Programs El Camino Wind Orchestra Solo Competitions


The ECYS Solo Competition and Performance Program challenges young artists to master their art and themselves through development of talent, character, confidence and leadership skills.

2010 Solo Competitions
Soloists will be selected to perform for the 2010-11 Season.
Applications should be mailed to the ECYS office.
The March 10 deadline is firm! No exceptions.

 

2009 Competition Winners
   Soloists to Perform in 2009-2010


                To perform with the Symphony Orchestra:

Rieko Tsuchida, piano, Chopin Concerto No. 2, Mvt. I

Alice Park, violin, Bruch Concerto No. 1, Mvt. III

Pavitra Rengarajan, flute, Reinecke Concerto, Mvt. III

Julia Shim, cello, Kabalevsky Concerto No. 1, Mvt. I

Deborah Ahn, violin, Saint-Saens Concerto No. 3, Mvt. I

Thomas Jang, cello, Elgar Concerto, Mvt. IV

Tiffany Shen, violin, Saint-Saens Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso

Jeffrey Kwong, cello, Tchaikovsky Variations on a Rococo Theme

Yujin Ariza, violin, Ravel Tzigane

                 To perform with the Sinfonietta Orchestra:

James Poe, piano, Mozart Concerto No. 19, Mvt. I

Ashley Huh, cello, Haydn Concerto in C, Mvt. I

Blade Chapman, violin, Lalo Symphonie Espagnol, Mvt. I

Travis Chen, cello, Lalo Concerto D minor, Mvt. I

Gun Ho Lee, violin, Wieniawski Concerto No. 2, Mvt. III

Sole Chang, clarinet, Spohr Concerto, Mvt. III

Stephanie Chu, flute, Griffes Poem

Thomas Kim, violin, Mendelssohn Concerto E minor, Mvt. I

Holly Xiao, violin, Xhanhao/Gang Butterfly Lovers Concerto, Mvt. III

Albert Chen, violin, Bruch Concerto No. 1, Mvt. III

Daniel Bereket, trumpet, Goedicke Concert Study

                 To perform with Galbraith Honor Strings:

Andrew Lin, piano, Bach Concerto No. 7 in G minor, Mvt. I

Samuel Kwong, violin, Kreisler Praeludium and Allegro

Sarah Lee, violin, Bach Concerto No. 1, Mvt. I

Anika Hirai, violin, Seitz Pupil's Concerto No. 1, Mvt. I

Linus Lu, viola, Hoffmeister Concerto, Mvt. III

Miles Chan, violin, Hubay Hejre Kati, Scenes from Czardas, No. 4

                 To perform with the Camerata Orchestra:

Charis Tang, piano, Haydn Concerto D Major, Mvt. I

Jason Lee, violin, Vivaldi Concerto in A minor, Mvt. I

An-Che Teng and Emilie Ma, cello, Breval Sonata in C Major, Mvt. I



2008 Competition Winners
Soloists to Perform in 2008-2009

Congratulations to the following young musicians, who have been selected to perform with ECYS orchestras during the 2008-2009 Season (except as noted).  The level of the participants was outstanding, and we commend all who performed.

Piano
Daniel Kim, to perform with Sinfonietta, see below.
Linh Nguyen, to perform with Galbraith Honor Strings, see below.

All Solo Competition Winners:

To perform with the Symphony Orchestra

Julia Shim, cello, Prokofiev Cello Concertino

Timothy Yu, violin, Wieniawski Violin Concerto No. 2

Jeremy Leu, cello, Shostakovich Cello Concerto No. 1, Mvt. I

Jeffrey Lu, clarinet, Weber Clarinet Concerto No. 1, Mvt. III

Alice Park, violin, Sarasate Introduction and Tarantella

Tiffany Shen, violin, Wieniawski Polonaise Brilliante No. 1

Yujin Ariza, violin, Dvorak Violin Concerto, Mvt. I

Jennifer Choi, cello, Dvorak Cello Concerto, Mvt. I

Eric Jiang, violin, Prokofiev Violin Concerto No. 2, Mvt. I


To perform with the Sinfonietta Orchestra

Joshua Keefe, cello, Saint-Saens Cello Concerto No. 1 (May 2008)

Eunice Kim, violin, Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1, Mvt. III

Lulu Zhong, bassoon, Mozart Bassoon Concerto, Mvt. I

Connor Kim, cello, Tchaikovsky Variations on a Rococo Theme, Nos. 1, 2, 6, 7

Allen Huang, violin, Sarasate Ziguenerweisen

Thomas Ivy,  clarinet, Mozart Clarinet Concerto, Mvt. I

Michael Shen, viola, Massenet Meditation from Thais

Shannon Walsh, trumpet, Hummel Trumpet Concerto, Mvt. I

Pavitra Rengarajan, flute, Devienne Flute Concerto No. 7, Mvt, I

Daniel Kim, Mendelssohn Piano Concerto No. 1, Mvt. I

Natalie Ng, violin, Vieuxtemps Violin Concerto No. 5, Mvts. II & III

Thomas Jang, cello, Lalo Cello Concerto, Mvt. III

John Suh, violin, Wieniawski Violin Concerto No. 2, Mvt. I

Blade Chapman, violin, Massenet Meditation from Thais


To perform with the Galbraith Honor Strings

Anika Hirai, violin, Accolay Violin Concerto, Mvt. I

Shawn Jung, viola, JC Bach Concerto C minor, Mvt. I

Jay Kim, cello, Goltermann Cello Concerto No. IV, Mvt. I

Linh Nguyen, piano, Haydn Piano Concerto in D Major, Mvt. I

Virginia Hsiao, violin, Vivaldi Violin Concerto in G minor, Op. 12, No. 1, Mvt. I


To perform with the Camerata Orchestra

Patrick Lu, cello, Popper Dance of the Elves

Kaela Han, cello, Vivaldi Cello Sonata No. 5, Allegro ma non troppo

Sarah Lee, violin, Vivaldi Violin Concerto in A minor, Mvt. III

 

2007 Competition Winners
Soloists to Perform in 2007-2008

Congratulations to the following young musicians, who have been selected to perform with ECYS orchestras during the 2007-2008 Season.  The level of the participants was outstanding, and we commend all who performed.

Piano

Henry Smolin, to perform with Galbraith Honor Strings, Mozart No. 8, K246

All Solo Competition Winners:

To perform with the Symphony Orchestra

            Timothy Yu, violin, Saint-Saens No. 3, Mvt.III

            Florence Hsiao, clarinet, Weber No. 2, Mvt. I

            James Yoon, clarinet, Messager Solo de Concours

            Jeffrey Kwong, cello, Haydn C Major, Mvt. I

            Eric Jiang, violin, Conus in E minor, Mvt. III

            Jennifer Choi, cello, Elgar E minor, Mvt. I

            Joy Lin, violin, Prokofiev No. 1, Mvt. I

            Sunli Kim, violin, Sibelius, Mvt. I

            Cynthia Tsai, flute, Ibert, Mvt. I (June 2007)

To perform with the Sinfonietta Orchestra

            Connor Kim, cello, Saint-Saens A minor, Mvt. III

            Deborah Ahn, violin, Bruch G minor, Mvt. I

            Lily Tsai, violin, Saint-Saens No. 3, Mvt. III

            Jeffrey Shum, French horn, Saint-Saens Morceau de Concert, Mvt. I

            Erica Johnson, oboe, Marcello C minor, Mvts. II, III

            Tiffany Shen, violin, Wieniawski Legend

            Natalie Ng, violin, Kabalevsky, Mvt. I

            Stephanie Tsai, cello, Tchaikovsky Rococco

            Byron Fan, violin, Kabalevsky, Mvt. III

            Jae Young Lee, cello, Faure Elegy

To perform with the Galbraith Honor Strings

            Albert Lee, violin, Massenet Meditation

            Timothy Fan, violin, Vivaldi A minor, Mvt. III

            Henry Smolin, piano, Mozart No. 8, Mvt. I

            John Sangwon Suh, Kreisler Praeludium and Allegro

To perform with the Camerata Orchestra

            Gabriel Pragin, violin. Vivaldi A minor, Mvt. III

            Iris Xu, violin, Accolay

 

2006 Competition Winners
Soloists to Perform in 2006-2007


Concert dates for 2006-2007 appear in the ECYS brochure and on the Concert Calendar.
When applicable, movements to be performed are noted.

To perform with Senior Symphony
Timothy Yu, violin
Susan Nitta, violin, Mvt. I
Lily Tsai, piano, Mvt. I
Stephanie Tsai, cello, Mvt. I
Saranya Sethuraman, trombone, Mvt. I
Jennifer Choi, cello, Mvt. I
David Woo, clarinet, Mvt. I
Alexi Kenney, violin

To perform with Sinfonietta
Sunli Kim, violin, Mvt. III
Linda Yu, violin, Mvt. I
Daniel Hsu, piano, Mvt. I
Eric Jiang, violin
Natalie Ng, violin, Mvt. III
Roshan Sukumar, bassoon, Mvt. I
Tiffany Shen, violin
Lidia Park, flute
Jeremy Hsia, clarinet, Mvt. III
Christine Concepcion, viola, Mvt. III

To perform with Galbraith Honor Strings
Christy Chen, piano, Mvt. II
Joshua Keefe, cello
Alice Park, violin
Charlie Lin, violin, Mvt. I

To perform with Camerata Orchestra
Byron Fan, violin, Mvt. I
Sergey Smirnov, piano, Mvt. I

In 2005, the following musicians were selected to perform with orchestras during the 2005-2006 season:

Concerto Competition Winners

To perform during the 2005-2006 Season

To perform with Senior Symphony

Timothy Yu, violin (October 2005)
Kenric Tam, piano (October 2005)
Yale Blomberg, violin (December 2005)
Catherine Chiu, violin (December 2005)
Meha Goyal, violin (December 2005)
Jessica Kuo, oboe (December 2005)
Joy Lin, violin (June 2006)
Janet Jun, cello (June 2006)

To perform with Sinfonietta Orchestra

Alexi Kenney, violin (November 2005)
Sunli Kim, violin (November 2005)
Yoon-Chan Kim, flute (February 2006)
Xin Wang, violin (April 2006)
Ashley Hsu, piano (April 2006)
Emily Han and Jeanna Ko, flutes (April 2006)
Evin Blomberg, violin (April 2006)
Jessica Ryou, violin (May 2006)
Susan Nitta, violin (May 2006)
Rachel Lee, flute (May 2006)

To perform with Galbraith Honor Strings

Christy Chen, violin (December 2005)
Andrew Hsu, piano (March 2006)
Emma Pelegri O'Day, flute (March 2006)
Tiffany Shen, violin (May 2006)

To perform with Camerata Orchestra

Joshua Keefe, cello (December 2005)
Grace Lee, cello (March 2006)
Emma Dohner, violin (May 2006)

To perform with Chamber Players Orchestra

David Rozenfeld, piano (December 2005)
Alexandra Cong, flute (March 2006)

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