Congratulations to all the participants in this year’s Concerto Competition!
I want to give a special thank you to Sarah Victor, who was my assistant both days, Dana Burnett for preparing the warm-up schedules both days, Lori Vickers, Sun Yung Cho, Alexander Mirolyan, Stacey Liao and Michael Tseitlin for providing pastries and fruit for judges. I also want to thank USD’s Department of Music for generously sponsoring this event!
I would also like to express my gratitude to our panel of judges this year:
PIANO: Wan-Chin Chang, Gema Garcia, Mark Gutierrez
WINDS: Beth Ross Buckley, Pamela Vliek Martchev, James Romeo
STRINGS: Elizabeth Brown, Paivikki Nykter, Philip Tyler
Here are the results and photos. Winners performances with orchestra will be announced very soon.
| DIVISION I: piano through 11 yrs. | |
| 1st place | Youchae B. – Haydn: Concerto in D Major, 1st mvt. |
| 2nd place (alternate) | Tyler C. |
| 3rd place | Saejoon H. |
| DIVISION II: piano 12-14 yrs. | |
| 1st place | Ally N. – Saint-Saens: Concerto No. 2 in G minor, 1st mvt. |
| 2nd place (alternate) | Stephanie L. |
| 3rd place | Justin L. |
| Honorable Mentions: | Margaret F. and Christine Z. |
| DIVISION III: 15-18 yrs. | |
| 1st place | Alexis W. – Mozart: Concerto No. 27 in Bb Major, K. 595, 3rd mvt. |
| 2nd place (alternate) | Zachary L. |
| 3rd place | Saeji H. |
| DIVISION IV: Winds | |
| 1st place | Isabelle J. – Griffes: Poem |
| 2nd place (alternate) | Helen Z. |
| 3rd place | Jennie C. |
| Honorable Mentions: | Athena T. |
| DIVISION V: Strings through 13 yrs. | |
| 1st place | Dasha Z. – Vivaldi: Concerto in G Minor, RV 317 |
| 2nd place (alternate) | Caden J. |
| 3rd place (tie) | Ellie L. and Lucas L. |
| Honorable Mentions: | Isabel K. |
| DIVISION VI: Strings 14-18 yrs. | |
| 1st place | Nathan S. – Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D Minor, 1st mvt. |
| 2nd place (alternate) | Pearl d. |
| 3rd place | Susan L. |
| Honorable Mentions: | Jacey L., Lucy G., Josiah d., Andrew Y., Evan Z. |
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