Thursday’s (6/14) Juneau Empire (Alaska) reports, “The Juneau Symphony held its annual Youth Solo Competition June 6 on the Thunder Mountain High School stage. Eight young musicians from Southeast Alaska performed memorized concertos with piano accompaniment. The competition was judged by Juneau Symphony conductor Kyle Wiley Pickett, resident conductor William Todd Hunt and concertmistress Lisa Ibias. In the senior division, top honors went to 17-year-old violinist David Miller, who played Mendelsssohn’s Concerto in E Minor. As the grand-prize winner, Miller will perform as a guest artist with the Juneau Symphony in January 2013 at their winter concert. The junior division winner was 10-year-old Lisa Eldridge who played Concerto in A Minor by Vivaldi. She will perform her concerto next season with the Juneau Student Symphony. Both competition winners study violin in Juneau with teacher Gou Hua Xia. … The annual Youth Solo Competition is open to all young musicians in Southeast Alaska. Applications for the 2013 competition will be available in March 2013.”
Posted June 14, 2012
