AIMA TIMELINE 2024

May 22th, 2024 Registration Open
July 31st, 2024 : Registration Deadline
August 5th, 2024: Notification of the approved contestants
August 5th – 11th, 2024: Application for Competition Round
September 3rd, 2024: Winners Competition Round Announcement
September 20th, 2024: Nominees Announcement
October 15th, 2024: Announcement of Special Awards

WINNERS 2024
SPECIAL AWARDS

Best Little Star Pianist

Jenny Han (Ireland)

Best Young Pianist

Sigrid, Yu Hsi Liu (Taiwan)

Best Professional Pianist

Soo Ji Lee (Soth Korea)

Best Little Star String Player

Alif Turongkaravee (Thailand)

Best Young String Player

Joanna Habich (Poland)

Best Professional String Player

Gaia Sbeghen (Italy)

Best Little Star Woodwind Player

Eve Jun (South Korea)

Best Young Woodwind Player

Molnár Klementina Dorina (Hungary)

Best Professional Woodwind Player

Ajda Zala Obreza (Slovenia)

Best Young Brasswind Player

Ricardo N. Lazaro (United States)

Best Young Percussion Player

Giorgia D’Angelo (Italy)

Best Professional Percussion Player

Miyaka Yotsumoto (Japan)

Best Professional Chamber Ensemble

Dúo Amadeus (Spain)

Best Young Voice

Matylda Pich (Poland)

Best Professional Voice

Clara Schneider (Germany)

WINNERS 2023

SPECIAL AWARDS

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

SPECIAL AWARDS

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)