Greenfield Competition

THE PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA
ALBERT M. GREENFIELD STUDENT COMPETITION
is dedicated to fostering and recognizing extraordinary young talent in the Greater Philadelphia region

 

The annual Philadelphia Orchestra Albert M. Greenfield Student Competition is open to all accomplished young instrumentalists, pianists, and vocalists, who must reside in, or study regularly with a teacher who resides in the Greater Philadelphia Area. Entrants are divided into four categories by age (Children’s Division, ages 12 and under; Junior Division, ages 13 to 16; Senior Division, ages 17 to 21; Vocal Division, ages 17 to 29). The young musicians compete against a standard of excellence, not each other, and are evaluated on the following merits: exceptional talent, virtuosity, artistic individuality, and projection as a performer.

 

Since the Orchestra’s first student concerto competition, initiated by Leopold Stokowski in 1933, more than 400 young artists have appeared as competition winners with The Philadelphia Orchestra Previous winners of the Competition who have gone on to develop international solo careers include sopranos Judith Blegen and Benita Valente, pianists Richard Goode and Eugene Istomin, and violinist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg. Current Philadelphia Orchestra musicians who are former winners of the Competition include violinists Richard Amoroso, Yayoi Numazawa, and Yumi Ninomiya Scott; violist Burchard Tang; bassoonist Mark Gigliotti (co-principal); bass trombone Blair Bollinger; and pianist Kiyoko Takeuti.

 

2009 Audition Dates:
Preliminary Auditions
Vocal Division Preliminary	Monday, January 4, 2010 from 11:00 AM—4:00 PM
Junior Division Preliminary	Friday, January 8, 2010 from 11:00 AM—4:00 PM
Children Division Preliminary	Friday, January 15, 2010 from 11:00 AM—4:00 PM
Senior Division Preliminary	Tuesday, January 19, 2010 from 11:00 AM—4:00 PM
All auditions are held at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts. Note: Ending times for the auditions are approximate and are dependant on the number of students that apply for each category.

 

Final Auditions
Monday, March 1, 2010 from 1:00 PM—5:00 PM

 

All auditions are held in Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts.

Note: Times are approximate and are dependant on the number of students who qualify for the finals.

 

All Greenfield Applications are due by 5:00 PM on December 1, 2009.

 

 

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