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Cornell Symphony Orchestra

Cornell Concerto Competition

General Information

The Fourth Annual Cornell Concerto Competition was held on Sunday, December 9, at 8:00 PM in Barnes Hall. The winner of the competition is Jian Liu (violin), performing Prokofiev's Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Major. Jian will perform the concerto in its entirety with the Cornell Symphony Orchestra on Sunday, March 9, 2007 at 3 PM in Bailey Hall. The five finalists in the competition were:

  • Andrew Yeo, violin
  • Jian Liu, violin (winner)
  • Chris Gerig, bass
  • Adam Neumann, piano
  • Jennifer Huang, piano

Panel of Judges

  • Elizabeth Shuhan, Flutist
  • Charis Dimaris, Professor of Piano, Ithaca College
  • Jeff Meyer, Director of Orchestras, Ithaca College

First Round

The concerto competition first round with Judith Kellock took place on Wednesday, December 5th and has concluded. Twelve musicians advanced to the second round.

First Round Schedule

# Time Name Instrument
110:30 - 10:38 AMAlex TsiatasFlute
210:38 - 10:46 AMPhil ChuangViola
310:46 - 10:54 AMChristine MarschilokPiano
410:54 - 11:02 AMKyle StoryTuba
511:02 - 11:10 AMElizabeth PetersClarinet
611:10 - 11:18 AMAdam NeumannPiano
711:18 - 11:26 AMStephanie ChuViolin
811:26 - 11:34 AMTomomi TakedaPiano
911:34 - 11:42 AMMelanie GudesblattFlute
1011:42 - 11:50 AMBrian ShinPiano
1111:50 - 11:58 AMJian LiuViolin
1211:58 - 12:06 PMTom JacksonClarinet
1312:06 - 12:14 PMNathan DrenkowPiano
1412:14 - 12:22 PMAndrew YeoViolin
1512:22 - 12:30 PMBrin RosenthalFlute
Break
161:00 - 1:08 PMJake LeePiano
171:08 - 1:16 PMGreg WeisbrodOboe
181:16 - 1:24 PMNozomi AndoVoice
191:24 - 1:32 PMChris GerigBass
201:32 - 1:40 PMJennifer huangPiano
211:40 - 1:48 PMJulie LinPiano
221:48 - 1:56 PMDaniel AnastasioPiano
231:56 - 2:04 PMAaron WexlerViolin

Rehearsal Time in Barnes

Rehearsal times are closed to the public. Participants who cannot accommodate their assigned rehearsal time as dictated below should contact the other participants to negotiate reschedulings. Do not contact Chris Kim regarding these rehearsal times. Each participant is only allowed one hour of rehearsal time, on either Friday or Saturday.

Friday, December 7

Time Musician
12:00 - 1:00 PMJake Jungbin Lee
1:00 - 2:00 PMChristine Marschilok
2:00 - 3:00 PMTomomi Takada
3:00 - 4:00 PMKyle Story
4:00 - 5:00 PMChris Gerig
5:00 - 6:00 PMAdam Neumann

Saturday, December 8

Time Musician
9:00 - 10:00 AMJennifer Huang
10:00 - 11:00 AMAndrew Yeo
11:00 - 12:00 PMStephanie Chu
12:00 - 1:00 PMJian Liu
1:00 - 2:00 PMNathan Drenkow
2:00 - 3:00 PMTom Jackson

Second Round & Finals Concert

The second round (twelve chosen by Judith Kellock) and finals concert took place in Barnes Hall on Sunday, December 9th.

Preliminary Round, 1:00 - 5:00 PM, Barnes Hall

# Time Name Program
11:00 PMJake Lee (Piano)Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini (Rachmaninoff)
21:20 PMChristine Marschilok (Piano)Concerto for Piano and Orchestra (Poulenc)
31:40 PMTomomi Takada (Piano)Capriccio Brillant, Op. 22 (Mendelssohn)
42:00 PMKyle Story (Tuba)Tuba Concerto in F minor (Vaughan Williams)
52:20 PMChris Gerig (Bass)Bass Concerto No. 2 in B minor (Bottesini)
62:40 PMAdam Neumann (Piano)Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor (Rachmaninoff)
3:00 PMBreak
73:20 PMJennifer Huang (Piano)Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor (Chopin)
83:40 PMAndrew Yeo (Violin)Violin Concerto in D major (Tchaikovsky)
94:00 PMStephanie Chu (Violin)Violin Concerto in A minor (Goldmark)
104:20 PMJian Liu (Violin)Violin Concerto No. 1 (Prokofiev)
114:40 PMNathan Drenkow (Piano)Piano Concerto in A minor (Grieg)
125:00 PMTom Jackson (Clarinet)Clarinet Concerto (Finzi)

Sunday, December 9, Rehearsal Time

Rehearsal time in Barnes for finalists (3 to 5 finalists chosen by judges). Rehearsal time for the finalists is closed to the public.

  • 5:50 - 6:10 PM
  • 6:10 - 6:30 PM
  • 6:30 - 6:50 PM
  • 6:50 - 7:10 PM
  • 7:10 - 7:30 PM

Sunday, December 9, Finals in Barnes Hall

Finals are open to the public. 8:00 PM.

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