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.
Past Winners
2021 Winners
Cameron Jeppson, Violin
Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, op.63
Allegro moderato
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
Molto allegro con fuoco
2020 Winners
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 Festival and 2020 Concerto Competition did not occur.
2019 Winners
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 |