Congratulations to the Winners of the 2024 Radda Rise International String Competition!
The 2024 Radda Rise International String Competition is dedicated to fostering the musical growth of rising musicians through unique educational opportunities. Aside from just cash prizes, we’re passionate about providing an experience through which musicians can further their musical careers. Each applicant will receive a video Radda Review of their competition recordings before they’re sent to the jurors and have the option to resubmit new recordings after learning from their feedback. Additionally, each applicant will receive a custom biography in English or revisions of their current biography and a private mentorship session with the competition director. After the competition, applicants will have additional educational opportunities such as over $12,000 in prizes, personalized starter websites, potential ongoing mentorship with the jurors and director, and discounted Radda Reviews.
Meet the Winners of Category 1
9 Years Old and Under
1st Prize of Category 1
An Pham
9 years old - Wellington, New Zealand
2nd Prize of Category 1
Benxu Yang
9 years old - British Columbia, Canada
3rd Prize of Category 1
Liam Ian Gunawan
6 years old - Surabaya, Indonesia
Honorable Mention of Category 1
Serafina deGregorio
9 years old - Ohio, USA
Meet the Winners of Category 2
10-13 Years Old
1st Prize of Category 2
Yurina Ohsawa
11 years old - Saitama City, Japan
2nd Prize of Category 2
Elliot Yuheng Lim
11 years old - Singapore
3rd Prize of Category 2
Satoru Yahata
13 years old - Hyogo, Japan
Honorable Mention of Category 2
Clare Seo
12 years old - New York, USA
Honorable Mention of Category 2
Yueqi Wang
12 years old - Qingdao, China
Honorable Mention of Category 2
Monroe Rong
11 years old - Auckland, New Zealand
Honorable Mention of Category 2
Franklin Fang
13 years old - Texas, USA
Meet the Winners of Category 3
14-17 Years Old
Grand Prize Winner of Category 3
Tae Han
17 years old - Texas, USA
1st prize of category 3 - Violin and Viola
Katherine Jung
16 years old - New Jersey, USA
1st Prize of Category 3 - Cello and Bass
Fiona Huang
16 years old - California, USA
2nd Prize of Category 3 - Violin and Viola
Margarita Petridou
16 years old - Thessaloniki, Greece
2nd Prize of Category 3 - Cello and Bass
Jin Han
17 years old - Texas, USA
3rd Prize of Category 3 - Violin and Viola
Yena Oh
16 years old - California, USA
3rd Prize of Category 3 - Cello and Bass
Sophie Kim
16 years old - Arizona, USA
Honorable Mention of Category 3
Paula Wilkes
17 years old - Brüggen, Germany
Honorable Mention of Category 3
Eric Wang
16 years old - Texas, USA
Meet the Winners of Category 4
18-34 Years Old
Grand Prize Winner of Category 4
Simon Hagopian
19 years old - New York, USA
1st Prize of Category 4 - Cello and Bass
Doğuş Ergin
30 years old - Ankara, Turkey
Tied 2nd Prize of Category 4 - Violin and Viola
Eliane Menzel
25 years old - New York, USA
Tied 2nd Prize of Category 4 - Violin and Viola
Fei Tong
31 years old - New York, USA
2nd Prize of Category 3 - Cello and Bass
William Harris
24 years old - New York, USA
3rd Prize of Category 3 - Cello and Bass
Grigory Filipchenko
26 years old - Salzburg, Austria
2024 Radda Rise String Achievement Festival
Congratulations to the musicians of our Achievement Festival who were awarded Superior and Superior+ evaluations!
These are the participants whose evaluations have been completed and opted to be highlighted publicly.
Claire Kim - Superior
The Jurors
Elizabeth Faidley
Laszlo mezo
Pala Garcia
The Reviewers
Nikki Naghavi
Kathryn Hilger
Theresa Laun
Youyang Qu
Andrew Cody Williams
*Important Note: Thank you to all participants for their hard work on their performances. Our esteemed panel of jurors evaluates each performance against rigorous criteria. After careful consideration, it has been determined that certain awards will not be presented this year as the criteria for these particular recognitions were not met. We value the effort and passion each participant has poured into their performances, and we commend everyone for their dedication.*