Awards


ACL Young Composers Awards

This award was first presented in Hong Kong, 1988. Awards are presented at each festival to nominated chamber musical works by composers under the age 30 from each ACL Member Country. The jury, appointed by the ACL Executive Committee, is able to divide up the prize money as they see fit. The desired outcome of the awards is recognition of young talented composers from the Asia-Pacfic Region, and their introduction to the international music scene through a high-profile musical event.

Winners


2022 • New Zealand

1st: Piyawat LOUILARPPRASERT (Thailand)
Equal 2nd: Ka-Shu Tam (HK/China) & Akira Ito (Japan)


2018 • Taiwan

Equal 1st: Ryle Nicole CUSTODIO (Philippines) & Marcus JACKSON (New Zealand)
2nd: Absent
3rd: DING Jian Han (Singapore)


2016 • Vietnam

1st: Po-Chien LIU (Taiwan)
2nd: Hisataka NISHIMORI (Japan)
3rd: Jonathan M. DOMINGO (Philippines)


2015 • Philippines

1st: Hibiki MUKAI (Japan)
2nd: Bertram WEE (Singapore)
3rd: Callum BLACKMORE (New Zealand)


2014 • Tokyo

1st: Li-Wei CHAO (Taiwan)
2nd: Ainolnaim AZIZOL (Malaysia)
3rd: Kongmeng LIEW (Singapore)


2013 • Singapore

1st: Chi-Tien LEE (Taiwan)
2nd: Syafiqah ‘Adha Bte Md SALLEHIN (Singapore)
3rd: Goni PELES (Israel)


2012 • Israel

Equal 1st: Kittiphan JANBUALA (Thailand) & Lily CHEN (Taiwan)


2011 • Taiwan

1st: Yong-Min HAN (Korea)
2nd: Zhang-Yi CHEN (Singapore)
3rd: Jessica CHO Kah-Poh (Malaysia)


2009 • Korea

1st: Ian Ng KA-CHUN (Hong Kong)
2nd: Ofer PELZ (Israel)
3rd: Young-bin JUNG (Korea)
Special mention: Takuya Shimizu (Japan)


2007 • Hong Kong

1st: Samuel HOLLOWAY (New Zealand)
2nd: LAM Kwan-fai (Hong Kong)
3rd: Janet Jie-ru CHEN (Taiwan)


2007 • Wellington

1st: TANG Lok-Yin (Hong Kong)
2nd: Peter McNAMARA (Australia)


2005 • Thailand

1st: Alison GRANT (New Zealand)
Equal 2nd : Hye Ri KANG (Korea) & Noriko FUJIWARA(Japan)


2004 • Israel

1st: Avner DORMAN (Israel)
2nd: Nilo B. ALCALA (Philippines)
3rd: Chris GENDALL (New Zealand)


2003 • Tokyo

1st: Dylan LARDELLI (New Zealand)
2nd: Hee Young YANG (Korea)
3rd: Philip Thomas P. VINOYA (Philippines)


2002 • Seoul

1st: Chris WATSON (New Zealand)
2nd: Kyu Sun KIM (Korea)
3rd: Daniel ALCHER (Israel)


2000 • Yokohama

1st: LOO Jia En Aenon (Hong Kong)
2nd: Michael NORRIS (New Zealand)
3rd: Ponsakorn PATARADETPISAN (Thailand)


1999 • Yogyakarta/Surakarta

CHAO Ching-Wen (Taiwan)


1998 • Taipei

1st: Jeroen SPEAK (New Zealand)
2nd: LEE Jang-Ryul (Korea)
3rd: MORITA Kayoko (Japan)


1997 • Manila

BAEK Jung Youn (Korea)


1995 • Bangkok

1st: TSE Kin-Chuen (Hong Kong)
2nd: KURIYAMA Kazuki (Japan)
3rd: John PSATHAS (New Zealand)


1994 • Taipei

1st: YONEKURA Kaori (Japan)
2nd: LEUNG Kei-Cheuk (Hong Kong)
3rd: LEE Keun-Hyoung (Korea)


1993 • Seoul

NG Hau Yee Poly (Hong Kong)


1992 • Wellington

MORIYA Yuko (Japan)


1990 • Tokyo-Sendai

1st: FUJIIE Keiko (Japan)
2nd: LEE Hyun-Joo (Korea)
3rd: HUNG Chung-Kun (Taiwan)


1988 • Hong Kong

1st: MATSUO Masataka (Japan)
2nd: MO Wuping (China)
3rd: Gareth FARR (New Zealand)