2017 DePaul Concert Festival for Young Performers
January 9th, 2017
January 7-8, 2017
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 12 at 7:30pm - DePaul University School of Music Concert Hall: Winners Concert with Oistrakh Symphony Orchestra
2017 Open Division Concerto Festival MIC Results
CELLO WINNERS
Ezra Escobar, 16, student of Tanya Carey
PIANO WINNERS
George Dalianis, 16, student of Katherine K. Lee
Jisu Yang, 16, student of Katherine K. Kee
Honorable Mention
Colin Song, 14, student of Ralph Neiweem
VIOLIN WINNERS
Maya Anjali Buchanan, 16, Academy student of Almita Vamos
Zechariah Mo, 15, Academy student of Almita Vamos
Honorable Mention
Claire Arias-Kim, 15, Academy student of Amita Vamos
Sidney Lee, 12, student of Hye-Sun Lee
Steven Song, 17, Academy student of Gerardo Ribeiro
Carrie Wang, 12, student of Sang Mee Lee
Linda Wang, 12, student of Hye-Sun Lee