On Saturday, November 7, 2020, Florida Symphony Youth Orchestras will present its Annual Concerto Competition Finalists' recital. Showcasing the talent and skill of eight finalists, this adjudicated competition gives students the opportunity to hone their skills as a soloist. At the conclusion of the concert, one winner will be announced who will perform their concerto accompanied by FSYO's Symphonic Orchestra later this season. All members of the Jazz Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, and Symphonic Orchestra are eligible to participate.
Previous winners have gone on to study at Juilliard, Manhattan School of Music, The Boston Conservatory, among other prestigious institutions. The experience of performing at the November recital, supported by a piano reduction of the orchestral parts, has proven to be invaluable to the young artists' growth.
The 2020-2021 Concerto Competition finalists are, in alphabetical order:
- Liam Daly, Horn: Horn Concerto No. 1 in E-flat Major, Op. 11, Mvmt. III by Richard Strauss
- Molly Dench, Oboe: Oboe Concerto in C Major, Mvmt. I by Joseph Haydn
- Aidan Fuller, Trombone: Fantasy, Op. 42 by Paul Creston
- Andrea Ignjatic, Violin: The Lark Ascending by Ralph Vaughan Williams
- Carson Long, Bassoon: Concerto in B-flat Major, KV 191, Mvmt. I by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Jared Sta.Ana, Clarinet: Concerto pour Clarinette et Orchestre, Mvmt. I by Jean Francaix
- Isabelle Tseng, Violin: Violin Concerto in D minor Op. 47, Mvmt. I by Jean Sibelius
- Maggie Yuan, Violin: Butterfly Lovers' Violin Concerto by He Zhanhao, Chen Gang
To help reduce the spread of Covid-19, this year's Concerto Competition will be online only and streamed live on Timucua Arts Foundation's YouTube channel.
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