2025 Bouix Concerto Competition

Congratulations to the winners of the 2025 Bouix Concerto Competition!

Orchestra:

Winner - Jonathan McGarry - Horn Concerto No. 1 in Eb Major, Richard Strauss

Honorable Mention - Stephanie Wingfield - Concertino for Cello and String, Op. 43, Mieczysław Weinberg

Community:

Winner - Emma Lee - Zigeunerweisen, Sarasate

Honorable Mention - Minyung Suh - Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129, Schumann


Previous Brookline Symphony Concerto Competition winners:

2024:

  • Community Winner: Johnny Mok - Block, Schelomo

  • Orchestra Winner: Bryan Tyler - Jongen, Suite for VIla and Orchestra, Op. 48

  • Honorable Mention: Yebin Yoo - Hindemith, Violin Concerto

2023:

  • Community Winner: David Bernat - Bartók, Violin Concerto No. 2

  • Honorable Mention: Haerim Oh - Dvorak, Violin Concerto in A minor

  • Orchestra Winner: Sam Wiseman - Prokofiev, Piano Concerto No. 3

2022:

  • 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 

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

  • Community Winner: 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