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North Carolina Symphony

Youth Concerto Competition Winners 2006-2026

These musicians earned prizes in the North Carolina Symphony’s Kathleen Price and Joseph M. Bryan Youth Concerto Competition.

Young Artist Division
First Prize: Sanjana Bellapu (piano)
Second Prize: Siana Wong (violin)

Junior Division
First Prize: Ivan Menolascino (piano)
Second Prize: Natalia Siqueira Biasotto (violin)

2025 Winners

Young Artist Division
First Prize: José Sequeira-Martínez (violin)
Second Prize: Quenton Blache (cello)

Junior Division
First Prize: Eric Sun (piano)
Second Prize: Owen Burch (clarinet)

2024 Winners

Young Artist Division
First Prize: Carter Doolittle (alto saxophone)
Second Prize: McCade Lee Walker (piano)

Junior Division
First Prize Seunne Khoo (violin)
Second Prize: Brandon Luo (piano)

2023 Winners

Young Artist Division
First Prize: Daniel Garcia (clarinet)
Second Prize: Hrishikesh Ram (piano)

Junior Division
First Prize: Zachary Gall (clarinet)
Second Prize: Olivia Li (piano)

2022 Winners

Young Artist Division
First Prize (tie): Ritchie Bui (piano)
First Prize (tie): Matthew Svec (clarinet)

Junior Division
First Prize: Tristen Johnson (cello)
Second Prize: Amelia Posner-Hess (violin)

(competition not held in 2020 or 2021)
2019 Winners

Young Artist Division
First Prize: Luca Kevorkian (violin)
Second Prize: Gabriel Ramos (cello)

Junior Division
First Prize: Amelia Cho (violin)
Second Prize: Noa Weinreb (oboe)

2018 Winners

Young Artist Division
First Prize: Morgan Short (Harp)
Second Prize: Adithya Muralidharan (cello)

Junior Division
First Prize: Catherine Yates (piano)
Second Prize: Hyunmin Ra (clarinet)

2017 Winners

Young Artist Division
First Prize: Mary Eyre (viola)
Second Prize: Jacob Wang (piano)

Junior Division
First Prize: Yi Sak Kim (clarinet)
Second Prize: Jayon Felizarta (violin)

2016 Winners

Young Artist Division
First Prize: Jonah Krolik (cello)
Second Prize: Caleb Carpenter (alto saxophone)

Junior Division
First Prize: Hanbin Koo (flute)
Second Prize: Angelina Ning (piano)

2015 Winners

Young Artist Division
First Prize: Kiffen Loomis (piano)
Second Prize: Jinho Kang (piano)

Junior Division
First Prize: Gabriel Crist (piano)
Second Prize: Shinae Ra (cello)

2014 Winners

Young Artist Division
First Prize: Willa Finck (violin)
Second Prize (tie): William Hueholt (piano)
Second Prize (tie): Marta Hortobagyi Lambert (viola)

Junior Division
First Prize: Kiffen Loomis (piano)
Second Prize: Drew Dansby (cello)

2013 Winners

Young Artist Division
First Prize (tie): Dylan Ward (alto saxophone)
First Prize (tie): Henry Hsieh (piano)
Second Prize: Chambers Loomis (piano)

Junior Division First Prize: Cristina Ciubancan (violin) Second Prize: Ryan Jung (piano)
2012 Winners

Young Artist Division
First Prize: Sara Aratake (clarinet)
Second Prize: Chambers Loomis (piano)

Junior Division
First Prize: Dustin Wilkes-Kim (violin)
Second Prize: Taisuke Yasuda (violin)

2011 Winners

Young Artist Division
First Prize: Steven Banks (alto saxophone)
Second Prize: Caroline Cox (violin)

Junior Division
First Prize: Michael Zijing Gao (piano)
Second Prize: Aria Cheragosha (viola)

2010 Winners

Young Artist Division
First Prize: Scott Kemsley (flute)
Second Prize: Baron Fenwick (piano)

Junior Division
First Prize: Ching Lin (piano), Chapel Hill
Second Prize: Katherine Gilger (violin)

2009 Winners

Young Artist Division
First Prize: Felix Chen (violin)
Second Prize: Analise Kukelhahn (violin)

Junior Division
First Prize (tie): Sein An (violin)
First Prize (tie): Baron Fenwick (piano)

2008 Winners

Young Artist Division
First Prize: Alan Toda-Ambaras (cello)
Second Prize (tie): Andrew Hall (alto saxophone)
Second Prize (tie): Jeremy Harris (piano)

Junior Division
First Prize: Brandon Cheng (cello),
Second Prize: Colin Laursen (violin)

2007 Winners

Young Artist Division
First Prize: Gentry Lasater (violin)
Second Prize: Andrew Tyson (piano)

Junior Division
First Prize: Orin Laursen (violin), Durham
Second Prize (tie): Richard He (piano)
Second Prize (tie): Yeeray Low (piano)

2006 Winners

Young Artist Division
First Prize: Patrick Kreeger (piano)
Second Prize: Norman Gonzales (flute)

Junior Division
First Prize: Maia Cabeza (violin)
Second Prize: Yeeray Low (Piano)

2024 Winners

Young Artist Division
First Prize: Carter Doolittle (alto saxophone)
Second Prize: McCade Lee Walker (piano)

Junior Division
First Prize Seunne Khoo (violin)
Second Prize: Brandon Luo (piano)

2023 Winners

Young Artist Division
First Prize: Daniel Garcia (clarinet)
Second Prize: Hrishikesh Ram (piano)

Junior Division
First Prize: Zachary Gall (clarinet)
Second Prize: Olivia Li (piano)

2022 Winners

Young Artist Division
First Prize (tie): Ritchie Bui (piano)
First Prize (tie): Matthew Svec (clarinet)

Junior Division
First Prize: Tristen Johnson (cello)
Second Prize: Amelia Posner-Hess (violin)

(competition not held in 2020 or 2021)

2019 Winners

Young Artist Division
First Prize: Luca Kevorkian (violin)
Second Prize: Gabriel Ramos (cello)
Junior Division
First Prize: Amelia Cho (violin)
Second Prize: Noa Weinreb (oboe)

2018 Winners

Young Artist Division
First Prize: Morgan Short (Harp)
Second Prize: Adithya Muralidharan (cello)
Junior Division
First Prize: Catherine Yates (piano)
Second Prize: Hyunmin Ra (clarinet)

2017 Winners

Young Artist Division
First Prize: Mary Eyre (viola)
Second Prize: Jacob Wang (piano)

Junior Division
First Prize: Yi Sak Kim (clarinet)
Second Prize: Jayon Felizarta (violin)

2016 Winners

Young Artist Division
First Prize: Jonah Krolik (cello)
Second Prize: Caleb Carpenter (alto saxophone)

Junior Division
First Prize: Hanbin Koo (flute)
Second Prize: Angelina Ning (piano)

2015 Winners

Young Artist Division
First Prize: Kiffen Loomis (piano)
Second Prize: Jinho Kang (piano)

Junior Division
First Prize: Gabriel Crist (piano)
Second Prize: Shinae Ra (cello)

2014 Winners

Young Artist Division
First Prize: Willa Finck (violin)
Second Prize (tie): William Hueholt (piano)
Second Prize (tie): Marta Hortobagyi Lambert (viola)

Junior Division
First Prize: Kiffen Loomis (piano)
Second Prize: Drew Dansby (cello)

2013 Winners

Young Artist Division
First Prize (tie): Dylan Ward (alto saxophone)
First Prize (tie): Henry Hsieh (piano)
Second Prize: Chambers Loomis (piano)

Junior Division
First Prize: Cristina Ciubancan (violin)
Second Prize: Ryan Jung (piano)

2012 Winners

Young Artist Division
First Prize: Sara Aratake (clarinet)
Second Prize: Chambers Loomis (piano)

Junior Division
First Prize: Dustin Wilkes-Kim (violin)
Second Prize: Taisuke Yasuda (violin)

2011 Winners

Young Artist Division
First Prize: Steven Banks (alto saxophone)
Second Prize: Caroline Cox (violin)

Junior Division
First Prize: Michael Zijing Gao (piano)
Second Prize: Aria Cheragosha (viola)

2010 Winners

Young Artist Division
First Prize: Scott Kemsley (flute)
Second Prize: Baron Fenwick (piano)

Junior Division
First Prize: Ching Lin (piano), Chapel Hill
Second Prize: Katherine Gilger (violin)

2009 Winners

Young Artist Division
First Prize: Felix Chen (violin)
Second Prize: Analise Kukelhahn (violin)

Junior Division

First Prize (tie): Sein An (violin)
First Prize (tie): Baron Fenwick (piano)

2008 Winners

Young Artist Division
First Prize: Alan Toda-Ambaras (cello)
Second Prize (tie): Andrew Hall (alto saxophone)
Second Prize (tie): Jeremy Harris (piano),

Junior Division
First Prize: Brandon Cheng (cello),
Second Prize: Colin Laursen (violin)

2007 Winners

Young Artist Division
First Prize: Gentry Lasater (violin)
Second Prize: Andrew Tyson (piano)

Junior Division
First Prize: Orin Laursen (violin), Durham
Second Prize (tie): Richard He (piano)
Second Prize (tie): Yeeray Low (piano)

2006 Winners

Young Artist Division
First Prize: Patrick Kreeger (piano)
Second Prize: Norman Gonzales (flute)

Junior Division
First Prize: Maia Cabeza (violin)
Second Prize: Yeeray Low (Piano)