Daniel Rafimayeri, violin – Burdick-Thorne Gold Medal, Bach Prize
Nathan Le, cello – Silver Medal
Sory Park, violin – Pinehurst Bronze Medal
44th Stulberg International String Competition
Saturday, May 18, 2019
WMU’s Dalton Center Recital Hall
Judges Paul Coletti, Emilio Colón, Jennifer Frautschi
Semifinalist Bios & Photos 2019
Semifinals Performance Schedule 2019
Jaime An (19), Cello, Saratoga, CA
Teacher: Hans Jensen, Northwestern University
Julia Angelov (18), Violin, Washington DC
Teacher: Aaron Rosand, Curtis Institute of Music and Mannes School of Music
James Baik (17), Cello, Willmette, IL
Teachers: Hans Jensen, Northwestern University
Jack Boettcher (17), Cello, Naperville, IL
Teacher: Hans Jensen, Northwestern University
Ari Boutris (18), Violin, New York, NY
Teacher: Patinka Kopec, Manhattan School of Music
Nathan Le (19), Cello, Northridge, CA
Teacher: Laurence Lesser, New England Conservatory
Stephen Leou (16), Cello, Bellevue, WA
Teacher: Leslie Marckx, Marckx Studio
Sory Park (19), Violin, Gwangju, South Korea
Teacher: Soovin Kim, New England Conservatory
Daniel Rafimayeri (18), Violin, New York, NY
Teacher: Paul Biss, New England Conservatory
Sara Scanlon (18), Cello, Milford, CT
Teachers: Richard Aaron and Julie Albers, Robert McDuffie Center for Strings
Hannah White (19), Violin, Los Angeles, CA
Teacher: Robert Lipsett, Colburn Conservatory
Chelsea Xia (16), Violin, New York, NY
Teacher: Elizabeth Faidley, Manhattan School of Music
Saturday, January 26, 2019 – 8 pm
Miller Auditorium, Western Michigan University
Friday, February 22, 2019 – 10 am and 8 pm
St. Cecilia Music Center, Grand Rapids
Thursday, March 14, 2019 – 7 pm
Judy K. Jolliffe Theatre, Epic Center, Kalamazoo
Admission free – details at www.stulberg.org/2019-bravo/about-2019-bravo/
Live streamed at our Facebook page and at https://livestream.com/GilmoreFestival/Bravo2019
Saturday, May 18, 2019
Dalton Center, Western Michigan University
Judges Paul Coletti, Emilio Colón, Jennifer Frautschi
Daytime semifinals on the half-hour from 9 am to 4 pm – free and open to public
Evening finals at 7:30 pm – tickets $25/adults and $5/students – tickets available at the door
Sunday, May 19, 2019 – 12:30 pm
Dalton Center, Western Michigan University
Concurrent Classes with Violist Paul Coletti, Cellist Emilio Colón, Violinist Jennifer Frautschi
Free and open to public
Thursday, July 18, 2019 (RSVP by July 8)
Gull Lake Country Club – 6 pm
Featuring 2015 Silver Medalist Oliver Herbert, cello and Silvia Roederer, piano
The mission of the Stulberg Competition is to promote excellence in string instrument performance by gifted young artists under the age of twenty.
