AIMA TIMELINE 2023
June 15th, 2023 Registration Open
July 31st, 2023 : Registration Deadline
August 4th, 2023: Notification of the approved contestants
August 5th – 11th, 2023: Application for Competition Round
September 2nd, 2023: Winners Competition Round Announcement
September 12th, 2023: Nominees Announcement
September 15th, 2023: Announcement of Special Awards
WINNERS 2023
Best Little Star Pianist
Natchanok Chonlacoop (Thailand)
Best Young Pianist
Sigrid Liu (Taiwan)
Best Professional Pianist
Youngin Jung (South Korea)
Best Little Star String Player
David Liam Alexander (USA/Romania)
Best Young String Player
Peter Ryan (Ireland)
Best Professional String Player
Elise Bertrand (France)
Best Young Woodwind Player
Catarina Sousa Costa (Portugal)
Best Professional Woodwind Player
Oleksandr Zhehalov (Ukraine)
Best Little Star Brasswind Player
Filipp Yarovoy (United States)
Best Young Brasswind Player
Oliver Lampson (United States)
Best Professional Brasswind Player
Dong uk Kim (South Korea)
Best Little Star Percussion Player
Konstantin Ivanov Lechev (Bulgaria)
Best Young Percussion Player
Vasily Andronov (Russia)
Best Professional Percussion Player
William Kim (Canada/USA)
Best Young Musicians’ Chamber Ensemble
BLIV Quartet (United States)
Best Professional Chamber Ensemble
Waldstein Trio (Greece)
Best Little Star Voice
Maria Casima Rusu (Romania)
Best Young Voice
Kaylee Bucio (United States)
Best Professional Voice
Charity Mapletoft (United Kingdom)
New Discovery Little Star Artist 2023
Eileen Hanyu Zhang (Germany)
New Discovery Young Artist 2023
Natalia Dragan (Poland)
New Discovery Professional Artist 2023
Mujie Yan (China)
NOMINEES 2023
Best Little Star Pianist
Eileen Hanyu Zhang (Germany)
Alexander Wong (United States)
Natchanok Chonlacoop (Thailand)
Sophia Maddock (United States)
Wong Tsz Kwan Harvey (Hong Kong)
Christopher Li (United States)
Best Young Pianist
Celina Hoeferlin (Germany)
Petrovska Sofiia (Ukraine)
Katelyn Vo (United States)
Gur Sargsyan (Armenia)
Sigrid Liu (Taiwan)
Sam Zefreh (Canada)
Best Professional Pianist
Cindy Lu (United States)
Youngin Jung (South Korea)
Mujie Yan (China)
Best Little Star String Player
David Liam Alexander (USA/Romania)
Best Young String Player
Ellie Malonzo (Australia)
Guo Ru (China)
Lauren Kang (United States)
Natalia Dragan (Poland)
Tiffany Tsui (United States)
Peter Ryan (Ireland)
Péter Massányi (Hungary)
Best Professional String Player
Mukhammadyor Tulaganov (Uzbekistan)
Ioannis Nikolis (Greece)
Jimena Burga Lopera (Peru)
Elise Bertrand (France)
Michał Orlik (Poland)
Best Young Woodwind Player
Pongrac Nuša (Slovenia)
Catarina Sousa Costa (Portugal)
Tristan Zhang (United States)
Ieva Elīza Isakova (Latvia)
Best Professional Woodwind Player
Oleksandr Zhehalov (Ukraine)
Jakob Schweitzer (Austria)
Luis María González Jiménez (Spain)
Best Little Star Brasswind Player
Filipp Yarovoy (United States)
Best Young Brasswind Player
Xintian Ye (China)
Oliver Lampson
Best Professional Brasswind Player
Dong uk Kim (South Korea)
Best Little Star Percussion Player
Juan Luis Diaz Jimenez (Venezuela)
Konstantin Ivanov Lechev (Bulgaria)
Best Young Percussion Player
David Hsieh (United States)
Jonathan Yuen (United States)
Vasily Andronov (Russia)
Best Professional Percussion Player
William Kim (Canada/USA)
Best Young Musicians’ Chamber Ensemble
BLIV Quartet (United States)
Trio Patronus (United States)
Best Professional Chamber Ensemble
Schola Cantorum Coralina (Cuba)
Madame Piano Trio (Poland)
Waldstein Trio (Greece)
Best Little Star Voice
Maria Casima Rusu (Romania)
Best Young Voice
Kaylee Bucio (United States)
Best Professional Voice
Olga Melnychuk (Ukraine)
Sarah Raiss (Belgium)
Dennis Dimitrov Boyajiev (Bulgaria)
Charity Mapletoft (United Kingdom)
Qi Liang (China)
Anna Katharina Borsch (Germany)
Cecilia Yuning Zhang (China)
Dominique Dethier (Germany)
Xiaoyu Liu (China)
New Discovery Little Star Artist 2023
Eileen Hanyu Zhang (Germany)
Alexander Wong (United States)
Natchanok Chonlacoop (Thailand)
Sophia Maddock (United States)
Wong Tsz Kwan Harvey (Hong Kong)
Christopher Li (United States)
David Liam Alexander (USA/Romania)
Filipp Yarovoy (United States)
Juan Luis Diaz Jimenez (Venezuela)
Konstantin Ivanov Lechev (Bulgaria)
Maria Casima Rusu (Romania)
New Discovery Young Artist 2023
Celina Hoeferlin (Germany)
Petrovska Sofiia (Ukraine)
Katelyn Vo (United States)
Gur Sargsyan (Armenia)
Sigrid Liu (Taiwan)
Sam Zefreh (Canada)
Ellie Malonzo (Australia)
Guo Ru (China)
Lauren Kang (United States)
Natalia Dragan (Poland)
Tiffany Tsui (United States)
Peter Ryan (Ireland)
Péter Massányi (Hungary)
Pongrac Nuša (Slovenia)
Catarina Sousa Costa (Portugal)
Tristan Zhang (United States)
Ieva Elīza Isakova (Latvia)
Xintian Ye (China)
Oliver Lampson
David Hsieh (United States)
Jonathan Yuen (United States)
Vasily Andronov (Russia)
Kaylee Bucio (United States)
New Discovery Professional Artist 2023
Cindy Lu (United States)
Youngin Jung (South Korea)
Mujie Yan (China)
Mukhammadyor Tulaganov (Uzbekistan)
Ioannis Nikolis (Greece)
Jimena Burga Lopera (Peru)
Elise Bertrand (France)
Michał Orlik (Poland)
Dong uk Kim (South Korea)
Oleksandr Zhehalov (Ukraine)
Jakob Schweitzer (Austria)
Luis María González Jiménez (Spain)
Olga Melnychuk (Ukraine)
Sarah Raiss (Belgium)
Dennis Dimitrov Boyajiev (Bulgaria)
Charity Mapletoft (United Kingdom)
Qi Liang (China)
Anna Katharina Borsch (Germany)
Cecilia Yuning Zhang (China)
Dominique Dethier (Germany)
Xiaoyu Liu (China)
Dong uk Kim (South Korea)
William Kim (Canada/USA)
WINNERS 2022
Best Little Star Pianist
Ayla Takeda Moreno (United states/Japan)
Best Young Pianist
Lee, Hsuen-Yi (Taiwan)
Best Professional Pianist
Kosti Deti (Albania)
Best Little Star String Player
Sherry Tse (China)
Best Young String Player
Satoru Yahata (Japan)
Best Professional String Player
Meng Ping Tsai (Taiwan)
Best Little Star Woodwind Player
Hayk Hekekyan (Armenia)
Best Young Woodwind Player
Sofia Mekhonoshina (Russia)
Best Professional Woodwind Player
Jared Waters (United States)
Best Little Star Brasswind Player
Anej Gorenjak (Slovenia)
Best Young Brasswind Player
Shao-Wei Huang (Taiwan)
Best Professional Brasswind Player
Hayk Gurgenyan (Armenia)
Best Little Star Percussion Player
Bryła Antoni Szymon (Poland)
Best Young Percussion Player
Jakov Shaldov (Latvia)
Best Professional Percussion Player
Bo Li (China)
Best Young Musicians’ Chamber Ensemble
Ani Panova & Hristina Panova (Bulgaria/Germany)
Best Professional Chamber Ensemble
Verve Trio (United States)
Best Little Star Voice
Crystal Lee (Australia)
Best Young Voice
Noemi Onucu (Romania)
Best Professional Voice
Kseniia Muslanova (Russia)
New Discovery Little Star Artist 2022
Ayla Takeda Moreno (United states/Japan)
New Discovery Young Artist 2022
Sofia Mekhonoshina (Russia)
New Discovery Professional Artist 2022
Kosti Deti (Albania)
NOMINEES 2022
Best Little Star Pianist
Caelum Ezekiel Zheng (New Zealand)
Natchanok Chonlacoop (Thailand)
George Cheng (United States)
Ayla Takeda Moreno (United states/Japan)
Best Young Pianist
Celina Höferlin (Germany)
Yui Sayama (Japan)
Llyr Yan-Ho Redweik-Leung (Canada)
Joshuanne Yeh Su En (Singapore)
Grigorescu Valentiu-Constantin (Romania)
Lee, Hsuen-Yi (Taiwan)
Best Professional Pianist
Jia Ning Ng (Singapore)
Arisa Fujisawa (Japan)
Kosti Deti (Albania)
Best Little Star String Player
Gayun Kim (South Korea)
Sherry Tse (China)
Li Tsz Yan Tiffany (Hong Kong)
Lyana Ulikhanyan (Armenia)
Jade Lyles (United Kngdom)
Best Young String Player
Davit Babayan (Armenia)
Satoru Yahata (Japan)
Yi-Chin Hung (Taiwan)
Oriana Wojciechowska (Poland)
Hanna Tomaszewska (Poland)
Piotr Stadnicki (Denmark)
Seoyeon Park (South Korea)
Danli Yang (China)
Celina Chen (United States)
Nahar Eliaz (Israel)
Yuxi Yang (China)
Best Professional String Player
Meng Ping Tsai (Taiwan)
Jianghui Ma (China)
Yu-Ping Tsai (Taiwan)
Peiyuan Chen (China)
Kamila Beata Łuczka (Poland)
Best Little Star Woodwind Player
Kun Wei (Justin) Chung (Taiwan)
Soomin Oh (South Korea)
Hayk Hekekyan (Armenia)
Wiktoria Chruścińska (Poland)
Best Young Woodwind Player
Sofia Mekhonoshina (Russia)
Tzu Chun Tang (Taiwan)
Best Professional Woodwind Player
Teo Mondiru (Romania)
Jared Waters (United States)
Best Little Star Brasswind Player
Anej Gorenjak (Slovenia)
Best Young Brasswind Player
Shao-Wei Huang (Taiwan)
Best Professional Brasswind Player
Hayk Gurgenyan (Armenia)
Best Little Star Percussion Player
Bryła Antoni Szymon (Poland)
Best Young Percussion Player
Jakov Shaldov (Latvia)
Best Professional Percussion Player
Bo Li (China)
Best Little Star Chamber Ensemble
Best Young Musicians’ Chamber Ensemble
Ani Panova & Hristina Panova (Bulgaria/Germany)
Best Professional Chamber Ensemble
Verve Trio (United States)
Best Little Star Voice
Sanvi Parth Khandelwal (Germany)
Crystal Lee (Australia)
Best Young Voice
Noemi Onucu (Romania)
Best Professional Voice
Caitlin Mackenzie Towell (United States)
Sergiu Garabajii (Romania/Moldavia)
Alissa Henderson (United States)
Helen Hassinger (United States)
Kseniia Muslanova (Russia)
New Discovery Little Star Artist 2022
Natchanok Chonlacoop (Thailand)
George Cheng (United States)
Ayla Takeda Moreno (United states/Japan)
Gayun Kim (South Korea)
Sherry Tse (China)
New Discovery Young Artist 2022
Yui Sayama (Japan)
Grigorescu Valentiu-Constantin (Romania)
Lee, Hsuen-Yi (Taiwan)
Satoru Yahata (Japan)
Yi-Chin Hung (Taiwan)
Hanna Tomaszewska (Poland)
Seoyeon Park (South Korea)
Celina Chen (United States)
Sofia Mekhonoshina (Russia)
Tzu Chun Tang (Taiwan)
New Discovery Professional Artist 2022
Jia Ning Ng (Singapore)
Arisa Fujisawa (Japan)
Kosti Deti (Albania)
Meng Ping Tsai (Taiwan)
Jianghui Ma (China)
Yu-Ping Tsai (Taiwan)
Peiyuan Chen (China)
Kamila Beata Łuczka (Poland)
Teo Mondiru (Romania)
Jared Waters (United States)
Caitlin Mackenzie Towell (United States)
Sergiu Garabajii (Romania/Moldavia)
Alissa Henderson (United States)
Helen Hassinger (United States)
Kseniia Muslanova (Russia)