Sixteen year old Anna DeLoi, of Plaistow, NH, began studying the harp at age nine with Stephanie Curcio. After playing for only two years, she was invited by Benjamin Zander to play with the New England Conservatory’s (NEC) Youth Philharmonic Orchestra. She is now principal harpist in that orchestra. She has also served as principal harpist in the Greater Boston Youth Symphony under Federica Cortese, and in the New Hampshire Philharmonic.

As a student at the New England Conservatory Preparatory School, Anna studies harp with Franziska Huhn. She also takes classes in music theory and composition. She has performed in masterclasses given by Marie-Pierre Langlamet of the Berlin Philharmonic and with Ann Hobson Pilot, retired harpist of the BSO.

Anna made her solo debut at the age of 10, with the Timberlane Chamber Orchestra. She was later invited to perform as a soloist with the Merrimack Valley Philharmonic Orchestra. Last spring, she won the New Hampshire Philharmonic’s concerto competition and appeared as a featured soloist in March.

In 2008, NEC recommended that Anna audition for RDF television’s documentary featuring prodigy Alex Prior and exceptionally gifted young musicians. Anna was one of only five musicians chosen from the U.S. to participate in the filming of this program that aired in the United Kingdom in spring 2009 and in the U.S. the following fall.

In May of 2010 Anna was a featured soloist on National Public Radio’s “From the Top”. In February of 2012, she appeared again on “From the Top”, this time as part of a harp and violin duo with friend and fellow NEC student Nash Ryder.

This past year, Anna participated in From the Top’s Center for the Development of Arts Leaders – a program that pairs high school musicians with community partner-sites for intensive year-long outreach projects. In this program, Anna and her site partner, Nash, assumed the responsibility of planning and implementing a series of music education classes for two classrooms of nearly 50 kindergarten students at the Chittick School in Mattapan MA. Anna and Nash also gave benefit concerts to raise money for the program. Anna has developed a new passion for music through her work with children – although her year-long program has ended, she continues to teach at the Chittick. It is her hope to continue to pursue music in unique and transformative settings.

LELAND P. KO is a 13-year-old cellist who started studying music at the age of three. He is a student of Paul Katz and Ron Lowry. Last summer, Leland was admitted to The Perlman Music Program on Shelter Island, NY where he studied with Ron Leonard.

Leland first emerged as a soloist performing with Rivers Symphony Orchestra in 2007. Since then, he has won many concerto competitions and has performed as a soloist with Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra of Boston, Boston Landmarks Orchestra, Wellesley Symphony Orchestra, Brockton Symphony Orchestra, and Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras’ (BYSO) Repertory Orchestra. In addition, Leland placed second in the 2010 Ehlers Young Artist Concerto Competition of Concord Symphony Orchestra. He also placed second in the 2011 American Fine Arts Festival’s International Concerto Competition and was invited to perform at Carnegie Hall. Leland will perform with Lowell Philharmonic Orchestra at Pawtucket Congregational Church in May 2012. He will also perform with BYSO’s Senior Orchestra at Sanders Theater at Harvard University in June 2012 as the current winner of their concerto competition.

In 2010, Leland appeared twice on National Public Radio (NPR)’s “From The Top” Program. The first appearance was at Jordan Hall in Boston, MA with BYSO and the second was at Burlington, VT as a featured soloist. Leland appeared on the show for the third time in 2011 with the BYSO Cello Quartet at Jordan Hall.

When not practicing cello, Leland is a competitive tennis player who trains twice a week at the New England Academy of Tennis. He continues to compete regularly in United States Tennis Association (USTA) tennis Tournaments and is ranked in Boy’s 14-and-under Division in New England.

Lucy Song, 18, is currently a senior in Westborough High School and has been playing flute for the past seven years. She started studying with her current teacher, Ruth Washington Mayhew, in seventh grade.

This past year, Lucy won a scholarship sponsored by the Westborough Community Chorus and will be performing at their concert in May. In 2010, she won the Seven Hills Symphony Concerto Competition with the Ibert flute concerto and also received a gold rating from the MICCA Solo and Ensemble Festival. Lucy was a winner of the 2011 Friends of Marlborough Library Young Performing Arts Festival Competition, performing the Mozart Concerto in G major in recital.

At school, Lucy is first chair in the symphonic band and orchestra, and in 2009 she founded the school wind quintet. Lucy has also played in New England Conservatory Preparatory School’s youth orchestras for the past four years. She played in the Youth Repertory Orchestra 2008-09, Youth Symphony 2009-2011, and now plays in the Youth Philharmonic Orchestra. During the 2009 through 2011 MMEA All-State festivals, Lucy participated in the All-State band and orchestra, receiving a perfect score in her 2010 All-State audition. She has also played with the 2011 All-Eastern Orchestra performing in Baltimore. In addition to these groups, she enjoys playing in flute choirs and performing at retirement homes around Westborough. Lucy belongs to the Westborough High School Tri-M Honor Society, where she assists in concerts and performs in the community.

2011 Jeanne SelanderMemorial Concerto Competition winner, Winston Huang has been playing the piano for the past ten years, studying at the Longy School of Music for the last five. His first teacher was Dorothy Shi; he currently studies with Sandra Hebert.

He has played in many venues, including Merkin Hall and Carnegie Hall in New York City. Recently, he has performed with the Newton Symphony Orchestra and has also won the Brockton Symphony Orchestra's Feinberg Competition, the Longy Senior Division Concerto Competition, and has made it to the final round of the Boston Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition. His first performance with an orchestra was in 2007 when he played with the Longy Youth Chamber Orchestra after winning in the Junior Division. In 2006, he won the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) Massachusetts State Competition in the Junior Category, representing Massachusetts in the MTNA Eastern Division Competition. Winston also won 1st place at the Massachusetts Music Teachers Association (MMTA) Bay State Competition in 2009.

Winston is a distinguished student of Longy, winning awards including the Michael B. Packer Prize for excellence in piano studies in 2008 as well as the Chamber Music Award in 2010. He was one of only two Preparatory students invited to perform in Longy's "Black and White" Inaugural concert for the new Steinway Piano and was the only Preparatory Student invited to perform in Longy's showcase concert series "SeptemberFest".

He is currently a sophomore honors student at Newton North High School, where he represents his class for the second year as one of three Student Faculty Administration representatives.

Kadar Qian, 13, is a native of Westford, MA. As the winner of the 2010 Boston Civic Symphony Youth Concerto Competition, he performed the 1st movement of the Prokofiev Concerto No. 3 in October. In addition, he won the Metrowest Symphony Young Artists Competition and played the same program in March 2010. Previously, in April of 2009, Qian won the Quincy Symphony Orchestra concerto competition and played the entire Chopin Concerto No. 2 with them. He later played the concerto with the Salem Philharmonic in January 2010, and the Cape Ann Symphony in September 2010 appearing as soloist both times. He also won the Invitational Award at the Lowell Philharmonic Orchestra concerto competition and will perform with them in March 2011. Kadar claimed the first prizes in the 1st Chopin International Piano Competition in Hartford, Connecticut, and the 2009 Steinway Society of Massachusetts piano competition in his age group.

Kadar has studied piano since the age of 4 with Ronald Kmiec. He has taken additional private lessons with A. Ramon Rivera at The Rivers School Conservatory since 2010. He also pursues independent study in musical analysis and conducting with Yoichi Udagawa. Qian has given more than 60 performances in MA, CT and New York City. Kadar appeared at the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall in 2008, and has performed at Jordan Hall, Boston. Kadar recently appeared on the NPR radio show, From the Top, performing from the Goldberg Variations by J.S. Bach.

Kadar is a high honor roll student at Stony Brook School in Westford and has been a member of the math team since 3rd grade, winning top prizes at the Academic Math League competitions. He is also member of the Student Council, and was recently elected as Vice President of the student body. In addition to playing piano, Kadar plays violin in the Stony Brook Orchestra, and enjoys running and writing poems in his spare time.