Albert M. Greenfield Student Competition
The Philadelphia Orchestra Albert M. Greenfield Student Competition is dedicated to fostering and recognizing extraordinary young talent in the Greater Philadelphia region.
The Philadelphia Orchestra’s annual Albert M. Greenfield Student Competition is open to all accomplished young instrumentalists, pianists, and vocalists who reside in—or study regularly with a teacher in—the Greater Philadelphia area. Entrants are divided into categories by age: Children’s Division, ages 12 and under; Junior Division, ages 13 to 16; and Senior Division, ages 17 to 21 for instrumentalists and ages 17 to 29 for vocalists. The young musicians compete against a standard of excellence in recorded preliminary and live final rounds and are evaluated on the following merits: exceptional talent, virtuosity, artistic individuality, and comportment as a performer.
2020 Competition Materials
2019-20 Competition Guidelines (PDF)
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History
Since the Orchestra’s first student concerto competition, initiated by Leopold Stokowski in 1933, more than 550 young artists have been named as competition winners. Previous winners of the Competition who have gone on to international solo careers include sopranos Judith Blegen and Benita Valente and mezzo-soprano Florence Quivar; pianists André Watts, Richard Goode, and Eugene Istomin; and violinists Hilary Hahn, Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, and Arnold Steinhardt. Current Philadelphia Orchestra musicians who are former winners of the Competition include violinists Juliette Kang (first associate concertmaster), Richard Amoroso, and Yayoi Numazawa; violist Burchard Tang; bassoonist Mark Gigliotti (co-principal); bass trombone Blair Bollinger; and pianist Kiyoko Takeuti.
Winners and Finalists
Children’s Division
Winner: William Ge Piano
Honorable Mention: Anwen Deng Piano
Junior Division
Winner: Beatrice Chen Viola
Senior Division
Winner: Gabriel Polinsky Bass
Children’s Division
Honorable Mention: Emily Wu Piano
Junior Division
Winner: Isaiah Kim Cello
Honorable Mention: Arielle Baril Soprano
Senior Division
Winner: Tianxu An Piano
Children’s Division
Honorable Mention: Chunyi Wang Piano
Junior Division
Winner: Joseph Hsia Violin
Senior Division
Winner: HyunJae Lim Violin
Winner: Zachary Mowitz Cello
Children’s Division
Winner: Harmony Zhu Piano
Honorable Mention: Yeyeong Jin Violin
Junior Division
Winner: Emma Resmini Flute
Honorable Mention: Danny Jin Violin
Senior Division
Winner: Yijia Wang Piano
Honorable Mention: Jean Kim Cello
Children's Division
Winner: Kasey Shao Piano
Honorable Mention: Yeyeong Jin Violin
Finalist:
Hans-Derek Yu Piano
Junior Division
No winner named
Finalists:
Hyerin Oh Cello
Ashwini Shende Piano
Jason Vassiliou Violin
Senior Division
Winner: Anne Marie Stanley Mezzo-Soprano
Honorable Mention: Marié Rossano Violin
Honorable Mention: Paul von Autenried Piano
Finalists:
Nicole Ozdowski Flute
Timotheos Petrin Cello
Sean Michael Plumb Baritone
Children's Division
Winner: Melody Yu Piano
Honorable Mention: Carson Atlas Piano
Finalists:
April Lee Cello
Hans-Derek Yu Piano
Junior Division
Winner: Hae Sue Lee Viola
Honorable Mention: Sein An Violin
Honorable Mention: Matthew Eng Piano
Senior Division
Winner: Sarah Shafer Soprano
Honorable Mention: Aaron Timothy Chooi Violin
Honorable Mention: Shannon Lee Violin
Finalists:
Michael Maliakel Baritone
Jarrett Ott Baritone
Children's Division
Winner: Audrey Emata Flute
Honorable Mention: April Lee Cello
Finalist:
Jessica Shen Piano
Junior Division
Winner: Zeyu Victor Li Violin
Honorable Mention: Sein An Violin
Honorable Mention: Hyun Jae Lim Violin
Finalist:
Adria Ye Piano
Senior Division
Winner: Won Suk Lee Marimba
Honorable Mention: Lauren Frey Soprano
Honorable Mention: Jeonghyoun Lee Cello
Finalists:
Sarai Johnson Soprano
Christine Lim Violin
Julia Mintzer Mezzo-Soprano
Back row, pictured from left: Bihn Park, Catherine Chen, Vivian Cheng
Front row, from left: Alexander Liu, Isaiah Kim
2012 Greenfield Winners
Children’s Division:
Isaiah Kim Cello
Alexander Liu Piano
Junior Division:
Bihn Park Cello
Senior Division:
Catherine Chen Bassoon
Vivian Cheng Piano
Vocal Division:
No winner named
2012 Finalists
Children's Division:
No additional finalists named
Junior Division:
Bolai Cao Piano
Ji Woong (Brian) Kim Alto Saxophone
Soyeong Park Violin
Janet Wu Piano
Senior Division:
Nigel Armstrong Violin
Vocal Division:
Justin Gonzalez Tenor
Sarai Johnson Soprano
Jarrett Ott Baritone
Back row, pictured from left: Alexander Vvedenskiy, J'nai Bridges, Niles Watson. Front row, from left: Ethan Lee, John-Henry Crawford.
2011 Greenfield Winners
Children's Division:
Ethan Lee Piano
Junior Division:
Niles Watson Flute
Senior Division:
Alexander Vvedenskiy Oboe
John-Henry Crawford Cello
Vocal Division:
J’nai Bridges Mezzo-Soprano
2011 Finalists
Children's Division:
Alexander Liu Piano
Junior Division:
No additonal Finalists named
Senior Division:
Ruoyu Huang Piano
Vocal Division:
Toni Marie Soprano
Pictured from left: Jonathan Beyer; Priscilla M. Luce, Albert M. Greenfield Foundation President; Hannah Lam; and Sang Hyun Yong
2010 Greenfield Winners
Children’s Division:
Hannah Lam Violin
Senior Division:
Sang Hyun Yong Viola
Vocal Division:
Jonathan Beyer Baritone
2010 Finalists
Children's Division:
Janet Wu Piano
Ruth Boyajian Harp
Junior Division:
Jung Min Choi Violin
Yu-Ting Chen Violin
Joyce Xi Piano
Senior Division:
Ben Odhner Violin
Jiuming Shen Piano
Vocal Division:
Sarah Davis Soprano
Pictured from left: John-Andrew Fernandez; Bridgette Gan; Priscilla M. Luce, Albert M. Greenfield Foundation President; Yu-Chien Tseng, David Kim; and Soyeong Park.
Not pictured: Masha Popova
2009 Greenfield Winners
Children’s Division:
David Kim Clarinet
Soyeong Park Violin
Junior Division:
Yu-Chien Tseng Violin
Senior Division:
Masha Popova Flute
Vocal Division:
John-Andrew Fernandez Baritone
Bridgette Gan Soprano
2009 Finalists
Children's Division:
Dakyung Song Piano
Cary Zhang Piano
Janet Wu Piano
Junior Division:
Maia Cabeza Violin
Senior Division:
Jiyoung Lee Cello
Ran Jia Piano
Petr Matejak Violin
Vocal Division:
Colleen Daly Soprano
Zulimar Lopez-Hernandez Soprano
Pictured from left: Vicki Powell, Ji-Won Song, Bihn Park and Bryan Lee
2008 Greenfield Winners
Children’s Division:
Bihn Park Cello
Junior Division:
Ji-Won Song Violin
Senior Division:
Bryan Lee Violin
Vicki Powell Viola
2008 Finalists
Children's Division:
Ashley Zhou Piano
Beatrice Hsieh Violin
Miranda Liu Violin
Junior Division:
Clare Semes Violin
Justine Lamb-Budge Violin
Senior Division:
William Frampton Viola
Jiyoung Lee Cello
Coline-Marie Orliac Harp
Vocal Division:
Octavio Moreno Baritone
DeAndre Simmons Bass-Baritone
Erica Miller Soprano
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