Grantees 2023 - Robert Turnbull Piano Foundation

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Jonathan Mamora

Born: Redlands, California, USA, 1995

Studied: La Sierra University (BM ’17), The Juilliard School (MM ’19), Eastman School of Music (DMA in progress)

Prizes and Awards:

1st Prize – Maria Canals International Music Competition (2023)

1st Prize – AntwerPiano International Competition (2022)

1st Prize – Olga Kern International Piano Competition (2022)

1st Prize – Chautauqua Piano Competition (2022)

1st Prize – Dallas International Piano Competition (2022)

1st Prize – Virginia Waring International Piano Competition (2022)

1st Prize – Eastman Piano Concerto Competition (2022)

http://www.jonathanmamora.com/

Jonathan Mamora

Sofia Shokhina

Born: Ukraine, 2001

Studied: Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

Prizes and Awards: Young Virtuoso” – Sianok, Poland, First prize; Prokofiev Piano Duet competition, Kyiv, First Prize;

Sofia Shokhina

Shinae Lee

Born
South Korea, 1984

Studied

Yewon Arts Middle School (Piano performance)
Seoul Arts High School Diploma (Piano performance)2003
Ewha Woman’s University(Bachelor-Piano Performance) 2007
Chicago College of Performing Arts (Master-Piano performance)2023

Awards

Young Artists Concert by Buam Art Hall,
Young Artists Concert at Konkuk University Concert Hall,
Freshman Honors Recital by Ewha Woman’s University,
Bechstein-Samick Piano Camp Award 1st Place in Berlin,
Honors Scholarship by Ewha Woman’s University, CCPA Scholarship.

https://youtu.be/sprXW5GlZ98

Shinae Lee

Arvin Gantumur

Born in Mongolia/ November 20,1997 (currently living in Seattle)

Education; Bachelor’s Diploma in Piano Performance from Bob Cole Conservatory of Music at the California State University, Long Beach

Awards received:

Concerto Competitions Grand Prize Winner/ Andrys Basten Award (2021)
CAPMT 2020 State Final Winner- 1st Place
Winner of the 2019 Bob Cole Concerto Competition at the CSULB
George & Beverly August Piano Award in Fall 2019 (Bob Cole Conservatory of Music)- 3rd Place
George & Beverly August Piano Award in Spring 2019 (Bob Cole Conservatory of Music)- 2nd Place
State VOCE Competition 2017, Anstamur Trio – 1st Place
Sonata/Sonatina Festival of 2016 – 1st Place
Gyeonggi-Do Teenager Piano Competition Seoul, Korea – 2nd Place (2014)
Milosz Magin 13th Annual International Piano Competition- 1st Place (2010)
Chuluun Youth Piano Competition in Mongolian Conservatory of Music- 1st Place (2008)
Naidal 2008 International Piano Competition- 2nd Place
Gonchigsumlaa’s Youth Piano Competition in Mongolian Conservatory of Music- 4th Place (2004)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2ztbK60Qes

Arvin Gantumur

Ellis Thomas

Born: Wales, 2001

Studied: University of Cambridge; ~Royal Academy of Music, with Tessa Nicholson

Prizes include: Wales international Piano Competition, Wales National Eisteddfod

https://www.ellisthomas.com/

Ellis Thomas

Kyle Hutchings

Born Worcester, 2000

Studied: Trinity Laban Conservatoire

Prizes; Nancy Thomas Prize and Director’s Prize for Excellence

Kyle Hutchings

Mikhail Kaploukhii

Born: Moscow, 2002

Studied: Gnessin College of Music and Royal College of Music

Prizes: RCM Concerto Competition and International Ettlingen Piano Competition

Mikhail Kaploukhii

Abhisri Chaudhuri

Born: Scotland, 2000

Studied: Royal College of Music

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1TwUxb9hgKc4mgjNDxsNrQ

Abhisri Chaudhuri

José Navarro-Silberstein

Born Bolivia, 1995

Studied: Hochschulen für Musik, Cologne and Weimar; Royal College of Music

Ptizes: La Paz Piano Competition, Young Academy Award, Rome, Special Prize, Claudia Arrau Competition, Chile

José Navarro-Silberstein

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Avishka Edirisinghe

instagram.com/avishka_pianist

British-Sri Lankan pianist Avishka Edirisinghe is a first-year student on the Collaborative Piano Masters course at the Royal College of Music. His awards include the pianists’ prize at the 2021 RCM Lieder competition. He also works closely as repetiteur with Pegasus Opera, a company that promotes diversity within opera. Avishka’s studies are additionally supported by Help Musicians, where he is a Henry Richardson Award holder.

https://greenwichtheatre.org.uk/events/arise-legacy-and-hope-concert/

Avishka Edirisinghe

Mikheili Otarashvili

Born Georgia, 20001

Studied Tbilisi Conservatoire

Prizes include J S Bach Competition, Georgia, and 6th international Piano Competition, Baden-Wittemberg

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Jonathan Mamora

Sofia Shokhina

Shinae Lee

Arvin Gantumur

Ellis Thomas

Kyle Hutchings

Mikhail Kaploukhii

Abhisri Chaudhuri

José Navarro-Silberstein

Avishka Edirisinghe

Mikheili Otarashvili

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