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

Dates for 2024

  • Registrations open: 1 December 2023 (please note only the first 100 Entries will be accepted as per rules no 4 and 22)
  • Registrations close: 10pm Monday 4 March 2024 OR when the 100 Entries limit is reached (whichever comes first, as per rules no 4 and 22)
  • Submission of recordings close: 10pm Monday 11 March 2024
  • Stage 1, recorded auditions adjudicated: Sunday 24 March 2024
  • Stage 2, semi-finals: Sunday 7 April from 11am to 6pm - Abbotsleigh, Wahroonga. Live performances open to the public.
  • Stage 3, finals concert: Sunday 30 June 3pm at The Concourse, Chatswood.


Finals Concert Details Here

How to Enter the Competition

Prizes

  • Overall Winner: $5000 + engagement to perform with the KPO during the following year
  • Barbara Cran Award: $1,000
  • Barbara Robinson Award: $1,000
  • The Multiples competition section is held every two years. There is no Multiple section in 2024
  • Perpetual Cups: awarded to the schools of the overall winner, Barbara Robinson award winner and the Barbara Cran award winner
  • KPO Award: $500 to best performer during rehearsals with the orchestra (KPO players’ choice)
  • All finalists with receive $250

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Contact

If you have any questions regarding your participation in the Concerto Competition please email the Concerto Competition Committee.

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About the Competition
The NSW Secondary Schools Concerto Competition is a prestigious classical music competition for secondary school students in NSW and the ACT.
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The competition, first known as the KPO Concerto Competition, was conceived in 1984, when two Ku-ring-gai Philharmonic Orchestra (KPO) players, Barbara Cran and Barbara Robinson proposed the idea of rewarding local music students, who were in secondary school and taking their music seriously, by providing them with the opportunity to play a concerto with an orchestra (the KPO).
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"I would like to first of all thank you all for being such dedicated musicians. It is great to see such a strong musical community supporting the youngsters of the musical world through The Concerto Competition."
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