2022 Concerto Competition

Congratulations to everyone who participated in this year’s Concerto Competition. While we missed seeing everyone in person, nevertheless, it was a strong showing online! Congratulations to this year’s winners. We look forward to hosting our competition in person next year.

Orchestra winner:

Amos Lawrence - William Walton Concerto for Violin and Orchestra

Community winners:

Co-winners

Katherine Liu - Chopin Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 11

Liyuan Xie - Violin - Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35

Honorable Mention

Noah Perkins - Lars Erik Larson - Concertino for Trombone, Op. 45 No. 7

 

Previous Brookline Symphony Concerto Competition winners:

2021:

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

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