Awards of Excellence are presented to the most outstanding solo performers at the Junior, Intermediate and Senior levels in Piano, Strings, Voice, and Instrumental categories, as chosen by their adjudicators. Senior and Junior awards have been determined since 2006 and the Intermediate level was added in 2024. Prior to 2006 the Festival named Senior and Junior Stars of the Festival .
SENIOR Piano Voice Strings Wind 2025 Maggie Zheng Jillian Zhang 2024 Haokai Xuan Samantha Fullerton William Fry 2023 Adèle LeBlanc Samantha Fullerton Maggie Zheng 2022 Vivian Ni Samantha Fullerton Vivian Ni James Farhoud-Watt 2021 Caroline Vanicek Sarah MacLoon Bianca Cruz Charles Gagné 2019 Adèle LeBlanc Sarah MacLoon Gerry Zhang Charles Gagné 2018 Yan-Ru Chen Sarah MacLoon Alicia Ingalls Nadia Ingalls 2017 Thomas Cardoso-Grant Mélanie Dupuis Chelsea Anh Peter Ball 2016 Vivian Ni Luke Noftall Vivian Ni Nadia Ingalls 2015 Chelsea Anh Luke Noftall Jinwon Jang Yong Hyun Ryan Kim 2014 Vivian Ni Jack Ball Sienna Minkyong Cho Sung Ho David Kwon 2013 Thomas Nicholson Connor MacDonald Sienna Minkyong Cho Sung Ho David Kwon 2012 Keol Woo David Smith Vivian Ni Ryan Legere 2011 Gina Hyunmin Lee Taylor White Vivian Ni Jason Hwang 2010 Jeremy VanSlyke Meghan Thompson Vivian Ni Andy Lee 2009 Jeremy VanSlyke Meghan Thompson Matthieu Deveau Giyong Cho 2008 Julie Choi Anne Lebans Samuel Yoon Jaekwon Chong 2007 Jeremy VanSlyke Jayani Abeysekera Jayani Abeysekera Trina Du 2006 Jeremy VanSlyke Rebecca Topp Jae Yong Chong Trina Du
INTERMEDIATE Piano Voice Strings Wind 2025 Deron Qu Caileigh Sullivan Daniel Zhang Jia Fei Ya Shen 2024 Benjamin Gray Caileigh Sullivan Jillian Zhang Jia Fei Ya Shen
JUNIOR Piano Voice Strings Wind 2025 Mia Yang Clarita Kreidi Diego Vivas Teresa Chen 2024 Deron Qu Joanna Dinan Alexander Arnold Teresa Chen 2023 Renlin Yang Joanna Dinan Daniela Vivas Teresa Chen 2022 Neve Elrain Quismundo Elizabeth Harper Lilly Wood 2021 Tyler Shang Gillian Butler Jillian Zhang 2019 Maggie Zheng Muriel Falkenstein Bolin Shi James Farhoud-Watt 2018 Maggie Zheng Augusta Downey Angela Cai James Farhoud-Watt 2017 Helen Chengrong Li Félix Turgeon Maggie Zheng James Farhoud-Watt 2016 Matthew Snell Rose Messenger Maggie Zheng Kelly Song 2015 Doris He Rose Messenger Helen Chengrong Li Gabriel You 2014 Amanda Zhang Brianna Corey Maggie Kerr Jacob Martin 2013 Leo Cui Olivia LaPointe Leo Cui Nadia Ingalls 2012 Érica Jomphe Luke Noftall Alicia Ingalls Lavallee Forbes 2011 Érica Jomphe Brianna Corey Jimyung Jang Sung Ho (David) Kwon 2010 Vivian Ni Alexandre Gagné Jesse Kim Heenjin Jee 2009 Alexandre Gagné Connor MacDonald Kihoon Choi Joseph Park 2008 Juliane Bischoff Alexandre Gagné Connor MacDonald Julie Choi 2007 Joshua Liu Meghan Thompson Joshua Liu JunSu Ku 2006 Joshua Liu Meghan Thompson Joshua Liu Michael Valk
