Albert M. Greenfield Student Competition

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 who resides 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 and are evaluated on the following merits: exceptional talent, virtuosity, artistic individuality, and comportment as a performer.

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, Yayoi Numazawa, and Yumi Ninomiya Scott; violist Burchard Tang; bassoonist Mark Gigliotti (co-principal); bass trombone Blair Bollinger; and pianist Kiyoko Takeuti.

Preliminary auditions generally begin at 11:00 AM and are held at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts. Audition ending times depend upon the number of applicants in each category. 

The Student Competition was named in 1992 in recognition of a generous endowment gift from the Albert M. Greenfield Foundation.

Guidelines

Guidelines and Audition Procedures for the 2014 Albert M. Greenfield Competition will be announced shortly. The online application form will become available at that time. Please check this website often for additional updates.

Questions regarding the Philadelphia Orchestra Albert M. Greenfield Student Competition can be directed to greenfield@philorch.org.

Winners and Finalists

• 2013
• 2012
• 2011
• 2010
• 2009
• 2008

Children's Division		Junior Division		Senior Division
Winner Audrey Emata, flute		Winner Zeyu Victor Li, violin		Winner Won Suk Lee, marimba
Honorable Mention April Lee, cello		Honorable Mention Sein An, violin Hyun Jae Lim, violin		Honorable Mention Lauren Frey, soprano Jeonghyoun Lee, cello
Finalist Jessica Shen, piano		Finalist Adria Ye, piano		Finalist 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