The preliminary round will be Saturday, January 19th, 2019. Six semifinalists will be selected to perform in the open preliminaries which will be open to the public beginning at 3:30pm in the recital hall at Viterbo University. The top 4 will move on to the final competition during the LSO’s March concert. These 4 will compete for prize monies of $2000, $1500 and 2-$750 prizes. There will be 2-$300 prizes for the 2 semifinalists that do not move onto the final competition.
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2018 Competition Results
Madeline Sheard
Major Sponsor, Dick Record, with the two 1st place winners
The Six Finalists
1st place piano: Emma Taggart, 15 yrs, Blaine MN. Grieg Piano concerto no. 1, 1st mvt. Studies with Dr. Reid Smith.
2nd place piano: Nita Qiu, 15 yrs, Woodbury, MN. Chopin Piano Concerto No, 2 in F minor, 1st Mvt. Studies with Dr. Joseph Zins
3rd place piano: Kirill Nazarov, 17 yrs, Faribault, MN. Grieg Piano concerto no. 1, 1st mvt. Studies with Alexander Braginsky
1st place instrumental: Madeline Sheard, 18 yrs, Maple Grove, MN. Dvorak cello concerto in B minor, 1st mvt. Studies with Mina Fisher
2nd place instrumental: Isabelle Krier, 16 yrs, Oregon, WI. Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D Major, 3rd Mvt. Studies with Eugene Purdue.
3rd place instrumental: Carina Yee, 17 yrs, Decorah, IA. Wieniawski Violin Concerto in D minor, 1st mvt. Studies with Igor Kalnin.
Piano honorable mention: Ben Smith (LaCrosse), Michael Wu (Sun Prairie, WI), Sukarako Eriksen (Wauwatosa, WI)
Instrumental honorable mention: Harrison Oh (Faribault, MN), Maria Chirinos (Faribault, MN)
AB Culver with Emma Taggart
2017 Competition Results
Instrumental Results
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
Abigail Arkley & Julian Rhee
Honorable Mentions
Naomi Sutherland from Viroqua, MN
Sakurako Eriksen from Wauwatosa, WI
Piano Results
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
2016 Competition Results
Instrumental Results
$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
Zhen Tu & Ephraim Sutherland
Honorable Mentions
Abigail Arkley from Somerset, WI
Quinlan Bock from Viroqua, WI
Piano Results
$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
2015 Competition Results
Intrumental Results
2nd Place Jay and Dawn Jaehnke Award – Mariya Zabara from Faribault, MN
3rd Place John Bolstad Award – Naomi Sutherland from Viroqua, WI
Collin Jinks & Mark Prihodko
Honorable Mentions
Instrumental – Yaoyao Chen from Menasha, WI and Michael Winkler from Sheboygan, WI
Piano Results
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
2014 Competition Results
Intrumental Result
1st Place – Cello, Micah Cheng from Woodbury Mn, Elgar Cello Concerto
2nd Place – Violin, David Cao from Madison WI, Sibelius Violin Concerto
3rd Place – Violin, Andy Smith from La Crosse WI, Wieniawski Violin No. 2 Concerto
Piano Results
2nd Place – Noa Qui from Woodbury MN, MacDowell Piano Concerto
3rd Place – Zhen Tu from Eagan, MN, Mozard Piano Concerto