* – Teacher
Carmel Klavier Awards 2025
Solo Elementary
Elementary A
1st place – Ella K. Wang *Maria Crystalia
2nd place – Athena Huang *Sung-im Kim
Elementary B1
1st place – Natalie Ouyang *Jasmine Lee Steadman
2nd place – Victoria Myers *Xiao Wang
Elementary B2
1st place – Sophie Ma *Lizhen Wu
2nd place – Justin Zhu *Nicole Kim
3rd place – Katherine Xia *Karina Maucha Cohen
Honorable Mention – Juan David Paiba *Juliana Reinat
Honorable Mention – Rebecca Li *Grace Huang
Solo Intermediate
Intermediate A1
1st place – Chloe K. Wang *Maria Crystalia
2nd place – Jessica Yang *Sylvia Eunhee Seok
3rd place – Aimee He *Alexandra Tsirkel
Honorable Mention – Evan Wu *Marina Lupinacci
Intermediate A2
1st place – Ava Tsang *Olga Urick
2nd place – Evelyn Harada *Lizhen Wu
3rd place – Anna Golovko *Julia Elkina
Intermediate B1
1st place – Tony Chen *Olga Urick
2nd place – Olivia Nakazato *Nancy Jang
3rd place – Roni Lyanda-Geller *Galina Kogan
Intermediate B2
1st place – Jeremy Liu *Sueanne Metz
2nd place – Izel Gómez-Calderón *Yun-Ling Hsu
3rd place – Zoe Cha *Robert Palmer
Solo Advanced
Advanced A1
1st place – Agustin Flores *Andrea Arevalo
2nd place – Amelia Bauernschmitt *Violetta Zharkova
3rd place – Lucy Yuze Chen *Jasmine Steadman
Honorable Mention – Glenda Na *Ada Shebanova
Advanced A2
1st place – NO PRIZE WINNER
2nd place – Adam Zhang *Hyae-jin Hwang
3rd place – James Yan *Michael Berkovsky
Advanced B1
1st place – Bryan Wang *Marina Lupinacci
2nd place – Helena Kim *Natela Mchedlishvili
3rd place – Ashley Zong *Alexandra Tsirkel
Advanced B2
1st place – NO FIRST PRIZE
2nd place – Ellen Lan *Olga Urick
3rd place – NO THIRD PRIZE
Honorable Mention – Nathan McCoy *Lori Sims
Honorable Mention – Aheer Mukhopadhyay *Olena Ivanova
Ensemble
Elementary
1st place – Clara Moy & Clara Papazian *Irina Gorin
Intermediate
1st place – Audrey K. Zhang & Katherine Bai *Svetlana Soleimani
2nd place – Angela Xiao & Sophia Liu *Svetlana Soleimani
3rd place – Ethan Xi & Sydney Weaver *Nadya Dubikovsky
Honorable Mention – Marissa Wan, Sanmay Goyal, & Essie Daneils-Craft *Irina Gorin
Advanced
1st place – Jeik Park & Jein Park *Phoenix Park-Kim
2nd place – Nicole Woods & Evan Woods *Jasmine Steadman
3rd place – Christopher Herzog & Aheer Mudhopadhyay *Olena Ivanova
Duet
Elementary A
1st place – Mila Roslender & Roselyn Collins *Irina Gorin
2nd place – Chloe Gao & Chase Gao *Svetalana Soleimani
Elementary B
1st place – Walker Boh Lin & Wyatt Grayson Lin *Juliana Yap
2nd place – Wesley Xie & Ethan Mao *Ada Shebanova
3rd place – Audrey Zhang & Emily Wang *Svetlana Soleimani
Honorable Mention – Antonia Barba & Francisco Barba *Andrea Perez
Honorable Mention – Maria Angelica Arias & Belen Garcia *Luis Palacios
Honorable Mention – Juan David Paiba & Diego Alzate *Juliana Reinat
Intermediate A
1st place – Roni Lyanda-Geller & Sophie Qi *Galina Kogan
2nd place – Eleanor Farlow & Joanne Lee *Svetlana Soleimani
Intermediate B
1st place – Miles Pan &Olivia Xie *Ada Shebanova
2nd place – Chelsea Chen & Ginga Fukui *Olena Lvanova
Advanced A
1st place – Annie Yuan & Sophie Su *Olga Kuperstein
2nd place – Mariana Gomez-Casses & Vaishaaliy Subramaniam *Juliana Reinat
Advanced B
1st place – Claire Rong & Freya Pang *Sueanne Metz
2nd place – Alexia Widjaja & Olivia Widjaja *Olena Ivanova
3rd place – Rohan Eapen & Shalin Eapen *Sarah Wang
Modern & Beyond
Elementary A1
1st place – Mila Roslender *Irina Gorin
2nd place – Athena Huang *Sung-im Kim
Elementary A2
1st place – Claire Han *Svetlana Soleimani
2nd place – Chase Gao *Svetlana Soleimani
3rd place – Roselyn Collins *Irina Gorin
Honorable Mention – Francisco Barba *Camila Villada
Honorable Mention – Emma Jiang *Louise Liu
Honorable Mention – Ethan Song *Louise Liu
Elementary B1
1st place – Chloe Gao *Svetlana Soleimani
2nd place – Cynthia Chan *Nadya Dubikovsky
3rd place – Clara Papazian *Irina Gorin
Honorable Mention – Diego Alzate *Luis Palacios
Elementary B2
1st place – Joanna Chan *Nadya Dubikovsky
2nd place – Wesley Xie *Ada Shebanova
3rd place – Emily Wang *Svetlana Soleimani
Honorable Mention – Antonia Barba *Camila Villada
Honorable Mention – Belen Garcia *Luis Palacios
Honorable Mention – Ethan Mao *Ada Shebanova
Intermediate A1
1st place – Marissa Wan *Irina Gorin
2nd place – Audrey Suixin Zhang *Svetlana Soleimani
3rd place – Joanne Lee *Svetlana Soleimani
Honorable Mention – Maria Angelica Arias *Luis Palacios
Intermediate A2
1st place – Ava Tsang *Olga Urick
2nd place – Albert Qin *Olga Urick
3rd place – Anna Golovko *Julia Elkina
Honorable Mention – Sophia Liu *Svetlana Soleimani
Honorable Mention – Sanmay Goyal *Irina Gorin
Intermediate B1
1st place – Harvey Wu *Lizhen Wu
2nd place – Tony Chen *Olga Urick
3rd place – Kirill Chesnichenko *Ada Shebanova
Honorable Mention – Angela Xiao *Svetlana Soleimani
Honorable Mention – Jason Ni *Sarah Sabatino
Honorable Mention – Annie Jiang *Louise Liu
Intermediate B2
1st place – Alexander Herzog *Olena Ivanova
2nd place – Audrey Zhang *Svetlana Soleimani
3rd place – Katherine Bai *Svetlana Soleimani
Honorable Mention – Ethan Xi *Nadya Dubikovsky
Honorable Mention – Qianyu Liu *Svetlana Soleimani
Advanced A
1st place -Vaishaaily Subramaniam *Juliana Reinat
2nd place – Sydney Weaver * Nadya Dubikovsky
3rd place – Maaike Mora *Carolyn Lorenzoni
Honorable Mention – Ayame Kaneda *Sarah Sabatino
Honorable Mention – Jamie Ni *Sarah Sabatino
Advanced B
1st place – Annie Yuan *Olga Kuperstein
2nd place – Christopher Herzog *Olena Ivanova
3rd place – Sarah Wang *Sergei Polusmiak
Honorable Mention – Antonia Paz *Daniel Garzon
Honorable Mention – Aheer Mukhopadhyay *Olena Ivanova
Concerto
Elementary A
1st place – Chase Gao *Svetlana Soleimani
Elementary B1
1st place – Daniel Fan *Violetta Zharkova
2nd place – Summer Pan *Lizhen Wu
3rd place – Victoria Myers *Xiao Wang
Honorable Mention – Cynthia Chen *Nadya Dubikovsky
Elementary B2
1st place – Sophie Ma *Lizhen Wu
2nd place – Isabella Nakazato *Nancy Jang
3rd place – Joanna Chan *Nadya Dubikovsky
Intermediate A
1st place – Anna Golovko *Julia Elkina
2nd place – Chloe McGuire *Lizhen Wu
3rd place – Evan Wu *Marina Lupinacci
Honorable Mention – Sophie Qi *Phoenix Park-Kim
Honorable Mention – Jeremy Hu *Lizhen Wu
Intermediate B1
1st place – Miles Pan *Ada Shebanova
2nd place – Harvey Wu *Lizhen Wu
3rd place – Olivia Nakazato *Nancy Jang
Honorable Mention – Olivia Xie *Ada Shebanova
Honorable Mention – Roni Lyanda-Geller *Galina Kogan
Intermediate B2
1st place – Izel Gómez-Calderón *Yun-Ling Hsu
2nd place – Jeremy Liu *Sueanne Metz
3rd place – Jackson He *Jenny Shin
Advanced A1
1st place – Lucy Chen *Jasmine Steadman
2nd place – Adrian Gonzalez *Sueanne Metz
3rd place – Glenda Na *Ada Shebanova
Honorable Mention – Sydney Weaver *Nadya Dubikovsky
Advanced A2
1st place – Victoria Wei *Lizhen Wu
2nd place – Leon Lee *Sylvia Eh Seok
3rd place – James Yan *Michael Berkovsky
Honorable Mention – Aleyna Yaylaci *Tatyana Stepanova
Advanced B
1st place – Bryan Wang *Marina Lupinacci
2nd place – Sebastian Maa *Jasmine Steadman
3rd place – Liane Lin *Sueanne Metz
Honorable Mention – Iris Zhang *Louise Liu
Judges Recognition
Jeremy Liu *Sueanne Metz
Natalie Ouyang *Jasmine Steadman
Clara Papazian *Irina Gorin
Clara Moy *Irina Gorin
Grand Prize
Ava Tsang *Olga Urick