Congratulations to all students and their teachers who participated in this year’s MTAC San Diego Branch Concerto Competition!  Each contestant submitted a video-recording of his/her concerto without accompaniment. Listed below are the students who will be awarded with a plaque or honorable mention ribbon in the near future. Thank you, as always, to our judges who took time from their professional commitments to create a more meaningful event for all contestants!

Dr. Kay Etheridge
University of San Diego
Chair, MTACSD Concerto Competition

            Piano Adjudicators
            Dr. Beverley Simms (Indiana University-Terre Haute)
            Dr. Baruch Meir (Arizona State University)
            Dr. Tina Chong (SDSU, San Diego Symphony)

            Winds Adjudicators
            Pam Vliek Martchev (University of San Diego)
            Frank Renk (San Diego Symphony)
            Beth Ross Buckley (Co-Artistic Director of Camarada)

            Strings Adjudicators
            Dr. Philip Tyler (Point Loma Nazarene University)
            Isaac Allen (SDSU; Hausmann Quartet)
            Alex Greenbaum (SDSU; Hausmann Quartet)

DIVISION I PIANO (through 11 yrs.)

1^st: Aaron Ye – Chopin Concerto in F Minor, Mvt III
2^nd: Benjamin Chuang – Handel Piano Concerto F Major

DIVISION II PIANO (12-14 yrs.)

1^st: Bradley Carpiuc – Prokofiev Concerto Op. 26, C Major, Mvt I
2^nd: Sonya Yasuda – Haydn Concerto in D Major, Mvt III
3^rd: Ella Xing – Kabalevsky Concerto No. 3, Mvt I
HM: Robin Moon – Beethoven Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Mvt I

DIVISION III PIANO (15-18 yrs.)

1^st: Zixuan Chen – Beethoven Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Mvt I
2^nd: Hahnlin Noonan – Tchaikovsky Concerto No. 1 in Bb Major, Mvt I
3^rd: Rubi Choi – Mozart Concerto No. 20 in D Minor, Mvt I

DIVISION IV WINDS (through 18 yrs.)

1^st: Nithin Chilakapati – Lieberman Concerto for Piccolo
2^nd: Nathan Haghgoo – Carmen (Borne/Bizet)

DIVISION V STRINGS (through age 13)

1^st: Saejoon Hong – J.S.Bach Violin Concerto No. 2, Mvt I
2^nd: Caitlin Wang – Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor, Mvt I
3^rd: Alvin Wang – J.C.Bach Viola Concerto in C Minor
HM: Benjamin Luo – Bruch Violin Concerto in G minor, Mvt I

DIVISION VI STRINGS (14-18 yrs)

1^st: Stacy Widyono – Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto, Mvt III
2^nd: Saeji Hong – Glazunov Violin Concerto, Mvt I
3^rd: Susan Lee – Prokofiev Violin Concerto No. 2, Mvt I
HM: Janice Hu – Sibelius Concerto, Mvt I

Congratulations to all participants today!

For students who placed 1st, 2nd or 3rd, trophies will be available for pickup after November 15. More details will be emailed to the participating teachers.

Finalists ribbons and all comment sheets will be mailed to the teachers after November 15.

November 15, 2020
Sonata Contest Winners

Group 7: Agay
1. Tyler Chang / Sarah Deng / Daphnie Tseng
2. Joshua Yu
3. Katie Xu

Group 8: Kuhlau
1. Daniel S Park
2. David Yu
3. Amber Zhang

Group 9: Haydn
1. Addison K Lee
2. Adora Xiao
3. Jonathan Xue

Group 10: Mozart
1. Margaret Fan
2. Yilin Zhu
3. Benjamin Shimabukuro

Group 11: Beethoven
1. Eric Wang
2. Ethan Song
3. Cindy Cao

Congratulations to all participants today!

For students who placed 1st, 2nd or 3rd, trophies will be available for pickup after November 15. More details will be emailed to the participating teachers.

Finalists ribbons and all comment sheets will be mailed to the teachers after November 15.

November 14 Virtual Sonata Contest 2020 Winners

Group 4A: Mier
1. Alicia Liu
2. Celine Karyodisa
3. Aria Chan / Samantha Yang

Group 4B: Kabalevsky
1. Benny Chen
2. Sepehr Golsefidy
3. Kayla Hanoch

Group 5A: Benda
1. James Rong
2. Vivian Chen
3. Nikita Mouravyov

Group 5B: Diabelli
1. Terrence Zhou / Healin Lee
2. Sanja Jing
3. Amy Zhang

Group 6A: Gillock
1. Chloe Li
2. David Liu
3. Nima Movaghar

Group 6B: Clementi
1. Angela Liu
2. Emily Chen
3. Anna Cao

Congratulations to all participants today!

For students who placed 1st, 2nd or 3rd, trophies will be available for pickup after November 15. More details will be emailed to the participating teachers.

Finalists ribbons and all comment sheets will be mailed to the teachers after November 15.

2020 SONATA CONTEST RESULTS, GROUPS 1A – 3B

Group 1A: Bastien
1. Angela Cai
2. Henry Sun
3. Avery Yang

Group 1B: Bastien
1. Clara Stone
2. Scout Sotelo-Sundstrom
3. Jericho Seefeldt

Group 2A: Bastien
1. Alice Zhang
2. Yvonne Gao
3. Maggie Pacleb

Group 2B: Bastien
1. Kelly Ju
2. Eli Krongold
3. Chloe Y. Kim

Group 3A: Gillock
1. Katherine Backues
2. Katelyn Li
3. Kayla Tsubokawa

Group 3B: Vandall
1. Elizabeth Grossman / Ruiya Xia
2. An Tran
3. Blake Hawkinson / Kadmus Ma