Concerto Competition
Since 1997, Ars Viva has been host of the annual Steinway Concerto Competition, which nurtured aspiring pianists by giving the winner of the competition the opportunity to perform a full concerto with the Ars Viva orchestra. Numerous winners of this competition have gone on to have exceptional professional performing careers.
In 2011 Ars Viva collaborated with the Music Institute of Chicago to honor a beloved teacher, Emilio Del Rosario. The new young artist division is part of the larger Emilio del Rosario Piano Concerto Competition. Brenda Huang, Competition Director and faculty member at the Music Institute of Chicago said, “The new young artist division is an important addition to our competition. Emilio del Rosario dedicated his life to the art of teaching and nurturing pianists to the highest of standards. We hope to continue his legacy of excellence by providing the next generation of pianists an opportunity to perform with a professional orchestra and to help them in realizing their musical potential.” We look forward to partnering with Music Institute of Chicago in the coming years to showcase gifted young pianists.
In 2009 Ars Viva began to host another competition in collaboration with the Music Institute of Chicago: the Music Institute of Chicago (MIC) Young Artist Concerto and Aria Competition. This competition is for non-piano students at the Music Institute.
The winners of these two competitions are given the opportunity to perform with either the Ars Viva Symphony Orchestra or the Lake Forest Symphony (also conducted by Maestro Heatherington).
For information on how to register for these competitions, please contact the Music Institute of Chicago.
Michelle Naughton accepts applause following her performance with the
Orchestra
Winners include the following gifted young musicians:
Alexandra Switala, violin, age 17
Home schooled
Prokofiev Violin Concerto No. 2 in g minor, Op. 63
Mathew Lipman, viola, age 17
Crete-Monee High School
William Walton Concerto for Viola & Orchestra
Nathan Noh, age 17
Adlai E. Stevenson High School
Tchaikovsky – Concerto No. 1 for piano and orchestra
Tracy Wong, age 13
Sycamore Junior High School
Cincinnati, Ohio
Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 1
Paul Juhn, age 16
Vernon Hills High School
Chopin Piano Concerto No. 1 in e minor, Op. 11
Andrew Mariano, age 17
Barrington High School
Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 2
Christine Yoon, age 15
South Middle School
Arlington Heights
Saint-Saens Piano Concerto No. 2
Jeremy Jordan, age 16
Walter Payton High School, Chicago
Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 1
Michelle
Naughton, age 15
Thomas
Jefferson Middle School
Liszt
Piano Concerto No. 1
Christina Naughton, age 14
Thomas
Jefferson Middle School
Saint-Saëns
Piano Concerto No. 2
Rachael Kudo, age 14
Glenbrook
North High School
Chopin
Piano Concerto No. 1
Deborah Hong, age 16
Glenbrook
North High School
Prokofiev
Piano Concerto No. 3
Elizabeth Joy Roe, age 17
Glenbrook
South High School
Chopin
Piano Concerto No. 2
Kristin Figard, age 15
home
schooled
Rachmaninoff
Piano Concerto No. 2
Ching Wen Hsaio, age 18
Fremd
High School
Tchaikovsky
Piano Concerto No.