The 2009 Artists of the Future Competition was held on Sunday, January 22 at the Kawai America Showroom in Rancho Dominguez. The four winners will be presented in concert as soloists with the Beach Cities Symphony Orchestra on Friday, May 22, 2008, at 8:15 p.m. at Marsee Auditorium of El Camino College, with a special installment of “Young Audience Concert Previews” at 7:30PM. You are cordially invited to attend this concert. Admission is free. The list of winners (unranked), alternates, and honorable mention recipients appears below.
Winners:
Kristi Su, Violin - student of Elmer Su playing Tzigane by Ravel
Katherine Daly, Piano - student of Edwin Deveny playing Concerto No. 4, First mmt. by Beethoven
Jason Griffin, Piano - student of Mihyang Keel playing Concerto No. 2, First mmt. by Shostakovich
Nathan Ben-Yehuda, piano - student of Deborah Aitken playing Concerto in a minor, First mmt., by Grieg
Alternates:
1st: Jinyoung Choi, Piano - student of Mihyang Keel
2nd: Linda Edsinga, Piano - student of Hyeja Chong Ganahl
Honorable Mention Recipients:
Leonard Chong, Violin - student of Elmer Su
Charles Sonoda, Piano - student of Hyeja Ganahl
Lillian Liao, Violin - student of Elmer Su
Susan Wang, Piano - student of Janet Favreau
Chairs:
Deborah Aitken