2021 Concerto Competition Results

Thank you to all who participated in this year’s competition and for auditioning over Zoom. The judges were impressed with the level of musicianship and with everyone’s flexibility during these challenging times.

We are pleased to announce the results below.

Community

Winner: ChengCheng Ma - Mozart, Piano Concerto No. 17 in G major

Honorable Mentions:

Chaemun Im - Bottesini, Concerto for Double Bass, No. 2 

Freya Liu - Bartok, Violin Concerto No. 2

 

Orchestra

Winner: Andrew Harms - Arutunian, Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra


 

Previous Brookline Symphony Concerto Competition winners:

2020:

Community 

Winner: Jisun Oh - Reinecke, Flute Concerto in D major, Op. 283

Honorable Mentions:

Lishan Tan - Ginastera, Harp Concerto Op. 25

Emerald Barbour - Ravel, Sheherazade

Lazar Kaminsky - Haydn, Cello Concerto in C major

 

Orchestra

Winner: Marc Pasciucco - Haydn, Cello Concerto in C major

 

2019:

Community

Winner: 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

 

Orchestra

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

Honorable Mention: 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