Semi-Finalists for the 2024 Concerto Competition
Congratulations to all of the entrants in this year's KPO NSW Secondary Schools Concerto Competition. The three adjudicators, Grace Kim, Bradley Lucas and Alexander Norton reviewed 100 video submissions today and were very impressed with the high standard of musicality, stage presence and ensemble. They wanted to pass on their appreciation for all of the hard work that you have done preparing for your performances.
The following performers have been selected to progress to the semi-finals of the 2024 NSW Secondary Schools Concerto Competition and will perform on Sunday, 7 April at Abbotsleigh, Wahroonga. Please check times later this week on the KPO website as all performances are open to the public.
Junior Section
- Callista Eskenazi - French Horn - C. M von Weber; Concertino for Horn and Orchestra in E, Op.45
- Veronica Feng - Flute - Malcolm Arnold; Concerto for Flute and String Orchestra Op.45
- Sion Kim - Flute - Carl Reinecke; Concerto in D major Op. 283
- Cindy Li - Violin - Maurice Ravel; Tzigane
- Eukai Miao - Marimba - Sergei Kolovko; Concerto for Marimba
- Carine Suparman - Violin - H. Wieniawski; Violin Concerto No. 2, Op.22 in D Minor
- Jiashan Wang - Piano - Felix Mendelssohn - Piano Concerto No.1
- Gabriella Wu - Cello - P. Tchaikovsky - Variations on a Rococo Theme Op.33
- Jaemin Yoo - Viola - Carl Stamitz - Concerto No.1 in D Major Op.1
- Cloris Xu - Oboe - J. W. Kalliwoda; Oboe Concertino Op.110
Senior Section
- Samuel de Kroon - Flute - Jacques Ibert - Flute Concerto
- Lara Dowdeswell - Violin - Jean Sibelius; Violin Concerto in D Minor Op.47,
- David Lin - Violin - P. Tchaikovsky; Violin Concerto in D Major Op.35
- Clara Moloney - Cello - Dvorak; Cello Concerto in B Minor Op.104
- Ewan Odenthal - Piano - Sergei Rachmaninoff; Piano Concerto No.2
- Sebastian Rowe - Euphonium - Phillip Wilby; Concerto for Euphonium
- Isabelle Teo - Double Bass - Bottesini; Fantasia Lucia Di Lammermoor
- Jamie Wallace - Cello - Elgar; Cello Concerto in E Minor
- Teresa Yang - Violin - Bela Bartok; Violin Concerto No.2 Sz.112
- Sharon Zhao - Violin - P. Tchaikovsky; Violin Concerto in D Major Op.35