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Academy Musicians Shine - 2023 Impact Report
Violinist Lily Sullivan placed third in the International LOUIS SPOHR Competition for Young Violinists. Sixty candidates from 20 countries worldwide performed in Weimar for the event. Students in the final round performed the Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26, with the Orchestra of the University of Music FRANZ LISZT Weimar, with conductor Nicolás Pasquet. Lily travels to the Academy each week from Indianapolis, IN, and studies with Grigory Kalinovsky, violin faculty at the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University.
Pianist Noah Kim performed Mozart, Debussy, Kapustin, and Schumann’s Symphonic Etudes on a European tour in Paris and Hamburg this past April. Sponsored by the Paris Committee and Hamburg Committee of Chicago Sister Cities International (CSCI), this opportunity was the second in a series of six recitals Noah will perform around the world. Noah is a scholarship fellow at the Young Pianists Abroad Program, which was created in cooperation with CSCI and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Noah studies with MIC Artist-in-Residence and alumna, Marta Aznavoorian.
Cellist Amelia Zitoun earned the prestigious Gold Medal at the Stulberg International String Competition in Kalamazoo, Michigan. She was awarded the Burdick-Thorne Gold Medal with a cash prize of $6,000 and a concerto performance with the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra and/or the Grand Rapids Symphony, as well as a concerto performance with the Baltimore Chamber Orchestra. Amelia travels to the Academy from Shorewood, Wisconsin and studies with Hans Jensen.
Chamber Music Champions
Once again, hard work, dedication, precision performance, and commitment to excellence paid dividends for the Academy's award-winning chamber music program. Weekly coachings with artist faculty, scheduled rehearsal time, performance classes, and regular ensemble concerts make up this key curricular component of the Academy.
PELIOS STRING QUARTET
Ellen Zhou, violin; Clark Snavely, violin; Amelia Zitoun, cello; and Tristan Zhu, viola
2023 Saint Paul String Quartet Competition:|
GOLD & HAYDN PRIZE
Fischoff 50th Annual Chamber Music Competition: SILVER
CALCIFER STRING QUARTET
2023 Saint Paul String Quartet Competition:
BRONZE & HONORABLE MENTION, HAYDN PERFORMANCE
Kana Aihara, violin; Zak Chen, violin; Jan Vargas Nedvetsky, cello; and Leo Zupko, viola
GOYA PIANO TRIO
Eleventh Annual A.N. and Pearl G. Barnett Chamber Music Competition:
FIRST PLACE - STRINGS AND PIANO DIVISION
Rembrandt Chamber Musicians 28th Annual Chamber Music Competition: FIRST PLACE
Chicago National Chamber Competition:
FIRST PLACE STRING AND PIANO CATEGORY
