International Music Festival and Competition
Since 2019, the Kindred Spirits Orchestra became the resident orchestra of the IMFC – International Music Festival and Competition (Markham, Ontario, Canada). Through the IMFC, the KSO provides several awards, prizes and scholarships as well as performing and career advancement opportunities.
2022 INTERNATIONAL MUSIC COMPETITION
SUMI KIM (piano) – GRAND PRIZE
VANESSA YU (piano) – FIRST PRIZE
MAX WANG-TIAN (piano) – FIRST PRIZE
DENIZ GULIYEVA (violin) – FIRST PRIZE
YI LENG (cello) – FIRST PRIZE
HOVSEP ASATRYAN (saxophone) – FIRST PRIZE
NATALIE YU (piano) – SECOND PRIZE
WENDY WANG (piano) – SECOND PRIZE
MARIE CONCEICAO (soprano) – THIRD PRIZE
2020 INTERNATIONAL MUSIC COMPETITION
NAOMI WONG (piano) – GRAND PRIZE
SEBASTIAN GOBBELS (harp) – FIRST PRIZE
MING WONG (piano) – FIRST PRIZE
JACOB BENGIO (piano) – SECONG PRIZE
JIAYAN YU (piano) – SECOND PRIZE
ANTIAN JIANG (piano) – THIRD PRIZE
2021 INTERNATIONAL MUSIC COMPETITION
EMMANUELLE SIEVERS (violin) – GRAND PRIZE
CHEN XI WU (piano) – FIRST PRIZE
KEVIN WANG (piano) – FIRSTPRIZE
VANESSA YU (piano) – FIRST PRIZE
CHRISTINE WANG (violin) – FIRST PRIZE
DENIZ GULIYEVA (violin) – FIRST PRIZE
JASON XU (saxophone) – FIRST PRIZE
MAX WANG-TIAN (piano) – SECOND PRIZE
MICHELL YEH (piano) – SECOND PRIZE
ANTIAN JIANG (piano) – THIRD PRIZE
2019 INTERNATIONAL MUSIC COMPETITION
GREGORY VANDIKAS (piano) – GRAND PRIZE
ELIJAH ORLENKO (piano) – FIRST PRIZE
HUGO RUSSEL (piano) – FIRST PRIZE
JACOB BENGIO (piano) – SECOND PRIZE
EMILY BOSENIUS (violin) – SECOND PRIZE
ELEANOR SONG (flute) – THIRD PRIZE
EMMANUELLE SIEVERS (violin) – THIRD PRIZE
For more information, visit InterMusic.ca
