Jazz legend Ken Peplowski returns to Vancouver for the VSO’s 5th Annual Evening of Jazz and is joined by Grammy Nominated guitarist Diego Figueiredo
January 7, 2020
The VSO “Goes Back to the Movies” with a Feature Presentation of Alfred Hitchcock’s The Lodger
January 16, 2020
The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra is excited to announce the three gold-medalists of the 26th Annual Young Artists Competition. Nine talented young musicians competed in front of a live audience at Trinity Lutheran Church on January 12, 2020 for the final round of competition hosted by On-Air Host & Producer at All Classical Portland, 89.9 FM., Warren Black. The brilliant young musicians from each category - piano, stings and winds - showcased their talents as they competed for their share of over $15,000 in scholarship funds and the opportunity to perform their solo selection with the VSO at Skyview Concert Hall on April 18 & 19 under the baton of Maestro Salvador Brotons.
To determine the three gold-medalists, finalists were judged by a blue-ribbon panel of professional musicians. The winners of the 26th Annual Young Artists Competition are as follows:
PIANO CATEGORY:
Gold Medal $3,000 Scholarship
Jacob Nenow - (Grade 9) Jesuit HS Portland, Portland, Oregon
Selection: Sergei Prokovfiev "Concerto No. 1, Op. 10"
Current Music Instructor: Dr. Renato Fabbro
Silver Medal $1,500 Scholarship
Sunny Wang – Camas, WA
Bronze Medal $750 Scholarship
Joshua Hahn – Tigard, OR
STRING CATEGORY:
Gold Medal $3,000 Scholarship
Hanami Froom, violin - (Grade 8) Oregon Virtual Academy, Portland, Oregon
Selection: Niccolo Paganini "Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 6, I. Allegro Maestoso"
Current Music Instructor: Carol Sindell
Silver Medal $1,500 Scholarship
Avery Hsieh, violin - Corvallis, OR
Bronze Medal $750 Scholarship
Ethan Tseng, cello - Portland, OR
WINDS/BRASS CATEGORY:
Gold Medal $3,000 Scholarship
Ben Price, oboe - (Grade 10) Grant High School, Portland, Oregon
Selection: Eugene Goossens "Oboe Concerto"
Current Music Instructor: Karen Wagner
Silver Medal $1,500 Scholarship
Macy Gong, flute - West Linn, OR
Bronze Medal $750 Scholarship
Joshua Arce, flute - Salem, OR