Rising Star 2021 Square Aurora Wang
Rising Star 2021 Square Orion Kim

Richard Record Rising Stars Concerto Competition 2021 Winners

1st place $2,000 Dick Schroeder Memorial Award:
Aurora Wang, 15 yrs, Shoreview, MN. Tchaikovsky Piano Concert No. 1 in B flat minor, Mvmt 1. Studies with Alexander Brafinsky.

2nd place $1,500 Jane Saline Memorial Award:
Orion Kim, 14 yrs, St. Paul, MN. Schumann Piano Concerto in A minor, Mvmt 1. Studies with Dr. Joe Zins.

Runner-Up Tom & Jan Brock Award piano:
Carrie Wang, 16 yrs, Brookfield, WI. Mozart Violin Concerto No. 5 in A Major, Mvmt 1. Studies with Sang Mee Lee.

Runner-Up Jay & Dawn Jaehnke Award piano:
Tasha Piyabongkarn, 15 yrs, Plymouth, MN. Beethoven Piano Concert No. 1 in C Major, Mvmt 1. Studies with Megan Wallace.

Honorable Mention John Bolstad Award:
Penelope Corbett, 17 of Stillwater, MN. Saint-Saens Violin Conerto #3 in B minor, Mvmt 1. Studies with Natkuki Kumagai.

Honorable Mention Bill Koutsky Award:
Preston Atkins, 15 of Cedar Falls, WI. Concerto for Bassoon in F Major. Studies with Prof. Martin Kuuskmann.

Richard Record Rising Stars Concerto Competition 2021

Richard Record, Kay and Dick Schroeder, Jane Saline Memorial, Jay and Dawn Jaehnke, Thomas and Jan Brock, John Bolstad and Bill Koutsky.