"Excellence in quality and creativity"
2023 LYRICAL FLUTE INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Thank you for all the wonderful entries in the 2023 Lyrical Flute International Championship.
The judges enjoyed listening to your performances and commented on the high standard of entries.
It was also exciting to see so many excellent performances in the Creative Presentation section. There were so many outstanding entries in this section that we decided to divide it into two age groups! The judges were inspired by your creativity and wish to commend every entrant in this section.
Thank you very much to our amazing team of judges; we are very privileged to have their expertise and appreciate their time listening to all the videos and judging the performances.
The Lyrical Flute International Championship 2023
Prize Winners
8 YEARS & UNDER Age Championship
1st prize: Maria Chin (New Zealand)
(Teacher: Natasha Chernousova)
2nd prize: Claire Chua (New Zealand)
(Teacher: Natasha Chernousova)
3rd prize: Ananda Domínguez Kesselman (USA)
(Teacher: Prema Kesselman)
Highly Commended:
Sophie Chuang (USA)
(Teacher: Jennifer Bendelstein)
Cynthia Yang (New Zealand)
(Teacher: Natasha Chernousova)
Nora Yang (New Zealand)
(Teacher: Natasha Chernousova)
9 & 10 YEARS Age Championship
1st prize: Isaac Jellett (UK)
(Teacher: Hannah Lang )
2nd prize: Rosalind Wang (New Zealand)
(Teacher: Natasha Chernousova)
3rd prize: Evelyn Serra Pocsaji (Spain)
(Teacher: Joana Moragues Cantallops)
Highly Commended:
Eduardo Sousa Ferreira (Portugal)
(Teacher: Henrique Andrade)
Cadence Davey (Australia)
(Teacher: Tom Stewart/ Greta Hunter)
Yeung Wing Sum Christy (Hong Kong)
(Teacher: Phoebe Kam)
11 & 12 YEARS Age Championship
1st prize: Charlotte Roylance (Australia)
(Teacher: Paul Jones)
2nd prize: Lea Rahbek Arbjørn (Denmark)
(Teacher: Anne Fontenay)
3rd prize: Zuzanna Górska (Poland)
(Teacher: Małgorzata Wasilewska)
Highly Commended:
Nicolas Willey (Australia)
(Teacher: Joanne Robertson)
Ana-Marie Lott (Australia)
(Teacher: Sherene Nee)
Kaiden Kristinsson-Bailey (USA)
(Teacher: Jennifer Haley)
Obi Yuen Hang Lam (Hong Kong)
(Teacher: Stephen Lee)
Daisy Wu (Australia)
(Teacher: Hank Clifton-Williamson)
13 & 14 YEARS Age Championship
1st prize: Louise Shen (New Zealand)
(Teacher: Natasha Chernousova)
2nd prize EQUAL:
Sofia Milekhina (Russia)
(Teacher: Ludmila Kolesnikova)
Jack De Ravin (Australia)
(Teacher: Bridget Bolliger)
Highly Commended:
Christina Cho (USA)
(Teacher: Susan Hallstead)
Claire Kim (New Zealand)
(Teacher: Natasha Chernousova)
Meru Sashikanth (USA)
(Teacher: Monica Williams)
Elizabeth Yeoh (USA)
(Teacher: Randolph Bowman)
Caleb Xie (USA)
(Teacher: Elizabeth Brightbill)
15 & 16 YEARS Age Championship
1st prize: Shoshana Yugin-Power (UK)
(Teacher: Jo Sabin)
2nd prize: Emme Hensel (UK)
(Teacher: Carrie Hensel)
3rd prize: Adelyn Wilcox (USA)
(Teacher: Debra Silvert)
Highly Commended:
Saskia Scheib (Australia)
(Teacher: Mandy Hollins)
Amelie Brüggemann (Germany)
(Teacher: Polina Blüthgen)
OPEN (Amateur) Age Championship
1st prize: Petra Krajčová (Slovakia)
2nd prize EQUAL:
Brianna Morcom (Australia)
Fiona D'Souza (UK)
Highly Commended:
Maria Andreoli (USA)
(Teacher: Jennifer Haley)
Stephen Buff (USA)
(Teacher: Jennifer Haley)
Ava Mongelluzzo (USA)
(Teacher: Jennifer Haley)
Mischa Olsen (Denmark)
(Teacher: Anne Fontenay)
Maya Sanabria (USA)
(Teacher: Jennifer Haley)
16 YEARS & UNDER Ensemble Championship
1st prize: Elana Sydenham & Emma Deed (Australia)
(Teacher: Rosalie Bourne)
2nd prize: Penelope & Sawyer Chung (USA)
(Teacher: Ray Furuta)
3rd prize: Kambala Flute Trio (Australia)
(Teacher: Lucie Benz)
Highly Commended:
Louise Shen & Claire Kim (New Zealand)
(Teacher: Natasha Chernousova)
George Ren and Naomi Yu (New Zealand)
(Teacher: Natasha Chernousova)
Sydney Grammar St Ives Flute Choir (Australia)
(Teacher: Kellie Grennan)
12 YEARS & UNDER Creative Presentation
1st prize: Lea Rahbek Arbjørn (Denmark)
(Teacher: Anne Fontenay)
2nd prize: Danicka Coughlin (USA)
(Teacher: Danielle Breisach)
3rd prize: Evelyn Worsham (USA)
(Teacher: Monica Williams)
Highly Commended:
Ananda Domínguez Kesselman (USA)
(Teacher: Prema Kesselman)
Zuzanna Górska (Poland)
(Teacher: Małgorzata Wasilewska)
Ivan Znoviak (Germany)
(Teacher: Polina Blüthen)
Nora Yang (New Zealand)
(Teacher: Natasha Chernousova)
Alan Wang (USA)
(Teacher: Monica Williams)
13-16 YEARS Creative Presentation
1st prize: Claire Kim (New Zealand)
(Teacher: Natasha Chernousova)
2nd prize: Klaudia Gendek (Poland)
(Teacher: Monika Kaczkowska-Simlot)
3rd prize: Louise Shen (New Zealand)
(Teacher: Natasha Chernousova)
Highly Commended:
Emily Radja (Australia)
(Teacher: Derek Galloway)
Priya Jones (Australia)
(Teacher: Trevor Cooper)
RACHEL LAURIN MEMORIAL AWARD
Amelie Brüggemann (Germany)
(Teacher: Polina Blüthgen)
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.
TEACHER AWARDS
Teachers of 1st places in Age Championships:
Natasha Chernousova, Hannah Lang, Paul Jones, Jo Sabin
Teachers with most entries: 1. Natasha Chernousova 2. Jennifer Haley
Sponsors of 2023 Prizes
Thank you very much to all our sponsors for donating vouchers for prizes in the championship; we very much appreciate their generous support. To visit a sponsor's website, please click on their logo.
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A message from judges Sir James and Lady Galway to all participants in the Lyrical Flute Legends 2021 competition
It is such an honor to participate in your flute championship, play for your panel of judges, and especially to perform music from fellow female composers for wider recognition from your flute solo collection.
Caroline Gordon (USA)
Thank you for the opportunity to take part in such a wonderful contest. Sofia is very proud to become the winner of such a large-scale competition!
Svetlana Milekhina (Russia)
Thank you for this wonderful opportunity to students to perform for such inspiring judge Flautists.
Carol Watson (Australia)
Thank you very much. We look forward to watching the videos. It was a lovely piece to learn & enjoy!
Cosimo Dhami-Hounsome (Channel Islands)
I would like to extend my most sincere gratitude to you for organising this wonderful global event.
Sonia Croucher (Malaysia)
Thank you for the opportunity to take part in the competition. I really enjoyed playing through all the pieces in the book and having the backing tracks available on YouTube was very useful.
Julia Bearsley (New Zealand)
Erin is thrilled to have come second in this competition. It's really given her a boost in confidence and has resulted in lots of practice over this week, which has been lovely to hear!
Gillian Johnson (UK)
Appreciated!!
My kids and I had SO MUCH fun recording! They’re having the best time learning with your books!
Sherene Nee (Australia)
This competition was an opportunity for my students to learn and perform compositions that, brought out the best in them as young musicians. The organization of the competition is excellent.
Tomislava Karačić Šoljić (Croatia)