国产传媒

The 国产传媒 Music Solo & Chamber Ensemble High School Music Competition took place in 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022. All high school musicians from any geographical location were welcome to submit their video performances, which were adjudicated by members of our ensemble-in-residence, , in several categories, including Strings, Winds, Piano, Voice, and Chamber Music.

Competition winners received a cash award, mentorship from Bridge to Everywhere musicians, and were invited to perform a concert at the beautiful 国产传媒 Chalon campus. Before 2019, the Music Department hosted the Concerto Competition for High School Students from 2011-2018. Finalists were selected to perform with the under the direction of Professor Chet Swiatkowski.

Collage of high school students holding instruments

Strings

Valerie Chen, Violin
11th Grade, West Ranch High School
Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Movement I - Max Bruch

Honorable Mentions:
Matthew Chang, Violin
Joshua Ho, Harp
Marena Miki, Violin
Sky Wen, Violin
Jayden Yeung, Violin

Winds

Nathan Mun, Clarinet
12th Grade, Westview High School
Three Pieces for Solo Clarinet - Igor Stravinsky

Honorable Mention:
Sophie Morikuni, Flute

Piano

Justinas Zlabys, Piano
12th Grade, Walnut Hill School of the Arts
Improvisation

Honorable Mentions:
Alyssa Snow, Piano
Ian Park, Piano
Enni Harlan, Piano

Voice

Mia Baron, Solo Vocal
12th Grade, Orange County School of the Arts
Chacun Le Sait - Gaetano Donizetti 

Honorable Mention:
Hanon Nakamura, Solo Vocal

Chamber Music

Aidan Jang, Violin
11th Grade, University High School

John Yang, Clarinet
11th Grade, University High School

Ella Huang, Piano
11th Grade, University High School

5 Pieces for Two Violins [Clarinet] and Piano, Movement I, IV, V - Dmitri Shostakovich

Congratulations!

A special thank you to all the applicants and collaborative artists across the country who contributed their talents. You each performed with such excellence. A huge thank you to our judges from Bridge to Everywhere, our Ensemble in Residence at 国产传媒.

Previous winners

View the previous competition winners.

Solo Winds Winner

Chris Boyadjiev, flute
12th grade, Novato High School/Marin School of the Arts, Novato, CA
Image by Eugene Bozza

Honorable Mentions:
Kennedy Leehealey, oboe
Tiffany Chen, flute
Gregory Panossian, Armenian duduk
Bryan Yoo, clarinet
Heather Kim, flute

Solo Piano Winner

Helaine Zhao
10th grade, Orange County School of the Arts, Irvine, CA
Allegro de Concierto by Enrique Granados

Honorable Mentions:
Jason Vu
Andrew Gu
Celine Chen
Mihilo Kato

Performer Composer (Instrumental) Winner

Diego Legras, piano
11th grade, Orange County School of the Arts, Irvine, CA
Improvisation #1 by Diego Legras

Honorable Mentions:
Amanda Lee

Performer Composer (Vocal) Winner

Miles Tobel
12th grade, Santa Monica High School, Santa Monica, CA
Nature by Miles Tobel

Solo Strings Winner

Emily Kim, violin
11th grade, Flintridge Preparatory School, Glendale, CA
Symphonie Espagnole Op. 21, Movement I by Eduard Lalo

Honorable Mentions:
Matthew Chang, violin
Kayleen Kim, cello
Aaron Kim, violin
Nathanial Yue, cello
Alvin Wang, violin

Solo Guitar Winner

Micha Rand
12th grade, Harvard-Westlake, Santa Monica, CA
Hungarian Fantasy by Johann Kaspar Mertz

Solo Voice Winner

Viveka Saravanan
10th grade, Orange County School of the Arts, Lake Forest, CA
Fair Robin I Love by Kirke Mechem

Honorable Mentions:
Sofia Marmaud
Zoe Isabella Martinez
Elizabeth Nelson
Manasi Kulkarni
Grace Hahn

Chamber Music Winner

Jonathan Kang, oboe, 11th grade, Northwood High School, Irvine CA
Isaac Yoon, clarinet, 11th grade, Portola High School, Irvine, CA
Christopher Cung, piano, 12th grade, Orange County School of the Arts, Santa Monica, CA
Trio in B Minor for Piano, Oboe and Clarinet, Movement I by Edouard Destenay

Honorable Mentions:
Tianjiao Dong, Chloe Chang, Jason Ho, Tiancheng Dong (Cello Quartet)

Solo Winds / Brass Winner

Ji Zhou, flute
10th grade, Orange County School of the Art, Irvine, CA
Sometimes the City is Quiet, Janice Misurell-Mitchell

Honorable Mentions:
Julia Benitez-Nelson, flute
Daniel Thurmond, clarinet
Brian Lin, alto saxophone
Daniel Chavez, flute

Solo Strings / Guitar Winner

Andrew Chi, violin
11th grade, Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, Palos Verdes, CA
Tchaikovsky -Violin Concerto in D major, III. Finale: Allegro vivacissimo

Honorable Mentions:
Sarah Kave, cello
Madison Oh, violin
Raunak Kumar, violin
Emily Kim, violin

Solo Piano Winner

Angela Lee
11th grade, Pacific Academy, Irvine, CA
Muczinsky - Desperate Measures

Honorable Mentions:
Nathan Zhang
Mi-Hyun Suh
Celine Chen
Ursula Hardianto

Solo Voice Winner

Maxine Park
10th grade, Flintridge Preparatory School, La Canada, CA
Mozart - Una Donna a Quindici Anni/Cose Fan Tutte

Honorable Mentions:
Alexandra Grace Cook
Esha Perala
Zoe Isabella Martinez

Chamber Music Winner

Joshua Kave, viola / Sarah Kave, cello
11th grade, North Hollywood Highly Gifted Magnet, Terrace Tarzana, CA
Beethoven - Eyeglasses Duo in E flat major for Viola and Cello

Honorable Mentions:
Catherine Cho, violin / Lauren Cho, cello