JANE STORY

Abhinay is an enthusiastic member of his school’s Latin Club and the WI Junior Classical League (WJCL) where he served as the state cohistorian. He would like to thank his teachers, family, and friends for giving him constant support, help, and encouragement.

JANE STORY , 16, is a sophomore from Stevens Point. She studies violin with Dr. Anna Cromwell. Since her solo orchestral debut with the Madison Symphony Orchestra at the age of 12, Jane has performed as a soloist with the Central Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestra, Civic Symphony of Green Bay, Chippewa Valley Symphony Orchestra, Birch Creek Symphony, and Central Wisconsin Symphony Orchestra. She was the first prize winner of the Central Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestra Program’s Concerto Competition (2018), Madison Symphony Orchestra’s Fall Youth Concerto Competition (2018), Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra’s Bach Double Competition (2019, 2020), Civic Symphony of Green Bay’s Miroslav Pansky Concerto Competition (2021), Chippewa Valley Symphony Orchestra’s Young Artist Competition (2022), and Central Wisconsin Symphony Orchestra’s Betty Frost Jenkins Young Artist Concerto Competition (2023). She was also a finalist and recipient of the Ranheim Award at the Minnesota Orchestra YPSCA’s Concerto Competition (2023). In April 2022, she performed with the Madison Symphony Orchestra for the second time as a finalist in the Bolz Young Artist Competition - The Final Forte, broadcast live on PBS Wisconsin and Wisconsin Public Radio. Jane is a 2023 Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist, and appeared on NPR’s From the Top, Show 423, as well as the Daily Joy video series. She is currently in her first season as a member of the Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestras, where she performs in both the Youth Symphony and the Pondrom String Quartet. With the quartet, she recently received an honorable mention in the String and Piano Category of the 2023 Chicago National Chamber Music Competition, and advanced to the Junior Division Finals of the 2023 Saint Paul String Quartet Competition. This summer, Jane will attend Center Stage Strings.