2016 DePaul Concerto Festival for Young Performers

January 2nd, 2016

January 9-10, 2016

The DePaul Concerto Festival for Young Performers was founded in 2003 to provide an opportunity for intermediate level pianists in the Community Music Division to perform with an orchestra. Repertoire was selected from sonatina movements and short piano pieces for which string accompaniments were available. Auditions were held and eight winners were selected to perform with the DePaul Youth String Orchestra. In 2004, the Festival was expanded to include violin students and also offered a wider range of repertoire for pianists. In 2006, cello and flute were added to the roster of instruments. To accommodate the increasing difficulty of repertoire, a decision was made to conduct the Festival with a full symphony orchestra. A partnership was formed in 2007 with the Oistrakh Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Mina Zikri. That year, thirteen winners had the privilege of performing a concerto movement in concert. In 2008, the Festival was opened to students outside of the Community Music Division. Viola was added in 2009, clarinet was added in 2012, and oboe and bassoon were added in 2013.

Sunday, February 14: Winners Concert with Oistrakh Symphony Orchestra

2016 Open Division Concerto Festival Results

WINNERS

Isabella Brown, 13, violin, Academy student of Almita and Roland Vamos

Ria Honda, 15, violin, Academy student of Almita and Roland Vamos

HONORABLE MENTION WITH DISTINCTION

Lydia Rhea, 16, cello, Academy student of Hans Jorgen Jensen

HONORABLE MENTION

Claire Arias-Kim, 14, violin, Academy student of Almita Vamos

Peter Morin, 16, viola, Academy student of Li-Kuo Chang

Abigail Park, 12, violin, MIC student of Hye-Sun Lee

Brendan Tarm, 16, cello, Academy student of Gilda Barston