2022 Young Artists Concerto Competition

Winners of the 2022 Bravura Philharmonic Young Artists Concerto Competition

In Alphabetical Order

Gold

Yidi Ding, Piano, age 10. Mozart, Concerto No.23, K488, mvt.1.
Evelyn Joung, Cello, age 14. Tchaikovsky, Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op.33.
Christopher Shin, Piano, age 16. Rachmaninoff Concerto No.1, Op.1, mvt.1.
Joshua Song, Violin, age 16. Sibelius, Concerto in D Minor, Op.47, mvt.1.

Silver

Aurelia Faidley-Solars, Cello, age 12. Lalo, Concerto in D minor, mvt.3.
Krystal Sun, Violin, age 16. Wieniawski, Concerto No.2, Op.22, mvt.1.
Xuanxiang Wu, Piano, age 15. Rachmaninoff Concerto No.3, mvt.1.

Bronze

Kaylin Chung, Violin, age 16. Sarasate, Carmen Fantasy, Op.25
David Fu, Piano, age 13. Grieg, Concerto in A minor, Op.16, mvt.1.
Joie Kuo, Cello, age 14. Kabalevsky Concerto No.1, Op.49
Rosabelle Shi, Piano, age 11. Mendelssohn, Concerto No.2, Op.40. mvt.1
Sophie Zhang, Piano, age 17. Chopin, Concerto No.2, Op.21, mvt.1.
Keitaku Iwata, Violin, age 17. Sibelius, Concerto in D Minor, Op.47, mvt.1.

Gold Winners will perform with the Bravura Philharmonic at the Winners Concert on June 5, 2022, or at our Season Opener Concert in September, 2022.

We would like to thank each and every one of our contestants for their hard work and dedication. Being able to compete at such a high level is an incredible honor in itself. We also offer our heartfelt thanks to the parents, caregivers, and teachers who have made all of this possible for everyone involved. THANK YOU!!!!

SILVER MEDAL WINNERS

BRONZE MEDAL WINNERS

Chiu-Tze Lin, music director and conductor of the award-winning Bravura Philharmonic Orchestra, is a versatile and multifaceted musician - conductor, pianist, and teacher. While serving as the conductor of the Manalapan Battleground Symphony, she received the Victor Grossinger Award for Innovative Programming. Ms. Lin was inducted into the Steinway Teachers Hall of Fame, the first time that such honors were given to teachers by the Steinway company. She was also recognized by the Music Teachers National Association as a Foundation Fellow, bestowed only to individuals who have made significant contributions to music education in the country. Ms. Lin was selected as a “Hottest Artist in New Jersey” in 2001 by the Asbury Park Press. As a concert pianist, Ms. Lin has been acclaimed by the New York Times for her “strong technique, a hearty tone that sounded big and unforced [which] provides the greatest musical pleasure.” She is a Steinway Artist who has performed in Asia, Europe, and across the United States. Ms. Lin has appeared as a touring soloist with the Chicago Symphony, and was a soloist with the Cincinnati Symphony. Her second CD featuring works of Bach solo piano works has been described by New York Concert Review as a "... most satisfying performance ... with eloquence and sensitivity." Her recordings have been broadcast across the country. Ms. Lin directed the first international summer music festival sponsored by the Chinese Ministry of Culture. She conducted the Shanghai Musicians Chamber Orchestra at the Sino-American Cultural Exchange Concert. The performance was broadcast on CCTV, which transmits across China and around the world.

Violinist Cheng-Chih Kevin Tsai, concertmaster of the Bravura Philharmonic Orchestra, has been described by The Strad magazine as a violinist “with admirable facility.” Dr. Tsai earned his doctoral degree from Rutgers University under Arnold Steinhardt, and he was a pupil of Glenn Dicterow and Dorothy Delay at the Juilliard School. He studied chamber music with Felix Galamir and members of the Tokyo, Emerson, and Guarneri String quartets. He was first violinist and founding member of the Killington String Quartet. A native of Taiwan, Mr. Tsai is the recipient of numerous awards, including winning the Chi-Mei and the Taiwan National Violin competitions, and the first recipient of the Darrow Prize from the Killington Music Festival. Kevin has given solo recitals and master classes, and he has performed as a soloist and in string quartets in many major cities in North America and Taiwan, and European countries including Italy, Germany, Switzerland, and France. He has appeared in concerts at Avery Fisher Hall, Carnegie Hall, and Alice Tully Hall, and collaborated with artists such as Arnold Steinhardt, Michael Tree, and Pinchas Zukermann. In addition to his active private studio, Dr. Tsai is a highly sought-after chamber music coach. The groups he has worked with have won top awards in numerous chamber music competitions, which enabled them to perform in prestigious venues in New York City.

Dr. Jack Winerock, Professor of Piano (Emeritus) at the University of Kansas, received undergraduate and master's degrees at the Juilliard School of Music and a doctorate from the University of Michigan. He was awarded the prestigious Kemper Teaching Award in 2003, and in 2009 he was chosen Teacher of the Year by the National Federation of Music Clubs. Winerock received Second Prize in the International Bach Competition and made his orchestral debut with the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. He has played both at Carnegie Recital Hall and Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall in New York. He has toured Europe, Asia, and South America as well as the United States. In 1986, he gave the first performance of Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue in the People's Republic of China, and in l990, he was appointed the first U.S. Visiting Professor at the Chopin Academy in Warsaw. Winerock has achieved national and international acclaim as a performer, teacher, and juror. His students have won prizes in national and international competitions, including the Chopin Competition in Warsaw, the MTNA, the National Federation of Music Clubs, the Kosciuszko Foundation, and the Hilton Head, Cleveland, and Gina Bachauer International Competitions. His students hold important faculty positions in the United States as well as in conservatories in Europe and Asia.