The mission of the Stulberg Competition is
to promote excellence in string instrument performance
by gifted young artists under the age of twenty.
Judge Soovin Kim, Silver Medalist Ariel Horowitz, Bronze Medalist Laura Park, Gold Medalist Youjin Lee,
Judge Victoria Chiang, Judge Richard Aaron
Stulberg International String Competition
Congratulations 2013 Winners!
Gold Medalist: Youjin Lee, Los Angeles, California
Silver Medalist: Ariel Horowitz, Bloomington, Indiana
Bronze Medalist: Laura Park, Hanover Park, Illinois
Bach Award: Youjin Lee
Audience Appreciation Award: Ariel Horowitz
WATCH COMPETITION RECORDING HERE
Meet the Semifinalists!
Learn more about the Semfinalists:
Joshua Burca (18), Violin, Round Lake, IL
School: Home Schooled; Teacher: Cyrus Forough
Jung Min Choi (18), Violin, Philadelphia, PA
School: Curtis Institute of Music; Teachers: Joseph Silverstein, Yumi Scott
Du Juan (17), Viola, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
School: Music School attached to Xinghai Conservatory; Teacher: Donglei Hou
Ari Evan (19), Cello, Evanston, IL
School: Northwestern University; Teacher: Hans Jensen
Leah M. Ferguson (19), Viola, Cleveland, OH
School: Cleveland Institute of Music; Teacher: Robert Vernon
Ariel Horowitz (16), Violin, Bloomington, IN
School: Bloomington High School South; Teacher: Mimi Zweig
Jean Kim (17), Cello, Sleepy Hollow, NY
School: Sleepy Hollow High School; Teacher: Minhye Clara Kim
Minku Lee (15), Cello, Palo Alto, CA
School: Henry M. Gunn High School; Teacher: Jonathan Koh
Youjin Lee (17), Violin, Los Angeles, CA
School: The Colburn Young Artists Academy; Teachers: Robert Lipsett, Danielle Belen
Laura Park (18), Violin, Hanover Park, IL
School: Curtis Institute of Music; Teacher: Ida Kavafian
Sasha Scolnik-Brower (18), Cello, Andover, MA
School: Phillips Academy Andover; Teacher: Natasha Brofsky
Jieming Tang (15), Violin, Cleveland, OH
School: Cleveland Institute of Music; Teacher: Jaime Laredo
2013-2014 Season
Midsummer Night's Interlude
Gull Lake Country Club, Thursday, July 18, 2013
2013 Stulberg Silver Medalist Ariel Horowitz with
Western Michigan University Orchestra
Miller Auditorium, Sunday, October 6, 2013, 3pm
2013 Stulberg Bronze Medalist Laura Park with
Kalamazoo Junior Symphony Orchestra
Chenery Auditorium, Sunday, November 10, 2013, 4pm
Stulberg Artist Series featuring 2013 Stulberg Finalist
[March, 2014 - date TBA]
2013 Stulberg Gold medalist Youjin Lee with
Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra
[Date TBA]
2014 Stulberg International String Competition
Dalton Center Recital Hall, WMU, May 17, 2014
2014 Stulberg Master Classes
Dalton Center, WMU, May 18, 2014