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Congratulations to all 130+ talented participants from many countries on your hard work! We are thrilled to announce the competition results.

The winner(s) of each age category will be awarded the honor of having their composition performed by the esteemed Sempre Musick Orchestra during the 2025 season. We will communicate performance schedules at a later date.

Composition for Orchestra Category:

Winner:

Winston Schneider (Nebraska, USA) – Shortchanged Scherzo: a Fleeced Fandango

Honorable Mentions:

Urszula Janiszewska (Olawa, Poland) – Syncopation

Yang Jing (Zhengzhou, China) – Travelers in the Dark Night

Kaori Nakano (Osaka, Japan) – The Girl’s Blue and Yellow Pendant

Solo and Ensemble Category, Ages 19+

Winners:

Dohyun Kim (Massachusetts, USA) – Invitation to my planet

Cristina Maria Noli (Milan, Italy) – Dreams can change ideas – (Sogni che tramutano i pensieri)

Honorable Mentions:

Iman Khajehzadeh (Texas, USA) – Lines, Shapes, and Shadows

Ugo Raimondi (Caserta, Italy) – Il culto del dio Fujin

Li Zhuoming (Guandong, China) – Rondo Expedition for string quartet; II：Battle

Solo and Ensemble Category, Ages 15-18

Winners:

Edith Tamarkin Goble (California, USA) – Capriccio for Piano Quintet

Zhuocheng (Tony) Li (Guandong, China) – Growth

Honorable Mentions:

Yuhao Jin (Guandong, China) – “Track Back II” for Violoncello Solo

Grace Wang (California, USA) – Forpuck

Solo and Ensemble Category, Ages 10-14

Winner:

Keerat Sharma (California, USA) – Nocturne for Piano

Honorable Mentions:

Rose Liu (Guandong, China) -《困在时间里的蝴蝶》(Butterfly Trapped in Time)

Yiyi Chen (Shanghai, China) -《Home》

2024 Concerto Competition Results

80 students ages 5-20 performed with the Sempre Musick Orchestra in 2024!

Concerto & Solo and Ensemble with Orchestra Awards

2024 Grand Prix Winner

Taige Wang, New York

Student of Yoheved Kaplinsky

Performance with the NH Philharmonic Orchestra in the 2024-2025 season

Solo Appearance with the Nashua Chamber Orchestra in 2024-2025:

Khaos Kook, Washington State, student of Nancy Zhou

Omni Mount Washington Award for Outstanding Solo Performance:

Eunha Basu, Massachusetts, student of Mila Filatova

Concerto & Solo and Ensemble with Orchestra Special Awards

Best Performance of a Baroque Concerto:

Max Kremsenko, 17, New York, student of Olga Rudnik

Best Performance of a Classical Concerto:

Perry Moskowitz, 20, Massachusetts, student of Bonnie Anderson

Best Performance of a Romantic Concerto:

Nina Iorik, 13, Washington State, student of Nino Merabishvili

Best Performance by Adult Amateur Pianist

Paskinel Thomas, New York, student of Alla Eliseeva

Young Virtuoso – Piano:

Sophie Luo, 10, Massachusetts, student of Mila Filatova

Young Virtuoso – Violin:

James Zhou, 7, Massachusetts, student of Liubomyr Senyshyn

Best Performer of a Composition by Timothy Brown:

Brayden Wilyono, 13, Texas, student of Timothy Brown

Best Woodwind Soloist: