Brookline Symphony Orchestra 2020 Concerto Competition

Congratulations to all who participated in this year’s competition. Here are the winners of the 2020 Brookline Symphony Concerto Competition.

Orchestra: Marc Pasciuccio - Joseph Haydn, Cello Concerto No. 1 in C Major

Community Member: Jisun Oh - Carl Reinecke, Flute Concerto in D Major, Op. 283

Honorable Mentions:

  • Emerald Barbour - Maurice Ravel, Shéhérazade

  • Lazar Kaminsky - Joseph Haydn, Cello Concerto No. 1 in C Major

  • Lishan Tan - Alberto Ginastera, Harp Concerto, Op. 25

Previous Brookline Symphony Concerto Competition winners:

2019:

  • Orchestra: Kristyn Moore -  Carl Reinecke, Flute Concerto in D Major, Op. 283

  • Community Member: Eva Aronian - Mozart, Violin Concerto No. 2

  • Honorable Mentions: 

    • Chow Yip Wai -  Tchaikovsky, Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35

    • Juliette Greer -  Tchaikovsky, Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35

    • Zahevi Rodriguez - Saint-Saens, Cello Concerto in A minor

    • Marc Pasciucco - Edouard Lalo, Cello Concerto in d minor

2018

  • Orchestra Member: Andrew Heath - trumpet - Tomasi, Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra

  • Community Member: Ryan Pereira - clarinet - Navarro, II Concerto

  • Honorable Mentions:

    • Nicolas Bass- cello - Kabalevsky, Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 49

    • William Laney- cello - Bloch, Schelomo

2017

  • Orchestra Member: Subaiou Zhang - violin - Sibelius, Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47

  • Community Member: Yun Jae Choi - violin - Sibelius, Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47

  • Honorable Mention: Dylan Shih Wu - cello - Tchaikovsky, Pezzo Capriciosso

2016

  • Orchestra Member: Weronika Balewski - flute - Mozart Concerto in D. Major K. 314

  • Community Member: Javier Iglesias Martin - cello - Elgar Concerto for Cello

  • Honorable Mention: Emmanuel Vukovich - violin - Brahms Violin Concerto

2015

  • Orchestra Member: Peter Kronheimer - french horn - Strauss Concerto No. 2

  • Community Member: Sangyoon Kim - clarinet - Sarasate Carmen Fantasy

  • Honorable Mentions: Tae Kim - piano - Brahms Concerto No. 2, 1st movement. Katusaya Yuasa & Diana Searle - clarinets - Ponchielli Il Convegno Divertimento.

2014

  • Orchestra Member: John Guarino- Violin- Vieuxtemp - Violin Concerto No. 5

  • Community Member: Fred Sienkiewicz- Trumpet- Artunian - Trumpet Concerto in Ab Major