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Each year the Boston Symphony Orchestra hosts a Concerto Competition for advanced high school instrumentalists who reside in Massachusetts. The Concerto Competition is open to 10th-, 11th-, and 12th-grade instrumentalists who are at the advanced level in their musical study. The competition, which takes place at Symphony Hall between January and March each year, is administered in two rounds.
The competition began in 1959 when Harry Ellis Dickson founded the Youth Concert series. In 1996 the BSO competition and the Brookline Youth Concerto Competition merged to create a prestigious event. Today's Concerto Competition offers two First Place awards: the Cornelius A. & Muriel P. Wood Award, which includes a cash award and a performance at a Boston Symphony Youth or Family Concert; and the Harry & Marion Dubbs Brookline Youth Concert Award, which includes a cash award and a performance at a Boston Pops concert.
Past participants have gone on to study at such prestigious universities and conservatories as the New England Conservatory of Music, Boston University, Curtis, Juilliard, Peabody Conservatory, and Manhattan School of Music. Competition winners have gone on to careers as soloists, orchestral musicians, and teachers. The BSO first met one of its own members, assistant principal bass Larry Wolfe, when he won the Concerto Competition.
Information and dates can be obtained from the BSO Education and Community Programs department by calling 617-638-9375 or emailing education@bso.org
Boston Symphony Orchestra - 2010 Concerto Competition
The Boston Symphony Orchestra Education and Community Programs Office is proud to announce the winners of the 2010 BSO Concerto Competition. The final, live round took place March 10th on stage at Symphony Hall. First Place - Aaron Wolff, cello, is awarded the Harry & Marion Dubbs Brookline Youth Concerts Award. Mr.Wolff will receive a cash prize and a performance at an upcoming Boston Pops concert. Mr.Wolff is a sophomore at Newton South High School and performed the Elgar Cello Concerto.
- Jonah Ellsworth, cello, is awarded the Cornelius A. & Muriel P. Wood Award. Mr. Ellsworth will receive a cash prize and a performance with the Boston Symphony at the February 2011 Family Concerts. Mr. Ellsworth is a sophomore at Cambridge Rindge and Latin School and performed the Dvorak Cello Concerto in B Minor.
Second Place - Yaniv Yacoby, marimba, is awarded a cash prize. Mr. Yacoby is a junior at Newton South High School and performed the Rosauro Concerto I for Marimba and Orchestra.
Third Place - Rosemary Salvucci, double bass, is awarded a cash prize. Ms. Salvucci is a senior at Walnut Hill School in Natick, MA and performed the Bottesini Concerto No. 2.
Honorable Mention - Paris Ellsworth, viola - Cambridge Rindge and Latin
- SeoHee Min, violin - St. Marks School
- Jacob Shack, viola - Phillips Academy
- Ingrid Yen, violin - Sharon High School
- Muhan Zhang, erhu - Boston Latin School
A special thank you to our judges: Cathy French, Suzanne Nelsen, Shiela Kibbe-Hodgkins, Ben Levy and Mike Roylance.
Contact Information
Claire Carr
Manager of Education Programs
Boston Symphony Orchestra
301 Massachusetts Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
Email:education@bso.org
Telephone: 617-638-9302
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