MAY 22, 2021 INTERNATIONAL STRING COMPETITION - 46TH STULBERG - Stulberg International String Competition
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46TH STULBERG INTERNATIONAL STRING COMPETITION MAY 22, 2021
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Dear Friends, Perhaps the most challenging job at
the Competition is reserved for our
On behalf of the Stulberg Board of esteemed judges. We are grateful to
Directors, it is my pleasure to welcome Cynthia Phelps, Mitchell Newman, and
you to the 2021 Stulberg International Sara Sant’Ambrogio for their thoughtful
String Competition. Since 1975, some evaluation and selection.
of the most promising young string
players have competed here and many Whether you are joining us from
of today’s artists, Joshua Bell among Kalamazoo or from the other side of
them, credit the Stulberg for launching the globe, today we come together to
their careers. applaud twelve remarkable musicians.
This year’s twelve semifinalists were We celebrate you Christy, Yireh,
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chosen from a record number of Grace, Nayoun, Chelsie, Serin, Bobby,
applicants. We are mindful of the special Evan, Keila, Lauren, Eena, and Sean.
challenges these 226 young musicians Congratulations on making it to the
have faced this past year and admire Stulberg. We will be watching you for
their perseverance and devotion to years to come and cheering for you
their art. along the way!
Many people have made this event Sincerely,
possible. Our heartfelt thanks to the
sponsors, funding partners, patrons,
teachers, young artists, their families,
and listeners like you. We also wish to
express our gratitude to Megan Yankee Alisa J. Carrel
for her leadership and creativity and to President of the Board
Josh Koets for his technical expertise.
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Table of Contents
President’s Welcome 6
History 10
Board of Directors and Staff 12
2021 Competition Statistics 13
Medalist History 14
Judge History 16
2021 Judge Biographies 17
2021 Semifinalist Biographies 20
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Supporters 32
Special Thanks 36
Index of Advertisers 39
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Julius & Esther Stulberg
In 1920, Julius Stulberg was brought to Montreal
when his parents emigrated from Kieselien,
Poland. The family eventually settled in Marshall,
Michigan. Julius received degrees from and
taught at Michigan State University, where he
also met his future wife, Esther Leiberman. The
Stulberg bond with Kalamazoo was forged in
1941 when he accepted the post of conductor of
the newly established Junior Symphony.
In 1945, the Stulberg family moved to Kalamazoo
when Julius joined the faculty of Western
Michigan University. Throughout his life, his wife
Esther was his support and helpmate. Following
Julius’ death at the age of 61 in 1974, she was
the driving force behind the establishment
of the Competition, which memorializes his
life’s passions. After Esther’s death in 2001,
a dedicated Board of Directors, a corps of
volunteers and the Stulberg family assumed the
mantle of responsibility for the competition.
Today, the Stulberg is one of the longest-
standing string competitions in the country and
is unique among music competitions due to
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its focus on young string musicians, its strong
reputation, and high caliber of judges. Over
the years, more than 2,500 musicians have
participated in the Stulberg, and more than one
hundred have been awarded a medal. Many
have gone on to illustrious careers in the fields of
music performance and education. Throughout
its history, the Stulberg has attracted world-
renowned musicians to Kalamazoo to serve
as Competition judges and Master Class
instructors. Through its Master Classes and
Education Outreach, the Stulberg extends its
impact by providing free learning opportunities
for local musicians and audiences.Stulberg Board of Directors
OFFICERS
President President-Elect Secretary Treasurer
Alisa Carrel Colleen McBride Naomi Siegel Kurt Voissem
Morse
BOARD MEMBERS
Sonya Bernard-Hollins Audrey Lipsey Sophié van der Westhuizen
Linda Depta Mary McCormick Sakhi Vyas
Pamela Enslen Derl Oberlin
Ann Fergemann Camille Riley Executive Director -
Kathleen Jones Anna Swank Bothwell Megan Yankee
Thomas G. King
DIRECTORS EMERITI
Jeffrey Block Deb Faling Thomas Kasdorf* Elizabeth Start
Josie Boucher Igor Fedotov Josh Koets Alan Stulberg
Marilyn Brill Art Feinberg Renata Artman Knific Carolyn Stulberg
Barbara Brose Grace Field Annie Leong Daniel Stulberg
Ben Brot* Kenneth Fisher Kristine Lepley David Stulberg
Robert Brown, Jr. Joyce Flavin* Roger Lepley Esther Stulberg*
Herbert Butler* Martin Flavin Joy Light Joseph Stulberg
Ellen Cha Zoe Forsleff* Linda Mah Midge Stulberg
Joyce Chaplin Allyson Gall Erin Mapes Morris Stulberg*
Daniel Christian Edward Gasaway Phil Mason Andrew Tang
Charles Cowap Alice Gernant* Monica Nahm* James Thorne*
Anders Dahlberg C.J. (Gus) Gianakaris Theresa Coty O’Neil Scott Tribby
Celia Davidoff* Nan Harrison* Dolores Philp Elizabeth Upjohn Mason
Robert Davis Robert Hegel Phyllis Rappeport* Terry Vantine
Harold Decker Jane Hill Robert Ritsema Donna VanWestrienen*
David Doan Bruce Hood Jane Rooks Ross William Venema
Carl Doubleday Sandy Hunt* Thomas Rowe Sherie Veramay
Helen Jo Emerson* David Johnson Karen Santamaria Mary von Schreiner*
Gordon Eriksen* Jan Jones Greg Seiler Charles Wattles
M.Dolores Estes Jayne Jones* Chris Shook
Scott Estey Norman Jung Katherine Shook *Deceased
James Falahee, Jr. Gail Kasdorf* Harvey Spivak
Cover Photo: John Lacko Photography
The mission of the Julius & Esther Stulberg International String Competition is to promote
excellence in string instrument performance by gifted young artists under the age of twenty.
THE STULBERG INTERNATIONAL STRING COMPETITION
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The Stulberg International String Competition is an equal origin, height, weight, religion, and physical disability as
opportunity Corporation and is committed to equal protected by law, gender identity or sexual orientation.
rights, equal opportunities, and equal protection under This policy applies to all aspects of the Corporation’s
the law. The Corporation’s competition, all programs and business, including its use of contractors and consultants,
the employment of personnel are conducted without its relationship with outside vendors and customers, and
regard to race, creed, gender, marital status, national in its dealing with the general public.2021 Applicant Statistics
INSTRUMENTS
VIOLIN VIOLA CELLO DOUBLE BASS
125 18 79 4
COUNTRIES AND NATIONALITIES REPRESENTED
Canada, United States, Japan, Taiwan, China, South Korea, Guam,
Qatar, Australia, Hong Kong
SCHOOLS REPRESENTED
Abbey Park High School, Academy of the Holy Angel, Adlai E. Stevenson Music Middle School Affiliated to Shanghai Conservatory of Music,
High School, Affiliated Middle School of Zhejiang Conservatory of Naperville North High School, National Symphony Youth Fellowship
Music, Archbishop Mitty High School, Arete Preparatory Academy, Program, New England Conservatory, New England Conservatory
Arizona Virtual Academy, Ballard High School, BASIS Chandler, Beijing Preparatory School, Newton South High, Northern Valley Regional
Sanyili Primary School, Brandeis High School, Buffalo Grove High High School at Old Tappan, Northwestern Bienen School of Music,
School, Caddo Parish Magnet High School, Canyon Crest Academy, Oberlin Conservatory, Oregon Episcopal School, Pacific Academy,
Carmel High School, Catlin Gabel School, CBe-Learn School, Centennial Palo Alto High School, Palos Verdes High School, Paramus High
High School, Central Conservatory of Music, Central Conservatory School, Phil and Eli Taylor Performance Academy for Young Artists,
of Music Middle School, Chamblee Charter High School, Cheongmok Phillips Academy, Plano West Senior High School, Princeton University,
Elementary School, Cleveland Institute of Music, Clovis West High Professional Children's School, Reedy High School, Rice University- The
School, Colburn Conservatory of Music, College-Conservatory of Music Shepherd School of Music, Richard Montgomery High School, River
at the University of Cincinnati, Columbus State University, Concord Dell High School, San Francisco Conservatory of Music, San Francisco
High School, Cottonwood High School, Crean Lutheran High School, Conservatory of Music Pre-College, Schwob School of Music, Seoul Arts
Curtis Institute of Music, Diocesan Boys' School, Dublin High School, High School, Seven Lakes High School, Shaker Heights High School,
Fairmeadow Elementary School, Fiorello H. LaGuardia of Music & Arts Spackenkill High School, St. John's School, St. Mark's School of Texas,
and Performing Arts, Gear Up to Lead, Gifted Music School in SLC, Stoller Middle School, Stony Brook University, Synapse School, Taipei
Utah, Gilmour Academy, Golden Valley Charter School, Groton School, National University of the Art, Temple University Music Preparatory
Halton District School Board Virtual School, Hanover High School, Division, Tenafly High School, Tesoro High School, The Affiliated
Harvard University, Harvard-Westlake School, Hawken School, Henry Senior High School of National Taiwan Normal University, The Colburn
M. Jackson High School, Hope Christian School, Howard High School, Conservatory of Music, The Curtis Institute of Music, The Juilliard Pre-
Huntington Middle School, iQ Academy - California Los Angeles, College, The Juilliard School, The Phil and Eli Taylor Performance
Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University, James B. Conant HS, Academy for Young Artists, The Seven Hills School, Townsend Harris
John Hersey High School, Kirov Academy of Washington D.C., La High School, Trinity School, Tustin Connect High School, University
Canada High School, LaGuardia High School, Laurel Springs Online of Alberta, University of Chicago Laboratory Schools, University
High School, Learning Post Academy, Lewis & Clark College, Lincoln of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music, University of Mary
High School, Lynbrook High School, Menlo School, Mercer Island High Washington, University of Michigan, Upper Canada College, Vanderbilt
School, Middle School Affiliated to Central Conservatory of Music, University, West Windsor Plainsboro High School South, Weston High
Middle School affiliated to Shanghai Conservatory of Music, Milton School, Weston Middle School, William Fremd High School, Wyoming
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Academy, Moreland Middle School, Mount Royal Conservatory of High School, Yale University, Yewon School
Music, Music Institute of Chicago, Music Institute of Chicago Academy,
STULBERG SEASON 2021-2022
OCTOBER 9, 2021 DATE TO BE ANNOUNCED….
Stulberg Silver Medalist with the Western Stulberg Gold Medalist with the Kalamazoo
Michigan University Symphony Orchestra Symphony Orchestra
FEBRUARY 20, 2022 MAY 21, 2022
Stulberg Bronze Medalist with the 47th Stulberg International String
Kalamazoo Junior Symphony Orchestra CompetitionStulberg Medalists
YEAR GOLD SILVER BRONZE
2020 Dongyoung Jake Shim, violin Yeyeong Jin, violin Masha Lakisova, violin
2019 Daniel Rafimayeri, violin Nathan Le, cello Sory Park, violin
2018 Charlotte Marckx, violin La Li, cello Maya Anjali Buchanan, violin
2017 William McGregor, double bass Qing Yu Chen, violin Karisa Chiu, violin
2016 Daniel Hass, cello Zeyu Victor Li, violin Austin Haley Berman, violin
2015 Yaegy Park, violin Oliver Herbert, cello Hae Sue Lee, viola
2014 Zlatomir Fung, cello Emma Meinrenken, violin Charles Seo, cello
2013 Youjin Lee, violin Ariel Horowitz, violin Laura Park, violin
2012 Matthew Lipman, viola Brannon Cho, cello Vincent Meklis, violin
2011 Austin Huntington, cello Mayumi Kanagawa, violin Christine Lim, violin
2010 Richard Narroway, cello Benedicte Lauziere, violin Allan Steele, cello
2009 Nicholas Schwartz, double bass Ran Cheng, violin Tony Rymer, cello
2008 Matthew Allen, cello Ji-Won Song, violin Rebecca Anderson, violin
2007 Benjamin Beilman, violin Christel Lee, violin Yina Tong, cello
2006 Susan Jang, violin Shannon Lee, violin Hiro Matsuo, cello
2005 Jinjoo Cho, violin Nikolaus Leopold, cello Bryan Lee, violin
2004 Amaury Coeytaux, violin Anna Burden, cello Miran Kim, violin
2003 Tien-Hsin Wu, violin Robin Scott, violin D. Joshua Roman, cello
2002 Emilie-Anne Gendron, violin Kathryn Eberle, violin Rachel Harding, violin
2001 Yuri Namkung, violin Nicole Kim Hanson, cello Karina Canellakis, violin
2000 Deanna Talens, cello Dylana Leung, violin Rachel Kim, violin
1999 Austin Hartman, violin Christine Kim, cello Misha Ovrutsky, violin
1998 Nicholas Crosa, violin Caroline Campbell, violin Zachary DePue, violin
1997 Madeline Adkins, violin Nicholas Crosa, violin Duke Lee, viola
1996 Corinne Chapelle, violin Sharon Roffman, violin Joel Noyes, cello
1995 Catherine Basrak, viola Soovin Kim, violin Ani Aznavoorian, cello
1994 Esther Noh, violin Ani Aznavoorian, cello Soovin Kim, violin
1993 Merrie Arnold, violin Catherine Basrak, violin Mona Knock, violin
1992 Jennifer Koh, violin Wei-Pin Kuo, violin Marjorie Bagley, violin
1991 Kirsten Johnson, viola Mona Knock, violin Brent Samuel, cello
1990 Wendy Warner, cello Jennifer Hyun-Jou Koh, violin Rachel Barton, violin
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1989 Elizabeth (Lisa) Kim, violin Lisa Kim, violin Wendy Warner, cello
1988 Sang Mee Lee, violin Karen Lee, violin Joan Kwon, violin
1987 Sheryl Staples, violin Jennifer Clare Wion, violin Elizabeth Ann Larson, violin
1986 Elisa Barston, violin Rachel Barton, violin Sheryl Staples, violin
1985 Ivan Chan, violin David Perry, violin Desiree Ruhstart, violin
1984 Stephanie Arado, violin Lynne Richburg, viola Eunice Roh, violin
1983 Sarah Plum, violin Greg Sauer, cello Eunice Roh, violin
1982 Eunice Lee, violin Adela Pena, violin David Ying, cello
1981 Joshua Bell, violin Eric Kim, cello Se Yon Sandy Kim, violin
1980 Hae-Young Ham, violin Se Yon Sandy Kim, violin Joshua Bell, violin
1979 Anthony Ross, cello Hal Grossman, violin Susan Synnestvedt, violin
1978 Benny Kim, violin Susan Synnestvedt, violin Scott Woolweaver, viola
1977 Kari-Lise Ravnan, cello Cheryl House, cello Hee-Soo Kim, violin
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2020 Clive Greensmith, cello Yura Lee, violin/viola Cho-Liang Lin, violin
2019 Paul Coletti, viola Emilio Colón, cello Jennifer Frautschi, violin
2018 Aaron Dworkin, arts leader Anthony Ross, cello Scott St. John, viola
2017 David Kim, violin Yizhak Schotten, viola Amit Peled, cello
2016 Glenn Dicterow, violin Steven Tenenbom, viola Peter Wiley, cello
2015 Heidi Castleman, viola Sarah Chang, violin Eric Kim, cello
2014 Karen Dreyfus, viola John Sant’Ambrogio, cello Donald Weilerstein, violin
2013 Richard Aaron, cello Victoria Chiang, viola Soovin Kim, violin
2012 Matt Haimovitz, cello Rachel Barton Pine, violin Roland Vamos, violin/viola
2011 Raymond Harvey, conductor Paul Katz, cello Joseph Silverstein, violin
2010 Ronald Copes, violin Nick Eanet, violin Joel Krosnick, cello
Samuel Rhodes, viola (all members of the Juilliard String Quartet)
2009 Miriam Fried, violin Ronald Leonard, cello Richard Young, viola
2008 Bayla Keyes, Violin Tom Knific, double bass Rhonda Rider, cello
2007 Timothy Eddy, cello Daniel Phillips, violin Todd Phillips, violin
Steven Tenenbom, viola (all members of the Orion String Quartet)
2006 David Cerone, violin Linda Cerone, violin Steven Doane, cello
2005 Anner Bylsma, cello Ani Kavafian, violin Ida Kavafian, violin/viola
2004 James O. Buswell IV, violin Michael Kugel, viola Marc Johnson, cello
2003 Ivan Chan, violin Chauncy Patterson, viola Cathy Meng Robinson, violin
Keith Robinson, cello (all members of the Miami String Quartet)
2002 Benedict Goodfriend, violin Hans Jorgen, cello Almita Vamos, violin
2001 Emilio Colon, cello Gerald Fischbach, violin Marcus Thompson, viola
2000 Benny Kim, violin Wendy Warner, cello Max Wilcox, record producer
1999 Owen Carman, cello Igor Fedotov, viola Hal Grossman, violin
1998 Karen Buranskas, cello Myron Kartman, violin Max Wilcox, record producer
1997 Heidi Castleman, viola Anthony Elliott, cello Cyrus Forough, violin
1996 Heidi Castleman, viola Ross Harbaugh, cello David Updegraff, violin
1995 Joshua Bell, violin Lucia Lin, violin Anthony Ross, cello
1994 Robert Culver, viola Bernard Greenhouse, cello Yoshimi Takeda, conductor
1993 Bernard Greenhouse, cello Stephen Shipps, violin Marcus Thompson, viola
1992 Nathaniel Rosen, cello Sergiu Schwartz, violin Karen Tuttle, viola
1991 Csaba Erdelyi, viola Winifred Mayes, cello Edward Shmider, violin
1990 Catherine Comet, conductor Csaba Erdelyi, viola Yehudi Menuhin, violin
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1989 Paul Doktor, viola Alan Harris, cello Marilyn McDonald, violin
1988 Alan Harris, cello William Preucil, viola Edward Shmider, violin
1987 Yizhak Schotten, viola Neil Stulberg, conductor David Vanderkooi, cello
1986 Norman Paulu, violin William Preucil, viola David Vanderkooi, cello
1985 Josef Gingold, violin Richard Kapuscinski, cello Max Wilcox, record producer
1984 David Cerone, violin David Holland, viola Richard Kapuscinski, cello
1983 Raya Garbousova, cello David Holland, viola Leonard Sorkin, violin
1982 Richard Blum, viola David Cerone, violin Michael Press Haber, cello
1981 Richard Blum, viola Michael P. Haber, cello Jacob Krachmalnick, violin
1980 Alan Harris, cello Jacob Krachmalnick, violin Abraham Skernick, viola
1979 James O. Buswell IV, violin Alan Harris, cello Abraham Skernick, viola
1978 Urico Rossi, violin Andor Toth, Jr., cello Francis Tursi, violin
1977 James O. Buswell IV, violin Fritz Magg, cello Yosef Yankelev, violin
1976 Orlando Cole, cello Nathan Gordon, viola Paul RollandCompetition Judges
CYNTHIA PHELPS
Violist Cynthia Phelps’s versatile career includes appearances as chamber
musician, soloist, and as principal violist of the New York Philharmonic.
She has appeared as soloist on major stages across the globe with the NY
Phil, performing an extensive repertoire including specially commissioned
concertos by Sofia Gubaidulina and Julia Adolphe. Other solo appearances
include the Minnesota Orchestra, Shanghai, Vermont, and San Diego
symphonies, Orquesta Sinfonica de Bilbao, and Hong Kong Philharmonic.
She has collaborated internationally with such artists as Itzhak Perlman,
Emanuel Ax, Pinchas Zukerman, Gil Shaham, Yo-Yo Ma, Lynn Harrell, and
Yefim Bronfman. A much sought-after chamber musician, she performs
regularly with the Boston Chamber Music Society, Chamber Music Society of
Lincoln Center, and at New York’s Tisch Center for the Arts at the 92nd Street
Y, as well as with ensembles including the Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio,
and the American and Brentano string quartets.
She is a frequent guest at the Marlboro, SummerFest La Jolla, Bridgehampton,
Vail, Mostly Mozart, Santa Fe, Cremona, and Schleswig-Holstein Festivals
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and is a founding member of Les Amies, a flute-harp-viola trio. Ms. Phelps
many honors include first prize in both the Lionel Tertis International
Viola Competition and the Washington National Competition, and she is a
recipient of the Pro Musicis International Award. Her most recent recording,
Air, was nominated for a Grammy Award, and her recordings of Harold in
Italy and Unearth, Release, written for her, with the New York Philharmonic
are available on iTunes.Competition Judges
MITCHELL NEWMAN
Mitchell Newman is a regular participant on the LA Phil’s Chamber Music and
Green Umbrella Series. He has had the opportunity to play the Mendelssohn
Octet with Joshua Bell and the Thomas Ades Piano Quintet with the
composer playing piano. Mr. Newman can be heard on Grammy-winning
Southwest Chamber Music’s recording of the 1st and 3rd String Quartets
of Carlos Chavez. He as also recorded the music of Eric Zeisl for Harmonia
Mundi and Stories from My Life by Los Angeles composer Russell Steinberg.
In recognition of his producing fundraising chamber music concerts for
Mental Health America Long Beach he was named a Mental Health Hero by
the California State Senate in 2010
Currently, Mr. Newman teaches privately and conducts the Los Angeles
Children’s Chamber Orchestra in South Pasadena at the Pascale Music
Institute. Each year he produces a concert for the Philharmonic featuring
YOLA students and Philharmonic members playing together. He also
is a volunteer for People Assisting the Homeless and Street Symphony
and Street Symphony, scheduling small ensemble concerts at apartment
buildings run by PATH. He is thrilled to have found and encouraged musical
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talent in the PATH community and has performed music by it’s residents.
He also travels occasionally to work with young people at the Benning
Academy, a program providing instruments and lessons to children of all
backgrounds in Ensenada, Mexico.
Mr. Newman plays an Eric Benning violin made in 2016. He lives with his wife,
Tricia and their crazy Border Collie, Reese.Competition Judges
SARA SANT’AMBROGIO
Grammy Award-winning cellist Sara Sant’Ambrogio first leapt to international
attention when she was a winner at the International Tchaikovsky Violoncello
Competition in Moscow, Russia. As a result of her medal, Carnegie Hall invited
Ms. Sant’Ambrogio to perform a recital that was filmed by CBS News as part of a
profile about her, which was televised nationally. The New York Times described
Ms. Sant’Ambrogio’s New York recital debut as “sheer pleasure,” saying “There
was an irresistible warmth in everything Miss Sant’Ambrogio did.”
Ms. Sant’Ambrogio has appeared as soloist with such orchestras as the
Atlanta, Beijing Philharmonic, Boston, Budapest, Chicago, Dallas, Moscow State
Philharmonic, Prague Chamber Orchestra, Osaka Century Orchestra (Japan),
Royal Philharmonic, St. Louis, San Francisco, Seattle and Vienna Symphony; she
has performed thousands of concerts on six continents at the world’s major
music centers and festivals including Aspen, Concertgebouw in Amsterdam,
Hollywood Bowl, Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center, Konzert Huset in Stockholm,
Marlboro, Muiskverein in Vienna, Ravinia, Orchard and Suntory Halls in Tokyo
and Great Mountain Festival in Korea. Ms. Sant’Ambrogio is particularly excited
to have finally performed in all 50 United States last season when she performed
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at the Juneau Jazz and Classics Festival in Alaska!!
Ms. Sant’Ambrogio has won numerous international competitions, including
The Whitaker, The Dealey, Artists International, Palm Beach Awards and the
Naumburg Award with her ensemble the Eroica Trio. Ms. Sant’Ambrogio won a
Grammy Award for her performance of Bernstein’s Arias and Barcarolles and a
NPR Best Debut Recording with Eroica for their Debut recording. She has been
profiled in Strings, Glamour, Gramophone, Vogue, Strad, Elle, Bon Appetit, In
Fashion, Travel and Leisure, Detour, Fanfare magazines as well as The New York
Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and on CBS, ABC, PBS, USA and CNN
networks. Ms. Sant’Ambrogio is the subject of a feature length documentary,
which has had hundreds of airings nationwide on PBS and international networksSemifinalists
CHRISTY CHOI
Christy Choi, 18, was born in São Paulo, Brazil and began cello at
the age of 6. As a soloist, she has played with many orchestras
such as the Piracicaba State Orchestra, the São Paulo State
Experimental Orchestra, the Institute Fukuda Orchestra and
the São Paulo State University Orchestra. She has performed
in some of the biggest halls, including Sala São Paulo, Teatro
Municipal, Teatro Engenho de Piracicaba, Carnegie Hall, Bruno
Walter Auditorium at Lincoln Center, Alice Tully Hall, and the Peter
Jay Sharp Theatre at The Juilliard School. She received numerous
awards in competitions, such as the Paulo Bosísio International String
Competition in Brazil, Lyra Music Competition, Manhattan and NY International Competition,
International Grande Music Competition, and the Suburban Music Study Club Scholarship
Competition, where she gave a recital in Spring Lake, NJ as the 2019 winner. She also
won the Camarata Artists International Competition in 2019 and performed with the CNJ
Orchestra in the Merkin Concert Hall in New York City. She was named a 2020 YoungArts
Foundation winner and a 2021 recipient of the Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist Award. She
has served as principal cellist in the Juilliard Pre College Symphony, Juilliard Pre College
Orchestra, the AMIS European Orchestra in Amsterdam, and the New York Classical Youth
Ensemble. In the summer, she has attended the Perlman Music Program, Meadowmount
School of Music, The Heifetz International Music Institute and the Festival Internacional de
Música Erudita de Piracicaba. She currently studies in the Juilliard Pre College division with
Clara Minhye Kim.
YIREH CHOI
Yireh Choi, 15, started playing the cello at the age of 8 and was
accepted into The Juilliard School Pre-College Division at age 12,
where she began her studies with Clara Minhye Kim. She is the
winner of numerous competitions including the Junior Division
of the Adelphi Young Artists Competition, the Camerata
Artists International Concerto Competition, the Lyra Music
Competition, the SMSC Young Artist Scholarship Competition,
and the Enkor International Music Competition.
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She has participated in master classes with cellist Jeffrey Zeigler,
Zlatomir Fung, and Fred Sherry. In the summer of 2019, Yireh was awarded a scholarship
to the HeifetzPEG program of the Heifetz International Music Institute in Staunton, Virginia.
This summer, she will be participating in the Morningside Music Bridge summer festival, a full-
scholarship program at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, Massachusetts.
Yireh also won many awards with the Sorella Piano Trio consisting of her sister and best
friend. They made it to the Quarter-Finalist Round of the Fischoff National Chamber Music
Competition and was selected to appear on NPR’s From The Top in 2020 with host Peter
Dugan. She was also recently selected as a finalist for From The Top for solo performance.
When she isn’t practicing, Yireh enjoys spending time with her sister, listening to music,
and eating Korean food.Semifinalists GRACE HUH Grace Huh, 18, is a senior at Lynbrook High School in San Jose, California. She currently studies with Ian Swensen at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music Pre-College Division. Grace has won numerous competitions internationally and across the nation. She is a 2021 YoungArts Finalist of the National YoungArts Foundation and participated in YoungArts Week this January, where she was also awarded the Silver Award and nominated as a U.S. Presidential Scholars in the Arts Candidate. Other awards include Semi-Finalist in the 2020 Kosciuszko Foundation Wieniawski Violin Competition, 2020 National YoungArts Merit Winner, First Place and the DVC Philharmonic Award at the 2018 DVC/HNU Young Artist String Competition, and First Place at the 2018 Pacific Musical Society Scholarship Competition. She made her solo debut at the age of twelve with the Palo Alto Philharmonic Orchestra and has since then soloed with the California Youth Symphony Senior Orchestra, Diablo Valley College Philharmonic Orchestra, KAMSA Youth Symphony Orchestra, San Francisco Chamber Orchestra, and the Golden State Youth Orchestra. As the Yen Liang Young Artist Competition First Place winner, she will perform with the Diablo Symphony Orchestra. Grace has had the privilege to perform in masterclasses and work with acclaimed artists such as James Ehnes, Midori Goto, Ning Feng, Noah Bendix-Balgley, Joseph Swensen, Miriam Fried, Ani Kavafian, and William van der Sloot. Previously, she has attended the New York String Orchestra Seminar and YellowBarn Young Artists Program. This summer, Grace will return to Morningside Music Bridge as a full scholarship recipient. For the Stulberg’s 2021 competition, Grace plays on a Guarneri made c1710, loaned from Bryan Campbell. 21 Nayoun was born in South Korea and began playing violin at the age of four. She was admitted to the Yewon Arts Middle School before she got admitted into the Pre-college division of The Juilliard School at the age of twelve where she currently studies with Professor Li Lin. She was awarded both the first and grand prize of for the CAI International Competition (2021), winner for the Juilliard Pre-College Concerto Competition (2019), finalist for From the Top, and also won a 5th Hong Kong International Violin Competition when she was eight years old.
Semifinalists
NAYOUN BLAIRE KIM
Nayoun Blaire Kim has also won a number of National Competitions
while she was living in Korea including getting featured on the
Korean Educational Program as the violin prodigy when she was
9 with her mentor/ professor Ik-Hwan Bae, and Korean Youth
Newspaper as the grand-prize winner of their competition,
resulting a scholarship.
Nayoun has performed in variety of places. She has toured
internationally with orchestras such as An Die Musik Philharmonia
and the Lviv Philharmonic Orchestra in Korea and the Ukraine. She
was a performer for the Young Tchaikovsky International Violin Competition’s opening
ceremony in Seoul, South Korea.
Nayoun was selected as one of twelve in Crans-Montana Summer Camp hosted by Maestro
Shlomo Mintz at the age of 12 and she is planning to attend the Perlman Music Program
starting this summer 2021.
Nayoun is currently a junior in Academy of the Holy Angels, Demarest New Jersey.
CHELSIE LIM
Chelsie Lim, 16, was born in Australia. She moved to the United
States at the age of 3, and began learning cello from her mother
at 8. She was accepted into the Pre-College program at the
Juilliard School of Music in 2015 at 10, where she began her
studies with Clara Kim.
Chelsie was a semi-finalist of the 10th International Tchaikovsky
Competition for Young Musicians in Astana, Kazakhstan (2017).
She was awarded a scholarship to the HeifetzPEG program of the
Heifetz International Music Institute in Staunton, Virginia (2017), and
was chosen to perform in their “Stars of Tomorrow” concert series.
Chelsie was a Gold Medalist of the Bravura Philharmonic’s 10th annual Young Artists
Concerto Competition (2018). She was the 1st place winner of Lyra Music Competition
(2019), and a gold medalist with high distinction in the 3rd Berliner International Music
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Competition (2019). Chelsie was named a YoungArts Honorable Mention Winner in 2020
and a YoungArts Finalist for the 2021 season. She is also a recipient of the Grace Gimbel
scholarship (2020). She was the first place winner of the Caprio Young Artists Competition
(2020). Chelsie was a participant of the Morningside Music Bridge summer festival, a full-
scholarship program, in Warsaw, Poland (2018). She is now a participant of the Perlman
Music Program, led by Toby and Itzhak Perlman.
Chelsie has studied and participated in master classes with cellists Laurence Lesser, Colin
Carr, Steven Doane, Yu Wei, Kirill Rodin, Zvi Plesser, and Astrid Schween. She is also a
founding member of Ponticelli Music, a nonprofit organization dedicated to sharing music
and creating a difference in the community. Her string quartet at Juilliard Pre-College was
invited to perform in the 19th annual Juilliard ChamberFest 2020. Orchestrally, she was a
principal cellist of the Pre-College Symphony at the Juilliard School of Music in 2018 and
2019.Semifinalists SERIN PARK Born in New York City, Serin Isabelle Park is a seventeen-year- old violinist. She has performed in prestigious halls throughout New York, Virginia, Philadelphia, Germany, and Switzerland. Solo appearances include performances with Allentown Symphony Orchestra with conductor Diane Wittry, Orchestra of Camerata, Concert Festival Orchestra, Juilliard Pre College String Ensemble with conductor Radu Paponiu, Ensemble 212, New York International Chamber Orchestra, and Park Avenue Chamber Symphony with maestros David Bernard and Alex Wen. Serin was featured in NPR’s From The Top Radio Show 378, won top prizes at the Singapore Violin Festival and Blount Slawson Young Artist Competition, and was recently accepted into NYO-USA. In light of the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election, Serin performed as concertmaster at the premiere of the “Voter’s Broadcast” conducted and composed by Lisa Bielawa to encourage voter participation and political awareness. Additionally, Serin was part of the collaborative album “Transformation” with Grammy-nominated Nathalie Joachim, in which Serin’s sample was broadcasted on BBC News in July 2020. A recipient of the President’s Award for Academic Excellence and an award from the U.S. Senate for contributions to the Artistic Value, Serin is Co-President of Special Music School High School’s student government and Scholastic Art and Writing Award Gold Key winner. Serin currently studies with Catherine Cho in her seventh year at the Juilliard Pre-College. BOBBY BOOGYEOM PARK Bobby Park, 15 (Seoul, Korea) moved to the United States in 2017 to study violin with Ms. Catherine Cho at Juilliard Pre-College. He began also studying with Mr. Donald Weilerstein in 2017. Bobby began playing the violin at the age of 7. He has been a guest soloist at international concerts and festivals including the Shanghai International Arts Festival at Oriental Art Center in Shanghai. 23 He has also performed with the Russian Symphony Orchestra in Moscow and New Shanghai Orchestra. He won first prize at the 14th IRRCMC Competition in Moscow. He won first prize at the 8th New York International Music Competition (Lincoln Center) and first prize and Judge’s Distinction Award at the American Protégé International Competition (Carnegie Hall). As first-prize winner at the NYCP Orchestra Concerto Competition, he performed with the NYCP Orchestra twice (Liederkranz Hall, Carnegie Hall). Bobby was the first-place winner of the Juilliard Pre-College Concerto Competition. He was awarded both the first and grand prize for the CAI Competition and performed with the CNJ Orchestra (Merkin Hall). Bobby was featured in the Stars of Tomorrow concert twice at the Heifetz Institute. He is a member of CIM and regularly performs. Bobby was featured on the NPR radio program “From the Top” with violinist Tessa Lark. He was selected as a student in Dorothy DeLay Master Class Series with Vadim Repin. Bobby is also scheduled to perform with Maxim Vengerov and five other Pre-College students collaborating with the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra in Carnegie Hall this upcoming June.
Semifinalists
EVAN TSAI
Evan Tsai, 18, grew up in Taipei, Taiwan, and moved to
Baton Rouge, Louisiana in his childhood. Currently, he is
a senior and Oscar Tang Scholar at Phillips Academy
Andover. Evan began his musical training on piano and
cello when he was 4 years old with his mother, Taiwanese-
American bassist Yung-Chiao Wei. He started playing the
double bass when he was 13 years old and made his debut
performance with the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra as a
winner of the LPO’s Young Artist Concerto Competition after
only playing the bass for 10 months. His awards include 3rd Prize
Winner of the 2017 International Society of Bassist Solo Competition Age 14 and
Under, Finalist and Honorable Mention of the 2019 ISB Solo Competition Age 15-18,
winner of the National YoungArts Foundation (2018-2020), 2018 Monroe Symphony
League Emerging Artists 3rd Prize, 1st Prize Winner of the 2018 Louisiana Bass Fest
Age 18 and Under, Silver Medal Recipient in the 4th Manhattan International Music
Competition String division, and the 2019 New Taipei City Music Stars Competition,
which resulted a solo recital in the New Taipei City Arts Center sponsored by the
New Taipei City Government and the New Taipei City Department of Culture Affairs.
In 2020, Evan was awarded the 3rd Prize at the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s Young
Artists Concerto Competition, 3rd prize in the Dallas Symphony Orchestra’s Lynn
Harrell Concerto Competition and was selected to participate in NYO-USA. His piano
trio, the Phillips Trio, was awarded the Gold Medal in the 2020 Fischoff National
Chamber Music Competition in the Junior Strings Division. He was also recently
selected as a 2021 U.S. Presidential Scholars candidate.
Evan was invited to participate in the 2018 YoungArts Miami Conference, which
culminated in a concert in the Miami Theater. He also toured throughout Taiwan
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that year, ending in his debut at the National Concert Hall in Taipei, Taiwan. In 2019,
he performed solo recitals in the New Taipei City Arts Center and debuted in the
National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts, Weiwuying.
As an orchestral musician, Evan was the principal bassist of the Louisiana Youth
Orchestra from 2017-2018 and the Phillips Academy Chamber Orchestra and
Symphony Orchestra in 2018-2019. He joined the Boston Philharmonic Youth
Orchestra in 2018 under Maestro Benjamin Zander, and is currently the principal
cellist of the Phillips Academy Orchestras. He is currently studying double bass with
Lawrence Wolfe and Yung-chiao Wei, and cello with Jan Müller-Szeraws.Semifinalists KEILA WAKAO Keila Wakao was born in 2006 and began playing the violin at the age of three. The late Mr. Joseph Silverstein accepted Keila as a student when she was six years old. She currently studies with Donald Weilerstein and Soovin Kim from the New England Conservatory of Music. Keila has won numerous competitions since the age of seven, including the NEC Prep Concerto Competition, the New England Philharmonic Young Artist Competition and the Junior Division of the Adelphi Orchestra Young Artist Competition as well as second place overall among others. Keila gave her first solo performance with an orchestra at nine years old. Since then, she has performed solos and recitals throughout Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Japan, and Germany. In 2017, Keila was invited to speak and perform at TEDxBeaconStreet. During the summers of 2018 and 2019, she was the youngest participant in the Perlman Music Program. LAUREN YOON Violinist, Lauren Yoon, 12, is studying with Professor Masao Kawasaki at the Juilliard School Pre-College Division. Prior to attending Juilliard, Lauren studied with Paul Arnold of the Philadelphia Orchestra and with Nicolette Solomon of Suzuki Music Institute in Dallas. Lauren is a first prize winner in many competitions including the 25 2021 Camerata Artists International Concerto Competition, the 2020 International Grande Music Competition, the 2020 Bravura Young Artist Concerto Competition, the 2018 Southeastern Pennsylvania Symphony Orchestra Young Artist Competition, the 2016 AADGT International Young Gifted Musicians Festival, and the 2016 American Protégé International Concerto Competition. She made her first orchestral debut at the age of 8 with the New York Concerti Sinfonietta at the Carnegie Weill Hall. She also performed with the Capital Philharmonic Orchestra and the Southeastern Pennsylvania Symphony Orchestra. In addition to solo performances, Lauren enjoys playing chamber and orchestral music. She was the youngest violinist of the Greater Dallas Youth Orchestra 2016-2017 and also the Philadelphia Young Artist Orchestra 2018-2019.
Semifinalists
EENA YOON
Eena Yoon was brought into the musical life at the age of 3 where
she began playing the piano and fueled her melodic passion.
Within a few years, she would bring herself to the tutelage
of Ashley Choi where she uncovered her innate love for the
cello. Currently, at the age of 17, Eena is studying under the
guidance of David Hetherington, and Andres Diaz through the
Royal Conservatory’s Phil and Eli Taylor Performance Academy
of Young Artists.
Eena was given the opportunity to study at many prestigious festivals
including Meadowmount, and Morningside Music Bridge, while learning with many
incredible musicians such as Alisa Weilerstien, Joseph Jonhson, Zvi Plesser, Colin Carr, and
Hans Jorgen Jensen.
Her first solo debut was at the age of 15 with the Greater Toronto Philharmonic Orchestra,
where she is now a recurring artist. She has also had the honor of performing with the
Symphony on Bay Orchestra and the Scarborough Philharmonic Orchestra.
SEAN YU
Sean Yu is a 16-year-old cellist, who was accepted into the Juilliard
School Pre-College division at the young age of 9 and has been
studying with Minhye Clara Kim ever since.
Sean won 4th prize at the 10th International Tchaikovsky
Competition for Young Musicians in Astana, Kazakhstan and
performed as a soloist with the Eurasian Symphony Orchestra of
KazNUA at the Kazakhstan Central Concert Hall at the age of 12.
Sean was invited to Moscow under the Spivakov Foundation and
performed at Bolshoi Theatre in 2019. Additionally, Sean was a Semi-Finalist of the
Stulberg International String Competition in 2020 and the Grand Prize winner of 2021 Enkor
International Music Competition. Furthermore, Sean was a winner of the 2020 National
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National Strings Competition.
Sean has also been featured as soloist with the New York International Chamber Orchestra
at Carnegie Hall, the Sinfonietta Nova Orchestra, the New York Chamber Players
Orchestra, Camerata Orchestra, and St. Thomas Orchestra as result of winning numerous
competitions. He is also scheduled to perform with the Bravura Philharmonic Orchestra
and the American Chamber Orchestra this spring. Selected to appear on National Public
Radio’s “From the Top” with Host Christopher O’Riley, he also performed at NEC’s Jordan
Hall in 2016.
At the age of 12, Sean was accepted into the Perlman Music Program, where he has
since been spending 7 weeks every summer intensively studying chamber music, solo
performance, and orchestral music under the tutelage of Itzhak Perlman, Merry Peckham,
Areta Zhulla, Astrid Schween, and Zvi Plesser. In addition, Sean participated at the
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