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:
The concerto competition first round with Judith Kellock took place on Wednesday, December 5th and has concluded. Twelve musicians advanced to the second round.
| # | Time | Name | Instrument |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10:30 - 10:38 AM | Alex Tsiatas | Flute |
| 2 | 10:38 - 10:46 AM | Phil Chuang | Viola |
| 3 | 10:46 - 10:54 AM | Christine Marschilok | Piano |
| 4 | 10:54 - 11:02 AM | Kyle Story | Tuba |
| 5 | 11:02 - 11:10 AM | Elizabeth Peters | Clarinet |
| 6 | 11:10 - 11:18 AM | Adam Neumann | Piano |
| 7 | 11:18 - 11:26 AM | Stephanie Chu | Violin |
| 8 | 11:26 - 11:34 AM | Tomomi Takeda | Piano |
| 9 | 11:34 - 11:42 AM | Melanie Gudesblatt | Flute |
| 10 | 11:42 - 11:50 AM | Brian Shin | Piano |
| 11 | 11:50 - 11:58 AM | Jian Liu | Violin |
| 12 | 11:58 - 12:06 PM | Tom Jackson | Clarinet |
| 13 | 12:06 - 12:14 PM | Nathan Drenkow | Piano |
| 14 | 12:14 - 12:22 PM | Andrew Yeo | Violin |
| 15 | 12:22 - 12:30 PM | Brin Rosenthal | Flute |
| Break | |||
| 16 | 1:00 - 1:08 PM | Jake Lee | Piano |
| 17 | 1:08 - 1:16 PM | Greg Weisbrod | Oboe |
| 18 | 1:16 - 1:24 PM | Nozomi Ando | Voice |
| 19 | 1:24 - 1:32 PM | Chris Gerig | Bass |
| 20 | 1:32 - 1:40 PM | Jennifer huang | Piano |
| 21 | 1:40 - 1:48 PM | Julie Lin | Piano |
| 22 | 1:48 - 1:56 PM | Daniel Anastasio | Piano |
| 23 | 1:56 - 2:04 PM | Aaron Wexler | Violin |
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.
| Time | Musician |
|---|---|
| 12:00 - 1:00 PM | Jake Jungbin Lee |
| 1:00 - 2:00 PM | Christine Marschilok |
| 2:00 - 3:00 PM | Tomomi Takada |
| 3:00 - 4:00 PM | Kyle Story |
| 4:00 - 5:00 PM | Chris Gerig |
| 5:00 - 6:00 PM | Adam Neumann |
| Time | Musician |
|---|---|
| 9:00 - 10:00 AM | Jennifer Huang |
| 10:00 - 11:00 AM | Andrew Yeo |
| 11:00 - 12:00 PM | Stephanie Chu |
| 12:00 - 1:00 PM | Jian Liu |
| 1:00 - 2:00 PM | Nathan Drenkow |
| 2:00 - 3:00 PM | Tom Jackson |
The second round (twelve chosen by Judith Kellock) and finals concert took place in Barnes Hall on Sunday, December 9th.
| # | Time | Name | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1:00 PM | Jake Lee (Piano) | Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini (Rachmaninoff) |
| 2 | 1:20 PM | Christine Marschilok (Piano) | Concerto for Piano and Orchestra (Poulenc) |
| 3 | 1:40 PM | Tomomi Takada (Piano) | Capriccio Brillant, Op. 22 (Mendelssohn) |
| 4 | 2:00 PM | Kyle Story (Tuba) | Tuba Concerto in F minor (Vaughan Williams) |
| 5 | 2:20 PM | Chris Gerig (Bass) | Bass Concerto No. 2 in B minor (Bottesini) |
| 6 | 2:40 PM | Adam Neumann (Piano) | Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor (Rachmaninoff) |
| 3:00 PM | Break | ||
| 7 | 3:20 PM | Jennifer Huang (Piano) | Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor (Chopin) |
| 8 | 3:40 PM | Andrew Yeo (Violin) | Violin Concerto in D major (Tchaikovsky) |
| 9 | 4:00 PM | Stephanie Chu (Violin) | Violin Concerto in A minor (Goldmark) |
| 10 | 4:20 PM | Jian Liu (Violin) | Violin Concerto No. 1 (Prokofiev) |
| 11 | 4:40 PM | Nathan Drenkow (Piano) | Piano Concerto in A minor (Grieg) |
| 12 | 5:00 PM | Tom Jackson (Clarinet) | Clarinet Concerto (Finzi) |
Rehearsal time in Barnes for finalists (3 to 5 finalists chosen by judges). Rehearsal time for the finalists is closed to the public.
Finals are open to the public. 8:00 PM.