2024 Concerto Competition

The Lowell Chamber Orchestras is excited to announce the winners of its third annual international concerto competition.

 

Jeremy Kienbaum

First Place

American Violist Jeremy Kienbaum has been lauded for his “eloquent strength” (Well-Tempered Ear) and sound that “refracted like shards of light” (New York Times). He has made recent appearances with Love from Lincoln Center, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, and at the Paax Festival in Mexico and the Lucerne Festival in Switzerland. He has been featured on the TODAY Show, Wisconsin Public Radio, Classical KING, and can be seen in the documentary “Itzhak,” chronicling the teaching of Itzhak Perlman. He has performed around the world at venues including Carnegie Hall, the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg, the Paris and Berlin Philharmonies, and the Chan Centre in Vancouver, Canada.

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David Yea Joon Lee

Second Place

Konrad Rudowicz

Third Place

 
 

Congratulations to all the finalists that participated in the final round. The judges had a very difficult time deciding the results due to the impressive amount of talent displayed throughout the day.

Jay Julio, viola
Bailey Liu, saxophone

Christoforos Petridis, violin
San-Lou Wei, percussion

Mikołaj Wojciechowski, cello
Mitsuru Yonezaki, violin

Thanks to our judges

Dorothy Braker, Krista Buckland-Reisner, Orlando Cela, Nathaniel Efthimiou,
Katharina Radlberger, Carmen Rodríguez-Peralta, Wei Zhao

 

Prizes:

First Place

  • Performance during the 2024-2025 season

  • Professional video recording

  • Cash prize of US$1000

  • Travel stipend up to US$300 to attend rehearsals and concert

Second Place

  • Cash prize of US$500

Third Place

  • Cash prize of US$200

Requirements:

  • Contestants must be born on or after August 31, 1989 (contestants born after October 8, 2005 require a parent or legal guardian to enter)

  • The competition is open only to the following instruments: piccolo, flute, oboe, english horn, clarinet, saxophone, bassoon, french horn, trumpet, trombone, euphonium, tuba, percussion, piano, harpsichord, organ, harp, guitar, mandolin, violin, viola, cello, contrabass, any voice classification (soprano, contralto, alto, mezzo-soprano, tenor, counter-tenor, baritone, bass, etc.)

Congratulations to everyone who participated!