2015 Walgreens National Concerto Competition
December 2nd, 2015
December 28, 2015
The 19th annual Walgreen National Concerto Competition was hosted by Midwest Young Artists (MYA) on December 28 & 29, 2015 at the MYA Center at Fort Sheridan and at Bennett Gordon Hall at Ravinia. Prizes for this solo competition included an opportunity to perform with the MYA Symphony Orchestra and on the prestigious From the Top radio program. Walgreens Corporation’s annual sponsorship enabled MYA to provide students with distinguished judges, a digital recording of their performance, written performance evaluations, and an inviting and nurturing environment in which to participate.
The Music Institute of Chicago would like to congratulate all the winners and acknowledge in appreciation all the Music Institute students who participated in this competition.
Purple = Music Institute of Chicago Academy Student
Blue = Music Institute Community Music School Student
OPEN SENIOR DIVISION WINNERS
Overall Winner
Zachary Brandon, 17, violin, student of Almita Vamos and Hye-Sun Lee
String Division Winner
Zachary Brandon, 17, violin, student of Almita Vamos and Hye-Sun Lee
String Division Honorable Mention
Leevy Williams, 17, cello, student of Hans Jorgen Jensen and Gilda Barston
Karisa Chiu, 16, violin, student of Almita Vamos
Alexandra Kim, 17, cello, student of Hans Jorgen Jensen
Lauren Conroy, 17, violin, student of Hye-Sun Lee
MYA JUNIOR DIVISION WINNERS
Overall Strings Winner
Liam Diethrich, 13, violin, student of Sonia Hadar
String Division Winner
Liam Diethrich, 13, violin, student of Sonia Hadar
Early Music Winner
Liam Diethrich, 13, violin, student of Sonia Hadar
Liam will perform with the MYA Concert Orchestra on February 28 at Pick-Staiger and on March 6 at Ravinia’s Gordon Bennett Hall.
OPEN JUNIOR DIVISION WINNERS
String Division Winner
Isabella Brown, 13, violin, student of Almita and Roland Vamos
String Division Honorable Mentions
Isabel Chen, 12, violin, student of Hye-Sun Lee
Piano Division Honorable Mentions
Justin Chang, 13, piano, student of Brenda Huang
Early Music Winner
Zehavi Rodriguez, 10, cello, student of Gilda Barston