HHSO Youth Concert Competition Winners
FIRST PRIZE WINNER – MAGGIE KASINGER FROM SPRINGFIELD , TENNESSEE, GRADE 11
SECOND PRIZE WINNER – SAMUELE PARRINI – GREENVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA, GRADE 12
THIRD PRIZE WINNER – RICHARD CHO – ALPHARETTA, GA, GRADE 11
Pictured from left to right: Richard Cho, Maggie Kasinger, Samuele Parrini
2018 Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra -Youth Concerto Competition
Alphabetical List of Finalists
Richard Cho, grade 11, Alpharetta, GA ….……………………………………………………………Violin
J. Sibelius, Concerto in D Minor, Op. 47, I
Isabella Alexandra Gorman grade 12, Charlottesville, Va………..…….….…..….……Violin
C. Saint-Saëns, Concerto No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 61, I
Elizabeth Hur grade 11, Sterling, Va………..…….….…..….……Violin
S. Prokofiev, Concerto in GMinor, Op.63, III
Maggie Grace Kasinger, grade 11, Springfield, TN……………….………..……………..…Violin
P. Tchaikovsky, Concerto in D major, Op. 35, II, III (abridged to meet the time limit)
Brian Lin, grade 11, Greenville, NC………………………………..…………….…….…….…………Violin
J. Sibelius, Concerto in D Minor, Op. 47, I
Josh Liu, grade 11, Greenville, SC……………………..…….………………….………..…..……….Violin
S. Barber. Concerto Op.14, I
Samuele Fabio Parrini, grade 12, Greenville, SC..………………..………………..……..….Violin
F. Mendelssohn Concerto No.1 in E minor, Op. 64, I
David Smith, grade 8, Radford, VA ……………………………….…….………..……..….…….….Cello
J. Haydn Concerto in C Major, Hob. VIIb/1, I
Raymond Tsai, grade 9, Phenix City, AL ….………………….…….……….…………………..…Cello
A. Dvorak, Concerto in B minor, Op. 104, I
Elliott Weeks, grade 12, Charleston, SC.……………………………………………………………Violin
E. Lalo, Symphonie Espagnole, Op. 21, I
Ms. Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, an internationally acclaimed violin soloist will conduct a Master Class at the church following the performances. Nadja has become a darling of the media and a happy spokesperson for the cause of classical music. She has appeared several times on The Tonight Show, was the subject of a 60 Minutes program, and appeared on PBS in a “Mostly Mozart” concert broadcast from Lincoln Center.
“She is one of the world’s most extraordinary violinists, and she is spectacular to watch. … Every performance that Salerno-Sonnenberg gives seems to remind me that she is, perhaps, one of the few violinists today who can truly see and re-create the passion and intensity of the composer.”
– OpusColorado.com