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Concerto Competition Final Round, Lynn University Conservatory Of Music, Roberta Rust

Concerto Competition

Competition Coordinator

• Dr. Roberta Rust

Jury

• Karen Ritscher, viola (Manhattan School of Music and NYU faculty)
• Jose Ramon Mendez, piano (Northwestern University faculty)
• Ken Larson, trumpet (lnterlochen Center for the Arts faculty)

Piano Accompanist

• Dr. Sheng-Yuan Kuan (Staff Collaborative Pianist)
• Carina Inoue (Guest Collaborative Pianist)
• The Collaborative Piano Studio of Lisa Leonard (Marina Machado, Silvia Valdivia Villasante, and Sergei Skobin)

Concerto Competition Preliminary 2, Lynn University Conservatory Of Music, Roberta Rust

Concerto Competition

Competition Coordinator

• Dr. Roberta Rust

Jury

• Karen Ritscher, viola (Manhattan School of Music and NYU faculty)
• Jose Ramon Mendez, piano (Northwestern University faculty)
• Ken Larson, trumpet (lnterlochen Center for the Arts faculty)

Piano Accompanists

• Dr. Sheng-Yuan Kuan (Staff Collaborative Pianist)
• Carina Inoue (Guest Collaborative Pianist)
• The Collaborative Piano Studio of Lisa Leonard (Marina Machado, Silvia Valdivia Villasante, and Sergei Skobin

Concerto Competition Preliminary 1, Lynn University Conservatory Of Music, Roberta Rust

Concerto Competition

Competition Coordinator

• Dr. Roberta Rust

Jury

• Karen Ritscher, viola (Manhattan School of Music and NYU faculty)
• Jose Ramon Mendez, piano (Northwestern University faculty)
• Ken Larson, trumpet (lnterlochen Center for the Arts faculty)

Piano Accompanists

• Dr. Sheng-Yuan Kuan (Staff Collaborative Pianist)
• Carina Inoue (Guest Collaborative Pianist)
• The Collaborative Piano Studio of Lisa Leonard (Marina Machado, Silvia Valdivia Villasante, and Sergei Skobin)

Concerto Competition Final Round, Roberta Rust

Concerto Competition

Competition Coordinator

• Dr. Roberta Rust

Jury

• Sarah Johnson, violin (Converse College)
• David Jackson, trombone (University of Michigan)
• Baruch Meir, piano (Arizona State University & President of the Bosendorfer/Yamaha USASU International Piano Competition)

Piano Accompanists

• Feruza Dadabaeva
• Guzal Isametdinova
• Dr. Sheng-Yuan Kuan
• Marina Radiushina
• Sharon Villegas

Concerto Competition Final Round, Roberta Rust

Concerto Competition

Competition Coordinator

• Dr. Roberta Rust

Jury

• Borivoj Martinic-Jercic, violin (Concertmaster, Santa Fe Opera Orchestra and former concertmanster Phoenix Symphony, Iowa State University)
• Lydia Artymiw, piano (Avery Fisher Career Grant Recipient, University of Minnesota)
• Frank Epstein, percussion (Former member Boston Symphony Orchestra, Co-chair Brass & Percussion, New England Conservatory of Music)

Piano Accompanists

• Joshua Cessna
• Feruza Dadabaeva
• Guzal Isametdinova
• Olga Konovalova
• Dr. Sheng Yuan Kuan
• Kristine Mezines
• Dr. Marina Radiushina

Schedule

9:30 am Session

• Shuyu Liu - Brahms, Violin Concerto (Dadabaeva)
• Melanie Riordan - Berg, Violin Concerto (Dr. Kuan)
• Shuyi Wang - Vieuxtemps, Violin Concerto No. 5 (Cessna)
• Yue Yang - …

Concerto Competition Final Round 2, Roberta Rust

Concerto Competition

Competition Coordinator

• Dr. Robert Rust

Jury

• Raymond Gniewek, violin (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, retired
• Scott Hartman, trombone (Yale University)
• Marina Lomazov, piano (University of South Carolina, Southeastern Music Festival)

Piano Accompanists

• Joshua Cessna
• Feruza Dadabaeva
• Guzal Isametdinova
• Olga Konovalova
• Sheng-Yuan Kuan
• Darren Matias
• Kristine Mezines
• Marina Radiushina

Canvasser

• Roberta Burns

Finalists

• Shanshan Wei (violin) - Mozart, Violin Concerto No. 3 (Marina Radiushina)
• Yue Yang (violin) - Brahms, Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77 (Sheng-Yuan Kuan)
• Camille Ripple (viola) - Bruch, Romanze in F (Marina Radiushina)
• Michael Puryear (cello) - Shostakovich, Cello Concerto No. 1 (Sheng-Yuan Kuan)
• Khosiyathkhan Khusanova (cello) …

Concerto Competition Final Round 1, Roberta Rust

Concerto Competition

Competition Coordinator

• Dr. Robert Rust

Jury

• Raymond Gniewek, violin (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, retired
• Scott Hartman, trombone (Yale University)
• Marina Lomazov, piano (University of South Carolina, Southeastern Music Festival)

Piano Accompanists

• Joshua Cessna
• Feruza Dadabaeva
• Guzal Isametdinova
• Olga Konovalova
• Sheng-Yuan Kuan
• Darren Matias
• Kristine Mezines
• Marina Radiushina

• Roberta Burns

Finalists

• Emilio Rutllant (flute) - Nielsen, Flute Concerto (Sheng-Yuan Kuan)
• Erika Andersen (bassoon) - Mozart, Bassoon Concerto (Marina Radiushina)
• Tamas Markovics (trombone) - Thom Ritter George, Concerto for Bass Trombone (Sheng-Yuan Kuan)
• Sergei Skobin (piano) - Schnittke, Concerto for Piano and Strings (Kristine Mezines)
• Yingpeng Wang (piano) Ravel, Concerto for …

Concerto Competition Final Round 2, Roberta Rust

Concerto Competition

Competition Coordinator

• Dr. Roberta Rust

Jury

• Nadine Asin, flute (Florida Grand Opera/Principal Flute, Aspen Music Festival/Faculty, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra/Retired)
• Agustin Anievas, piano (Renowned International Concert & Recording Artist, Jury Chairman/National Chopin Competition, Brooklyn College's Conservatory Faculty/Retired)
• Carole Simmons, violin (Palm Beach Opera Orchestra, Boca Symphonia, Atlantic Classical Orchestra, Palm Beach Symphony, The Florida Philharmonic/Former Assistant Principal--2nd violin section)

Piano Accompanists

• Feruza Dadabaeva
• Sheng-Yuan Kuan
• Soo Jung Kwon
• Darren Matias
• Sonyun Park
• Marina Radiushina

Canvassers

• Roberta Burns
• Jack Kracke

Final Round

• Matthew Calderon, piano - Brahms, Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Minor (Darren Matias)
• Suhao Bai, piano - …

Concerto Competition Final Round 1, Roberta Rust

Concerto Competition

Competition Coordinator

• Dr. Roberta Rust

Jury

• Nadine Asin, flute (Florida Grand Opera/Principal Flute, Aspen Music Festival/Faculty, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra/Retired)
• Agustin Anievas, piano (Renowned International Concert & Recording Artist, Jury Chairman/National Chopin Competition, Brooklyn College's Conservatory Faculty/Retired)
• Carole Simmons, violin (Palm Beach Opera Orchestra, Boca Symphonia, Atlantic Classical Orchestra, Palm Beach Symphony, The Florida Philharmonic/Former Assistant Principal--2nd violin section)

Piano Accompanists

• Feruza Dadabaeva
• Sheng-Yuan Kuan
• Soo Jung Kwon
• Darren Matias
• Sonyun Park
• Marina Radiushina

Canvassers

• Roberta Burns
• Jack Kracke

Final Round

• David Brill, violin - Tchaikovsky, Violin Concerto in D Major, op. 35 (Sheng-Yuan Kuan)
• Yordan Tenev, violin - …

Concerto Competition Final Round 2, Roberta Rust

Concerto Competition

Competition Coordinator

• Dr. Roberta Rust

Jury

• Nancy Ambrose King, oboe (University of Michigan)
• James Giles, piano (Northwestern University)
• Lynn Harrell, cello (HEARTbeats Foundation)

Piano Accompanists

• Carina Inoue (Collaborative Piano Student)
• Olga Kim (Collaborative Piano Student)
• Sheng-Yuan Kuan (Lynn University Faculty)
• Tatiana Lokhina (Collaborative Piano Student)
• Darren Matias (Collaborative Piano Student)
• Jihong Park (Collaborative Piano Student)
• Marina Radiushina (Guest Pianist)
• Anastasia Timofeeva (Collaborative Piano Student)

Canvassers

• Roberta Burns
• Jack Kracke

Final Round

• Junheng Chen, violin - Bruch, Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor (Kim)
• Herongjia Han, violin - Vieuxtemps, Violin Concerto No. 5 (Park)
• Xiaonan Huang, violin …

Concerto Competition Final Round 1, Roberta Rust

Concerto Competition

Competition Coordinator

• Dr. Roberta Rust

Jury

• Nancy Ambrose King, oboe (University of Michigan)
• James Giles, piano (Northwestern University)
• Lynn Harrell, cello (HEARTbeats Foundation)

Piano Accompanists

• Carina Inoue (Collaborative Piano Student)
• Olga Kim (Collaborative Piano Student)
• Sheng-Yuan Kuan (Lynn University Faculty)
• Tatiana Lokhina (Collaborative Piano Student)
• Darren Matias (Collaborative Piano Student)
• Jihong Park (Collaborative Piano Student)
• Marina Radiushina (Guest Pianist)
• Anastasia Timofeeva (Collaborative Piano Student)

Canvassers

• Roberta Burns
• Jack Kracke

Final Round

• Jackie Gilette, clarinet - Nielsen, Clarinet Concerto, Op. 57 (Radiushina and Isaac Fernandez Hernandez, percussion)
• Sodienye Finebone, tuba - Vaughan Williams, Concerto for Bass Tuba (Kuan)
• Yasa …

Concerto Competition Final Round 2, Roberta Rust

Concerto Competition

Competition Coordinator

• Dr. Roberta Rust

Jury

• Sheila Browne, viola (University of North Carolina School of the Arts)
• Uriel Tsachor, piano (University of Iowa)
• Graham Ashton, trumpet (Conservatory of Music, Purchase College)

Piano Accompanists

• Carina Inoue (Collaborative Piano Student)
• Olga Kim (Collaborative Piano Student)
• Sheng-Yuan Kuan (Lynn University)
• Tatiana Lokhina (Collaborative Piano Student)
• Darren Matias (Collaborative Piano Student)
• Ricardo Pozenatto (Collaborative Piano Student)
• Dr. Marina Radiushina (Guest Accompanist)
• Anastasiya Timofeeva (Collaborative Piano Student)

Canvassers

• Roberta Burns
• Jack Kracke

Final Round

• Vijeta Sathyaraj, violin and Trace Johnson, cello - Johannes Brahms, Double Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, …

Concerto Competition Final Round 1, Roberta Rust

Concerto Competition

Competition Coordinator

• Dr. Roberta Rust

Jury

• Sheila Browne, viola (University of North Carolina School of the Arts)
• Uriel Tsachor, piano (University of Iowa)
• Graham Ashton, trumpet (Conservatory of Music, Purchase College)

Piano Accompanists

• Carina Inoue (Collaborative Piano Student)
• Olga Kim (Collaborative Piano Student)
• Sheng-Yuan Kuan (Lynn University)
• Tatiana Lokhina (Collaborative Piano Student)
• Darren Matias (Collaborative Piano Student)
• Ricardo Pozenatto (Collaborative Piano Student)
• Dr. Marina Radiushina (Guest Accompanist)
• Anastasiya Timofeeva (Collaborative Piano Student)

Canvassers

• Roberta Burns
• Jack Kracke

Final Round

• Alla Sorokoletova, flute and Anastasia Tonia, flute - Franz Doppler, Concerto for Two Flutes (Matias)
• Zongxi Li, trombone …

Concerto Competition Final Round, Roberta Rust

Concerto Competition

Competition Coordinator

• Dr. Roberta Rust

Jury

• Julian Martin, piano (The Juilliard School)
• Eric Ruske, horn (Boston University)
• Ilya Kaler, violin (DePaul University)

Piano Accompanists

• Heqing Huang (Piano Performance Student)
• Carina Inoue (Collaborative Piano Student)
• Olga Kim (Collaborative Piano Student)
• Sheng-Yuan Kuan (Lynn University)
• Hsin-Hui Liu (Piano Performance Student)
• Dr. Marina Radiushina (Guest Accompanist)
• Jihong Park (Collaborative Piano Student)
• Ricardo Pozenatto (Collaborative Piano Student)

Canvassers

• Roberta Burns
• Jack Kracke

Final Round

• Delcho Tenev, violin - Prokofiev, Violin Concerto No. 2 (Kuan)
• Vijeta Sathyaraj, violin - Ravle, Tzigane (Kuan)
• Evgenia Zharzhavskaya, violin & Felicia Besan, viola - Mozart, …

Concerto Competition Final Round, Roberta Rust

Concerto Competition

Competition Coordinator

• Dr. Robert Rust

Jury

• Cynthia Phelps, viola (Principal, New York Philharmonic)
• Leonard Hindell, bassoon (Former member, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & New York Philharmonic)
• Robert Ward, piano (Director, Concerto "Fest" Austria)

Piano Accompanists

• Dr. John Tu (Concerto Competition Accompanying Resident)
• Mr. Tao Lin (Collaborative Piano Faculty)
• Dr. Yang Shen (Collaborative Piano Faculty)

Canvassers

• Roberta Burns
• Jack Kracke

Finalists

• Hsin-Hui Liu, piano - Ravel, Piano Concerto in G major (Tu)
• Giorgi Chkhikvadze, piano - Prokofiev, Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, op. 16 (Tu)
• Dotan Nitzberg, piano - Liszt, Totentanz (Tu)
• Aneliya Novikova, piano - Rachmaninoff, Piano Concerto No. …

Concerto Competition Final Round, Roberta Rust

Concerto Competition

Competition Coordinator

• Dr. Roberta Rust

Jury

• Andres Cardenes, violin (Faculty, Carnegie Mellon University; Tchaikovsky Competition Prize-Winner)
• Bruce Murray, piano (Dean, Brevard Music Festival)
• Carol Wincenc, flute (Faculty, The Juilliard School of Music; Naumburg Award Winner)

Canvassers

• Roberta Burns
• Jack Kracke

Finalists

• Maria Lyapkova, piano - Prokofiev, Piano Concerto No. 1 in D-flat Major
• Seba Ali, piano - Ravel, Piano Concerto in G Major
• Valeriya Polunina, piano - Rachmaninoff, Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor
• Peter Pirotte, trumpet - Arutunian, Trumpet Concerto
• Ann Fontanella, violin - Saint-Saens, Violin Concerto No. 3 in B minor
• Zhenyang Yu, violin - Shostakovich, Concerto, …

Concerto Competition Final Round, Roberta Rust

Concerto Competition

Competition Coordinator

• Dr. Roberta Rust

Jury

• Lucy Chapman, violin (Faculty, New England Conservatory of Music)
• Kevin Orr, piano (Faculty, University of Florida)
• Roy Popper, trumpet (Faculty, Oberlin Conservatory of Music)

Collaborative Pianists

• Tao Lin
• Yang Shen

Canvassers

• Roberta Burns
• Jack Kracke

Finalists

• Mauricio Murcia, clarinet - Malcolm, Arnold Concerto, Op. 115
• Dawid Pajdzik, viola - Walton, Viola Concerto
• Aziz Sapaev, cello - Saint-Saens, Cello Concerto No. 1
• Sabatino Scirri, flute - Mercadante, Flute Concerto in E Minor
• Amr Selim, French Horn - Hindemith, Horn Concerto (1949)

BREAK

• Natasa Stojanovska, piano - Prokofiev, Piano Concerto No. 2
• Silvia Suarez, violin - …

Concerto Competition Final Round, Roberta Rust

Concerto Competition

Competition Coordinator

• Dr. Roberta Rust

Jury

• Katherine Kemler, flute
• Thomas Martin, double bass
• Judith Saxton, trumpet

Collaborative Pianists

• Tao Lin
• Yang Shen

Canvasser

• Roberta Burns

Finalists

• Marina Stojanovska, piano - Rachmaninoff, Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43
• Adam Diderrich, violin - Saint-Saëns, Introduction & Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 28
• Gareth Johnson, violin - Brahms, Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77
• Jayanat Wisaijorn, piano - Rachmaninoff, Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
• Jessica Aura Willis, flute - Mozart, Flute Concerto No. 1 in G Major, K. 313

INTERMISSION

• Jonah Kim, cello - Dvořák, Cello Concerto in …

Concerto Competition Final Round, Roberta Rust

Concerto Competition

Competition Coordinator

• Dr. Roberta Rust

Jury

• Susan Wadsworth (Director, Young Concert Artists)
• Peter Slowik (Faculty, Oberlin Conservatory of Music)
• Michael Coonrod (Faculty, Interlochen Arts Academy)

Piano Accompanists

• Ralph Fielding
• Tao Lin
• Yang Shen
• Dong-Fang Zhang
• Dejan Daskalov

Finalists

• Veroslav Metodiev Taskov, oboe - Hummel, Introduction Theme and Variations
• Seul-A Lee, violin - Sibelius, Violin Concerto
• Carlos Felipe Vina, bassoon - Weber, Bassoon Concerto in F major
• Caleb Jones, cello - Schumann, Cello Concerto
• Girard Moses Villanueva, clarinet - Copland, Clarinet Concerto
• Gareth Johnson, violin - Wieniawski, Violin Concerto No. 1
• Natasa Stojanovska, piano - Tchaikovsky, Piano Concerto No. 1

Concerto Competition Final Round, Roberta Rust

Concerto Competition

Competition Coordinator

• Dr. Roberta Rust

Jury

• Ralph Fielding, viola (Lynn University)
• Christina Burr, flute (Lynn University)
• Greg Miller, horn (Lynn University)

Piano Accompanists

• Tao Lin
• Yang Shen

Preliminary Round

23 students performed in the preliminary round on Saturday, October 21.

Finalists

• Elena Chernova, violin - Barber, Violin Concerto
• Oksana Rusina, cello - Dvorak, Cello Concerto in B Minor
• Amanda Albert, piano - Grieg, Piano Concerto in A Minor
• Piero Alves Guimaraes, marimba - Rosauro, Concerto for Marimba
• Valentin Mansurov, violin - Wieniawski, Violin Concerto No. 2
• Charles Swan, oboe - Gossens, Concerto en un Mouvement
• Girard Moses Villanueva, clarinet - …

Concerto Competition Final Round, Sergiu Schwartz

Concerto Competition

Competition Coordinator

• Professor Sergiu Schwartz

Jury

• Marcia Littley de Arias, violin
• Dr. Naomi Niskala, piano
• Dr. George Sparks

• Tao Lin
• Yang Shen

Finalists

• Valentin Masurov, violin - Waxman, Carmen Fantasie
• Karl Richards, piano - Liszt, Piano Concerto No. 1
• Vadim Makhovsky, viola - Bartok, Viola Concerto
• Brandie Phillips, violin - Chausson, Poem
• Anastasia Agapova, violin - Prokofiev, Violin Concerto No. 1
• Joel Sousa, cello - Dvorak, Cello Concerto in B Minor, Op. 104
• Ciprian Stancioi, clarinet - Weber, Concertino in E-flat Major

Concerto Competition Final Round, Sergiu Schwartz

Concerto Competition

Competition Coordinator

• Professor Sergiu Schwartz

Jury

• Boaz Shaton, piano
• Michael Klotz, viola
• Wendell Simmons

Piano Accompanists

• Tao Lin
• Lisa Leonard

Finalists

• Karl Richards, piano - Beethoven, Piano Concerto No. 3
• Oliver Salonga, piano - Liszt, Piano Concerto No. 2
• Girard Villanueva, clarinet - Copland, Clarinet Concerto
• Daniel Andai, violin and Dmitri Pogorelov, viola - Mozart, Sinfonia Concertante for Violin and Viola, K. 364
• Joel Silva de Souza, cello - Saint-Saens, Cello Concerto No. 1
• Brandie Phillips, violin - Mendelssohn, Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64
• Nelli Jabotinsky, violin - Bruch, Violin Concerto No.1 in G Minor
• Sylvia Kim, violin …

Concerto Competition Final Round, John Dee

Concerto Competition

Competition Coordinator

• John Dee

Jury

• Leonid Sigal, violin (Associate Concertmaster, Florida Philharmonic)
• Jeffrey Kaye, trumpet (Principal Trumpet, Florida Philharmonic)
• Tian Ying, piano (Faculty, University of Miami)

Piano Accompanists

• Tao Lin
• Lisa Leonard

Finalists

• Daniel Andai, violin - Lalo, Symphonie Espagnole
• Simona Barbu, cello - Elgar, Cello Concerto in E Minor, Op. 85
• Gabrielle Fink, violin - Sibelius, VIolin Concerto in D Minor, Op. 47
• Edmilson Gomes, trumpet - Haydn, Trumpet Concerto in E-flat Major
• Sanghee Lisa Jung, violin - Tchaikovsky, Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 5
• Dmitri Pogorelov, violin - Prokofiev, Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Major, Op. …

Concerto Competition Final Round, John Dee

Concerto Competition

Sponsored by Dr. Elizabeth E. Force

Competition Coordinator

• John Dee

Jury

• Igor Gruppman, violin (Concertmaster and Associate Conductor, Florida Phiharmonic)
• Richard Hancock, clarinet (Principal Clarinet, Florida Philharmnic)
• Marlene Woodward-Cooper, piano (Faculty, Palm Beach Atlantic University)

Finalists

• Ana-Maria Achitei, cello - Dvorak, Cello Concerto in B Minor, Op. 104
• Lee Berger, oboe - Kalliwoda, Concertino for Oboe, Op. 110
• Sylvia Kim, violin - Brahms, Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77
• Cristian Mandu, violin and Dmitri Pogorelov, viola - Mozart, Sinfonia Concertante for Violin and Viola, K. 364
• Danut Muresan, violin - Chausson, Poeme, Op. 25
• Marta Murvai, violin - Tchaikovsky, …

Concerto Competition Final Round, John Dee

Concerto Competition

Sponsored by Dr. Elizabeth E. Force

Competition Coordinator

• John Dee

Jury

• Victor Feldbrill
• Igor Gruppman
• Patricia Grignet Nott
• Wendell Simmons

Piano Accompanists

• Tao Lin
• Jodie DeSalvo

Finalists

• Daniel Andai, violin - Saint-Sanes, Havannaise
• Ying Chai, violin - Sarasate, Zigeunerweisen
• Martin Gueorguiev, cello - Dvorak, Cello Concerto
• Ying Huang, piano - Beethoven, Piano Concerto No. 5
• Simon Kovacs, clarient - Nielsen, Clarinet Concerto
• Hyun-Soo Lee, piano - Gershwin, Piano Concerto in F
• Yang Lu, violin - Vieuxtemps, Violin Concerto No. 5
• Marta Murvai, violin - Paganini, Violin Concerto No. 1
• Dmitri Pogorelov, violin - Glazunov, Violin Concerto

Concerto Competition Final Round, Conservatory Of Music

Concerto Competition

Sponsored by Dr. Elizabeth E. Force

Jury

• Ross Harbaugh, cello
• Jose Lopez, piano
• Luciano Magnanini, bassoon

Piano Accompanists

• Jodie DeSalvo
• Lisa Leonard
• Tao Lin
• Edward Turgeon

Finalists

• Jessica Sherer, flute - Ibert, Flute Concerto
• Vuctor Coo, cello - Elgar, Cello Concerto
• Martin Gueorguiev, cello - Dvorak, Rondo
• Shoko Hino, piano - Barber, Piano Concerto
• Ying Huang, piano - Brahms, Piano Concerto No. 1
• Cristian Mandu, violin - Tchaikovsky, Violin Concerto
• Irena Momchilova, viola - Bruch, Romance
• Alexander Plotkin, bassoon - Weber, Bassoon Concerto, Op. 75
• Alexander Tchobanov, piano - Rachmaninoff, Piano Concerto No. 2
• Angel Valchinov, violin - Tchaikovsky, Violin …

Concerto Competition Final Round, John Dee

Concerto Competition

Sponsored by Dr. Elizabeth Force

Competition Coordinator

• John Dee

Jury

• David Cole, cello (Principal, Florida Philharmonic)
• Henry Sklonick, bassoon (Florida Philharmonic)
• Jose Lopez, piano (Florida Philharmonic)

Piano Accompanists

• Tao Lin
• Jodie DeSalvo
• Elizabeth Holland Tomlin

Finalists

• Elizabeth Alvarado, flute - Nielsen, Flute Concerto
• Olivia Blander, cello - Elgar, Cello Concerto
• Ying Chai, violin - Saint-Saens, Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso
• Justin Emerich, trumpet - Arutunian, Trumpet Concerto
• Yang Guan, bassoon - Weber, Andante and Hungarian Rondo
• Martin Gueorguiev, cello - Tchaikovsky, Pezze Capriccioso
• Ross Salvosa, piano - Franck, Symphonic Variations
• Misha Vitenson, violin - Sibelius, Violin Concerto
• Rebecca Wenham, cello - …