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.

The 2012 Solo Competitions are scheduled for April. Application forms will be posted in January.

SEE 2012 APPLICATIONS POSTED IN THE RIGHT COLUMN!!

2011 Solo Competition Winners!
Congratulations to the following young artists invited
to perform with an ECYS orchestra during the 2011-12 Season.
Concert assignments (dates) are tba at this time.
Soloists are required to maintain membership in good-standing during the 2011-12 Season (non-member pianists excepted).

To perform with the Senior Symphony Orchestra
KORNGOLD Violin Concerto, Mvt. I, Monica Liu, soloist
DVORAK Cello Concerto, Mvt I, Jeffrey Kwong, soloist
NELSON Concertino for Baritone Saxophone, Mvt. III, Khanh Nguyen, soloist            
HANDEL Harp Concerto in B flat, Mvt. I, Amy Ahn, soloist
KABALEVSKY Cello Concerto No. 2, Mvt. II, Songyi Chun, soloist
PROKOFIEV Violin Concerto No. 2, Mvt. III  Byron Fan, soloist
WEBER Clarinet Concerto No. 2, Mvt. I,  Jeffrey Lu, soloist
MAYUZUMI Concertino for Xylophone & Orchestra, Mvt. III, Lindsey Wang, soloist
XIAN XINGHAI Yellow River Piano Concerto, Chesley Mok, soloist, Mvts. TBA
MENDELSSOHN Violin Concerto, Mvt. I, Richard Liaw, soloist
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 3,  Mvt. III, Anna Boonyanit, soloist
ELGAR Cello Concerto, Mvts. I  & II, Michael Chung, soloist

To perform with the Sinfonietta Orchestra
SPOHR Violin Concerto in D minor, Mvt. I , Samuel Kwong, soloist
SAINT-SAENS Violin Concerto No. 3, Mvt. I, Jim Chang, soloist
MESSAGER  Solo de Concours, Alex Chang, soloist
MOZART Piano Concerto No. 17, Mvt. I, John Baeg, soloist
MOZART Violin Concerto No. 5, Mvt. I, Sarah Lee, soloist
DOPPLER  Fantasie Pastorale Hongroise, Mvts. TBA, Jonathan Uesato, soloist
SARASATE  Ziguenerweisen, Michelle Yin, soloist
VIEUXTEMPS Violin Concerto No. 4, Mvt. I,  Timothy Fan, soloist
MENDELSSOHN Violin Concerto, Mvt. I, Paul Kim, soloist
SAINT-SAENS Violin Concerto No. 3, Mvt. III, Jay No, soloist

To perform with Galbraith Honor Strings
JS BACH Violin Concerto in E Major, Mvt. I, Gabriel Pragin, soloist
KREISLER Praeludium & Allegro, Daisy Lee, soloist
NARDINI Violin Concerto in E minor, Mvt. III, Andromeda Kepecs, soloist
TELEMANN Viola Concerto in G Major, Mvts. I-II, Rebecca Christainsen, soloist
HAYDN Piano Concerto in D Major, Mvt. III, Kayla Shen, soloist

To perform with the Camerata Orchestra
VIVALDI Violin Concerto in A minor, Mvt. III, Alexander Koo, soloist
HAYDN  Piano Concerto in D Major, Mvt. I, William Hu, soloist
                                 

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

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

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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