Student Contest

The Jeanne Selander Memorial Concerto Competition, 2010

Thank you to all those who participated in the competition. Here are the results:

Winner Seohee Min Violin "Concerto in D major" by Tschaikovsky Runner-up Jaclyn Freshman Violin "Tzigane" by Ravel Invitational Kadar Qian Piano "Concerto #2 in f minor" by Chopin If you have any questions about the competition, contact . About the competition Each year, the Lowell Philharmonic Orchestra sponsors the Jeanne Selander Memorial Concerto Competition, a competition for young musicians, for which the prize is to play a solo with the orchestra at one of its regular concerts. The contest is open to young musicians up through the age of 18 who live or go to school within 75 miles of Lowell. (Students may still enter if they are over 18 but still enrolled in high school.) This year, auditions took place on February 6, 2010 at the Lowell First Church of the Nazarene, and there were a total of 30 contestants who performed a variety of challenging pieces. At the auditions, musicians will be expected to be prompt for their assigned times. Accompanists are NOT allowed. The auditioners are required to provide the auditioning board with either the piano accompaniment or an orchestral score for their solo. While it is called a Concerto Competition, any major work for solo instrument(s) and orchestra is allowed, such as Lalo's Symphonie Espagnol, or Bruch's Scottish Fantasy. Auditions are CLOSED to the public. Show Past Winners Season Artist Composition 2009 Erin Kim,      violin (co-winner) Jennifer Chew ,      piano(co-winner) Miki Nagahara,      violin(runner-up) Violin concerto in D,      Sibelius Piano concerto,      Schumann Violin concerto,      Barber 2008 Madeleine Tucker,      cello (first place) Owen Callahan,      alto saxophone (second place) Hungarian Rhapsody,      David Popper Concerto in Eb,      Alexander Glazunov 2007 Justin Murphy-Mancini,      pianist (first place) Lucy Caplan,      violinist (second place) Concerto for Piano and Orchestra,      Aram Khachaturian Violin Concerto No. 3,      Camille Saint-Saëns 2006 Justin Chew,      pianist Piano Concerto #1,      Mendelssohn 2005 Daniel Chen,      violinist (first place) Steven Travaglione,      harp (second place) Tzigane,      Franz Liszt Danse Sacrée,      Claude Debussy 2004 Tanya Lee,      pianist (first place) Sarah Koenig-Plonskier,      violin (second place) Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major,      Maurice Ravel Violin Concerto in D minor, Movement I,      Aram Khachaturian 2003 Sirena Huang,      violinist Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26,      Max Bruch 2002 Max Tan,      pianist Concerto for Piano and Orchestra,      Franz Josef Haydn 2001 Jonathan Corey,      pianist Fantasia on Epic Russian Songs,      Anton Arensky (1861-1906) 1999 Phillip Wang,      pianist Piano Concerto in D Major,      Franz Josef Haydn Hide past Winners

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