Concerto Competition

Each year, Eastern Music Festival holds a concerto competition. Auditions are open to all Young Artists. Contestants may perform any solo work with orchestral accompaniment that was originally composed for their instrument and that does not exceed 18 minutes in length. Preliminaries are held on the second Sunday of the Festival; finals are held on the third Sunday. Concerto Competition Finale held the final Thursday of the season. Memorization of standard solo repertoire is required for the final round and the performance.

This is a unique opportunity for students to perform alongside a full symphony orchestra and showcase their inspiring growth cultivated over the summer.

Past Winners

2023 Winners

Name	Instrument	Composer: Work	Movement
Robert Burleson	Oboe	Goosens: Oboe Concerto Op. 45
Gabrielle Gans	Violin	Bruch: Scottish Fantasy, Op. 46	Movement 1
Gina Gravagne	Viola	Walton: Viola Concerto
Angelina Lim	Flute	Nielsen: Flute Concerto	Movement 1
Kimberly Nelson	Trombone	Grøndahl: Trombone Concerto	Movements 1 & 2
Isabel Rushall	Violin	Lalo: Symphonie Español Op. 21	Movement 1
Joshua So	Oboe	Martinů: Oboe Concerto H.353	Movements 2 & 3

2022 Winners

Name	Instrument	Composer: Work	Movement
Brooke Walden	Flute	Hüe: Fantasy
Victoria Bramble	Violin	Sibelius: Violin Concerto	Movement 1
Andrew Reveno	Piano	Grieg: Piano Concerto in A-minor	Movement 1
Grace O’Connell	Trumpet	Böhme: Trumpet Concerto	Movement 1
Ann Gao	Piano	Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2	Movement 1
Jonathan Decker	Clarinet	Copland: Clarinet Concerto

2021 Winners

Name	Instrument	Composer: Work	Movement
Cameron Jeppson	Violin	Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, op.63
Bonhwi Kim	Piano	Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor, op.16	Allegro molto moderato
Anastasia Samsel	Flute	Chaminade: Concertino for Flute in D major, op.107
Adrian Wittmer	Bassoon	Vivaldi: Bassoon Concerto in C major, RV 477
Anthony Wu	Piano	Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor, op.25

2019 Winners

Name	Instrument	Composer: Work	Movement
Nathaniel Hoyt	Cello	Dvořák: Cello Concerto in B minor, op.104	Allegro
Elise Kim	Flute	Devienne: Flute Concerto No. 7 in E minor	Allegro
Jonathan Fong Ho Man	Cello	Lalo: Cello Concerto in D minor	Prelude, lento – Allegro maestoso
Clara Saïtkoulov	Violin	Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D minor, op.47	Allegro moderato
Ariel Wang	Piano	Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, op.18	Moderato

2018 Winners

Name	Instrument	Composer: Work	Movement
Asher Harris	Clarinet	Copland: Clarinet Concerto
Ela Kodžas	Violin	Bruch: Scottish Fantasy, op.46	Introduction; Grave, Adagio cantabile
Abigail Leidy	Cello	Lalo: Cello Concerto in D minor	Prelude, lento – Allegro maestoso
Jon McGarry	Horn	R. Strauss: Horn Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major, op.11	Allegro
Jonathan Miller	Double Bass	Bottesini: Double Bass Concerto No. 2 in B minor	Allegro
Morgan Short	Harp	Pierné: Concertstück, op.39
Yihan Sun	Piano	Chopin:Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, op.11	Rondo – Vivace

2017 Winners

Name	Instrument	Composer: Work	Movement
Madison Blake	Piano	Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, op.73	Allegro
Nathan Lowman	Violin	Vieuxtemps: Violin Concerto No. 5 in A minor, op.37	Allegro non troppo
Keeheon Nam	Clarinet	Debussy: Première Rhapsodie for Clarinet and Orchestra
Elena Rubin	Flute	Reinecke: Flute Concerto in D major, op.283	Allegro molto moderato
Zesen Wei	Marimba	Séjourné: Marimba Concerto	Tempo souple

2016 Winners

Name	Instrument	Composer: Work	Movement
Grace Andrianjatavo	Bassoon	Crusell: Concertino for Bassoon	Allegro
Juliette Angoulvant	Violin	Vivaldi: Bassoon Concerto in C major
Drew Dansby	Cello	Dvorak: Cello Concerto, op.104
Donald Lee	Piano	Lizst: Totentanz
Yejoo Esther Lee	Violin	Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D major, op.35	Finale: Allegro vivacissimo
Dorien Tate	Bass Trombone	Brubeck: Bass Trombone Concerto	Third Movement
Yao-Yueh Jimmy Tseng	Piano	Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3	Allegro, ma non troppo

2015 Winners

Name	Instrument	Composer: Work	Movement
Rixiang Huang	Piano	Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, op.73	Allegro
Nathan Lowman	Violin	Vieuxtemps: Violin Concerto No. 5 in A minor, op.37	Allegro non troppo
Keeheon Nam	Clarinet	Debussy: Première Rhapsodie for Clarinet and Orchestra
Elena Rubin	Flute	Reinecke: Flute Concerto in D major, op.283	Allegro molto moderato
Zesen Wei	Marimba	Séjourné: Marimba Concerto	Tempo souple