Past Festivals - 2023
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Lisa Lantz
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Award Winners
- $10,000 Grand Prize: Anna Bray, 16 years old from Sterling, VA
- $5,000 2nd Prize: Sophia Lin, 16 years old from Falls Church, VA
- $2,500 3rd Prize: Emily Qi, 13 years old from Sammamish, WA
- $1,500 Judge's Discretionary Award: Landon Fringer, 16 years old from Santa Monica, CA
- $500 Merit Certificate: Collin Parker-Szekely, 17 years old, Abington, PA
Meet the 2023 Young Pianist Competition Finalists
Sunday, July 23
7:30pm Grand Opening Festival Concert: The Magic is Back!
Miller Theater (Tickets Required)
MostArts Festival Orchestra
Featuring the 2019 Young Pianist Competition Grand Prize Winner Carey Byron
Yuval Zaliouk, Conductor
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Cosi fan tutti Overture
Camille Saint-Saens: Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22
Carey Byron, Soloist
Georges Bizet: Symphony No. 1 in C major
Gala Reception with food and wine in Ade Hall located across the street. The public is invited to meet and greet with the artists. $10 donation at the door.
Monday, July 24
12:00pm Chamber Music Series
Nevins Theater, Powell Campus Center (Free Event)
7:30pm An Evening of Jazz Favorites with Pianist Dave Miller & Friends
Miller Theater (Tickets Required)
Meet and Greet the Artists reception in Ade Hall
Tuesday, July 25
12:00pm Chamber Music Series
Sound Bites Sampler No. 2
Nevins Theater, Powell Campus Center (Free Event)
7:30pm Evening Concert Series - Special Family Concert
Gioachino Rossini: William Tell Overture, Finale
Camille Saint-Saens: Carnival of the Animals
Lucy Mauro & Anthony Pattin, pianists
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68
Johann Strauss: Radetzky March
Miller Theater (Tickets Required)
MostArts Festival Orchestra
Yuval Zaliouk, Conductor
Meet and Greet the Artists reception in Ade Hall
Wednesday, July 26
12:00pm Chamber Music Series
Sound Bites Sampler No. 3
Nevins Theater, Powell Campus Center (Free Event)
2:30pm Recital
Miller Theater (Free Event)
Competition Recitals
Young Pianist Competition Finalists
Emily Qi, 13 years old from Sammamish, WA
Collin Parker-Szekely, 17 years old, Abington, PA
Katherine Liu, 18 years old from Wellesley, MA
4:30pm Recital
Miller Theater (Free Event)
Competition Recitals
Young Pianist Competition Finalists
Landon Fringer, 16 years old from Santa Monica, CA
Sophia Lin, 16 years old from Falls Church, VA
Anna Bray, 16 years old from Sterling, VA
7:00pm Music Under The Stars
BBQ & Gallery Hop at the Alfred Ceramic Art Museum (Tickets Required)
Delicious food, music and art.
Thursday, July 27
12:00pm Chamber Music Series
Sound Bites Sampler No. 4
Nevins Theater, Powell Campus Center (Free Event)
7:30pm Evening Concert Series
Miller Theater (Tickets Required)
MostArts Festival Orchestra
Steven Thomas, Conductor
Featuring Finalists of the Young Pianist Competition
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Impressario Overture, K. 486
Katherine Liu, 18 years old from Wellesley, MA
Mozart Concerto No. 17 in G Major K. 453
Andante Allegretto
Presto
Landon Fringer, 16 years old from Santa Monica, CA
Mozart Concerto No. 20 in D Minor K. 466
Romanze
Allegro assai
Anna Bray, 16 years old from Sterling, VA
Mozart Concerto No. 21 in C Major K. 467
Andante
Allegro vivace assai
Meet and Greet the Contestants Reception in Lower Miller Lobby
Friday, July 28
12:00pm Chamber Music Series
Nevins Theater, Powell Campus Center (Free Event)
7:30pm Evening Concert Series
Miller Theater (Tickets Required)
MostArts Festival Orchestra
Steven Thomas, Conductor
Featuring Finalists of the Young Pianist Competition
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Marriage of Figaro, K. 492
Collin Parker-Szekely, 17 years old, Abington, PA
Mozart Concerto No. Piano Concerto No. 12 in A major K. 414
Andante
Allegretto
Sophia Lin, 16 years old from Falls Church, VA
Mozart Concerto No. Piano Concerto No. 17 in G major K. 453
Andante Allegretto
Presto
Emily Qi, 13 years old from Sammamish, WA
Mozart Concerto No. 22 in E-flat Major K. 482
Andante
Allegro
Meet and Greet the Contestants Reception in Lower Miller Lobby
Saturday, July 29
7:30pm Gala Finale Concert: Festival Orchestra
Miller Theater (Tickets Required)
MostArts Festival Orchestra
Yuval Zaliouk, Conductor
Johann Strauss: Fledermaus: Overture
Alexander Borodin: Prince Igor: Polovetsian Dances
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
Asiya Korepanova, Soloist
Awards announcements and presentations for the Young Pianist Competition Winners.
Gala Reception with food and wine in Ade Hall located across the street. The public is invited to meet and greet with the artists.
Asiya Korepanova
The only pianist currently performing Liszt's 24 Etudes as a single program and one of few to possess a concerto repertoire of over 60 works, Asiya Korepanova is a pianistic powerhouse, who is also highly recognized as a composer, visual artist, and poet.
Read Asiya Korepanova's full bio...
Lucy Mauro
Lucy Mauro’s recent recordings for Delos have been hailed in Gramophone, awarded a Recording of the Year 2011 by MusicWeb International, calling it "the revelation of the year," and featured on iTunes in their New and Noteworthy among other recognitions.
Anthony Pattin
Pianist Anthony Pattin gave his New York debut recital at Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall in 1998. In a review of that concert, the critic for the New York Concert Review magazine called Pattin "a pianist of definite skills and strengths."
The MostArts Festival Orchestra is an exquisite Mozart-sized orchestra comprised of first class musicians from around the world. Our FREE noon hour Sound Bite Sampler Chamber Music Series showcase our musicians performing gems of the chamber music repertoire as the audience enjoys lunch or dessert.
The Evening Concert Series features renowned soloists performing with the Festival Orchestra under the baton of Maestro Yuval Zaliouk, Steven Thomas and Lisa Lantz, in the magnificent Miller Theater. Then, top off the evening with a glass of wine at our Meet and Greet the Artists Reception following each concert.
1st Violin
- Noemi Miloradovic
- Hyeri Choi
- Sho Omagari
- Anna Majcherczyk
- Stephen Cepeda
- Benita Beneitez
- Jessica Anthony
- Karino Wada
- Lisa Lantz