The winner of the 1st place $2000 Anna Beth Culver Award is Sakurako Eriksen, 17 yrs, Milwaukee, WI. She performed the Prokofiev Piano Concerto, No. 3 in C Major, Op. 26, Allegro, ma non troppo with the LSO on March 9, 2019. Sakurako studies with Stefanie Jacob.

4 Finalist: Sakurako, Antonio, Claire and Zechariah

1st place AB Culver Award piano: Sakurako Eriksen, 17 yrs, Milwaukee, WI. Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Major, Op.26. Studies with Stephanie Jacob.
2nd place Jane Seline Memorial Award piano: Antonio Wu, 15 yrs, Madison, WI. Bochmonioff Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op.18. Studies with Shu-Ching Chuang.
Honorable Mention Tom & Jan Brock Award violin: Claire Arias-Kim, 17 yrs, Hoffman Estates, IL. Dvorak Violin Concerto in A minor, Op.53. Studies with Almita Vamos.                                                     Honorable Mention Jay & Dawn Jaehnke Award viola: Zechariah Mo, 17 yrs, Rolling Meadows, IL. Walton Viola Concerto. Studies with Almita Vamos and Roland Vamos.

The winner of the 2nd place $1500 Jane Saline Memorial Award is Antonio Wu, 15 yrs, Madison, WI. He performed the Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto, No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18, Allegro scherzando with the LSO on March 9, 2019. Antonio studies with Shu-Ching Chuang.

The winner of the 1st place $2000 Instrumental Award in Memory of Jane Saline is Madeline Sheard, 18 yrs, Maple Grove, MN. She will be playing the Dvorak cello concerto in B minor, 1st Mvt. with the LSO on March 17, 2018. Madeline studies with Mina Fisher.

Major Sponsor, Dick Record, with the two 1st place winners

The winner of the 1st place $2000 Anna Beth Culver Piano Award is Emma Taggart, 15 yrs, Blaine MN. She will be playing the Grieg Piano concerto no. 1, 1st Mvt. with the LSO on March 17, 2018. Emma studies with Dr. Reid Smith.

$2000 Jane Saline Memorial winner is Julian Rhee from Brookfield, WI.
Tchaikovsky Violin concerto in D Major, 1st movement

$1000 William and Stephanie Krueger Award winner is Katia Tesarczyk from St. Paul, MN

$500 John Bolstad Award winner is Madeline Sheard from Maple Grove, MN

$2000 Anna Beth Culver Award winner is Abigail Arkley from Bloomington, MN.
Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Major, 1st movement

$1000 Jay and Dawn Jaehnke Award winner is Noah Qiu from Woodbury, MN

$500 Jean Ann and Sigurd Gundersen Award winner is Nita Qiu from Woodbury, MN

$2000 Jane Saline Memorial Instrumental Award winner is Ephraim Sutherland from Viroqua, WI.
Prism Rhapsody for Marimba by Keiko Abe

$1000 Jay and Dawn Jaehnke Instrumental Award winner is David Cao from Madison, WI.
Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D Major, Mvt 1

$500 John Bolstad Instrumental Award winner is Spring Spaeth from Onalaska, WI.
Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D Major, Mvt 1

$2000 Anna Beth Culver Piano Award winner is Zhen Tu from Eagen, MN.
Shostakovich PIano Concderto No. 2, Mvt 1

$1000 Jane Saline Memorial Piano Award winner is Ben Smith from La Crosse, WI.
Saint Saens Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Mvt 1

$500 Travel Leaders Award – Owned & Operated by Goli’s Avenues of Travel winner is Noah Qiu from Woodbury, MN.
Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5, Mvt 1

1st Place Jane Saline Memorial – Mark Prihodko from Faribault, MN
2nd Place Jay and Dawn Jaehnke Award – Mariya Zabara from Faribault, MN
3rd Place John Bolstad Award – Naomi Sutherland from Viroqua, WI

Piano – Vivian Wilhelms from Waunakee, WI; Jonathan Mattson from Rochester, MN and Michael Tang from Edina, MN
Instrumental – Yaoyao Chen from Menasha, WI and Michael Winkler from Sheboygan, WI

1st Place AB Culver Award – Collin Jinks from Bayport, MN.
2nd Place David Reedy Award – Noah Qiu from Woodbury, MN
3rd Place Travel Leaders (Owned & operated by Goli’s Avenues of Travel) – Gloriana Wolf from St. Louis Park, MN