)

(Teacher: Rachel Lau)

Dominika Karolewska (Poland)

(Teacher: Małogrzata Kobylarz-Wasilewska)

Hana Lee (Australia)

(Teacher: Monika Koerner)

Olivia Chen (Australia)

(Teacher: Rachel Lau)

Maia Vives (Portugal)

(Teacher: Sílvia Oliveira)

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Merit Award*:

Isabella Hemelaar (Australia)

(Teacher: Sherene Nee)

Sharon Wang (Australia)

(Teacher: Sherene Nee)

Claire Chua (New Zealand)

(Teacher: Natasha Chernousova)

Caleb Tan (Australia)

(Teacher: Sherene Nee)

Aleksandra Marszałkowska (Poland)

(Teacher: Monika Nowacka-Sekuła)

Arina Bian (Australia)

(Teacher: Maggie Chen)

Alan Wang (USA)

(Teacher: Monica Williams)

Anna Dai (Australia)

(Teacher: Rachel Lau)

Hanna Urbán (Hungary)

(Teacher: Sarolta Szegedi)

Maria Chin (New Zealand)

(Teacher: Natasha Chernousova)

Miranda Li (Australia)

(Teacher: Sherene Nee)

 

*NOTE: The 9 & 10 Years Age Championship had a very large number of high standard entrants, so the judges have given more than usual numbers of Highly Commended and Merit Awards.

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11 YEARS Age Championship

1st prize: Anna Kim (USA)

(Teacher: JinHee Hand)

2nd prize: Grace Tuckey (USA)

(Teacher: Molly Shortridge)

3rd prize: Gabriella Lam (Australia)

(Teacher: Kellie Grennan)

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Highly Commended:

Briana Silva (Portugal)

(Teacher: Sílvia Oliveira)

Aileen Zhao (Ireland)

(Teacher: Ciaran O'Connell)

Ida-Aleksandra Lillepuu (Estonia)

(Teacher: Anneli Kuusk)

Maria Vieira (Portugal)

(Teacher: Sílvia Oliveira)

​Claire Lee (Australia)

(Teacher: Erryn Booth)

Emmanuella Shih (Australia)

(Teacher: Sandy Yao)

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Merit Award:

Cathy Wang (Australia)

(Teacher: Lucie Benz)

Stanisław Dowbor (Poland)

(Teacher: Monika Nowacka-Sekuła)

Kaya Liu (Australia)

(Teacher: Yuri Kang)

Lizzye Lin (Australia)

(Teacher: Derek Galloway)

 

**NOTE: Due to the large number of entries in the 11 & 12 Years Age Championship, it has been divided into two separate sections: 11 Years Age Championship and 12 Years Age Championship

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12 YEARS Age Championship

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​​1st prize: Sophia Zheng (USA)

(Teacher: Yingying Wang)

2nd prize: Casey Tan (Australia)

(Teacher: Sherene Nee)

3rd prize: Sofia Silva (Portugal)

(Teacher: Sílvia Oliveira)

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Highly Commended:

Aleksandra Podgórni (Poland)

(Teacher: Sylwia Wrzesien)

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Merit Award:

Isaac Jellett (UK)

(Teacher: Simon Gilliver)

Gaspard Lal-Montigny (Australia)

(Teacher: Derek Galloway)

Gabija Vasiliauskaite (USA)

(Teacher: Jennifer Haley)

Dhani Arora (Australia)

(Teacher: Liz Hennessy)

Isabella Maharlouei (USA)

(Teacher: Jennifer Haley)

 

**NOTE: Due to the large number of entries in the 11 & 12 Years Age Championship, it has been divided into two separate sections: 11 Years Age Championship and 12 Years Age Championship

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13 & 14 YEARS Age Championship

1st prize: Daniel Silva (Portugal)

(Teacher: Sílvia Oliveira)

2nd prize: Laura Silva (Portugal)

(Teacher: Sílvia Oliveira)

​3rd prize: James Fleming (UK)

(Teacher: Simon Gilliver)

 

Highly Commended:

Josué Rubio Ceballos (Mexico)

(Teacher: Blanca Alicia Anzueto Ladrón de Guevara)

Ana-Marie Lott (Australia)

(Teacher: Sherene Nee)

Serena Wang (Australia)

(Teacher: Brijette Tubb)

 

Merit Award:

Amelie Topping (Australia)

(Teacher: Yuri Kang)

Isabelle Ma (Australia)

(Teacher: Yuri Kang)

Cadence Rose (USA)

(Teacher: Monica Williams)

Lea Rahbek Arbjørn (Denmark)

(Teacher: Cecilie Clausen)

Vibha Karthik (USA)

(Teacher: Monica Williams)​

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RACHEL LAURIN MEMORIAL AWARD

SHARED:

Owen Power (USA)

(Teacher: Diane Taublieb)

Sophie Chuang (USA)

(Teacher: Corrie Cook)

 

This award is to remember Canadian composer Rachel Laurin (1961-2023) who wrote 3 beautiful works for Lyrical Flute Legends. It is awarded at the discretion of the judges to a performer who shows excellent potential. This year the prize is shared, and the prize money will be shared between the two recipients.

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