ADM Concerto Competition Announcement
Dear Teachers and Instrumental Music Students:
With great pleasure we announce the Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra's annual Arthur D. Montzka Young Artist's Concerto Competition. This competition was begun by Art Montzka in 1986 and has enjoyed a proud tradition of featuring some of Northern Illinois' finest young artists.
The ADM concert, featuring the winner(s) of this annual competition, has become a highlight of the year for the Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra. During the 2009-2010 season, the ADM concert will be February 28, 2010.
Past Winners
- 2009 - Kevin Hu, playing Vieuxtemps: Concerto No. 5 for Violin in A Minor, Op. 37
- 2008 - Mindy Park, playing Shostakovich: Concerto No. 1 for Cello in Eb Major, Op. 107
- 2008 - Vincent Meklis, playing Ravel: Tzigane for Violin
- 2007 - Benjamin Lash, playing Hindemith: Concerto for Cello, 1940
- 2007 - Christine Murphy, playing Bizet: Fantaisie Brillante, based
on "Carmen" - 2006 - Kevin Kordi, playing Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
- 2005 - Shawn Moore, playing Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64
- 2004 - Hejin Bae, playing Sibelius: Violin Concert in D Minor, Op. 47
- 2003 - Jessica Hung, playing Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 5 in A Major, K. 21, Allegro aperto
- 2003 - Rachel Kudo, playing Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto in B Minor, Op. 23
- 2003 - Tim Sawyier, playing R. Strauss: Oboe Concerto, Allegro moderato
- 2002 - Hiro Matsuo, playing Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33
- 2002 - Nataliz Szadkowski, playing Khachaturian: Violin Concerto in D Major, 1st movement
- 2001 - Jessica Ann Schmitz, playing Mozart: Flute Concerto No. 2 in D Major
- 2001 - Tomo Matsuo, playing Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in Eb, Op. 73 ("Emperor")
- 2001 - Anna Burden, playing Dvorak: Cello Concerto in B Minor, Op. 104, 1st movement
- 2001 - Lisa Stelenpohl, playing Bartok: Viola Concerto, Op. Post.
- 2000 - Stephanie Nilles, playing Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor, first movement
- 2000 - Anna Steltenpohl, playing Hummel: Adagio and Variations, Op. 102, for Oboe
- 2000 - Eunice Keem, playing Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op.35, 1st movement
