SYAMFA & Philharmonia Northwest: Young Artists Concerto Competition Winners in Concert

• Hanna Gottesman, violin
• Maria Horja, piano
• Leyna Kitahama, cello
• Anthony Kim, cello
• Kaia Selden, violin
• Ray Zhang, piano

Frédéric Chopin — Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21 ("I. Maestoso"; Maria Horja, piano)
Ludwig van Beethoven — Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61 ("I. Allegro ma non troppo"; Kaia Selden, violin)
David Popper — Hungarian Rhapsody, Op. 68 (Anthony Kim, cello)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K. 467 ("I. Allegro maestoso"; Ray Zhang, piano)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky — Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33 (Leyna Kitahama, cello)
Felix Mendelssohn — Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 ("III. Allegretto non troppo – Allegro molto vivace"; Hana Gottesman, violin)

The culmination of an intensive annual competition, Concerto Division Winners of the 53rd SYAMFA Festival were selected by adjudicators from Oberlin Conservatory, Peabody Institute, The Juilliard School, University of Wyoming, and Boise State University. Concerto movements by Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky, and Popper will be presented in concert with Philharmonia Northwest, Julia Tai, conductor. Audience members should prepare to be astonished by the adult level performances they will hear in this stellar event.

From the only competitive area of the Festival, the Concerto Division, the Young Artists Concerto Concert presents the top six soloists from an original field of 150 entrants, in concert with an orchestra. Concerto Division winners often go on to study at the Curtis Institute, The Juilliard School, Oberlin Conservatory, Eastman School of Music and other prestigious schools. It is a music event of the highest caliber and should not be missed.

About Seattle Young Artists Music Festival Association

http://syamfa.org/

About Philharmonia Northwest

http://www.philharmonianw.org/

About Leyna Kitahama, cello

https://musicofremembrance.org/artist-details/147/leyna-kitahama